So we went tonight to our first Childcare class. No, this was not our Childbirth Preparation Class (that's the big one). We don't do that till the end of the month. Tonight's class was a short, 2 hour class that went over some basic infant care techniques. Bathing, cord care, clipping fingernails, all that fun stuff. If anything, the class made me feel more confident than anything. Some of the people in there seemed so nervous and afraid of "all things baby" that I actually felt sorry for them. John and I were the youngest couple in there (by a longshot) and I cannot imagine how intimidating it would be to have left having children until that late in life. It was cute, one guy was probably in his late 40's and had a pen and paper, jotting down everything and asking questions like, "Is there a certain brand of rubbing alcohol you reccomend?" LOL. They were all nice enought people, just completely out of their element. Most of them (including the pregnant women) were still in their work clothes and looked like they just got off the train from Wall Street. They were checking their Blackberries for messages while the nurse was talking. Can you just imagine the scene? Priceless.....
Anyways, we learned a lot and I think John really enjoys being a part of all this. A few of the women had husbands who were "busy" tonight and couldn't join them for the class, it made me so thankful I have had him to hold my hand through this whole thing! Going to these classes reminds of both of how real and soon this whole baby thing is going to happen. This pregnancy has really flown by. Only seven weeks left? Where has time gone?
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