another busy weekend

We had our Caring for Newborns class yesterday. Both E and I have taken care of nieces and nephews, so some of the information was a refresher...but a welcome refresher anyway. When we take classes of any sort, we usually feel it was time well spent if we learn just a couple things. Doctors have recently changed their advice on umbilical cord care, so that was good to learn. And, neither of us had any idea that babies can't breathe through their mouths. Who knew? My only complaint about the class was that I was consistently referred to as a dad. No offense to dads. The hospital tries to be very accepting by writing significant other in all their literature, but both times we've been there the person in charge has not incorporated it into their speech. After the class I wore out my pregnant wife as we made a run to several stores to return various things we bought or were given. At one store, the clerk called me "sir." I guess it was just one of those days. Finally, while we were in Target, E handed me her girly purse and said, "here maybe this will help with your identity issue today." Then she strolled off the to restroom, again.

Today we did lots of chores around the house. We took out all the baby clothes we have and laid them out in piles according to the size they are, not the size on the label. We wanted to make sure we have enough for when she is born. We learned that we do not have many newborn onesies. I know we won't need a lot because she'll grow out of them quickly, but we literally only have two or three. We still have a couple showers coming up, so we'll see if we get any little clothes and if not we'll buy a couple more before the baby gets here. We put a bookshelf from another room into the nursery for the books the baby has been rapidly accumulating. Then, we put all the clothes into the dresser in piles by size. Very cute.

E is an awesome mom already. She eats well, gets plenty of rest and now that the snow has melted off the sidewalks, she can walk the dog with me. It's great to be out in the fresh air together. BabyGirl continues to excel in her Pilates and kickboxing classes inside E.

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