Hospital Tour

Marcus and I did the hospital tour this evening. I think it was worthwhile. One of the most valuable things we learned were some of the visitation rules. Our hospital only has 2 private rooms! These are available on a first come first serve basis and they have an additional fee that isn't covered by insurance. In the double occupancy rooms, the hospital makes every effort to provide as much privacy as possible. If you have a roommate though, your "coach" ie Marcus has to leave at 10pm! Marcus and I were not happy when we heard this. We recovered a little bit when they made it clear that if you don't have a roommate your coach can stay and sleep in the other bed. Most everything else seemed okay. The baby can stay in the room with you, they actually prefer not to send babies to the nursery unless it is medically necessary. Marcus can stay in the nursery with him and take pictures when he has to be there. Anyway, I hope Marcus doesn't have to leave baby Micah and I . . . I don't want to spend our first night as a family alone with the baby.

Oh. One mom talked to me while I was waiting for Marcus to pull the car around. She said that she was having her 3rd baby. I asked her why she was taking the tour. She said that she had a different doctor and delivered at a different hospital with her 2nd child. It was a terrible experience for her, she said if she'd taken the tour and seen what it was going to be like she probably would have changed hospitals if not doctors before delivering. So, the conclusion, a hospital tour is worth it, even though it is certainly not done in the most time efficient way possible.

~S

Micah 6:8

He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
and to walk humbly with your God.

A Nursery in Progress

Marcus spent the day working on Micah's room today. He made quite a bit of progress. I can't wait to show you all what it looks like when it's done! :-)

~S

Lamaze Part 3 of 3 . . .

Not! Um, we didn't go to our final session of lamaze. Marcus had to work late. I really needed to do my usual. In fact, I need to get back to my usual. So, we have breastfeeding class on Monday and I'll provide some feedback about that course on Monday evening.

~S

8 Months

Marcus and I took some pictures in the park this morning.


And then, some birds attacked me. :-)


But, we were determined to get a nice photo . . .




See more pictures here.

~S

Lamaze Part 2 of 3

Lamaze session 2 wasn't nearly as fun as session 1. I left asking questions like why do people encourage other people to have children? Why have I voluntarily signed up for unusual amounts of pain, sleepless nights etc.. It was all quite frightening. We handled catheters and and internal fetal monitors and oxygen masks . . . The second part of the class involved practicing breathing techniques. I don't really get it . . . I can't quite figure out when to breathe in and Marcus and I spent more time laughing than we did breathing properly. Worst of all, there was no massage involved. I was looking forward to my massage . . . I hope next week is better.

~S

Lamaze Part 1 of 3

We attended our first session of Lamaze tonight. You may be happy to know that the subject matter is entirely separate from Baby Care Basics. There were no repeats. Marcus really felt there were some unnecessary details added into the instructors presentation and that the class could have been much shorter. I thought it was all worth it though when we got into the massage portion of the class. The instructor taught Marcus (and everyone else there) four different ways to give me a back rub! We practiced in class. Our homework is to practice some more at home. Ladies, if you get nothing but a 30 minute back rub out of Lamaze, it's worth it. I'll be sure to let you know how the next 2 class sessions go in the coming weeks.

~S