Mark and I attended our first parenting class last night. This class is called Birth and Parenting Preparation and it is being held at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, which is were I intend to deliver at.
Mark impressed the instructor right off the bat by helping her fix her laptop/powerpoint setup. She looked so relieved when she learned that there was an IT guy in the crowd!. The class isn't as big as I thought it would be. There were 11 couples there and one of the other expecting fathers is a guy I went to high school with. Mom told me that this was likely but it still took me by surprise. At least he happens to be a fairly nice guy and not one of those high school people you hope to never see again...
This class was interesting but I already knew the material from my obsessive reading. Still, it is nice to know that Mark now knows this stuff too. My favorite parts were when the fathers practiced giving hand massages to their ladies as well as the end of the class when we all sat on the floor practicing breathing. The instructer turned off the lights and turned on some soft music. Really it was more like bonus cuddle time than "instruction."
I am looking forward to next weeks class. Maybe footrubs will be on the schedule.
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Massages? Do you have to be pregnant to take these classes? :) Megan
ReplyDeleteWell, I suppose you could fake it...But we all want you to have a baby soon anyway so just hope on it!
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