Preparing For Arrival

Could we possibly do any more preparing? This past week we attended two of the classes offered by our hospital. One was Caring for your Newborn, and the other was Childbirth Education. Though not all the information was new, they were overall helpful. We now have breathing techniques to practice at home, and we are in the process of writing up our birthing plan. It is a bit unbelievable that baby belch will be coming so soon. We think we are as ready as we are going to ever be! As for Elisa, she continues to enjoy being pregnant, and has not yet reached the "get this thing out of me" stage yet. Her ankles are getting a bit bigger though, which has definitely shrunk her shoe options. Carolyn offered to get her another pair of shoes though, so it isn't all that bad! She definitely does not have as much energy as before, but is still managing work and home. She was relieved to have found a long term sub- so at least some of her worries are gone.