The Certificate to Prove It

David intently holding our plastic class baby and listening to instructions

Well, we survived 5 weeks of childbirth class (or the class survived us). I really wanted us to go to the class so that David has a clue about what is going on when labor actually begins. I didn't want him to feel that because I am a labor and delivery nurse, he is not needed. I DO need him - he is my number one support and I thought this class would help prepare him more. He could have done without the (as he calls them "explicit and graphic") videos, but I think we both learned some things. And we walked away with a certificate and everything :-). I was thinking today that in any other area in life besides parenting, there is training before you begin something. I had to go to school for 2 years to become a nurse and then had to walk around for 4 months with another nurse once I was a nurse before I was allowed to do ANYTHING to a patient. Why is it that with parenthood - the most important thing we will ever do with our lives - there is no training or certification involved? Not even a prerequisite course is required. I know that since we have found out we were pregnant, we have been praying for guidance and direction from our Father, and I know we will be seeking Him much in the days ahead as we venture into this new phase. I suppose we will be need to be getting daily instruction from Jesus on how to love and care for our little boy. Please pray for us that we are faithful to do this.

I had to take pictures with David's phone tonight in class. He was so cute as he gave our plastic class baby a sponge bath and changed his first (though clean) diaper. He learned how to swaddle tonight too. He did a great job, and he will be an amazing daddy to our baby.

Bath time - look at the concentration and focus