Full Term

Today I am just a few days past 38 weeks - which means baby is officially full term...which means baby can really come any time now. This weekend I did some nesting - I did many loads of baby laundry. Everything from the tiny tiny clothes to the swaddling blankets to the bedding. We stopped by Ikea and picked up a few more things like a lamp to go by the cozy recliner in our bedroom I'll be using to nurse. Have a few more things to put away and organize but all in all I feel good about all that we accomplished.

Last week we had our last Baby Care class - it was mostly about breastfeeding and feeding in general. Despite what I thought, breastfeeding does not always just happen easily and naturally and can be frustrating at first while both baby and mama learn what to do. But we picked up a few good tips and I am looking forward to the breastfeeding journey with our baby. I plan on breastfeeding for 6 months - research shows there are so many benefits of breast milk over formula - how could I not?
We are now done with all our classes and in theory now know everything there is to know about birthing and baby care - LOL. Of course there is no better training than on the job training but we are glad we took these classes. A lot of what we learned was common sense as far as I am concerned but it's always good to hear it out loud. With all the methods and theories and what not out there, we felt like the classes we took made sense and there really wasn't anything I didn't agree with or thought was too far out there. We definitely picked up a few great things along the way so for us, these classes were well worth the time.