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We are totally still a little scared, never having children before; but these classes made us feel a little more confident and a little more ready for you to arrive.
When we entered the class room, the first thing we saw was the pile of identical babies stacked up in the corner. It was a bit odd, to say the least, but- really- where would YOU keep your pile of babies?
Then we learned how to do chest compressions just in case your heart stops. Don't worry, though, the teacher said that baby CPR, while a vital skill to know, is one that is hardly ever used. Which mean, you're gonna be just fine! But just in case you're note, your Mom and I know exactly what to do!
Then we had to breath right into this baby doll's mouth to help resuscitate it (as part of the CPR)-- but the doll never woke up! But at least I got to breath into a doll's mouth. Cross that life-goal off my list!
We finally graduated from the CPR class to the baby care class. I think I started out quite well and impressed everyone with how tightly I held the baby's head. Dad of the Year!
And then, of course, we learned to change the diaper. But, I imagine, you'll never have a diaper change as clean and easy as with the doll. For starters, this little fella didn't even excrete anything. But he was anatomically correct-- which was pretty frightening. Your Mom even pointed to it in the middle of class, leaned over to me and asked "WHY??????"
Now that we're officially less than 90 days away from meeting you, it was good to have all this information under our belts (or hats, or wherever we're gonna keep it).
Don't get me wrong- we still don't know exactly what we're doing...but we're getting closer!
