Sign of the Week, “help.”
On Sunday, I attended a Baptism for my friend, Jessica. Once I got home Eric and I were able to go through all of the presents from the shower and put things away. That was a lot of fun! Eric also put together Baby Thames’ cradle. I am really pleased with the cradle and hope it works as nicely as it looks. I want to create my own heirloom piece that I can use with all of my children and keep in the family! I’m glad that the sides are open so I can look over from our bed to check on the baby. Hanging on the front of the cradle is a beautiful “Cradle Medal” with an angel on it that protects the sleeping baby, given to me at my shower on Saturday. It was a peaceful Sunday.
On Sunday, I attended a Baptism for my friend, Jessica. Once I got home Eric and I were able to go through all of the presents from the shower and put things away. That was a lot of fun! Eric also put together Baby Thames’ cradle. I am really pleased with the cradle and hope it works as nicely as it looks. I want to create my own heirloom piece that I can use with all of my children and keep in the family! I’m glad that the sides are open so I can look over from our bed to check on the baby. Hanging on the front of the cradle is a beautiful “Cradle Medal” with an angel on it that protects the sleeping baby, given to me at my shower on Saturday. It was a peaceful Sunday.
On Monday night Penny, Mrs. Thames, and I went to Baba’s for dinner and to watch our show.
On Tuesday I got a new student. It was a little girl who, believe it or not, had a 3 syllable “A” name. That seemed to give some confirmation to me that if I have a girl she needs to have a beautiful name, starting with “A” that has 3 syllables like me. This was what I had thought for a girl name from the beginning. What a strange sign! Eric and I are still officially open for name possibilities though! Later that night Eric and I went to Mexican for dinner.
On Tuesday I got a new student. It was a little girl who, believe it or not, had a 3 syllable “A” name. That seemed to give some confirmation to me that if I have a girl she needs to have a beautiful name, starting with “A” that has 3 syllables like me. This was what I had thought for a girl name from the beginning. What a strange sign! Eric and I are still officially open for name possibilities though! Later that night Eric and I went to Mexican for dinner.
On Wednesday I finally started getting over my cough. I was grateful for that.
On Thursday Eric and I went to our Breastfeeding Class. There was much to be learned from that! The class was also packed. There were other dads in the class too, by the way!
On Friday after school I went over to Carver Intermediate to practice Infant CPR with Mrs. Bergey, the school nurse. Mrs. Bergey was one of the instructors from my Child & Adult CPR class that I took in February. She was kind enough to get an infant dummy and give me a one-on-one session on Infant CPR. I not only learned the CPR part but also the choking part. The choking was very important because Mrs. Bergey said that it’s just a matter of time before your child picks up something and puts it in their mouth or chokes on apiece of lodged food. She gave me various situations that I had to act out and go through the motions. I was very grateful for her willingness to take time with me individually on a Friday afternoon to teach me what I so desperately needed to know!
Later that night I went with Baba and Aunt Loretta to a “Taste N’ Talk” Homemade Gourmet event for my mother-in-law. Mrs. Thames sells various foods/spices through a company called Homemade Gourmet. They had a fun event Friday night to show off their new products and give us all a taste of each.
On Thursday Eric and I went to our Breastfeeding Class. There was much to be learned from that! The class was also packed. There were other dads in the class too, by the way!
On Friday after school I went over to Carver Intermediate to practice Infant CPR with Mrs. Bergey, the school nurse. Mrs. Bergey was one of the instructors from my Child & Adult CPR class that I took in February. She was kind enough to get an infant dummy and give me a one-on-one session on Infant CPR. I not only learned the CPR part but also the choking part. The choking was very important because Mrs. Bergey said that it’s just a matter of time before your child picks up something and puts it in their mouth or chokes on apiece of lodged food. She gave me various situations that I had to act out and go through the motions. I was very grateful for her willingness to take time with me individually on a Friday afternoon to teach me what I so desperately needed to know!
Later that night I went with Baba and Aunt Loretta to a “Taste N’ Talk” Homemade Gourmet event for my mother-in-law. Mrs. Thames sells various foods/spices through a company called Homemade Gourmet. They had a fun event Friday night to show off their new products and give us all a taste of each.
Pregnancy update...People keep asking me, "Aren't you excited and ready?" My answer always is, "Yes, I'm excited. But, no I'm not ready." I truly feel that time is creeping up on me so fast and there is still so much to do. I need to get so many things in line and am scared that I won't get it all done. Part of my problem is that my energy level when I get home is starting to dwindle. I find myself on the nights that I don't have anywhere to go just wanting to rest. But, my way of relaxing is trying to rest on the couch while constantly thinking of what needs to be done. I never give myself a mental rest. Baby Thames will be here before I know it. I just hope and pray that he/she hangs out in my belly until full term. On the other side of things, I just really enjoy being pregnant and will be sad when that part of it is over.
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