Things No One Told Me

Tonight Vlad and I start our 5 week Prepared Childbirth class at North Florida. This is the part where Vlad would groan and roll his eyes at spending 2 1/2 hours in a class. He is not one for classroom settings nor spending that long focused on one thing. But start we will and I am very interested to know what kind of information will be divulged at this class.  I know the basics--baby in and baby out. Okay, I know a bit more than that, but I am still interested to know what they are going to tell us because I have to admit there is quite a bit about being pregnant that no one told me and some things that were told to me that have not happened.

Can't wait to see our little man wearing this to cheer on the Gators!

Thus far, I have not:

• Had a true craving
• Used the phrase "I am eating for two"
• Used being pregnant as an excuse
• Stopped any of the activity I have done before becoming pregnant---I just do them slower
• Not been able to sleep on my back
• Developed stretch marks
• Not been able to get off the couch
• Over indulged in shopping
• Been over emotional (I dare you to tell me differently, hehe)

Things I was not told:

• Your ribs are sore from the aerobics going on in your stomach
• Boys clothes are really adorable (see photo for example)
• There is a lot of grossness ( I won't go into details)
• Your feet really can swell to twice their size if not enough water is consumed
• Foods I normally love would become the devil
•  Doctor appointments are truly anti-climatic
• Pregnancy is not 9 months of sunshine and rainbows--9 months is a LONG time
• There are things to really think about now: life insurance, college tuition, staying healthy, etc ) afterall, this is a different ballgame all together when a child is involved
• I would become even more sensitive to matters involving children
• I would love my husband even more than before which I did not think was possible

In any case, I am interested to know what I don't know about childbirth and learn more about what I do already know. I am also curious what Vlad's take-away will be. I guess I will find out tonight. For those that are interested, here is the hospital where we will be having the baby.