Why seek out new life, when you can create it from the comfort of your own home?

We just got home from our first birthing class, and it’s already proving to be very informative. The class is pretty small. I think that there are 7 couples there, which makes it very easy to not only talk to the people in the class, but make sure that we get individual attention when we need it.

The instructor focused mostly on the early stages of labor. Most of it was what to expect, and while we are already aware of most of that, she did go over some great topics like exercises to help shorten the length of labor (walking, squatting, and lunging). We are also going to be working on relaxation techniques, which is something that Bionca has a hard time with.

We have also gotten some tips on what we need to do to prepare. For instance, keep a shower curtain and a few towels in the care for when Bionca’s water breaks. We need to also find music of different tempos to aid in the different stages of labor. Also, while her lips might get chapped, we need to make sure to get some unscented lip gloss to prevent any nausea.

I’m going to read through the book, and make sure that I am prepared for the next class.  We have homework of starting our exercises, practicing massage, and coming up with 10 relaxation techniques. It should be a busy week.

We just decided to renew our least at our current place, so that means that we can finally start putting the nursery together. Bionca is excited that she finally gets to paint and start setting up. She’s really feeling that nesting urge, and so that has been driving her crazy. We have already bought a bookcase that she wanted, and has the crib picked out. We were going to buy it this week, Bionca was worried about getting it home. We’ll likely take care of that next week.

I’m looking forward to setting it all up as well.  We’ve been on hold, since we have been thinking about moving to a different place, but now it’s like we can finally progress. This week we had our hospital tour, and next week our classes start. It’s like everything is finally starting to happen. We’ll even have our hospital bag packed next week as well. We are getting to the endgame.

It’s funny. The first trimester seemed to be so full of activity, but the second was basically uneventful. That’s part of the reason why things have slowed down here on this blog, just because there wasn’t much to tell. I don’t think that will be the case now, all the way up to delivery. There is so much to do, but I think that we have plenty of time for it though. We’ll keep you posted.

June 4th, we had our latest ultrasound, but we never updated the site. (We’ve been a bit lax in that, lately.) Anyway, Perrin is doing well, and is still measuring 2 weeks ahead. That’s pretty exciting, since it means that it is more likely that he will be born in July. Anyway, on with the pictures.

He’s kind of smushed between the placenta and the wall of the womb, but you can still see his features here.

Same thing from a different view, but I like this one because you can really see his nose and mouth really well.  Also, with the way that his face is obscured, it reminds me of the Phantom of the Opera.

He just looks like he is sleeping between two pillows.  Don’t let these images fool you, he’s an active little bugger.

He’s still breech, and hopefully he will turn around soon, but in any case, he’s healthy and doing well, and we can’t wait to see him.