Last week while Lauren was visiting we had the opportunity to take the boys to a sibling class offered at Piedmont Fayette. I think this will always be one of my favorite pregnancy memories because as it turned out the boys loved it!
There were some impromptu changes that the instructor had to make which actually worked out much better for our two. Usually the class is offered in the waiting area outside of the maternity center, but because it was so crowded they held the class in one of the maternity hospital rooms. I thought this was so much better as it familiarized the boys with the hospital. Daniel is very well aquainted with hospitals and they are not usually a happy place. Let me tell you, he did so so well! These two are going to be awesome big brothers to their "Faiff."
Daniel of course was apprehensive and afraid at first. He knew where he was, but thankfully we had an awesome instructor and he took to her quickly. She handed the boys "their" babies. Joshua immediately took care of his and Daniel followed soon there after. Joshua said "Dis is Faiff."
He decided to give his baby a kiss and was very happy for the rest of the class.
Seeing these babies reminded me of all of the birthing and infant classes Nathan and I took with Joshua. I remember looking at those dolls and thinking "Please Lord tell me newborns are not going to be that big!" Talk about intimidating. ;)
The other great thing about our class was that it was so small. There were four children. Our instructor started with handing each child a baby. Then she talked about safety and helping mommy. They were able to swaddle and change their babies diaper. We were able to walk past the nursery at the hospital and see some real newborns.
The class ended with presenting each child a certificate, allowing them to pick out a gift to give their new baby, and handing them a snack.
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