Baby Opitz is now close to three lbs. and measures up to 16 inches long! Even though I tend to read ahead in our baby books, I an always amazed that he/she keeps getting so big! Matt and I are really excited about meeting this little person very soon!
Matt and I finished our class at Baylor Hospital last night. I would definitely recommend this to expectant couples! It informs you about the entire birth process, medical procedures, what your choices are when it comes to a birth plan, breathing and relaxation exercises, and we had a tour of the facility at the end. At the end of the class, each couple gives a brief presentation on a topic of interest. The hospital is very new and has it's own women's wing. After talking with many people about their birth experiences and researching the facilities, we made our decision to deliver at Baylor in Fort Worth.
It seems that hopsitals are really pushing for the all natural experience and really encourage breast feeding. I am really lucky to have a sister-in-law who is a delivery nurse and has been able to give a lot of insight to what may or may not happen with our experience. We are going into this with the midset that the baby is really going to determine what kind of birth experience we will have. We do have a couple requirements that we hope will not raise any questions: we ARE definitely all about the epidural and we do NOT want to use forceps in any situation. We have also opted to keep it simple in the actual delivery room so that Matt and I are the only ones in the room during labor and delivery. The hospital has everything one could need while waiting in anticipation of our little one, and once the baby is born, we are so excited to have family come join us to meet the little one! I can't wait to find out if it's a boy or girl! Ahhhhh!
As we were driving home from the Easter weekend, we started looking around for a good place to buy our baby's first outfit to go home in. I found the cutest online store called Hiccups Children's Boutique that has darling outfits for spring and summer babies. http://hiccupschildrensboutique.com/ I am completely in love with seersucker (which we are using in our baby's room) so hopefully we can find something cute and cool for our July baby!
This week our goal is to empty out the study and transform it into a very clean and tidy nursery! More to come on this!
