Third Trimester

 Posted In: Everyday life — September 13, 2005 @ 2:29 pm — Peter

It’s official, we have entered the third trimester! Baby is right around the corner. Our old college friends had their baby a few days ago. They had a little girl and named her Emma Joy. Congratulations Matt and Amanda and best of luck!

On Monday we had our first child birth preparation class at Rose Medical Center. We have not decided yet if we’ll be using Rose, St. Luke’s, or St. Joseph… We’ll be touring each facility in the coming weeks and hopefully decide soon. The class was fun and I discovered there is much to learn about the child birthing process. Despite being nearly done with The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be, I need to concentrate more on the labor process and figuring out how to keep myself together while seeing Stephanie in intense pain. The class consists of 8 or so couples, many of which are our age. The couple that we sat next to lives a few blocks away from us and also are animal lovers with a gaggle of pets :) Perhaps our babies (and dogs) can be playmates :D
This morning was quite cold and I’m thinking that the Vespa won’t be ridable for much longer. Even now, the temperature is 54F… I imagine this is a sign that Fall is here and I’ll only have a few more weeks of riding. It is tons of fun and I already feel very confident riding it. At first I was a bit scared, but after a few trips down 13th and 14th Ave, I feel like I’ve been riding it for years. I’ll post some pictures of it to our gallery soon, but for now here is a single snapshot:

Tomorrow night I’ll be going to a political meet up of sorts… I was invited by an old friend from St. Louis. No time now to explain how we met up again… Perhaps next time.

3 Responses to “Third Trimester”

  1. stephanie Says:
    September 14th, 2005 at 12:03 am

    You did so well in the class! It was kind of fun, wasn’t it? :) Between the book, this class, and your other research, you’re going to be such wonderful support to me during labor/delivery. I hope I’m even half as good a mother as you will be a father. It’s still so amazing to think we created this life together and that in almost no time at all, she’ll be here. We’ll go from two to three in one day’s time (or 9 to 10 if you count Iris and the cats!). I can’t believe how much I love her already!

  2. Susan Says:
    September 16th, 2005 at 12:23 pm

    Nice Vespa Peter. You should buy yourself a down jacket and some studded snows for winter communting. Take care. Susan

  3. Matt & Amanda Says:
    September 16th, 2005 at 8:55 pm

    Good luck to you both in the final leg of pregnancy. You two will do a great job. After all the reading, watching of videos, and stories from friends, it all was a good experience and could not have planned it any better. It was scary to see Amanda hooked up to everything and hurt, but the nurses were great at making sure pain management was at a very low level. That eased everything. Emma is doing great by the way, be sure to check often for pictures. Will keep checking in until your little girl arrives.

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