edumacation

on wednesday evening, j & i had our second childbirth education class. this one was on infant safety & cpr. it was so much more interesting & informative than our last class (relaxation techniques for labor & life). we basically learned how to NOT kill the baby. very helpful. and we treated ourselves to burgerville afterwards (the baby is getting hungrier & hungrier every day)! i think it's a new tradition. we originally were schduled to take the class on a weekend in august, but the scheduling staff at ohsu notified us of an extra class on a weeknight, so j can now spend that weekend outdoors instead of learning baby stuff. and now we have a better idea as to what to purchase for the nursery (or, more importantly, what NOT to buy), which is our big task this weekend. i'm not a fan of shopping. i hope it's easier rather than harder...
we also got to take a tour of the birthing ward after the class, thanks to our instructor. now i have lots of time to visualize the whole thing... the rooms at ohsu aren't super plush, but i didn't choose the hospital for its appearance, i chose it for the care.