Election Day

I thought I would update this quick since today is likely a historic voting day. We decided if the baby came due today we would name it after a former President. That may get tricky if it's a girl and we can assure you George is out, so no jokes. Obama Spiegelhoff? Probably not and were not even going to try Barack Spiegelhoff.

We attended a breastfeeding class at the hospital last night. There were another 15 or so moms in there and we were the only ones that didn't know the sex of our baby but also the only ones that don't have a full name picked out. I think these must be the helicopter parents everyone talks about. Already named? Seriously? Most of the moms in there had a good 4 months left.

For any males out there my sacrifice was enough for a generation so you can stay home for this one in the future. We had quite the enthusiastic teacher who ran over on a 3 hour class so we got a free extra 30 minutes. Think Hollywood finding a goofy looking, way too happy to have a prosthetic breast in her hand teacher that is only too happy to let you know everything she does about the breast - complete with goofy nurse outfit in a first rate B movie. It was difficult to maintain a straight face throughout the whole class. This whole experience is very much after school special/6th grade health class all wrapped up in one fairly entertaining package. We now know more then anyone should about the inner-workings of the breast. There are a lot of old wives' tales out there so no advice needed. We heard some pretty painful suggestions that just aren't true so it was beneficial to separate fact from fiction. We were also educated on the different colors and textures of baby poop. I am now an expert. Be prepared for yellows, greens and even the occasional black. And we got to see some graphics so we now know the difference between solid and diarrhea. Yes, thank you for taking my $25 for this class. The best news we got? Formula is not cheap but breast milk is actually free. Who knew? The average cost for formula for a year? Around $4,000-$5,000 according to Nurse Enthusiasm and up to $150/week if your baby is fussy about what they eat and you have to buy the high-end stuff. We will need a serious turn around in the stock market if Fatima/Favrefour thinks we are spending $150/week on their food!

At any rate it was several more hours of education into parenthood. We wrap up the educational phase of this delivery on Thursday where we will get tips on actual parenthood. I'll fill everyone in on the details on Friday.