The three of us went to Women's Hospital to participate in the Big Brother/Big Sister Class. Ellison brought along her baby to practice with, and it was the sweetest thing to watch. :-) The siblings-to-be practiced changing a diaper (which Ellison has been becoming a pro at lately) and swaddling their babies. They learned about how families care for babies and what to expect. Ellison had been looking very forward to her class...
(There's our little mother on the left.)
After the hands-on training, we all took a tour of the waiting room to peak in the nursery, where the kids were so excited to see a real newborn. Then we toured the delivery room, too, which was good for us since this will be a new experience for us in Greensboro. It made us both miss the luxury of Longmont United Hospital back in Colorado where Ellison was born. Ellison proudly carried her baby throughout the hospital, until we finally ended back up in the classroom where the youngsters got a snack and juice during a story.
I was glad we did the class, as Ellison has always been one to do better with expectations and being warned ahead of time. She made the comment to us, "But I don't want you guys to go into the hospital..." with such a sappy face later that day. I'm already feeling complete dread at leaving my firstborn to go to the hospital to rock her world as she knows it. Her saying that definitely tugged at my heart. We are SO praying that the timing of it all goes so smoothly.
[October 10, 2010]
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