Dear Faithful readers,
I reflect today on this weekend! What a wonderful weekend it was. Where to start?
It started with the completion of my Research paper... Teaching a Child with Autism... which is mind you 35 pages long and counting... no it is not complete yet. It could be fairly overwhelming to read, so don't feel pressured to succumb to it! This is my new passion, not that it is all that new; to be a strong advocate for Autism. BTW - this is a chapter to my practicum which I plan to work on this summer. If you know of anyone who currently endures Autism in their family will you give them my info. It is exactly this disorder that has encouraged me towards a doctorate. If you know me than you know my subsequent paper will be on preventing Autism. YES! I believe it is possible... To those of you considering vaccinations for your babies... please wait until their bodies are strong enough!
What a relief to know to know that much is complete! So on Saturday, Toby and I spend the WHOLE day in "Childbirth" class. Let me just say this... this time last week I went to bed and woke up in the middle of the night in sweat and crying. I had, had another nightmare of the "epidural." I remember sayin' to Toby, "PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME!" For some reason, it was my understanding that your birthing partner is not allowed to be there while you get the epidural to hold you. Well... I was so thankful for this class because it put so many fears to rest. I think I had not gained proper information on the epidural process. We all know fear of the unknown is the worst. I had overwhelmed myself with multiple verses of the bible where God reminds us not to worry... however, I still felt inundated with fear. My friends said things like, "Oh you can do it, its just a shot!" and things like this. THANK GOD for Childbirth class because I got the REAL facts. Yes, it's gunna hurt. Yes, I can have my husband there by my side. And Yes, it is safe. Just the thought of doing labor without the epidural is enough. I am so glad I can depend on the epidural if I need it!
Toby and I also got some great bonding time while in this class! We learned what each other needs for "birthing" to take place. It was actually kinda' romantic. I am so blessed to have the greatest man alive! I will never forget this moment in class when we were learning different techniques on how to relax, Toby and I were dancing, you know that type of dancing you did in high school at the dances. LOL. It was so special though. I think it is safe to say, I am going to have an AWESOME birthing partner to do this with. Toby said if I get the epidural and I am doing "okay" he's willing to catch our baby girl in his hands! Nothing brings me greater joy!
It's funny to me how 9 hours of just sitting is enough to ware a seven month preggo lady out! LOL. The minute we got home I hit the couch while Toby grilled up cheeseburgers. It wasn't five minutes after dinner (as Toby said) that I was passed out! I remember waking up at about eight and telling Toby I wanted to go to bed. CAN YOU BELEIVE THAT!? I didn't wake up until 10:00 am on Sunday.
And speaking of BEING WORN OUT... I tried to wake up this morning to do some house cleaning. I made it... I did clean the house, however, I killed over about half-way through because I just had hardly any energy to complete. I don't know where my energy has gone... Perhaps it's this gigantic belly that wieghs far too much to the front that makes me overcompensate. LOL.
Well I decided to keep it short and sweet today. Hopefully I will have enough energy to get on here throughout the week, as I have soooooo much more to share!
BTW - if any of you have tips on how to get my comment link to work, let me know! I am clueless! And I know some of you are interested in commenting!
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