Appointments and Classes

At this point we are 35 weeks and I read that peanut can be here anywhere between 37-42 weeks. There are about 34 days left until peanut should be here. As far as peanuts development a book I have mentions that he is more then 5 pounds now and between 16 and 18 inches (the size of a roasting chicken). At this point his nervous and immune system are still maturing. He will be adding fat that is needed to regulate body temperature. Everything else is pretty much formed and if he were born right now he has a 99% chance of surviving.

Yesterday we had an appointment at the doctors and it was pretty quick as usual. They checked peanuts position as well as his heart beat. While they checked peanuts position, the doctor grabbed his head and my wife said it felt weird. Later on while we were at Quiznos getting a bite to eat, she said that no wonder why her side was hurting when she sat down for to long; because peanuts head was there.

Later on yesterday we went to a class at Queen of the Valley on car seat & home safety. We were a couple minutes late, but the four other couples were just introducing their selves. While we introduced ourselves the instructor asked if we had a car seat and if we had tried installing it yet. Apparently while I was saying that I did attempt to install the car seat my wife was smiling. So everyone was laughing. Hey at least I tried.

The instructor of the class has been doing teaching this class for the last 15 years, so she was very informative. She presented a quick slide show and a dvd that came from the first 5 kit they give out for free in all the classes we have been taking so far. I found the class very interesting and learned some new things. Like the middle of the seat is the safest spot for a car seat. If you can't place it in the middle then the back seat on the passenger side is the second best. New cars after 2000 now come with latches on the seat and there has to be two on every seat. So if there isn't any in the middle seat then you have to use a seat belt. I also learned that car seat expire 6 years after they are manufactured. Did you know that 95% of parents don't have the right car seat or install it in their car improperly.

Towards the end of the class, the instructor had the guys practice installing a car seat on a demo chair using a seat belt. I think I did pretty good. While I was up at the front practice installing the car seat my wife signed up for a free class on preparing your pet for the new baby at the Napa Humane Society. We still have a few more classes coming up, so I will keep you posted. Oh and we have another appointment in two weeks, but I might not be able to go on the next visit. So I will have to ask my wife how it went it update you on that visit. Talk to you soon