I would like to thank Dave, Tim, Tressa and others for sending such encouraging notes regarding my last post. I knew that I had some friends out there that could speak to the topic of kids intelligently. I was glad to hear the voicemail's and read the emails that told me of the many joys of children and watching them grow up. You have no idea about the amount of negative feedback you can hear from people.
I would also like to send out a special thanks to "Mystery Yelper" that took the time to type up a letter and mail it to me. Yes, I said mail it to me. So last friday I went to the mailbox and there was a letter addressed to me. I opened it up and it was a typed letter with no name. It read as follows...
"Hi, tired to send this thru your blog, guess I'm kinda computer stupid, but couldn't get it to go. So found your address and decided to send this to you. It sounded like you needed a good comment on parenting."
So the letter goes on describing how this woman is married to a Navy pilot and how much they love having kids. It goes on to describe some of the great times they have had with their children and the fact that they grow up so fast. She also mentions dogs, how they manage to fit in working out and how they have friends that cannot wait to see their kids leave the house, etc. She finished up the letter with a great recommendation for food as well. I have yet to try this place, but have no doubt it will be fabulous. Ahhh, the power of the internet. Honestly, this woman took the time to type a letter and mail it to me? Who does that anymore? Her kids and family are fortunate to have a woman like this as a mother. There is no doubt in my mind that her kids and family are probably great people to be around. Thank you whomever you are. I was really moved by your actions.
On to some new stuff. Taunya is really starting to show. Its like the last 3 to 4 weeks she has grown a lot. We are still working on the baby's room and looking to being the remodeling project. Nothing really new just floors, paint, etc. I think I mentioned this before. We went to class the other night called "Dogs and Babies". It was 2.5 hours long and was a GREAT class. I realized more things about dogs that I never knew. The takeaway was the fact that dogs do not really understand baby's at all. In fact, its better to have your kids under 5 stay away from dogs. This is because all they do is pull and squeeze and might prompt the dog to react in a way that may be considered "vicious" rather than protecting itself.
On Thursday we went to our 1st of 5 birthing classes. The instructor was very funny and she really made the 2.5 hours seem like 30 minutes. Wooo Hooo! We covered a lot of what Taunya is going thru as she goes thru the various stages of the pregnancy. It was good, but some of it I knew due to a book that I am reading. In the beginning of the class, we had to go around the room and introduce ourselves. It was pretty funny as all of the men seemed to disclose things that were not really necessary. We were asked to say who we are, due date and some of things we like about being pregnant and the things that we don't. Some of the men said the benefits were having a designated driver and not having enough room in the bed, getting yelled at for no reason, etc. It was funny. Some of them were saying things like "we're no spring chickens you know, she is 40!". It was hilarious. There was a couple there in college that were sharing a twin bed in a dorm. Pregnancy knows no race, color, income or neighborhood is what I was reminded of as I looked around the room. Some of the women said that missed things like wine, their bodies being normal, not being able to sleep and people all telling them what to eat. Some of them were frustrated, but all of them felt the pregnancy was truly a gift. A women in the class said her husband is currently in Iraq. wow.
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