The big siblings class!

WOO HOO!!! It's tonight! I don't know who is more excited, me or my Andrew. :)

The class starts at 6:00 in the lobby of the hospital, so we're going to head out of here a bit early to make the drive (and fight that lovely traffic).

The last time we had a child in the siblings class, Cecilia was almost 7 and I was pregnant with Andrew. That was 6 years ago. When I was pregnant with James, Andrew was too young to participate and Cecilia had just done it a few years before so we didn't sign her back up.

When she took it they gave us a tour of the hospital which included the birthing rooms, PP rooms and the nursery (we didn't get to go in, but we got to see it from the outside). Then they took us down to a multipurpose room and they had life sized newborn dolls that were anatomically correct.

A nurse then showed all the kids how to properly hold their new sibling and to avoid the soft spot on the top of their head and how to help Mommy change a diaper. Afterwords, each sibling received a certificate stating they were a certified "big brother" or "big sister" and they got a tumbler stating the same thing and a pencil. It was the neatest thing!

I'm guessing they'll do the same thing this go around; maybe something different but I haven't told the boys about that dolls and the certificate and all. I can't wait for tonight, I need to remember to bring my camera.