Feedback III

It's 7:16 a.m., and I'm up and fully dressed on a Saturday morning, ready to go to my 8:30-3:30 one-day baby class. Why are things scheduled for 8:30 on a Saturday morning? Why not 9:30 to 4:30? Just a little extra sleep on our day off.
Oh well.

Since I have some time to kill, let's look at the old mailbag ...
To "Made the Crib," Michelle commented on the bored hours waiting for the baby to be born and the excitement of the baby. I can't say much about the baby yet, but the anxiety of waiting seems right on. We think we have everything ready, but we know there's stuff we've forgotten. I'm losing my mind, while Amanda is still in awe of the show the baby puts on when he starts to move incessantly for 20 minutes (OK, I'm in awe as well).
To the same post, a future "great aunt to be" asked if I made sure the crib was safe. Did I "test out" the crib? Sorry, I think my weight might be a little too much for the crib no matter how expertly I put it together. But it seems pretty sturdy ... and I only had a few leftover parts that didn't seem to belong anywhere.

To "Baby products," I got a couple responses from a family member and a coworker. I told Tammy at work that I knew I should have kept my mouth shut instead of mocking the $2,800 SIlver Cross stroller -- now we'll never get one. Regarding Dan, I have to wonder why my wife's teenage cousin is reading a baby blog. Whatever, the more the merrier.

"Baby inventory" got two more comments: Michelle suggested we skip the pain management class. I explained in a later one why we wanted to go. Looking back, Michelle was right -- it didn't tell us much we didn't know. Still, we were glad to have the opportunity to ask questions to someone in the field who deals strictly with these kinds of issues.
Then Dan commented on The Care and Feeding of Children book. It is good stuff. I'll share more of the excellent book in the future.