Starting August 5 (my birthday/our 7 year wedding anniversary/the day the Earth stands still for my reveling), Blake and I will be attending a weekly prenatal class at the hospital where the baby will be expelled.

The class includes:

• Anatomy and physiology
• Stages of labor
• Comfort measures
• Variations in labor
• Cesarean sections
• Anesthesia
• Postpartum care
• Newborn care
• Car seat safety
• Birthing films
• Hospital tour
• Breastfeeding

That sounds like a lot to cover in a grand total of 8 hours of classes. And sounds like some really not fun stuff – really, who wants to watch childbirth? It’s scary enough just thinking about it. Can I watch a gruesome horror movie instead?