Deedle Dee

I just have a couple random things I'd like to share.

Birthing Class:
On Wednesday I had my first childbirth preparation class that was held at the hospital I am going to deliver at. Since Axton's father chooses to not be involved in his life, my sister came with me for my support person. Cody and my sister will probably switch on and off as far as who comes with me to my classes to be my "support person." As Jessie and I arrived, there was a table with a bunch of stuff on it. We had to make name tags for ourselves and grab a package thing and help ourselves to some juice or water if we wanted. I was the person in the class with the furthest away due date. There was this one lady there that was due in a couple weeks!! There was only one other person that had a due date kind of close to mine and hers was January 25th. You think that we would be relatively matching when it comes to tummy size..but NO! She looked like she was about ready to go any day. I couldn't even believe it! When we all introduced ourselves to each other in front of the class, we had to state our name, our doctor, due date, and if we knew..boy or girl. The woman that had the due date of January 25th that looked ready to pop explained a lot when it was her turn. She was pregnant with twin boys!!! No wonder she looked sooooo much bigger than me!!! It was her first pregnancy, and boy was she in for an experience. Twins! I can't imagine. Anyways...we just did a couple activites, watched a little movie and learned about "warning signs" and things to watch out for. Cody lives about 1 minute from the hospital...so after the class I was going to go right there. Since my sister was on the phone the entire way to the hospital, she couldn't remember how to get back to the freeway. Don't worry...I had to drive my car in front of her to lead her aallllllll the way there. Its the least I could do for such a great sister who is so supportive! (Even though she said that people might think of us as lesbian lovers at this class).
Boyfriend:
I can't even begin to describe to you how thankful I am for Cody coming into my life. I have to give all props to my friend Mandy who set us up on our sort of blind date. I thought she was absolutely crazy. What guy is going to want to start dating a girl that is (at the time) 15 weeks pregnant? After we had hung out a couple times, we definitely liked each other more than just friends. I had to ask him the awkward questions about me being pregnant and if it bothers him...that sort of thing. I have had boyfriends that have been super nice to me, and I've had boyfriends that are just complete jerk wads. I realize that it is not everyday that you come across a guy like Cody. He accepts me for who I am..and accepts me..and my son. He will wake up earlier than I do for work, just to scrape my car for me and get it nice and toasty. He knows that I can't go out and drink, so on Friday nights he is perfectly content staying home with me and watching movies. Since I am growing a human, it seems to swipe out all my energy. I go to bed literally at like 9 or 9:30 every night. I can't stay up much longer than that. Since I go to bed at 9 or 9:30..that means Cody does too. I'm not sure if he just lays there forever while I fall asleep in one second, or if he is now able to actually go to sleep that early too. He rubs and kisses my belly and talks to Baby Axton everyday, and I love that so much. Its insane how supportive he is. Last night he had his head and hands on my belly, and Axton kicked him so hard in the jaw! Wherever Cody put his hand, Axton would kick there. I think babies can sense the heat or something, I guess I'm not sure. If there isn't a chair around, Cody also will put my shoes on for me since bending over is such a task. (of course he does snicker at me a bit when I attempt to get my shoes on myself with out a chair) I am so thankful that Cody wants to be a part of Axtons life, and I'm so thankful that he is as loving and supportive as he is. I couldn't ask for a better boyfriend, honestly.

Today I am going to eat lunch with my Oma and Opa. I have not seen or talked to them since I have found out I am pregnant. I am kind of nervous, but hope everything will work out fine. I am sure I am going to get asked questions about the "father" and I'm just going to answer honestly. It may not be what they want to hear, but it is the honest truth. I don't have control over whether he wants to be a part of his son's life or not. Therefore, there isn't much I can really do about it. I think schooling will be a topic of importance in our conversations. I am sure they just want to know what my plans are with school and want to make sure my priorities are still in line as far as my career. Besides all of this mumbo jumbo, I am super excited to see them! It has been awhile and I love hearing about what is going on in their lives. Wish me luck!