Extra-Uterine Life
The title of this post is how our instructor referred to the baby after it has been born. We talked a lot today about how the baby might look right after birth so we won't freak out when we see the baby. I'll tell you now that we might not be posting any pictures for a few days until the ugly rubs off the kid. Here is a partial list of things that are still considered normal or acceptable if your baby has them:
pointy head
facial bruiseing from forceps
red marks on eye lids and around lips (stork bites)
raised white bumps on face (clogged sweat glands)
thick dark hair on back
flattened, and off centered nose
folded or flattened ears
green or blue spots on buttocks
veiny head or legs
enlarged genitalia
birth marks
white cheesy substance all over body
blue or purplish color

Most of these things clear up in a couple days, or are not very common. I am also sure that none those things will bother me, and I'll still think the kid is the cutest ever. Our class is ever shrinking... we started with 13 couples, and there were 7 tonight. We better get a perfect attendance certificate with this is all over next week. Next week is the last class, and I am looking forward to never having to sit in those horrible chairs ever again.