This afternoon Henry attended a Sibling Class at Inova Fairfax Hospital (where I will be delivering). It was a cute class that started with the 2-4 year olds showing everyone a picture of themself as an infant. I had Henry pick out the picture earlier in the day and I chose the one to the left (taken around Henry's 2nd hour out of the womb).
After the picture sharing the teacher had the children pick out a baby doll. They then learned the proper way to hold a newborn and they practiced changing a diaper and using a blanket to swaddle the baby. I was glad the teacher went thorugh the swaddling b/c I never got it down with Henry. Luckily, David was an expert at turning Henry into a 'baby burrito'.
The teacher then took us by the nursery where we got to see two newborns. Henry just loves babies so this was his favorite part of the class. When we got back to the classroom the teacher gave every child a coloring craft which she said we could take home or stay and complete. I was SHOCKED that Henry wanted to stay and color b/c I can never get him to color at home. Sometimes I can get him to paint but he always tells me he wants me to color and that he isn't good at it. Well, today he colored away and started calling himself an artist.
Henry is really excited about the arrival of our baby and I am anxious to see how he reacts. Just tonight he was leaving a room and hugged me and then turned around and said "i forgot to hug and kiss the baby". He then came over and hugged and kissed my belly. For a little guy who often acts tough and loves playing with trucks, he also has a very sweet and tender side.
