Baby Carl

So when we were at Clear Lake this weekend, I had a really vivid baby dream. It was so real, not like one of those dreams where say you're at your house but it doesn't really look like your house. Everything about the details was as it is in real life at our cabin at Clear Lake. So, I dreamt I was changing the baby's diaper, the baby was a boy - named Carl. Jim was there and I was telling him that it was so strange because here we have this new baby but I didn't remember having him - not the labor, not the hospital, not the birthing classes. He reassured me it all happened and I did great but I was so disappointed I couldn't remember any of it and was saying I was so happy to have the baby but wished I remembered the whole process.

As I have 12 weeks left, I imagine this was my subconcious catching up with me that the next 12 weeks really are going to go by fast and I better be prepared. So, today I started doing some research as to when the birth center tours at our hospital take place (most Tuesdays and Thursday evenings and are one of the only things that are actually free) as well as inquired about schedules for birthing classes, infant CPR, and the like. This weekend I am planning on going crib shopping and really getting to some of the essentials we will need initially - like the car seat we can't go home from the hospital without.

And no, Carl is not one of the baby names we are considering :)