Week 24 - All about Eric

Eric is the star of this blog post, and you'll see why.  We are into week 4 of our pre-natal class, and our last class is coming up next week.  In a mood to bargain, I made a deal with Eric that since I watched a video of a live birth (that was not animated), something I REALLY was hoping I wouldn't have to do, he would put on the "empathy belly".  Now, let me preface this by saying that no other man in our class has volunteered to put this thing on.  But Eric, ever the good sport and lover of a happy audience, did willingly put on the empathy belly.  I believe they said it was 35 pounds, and they wedge this thing that looks like a sack of marbles inside so that it presses on the bladder.  He took it all in stride, and lapped up all the laughter and smiles.  He even wore it for close to 45 minutes, after which looking at him with boobs really started to bother me more than him!  What a guy.

Also we interviewed a pediatrician this week.  Eric's "dad's book" said that was something we should do, and he even prepared a typed up list of questions to ask.  I think the pediatrician was so impressed that she could have tried to run off with him (depite her 4 carat diamond ring).  And I think he probably wouldn't have put up too much of a fight with the amount of schmoozing and borderline flirting going on.  She was exotic and drop dead gorgeous, after all.  I asked him as we were walking out if he needed a moment alone with her, and he said oh, sure!  If he wasn't truly the best husband I could ask for, I may have just taken the car and left him behind!  :)