birthing class. etc.

Last night Craig and I went to our first of 6 birthing classes at my hospital. It was us and 3 other couples. And the nurse who kept throwing random swear words into her presentation. The 3 other girls were all like twice as big as me in the baby bump. And not due until the end of October. I hope that even though my bump isn't big, Charlotte will still be chubby. Chubby babies are just cuter to me. But if she comes out skinny, don't remind me that I said so. I can't tell you how much Craig has been looking forward to attending these classes. I wish you could have seen his face when he saw how big 10 cm was. HA! It seemed like I had to keep from laughing for a decent chunk of the presentation--it didn't help that Craig was sitting next to me squeezing my leg every time he felt uncomfortable (that might have been enough times to leave a bruise), or that when they passed around the Dilation Chart different happy faces were drawn in each circle:


I actually thoroughly enjoyed myself. For 2 hours I got to sit and eat oreos with Craig (they had LOTS of snacks) and think about our darling baby. And have Craig give me massages. I can't believe she will be here in less than TWO MONTHS?! That's crazy talk.

Today it is 94 degrees but the heat index says it feels like 113 degrees. And it is SO humid . My sunglasses fog up everytime I go outside. This is a great excuse for me to wash baby clothes and watch episodes of "The Hills" from the comfort of our couch. {ps Spencer Pratt is PSYCHO.}

This past weekend we went to the zoo. It's a great one, and less than a mile from our house. We walked around for about 5 hours (until I thought I was going to die because it was super hot) and didn't see it all, but we bought a pass and will be going back a lot! The indoor rainforest is pretty sweet.

And the penguins were really fun to watch.

A couple of weeks ago Craig was called to be in the Young Men's presidency. At first he was dreading it but now he's really excited. Once I got asked to be the Ward Welfare Specialist he realized how lucky he was (also once he found out he wouldn't have to do anything with scouts). There are 3 young men in our ward but we have been told they are about equal to handling all of the other young men in the stake combined. Craig is going to be great at it.

That's the latest and greatest from the Carter fam!