Tyke Hyke Class

I've been a little nervous about Dominick becoming a big brother for awhile now. Sometimes he does amazing. He plays with the babies that I hold and gives them kisses, etc. Other times....well, once he tried to pull a newborn out of my arms, while screaming and crying...

So it's a toss up.

Since the baby will be here in 3 weeks at the most (CrAzY, right?!?!), I decided we should do something more to make sure he's prepared.

We talk about the baby a lot. But I don't think that helps. He knows there's a baby in my tummy, but he doesn't get that the baby will come out. We tell him that the baby will sleep in the crib, etc. etc. but again, I don't think it's really sinking in.

So I decided to look up "Sibling to Be" classes at St. John's Mercy, the hospital where I'll be delivering. They have a class for kids under 3 called the Tyke Hyke class. It costs $15 and is 45 minutes long. They will have a life sized baby doll there so the kids can "practice" holding the new baby. They do lots of talking and then there's a tour of the mother and baby area of the hospital so that the kids know what to expect the next time they are there. They had 2 spaces open in this Saturday's class. Classes are only offered on the first Saturday of the month, so the next one isn't until April 2nd.

I snagged one of those spots right up. :)

So this Saturday, Dommie and I (and hopefully Nick if he'll agree to come) will head out to St. John's and learn about becoming a sibling. Nick and I are both the babies of the family. Neither of us have ever had to deal with a a new sibling coming into our lives. So we have no advice for poor Dommie! I think this will be a good thing for him. And it's over by 9:15, so we can go out to breakfast afterward!

Wish us luck!