Sibling Class & Pregnancy Week 35

We here at the Baggett Household are in full baby preparation mode! Part of that included taking Alden to the Sibling Class offered at our hospital. Four years ago, Annaleigh was also supposed to attend this class, but dear Alden arrived a bit too early and she missed it! We were determined Alden was going to make it to this class before the new baby arrived...and he did!

First, the kids (I think I counted 9 children ages 2-5) colored a picture of what they thought our baby would look like. Apparently, Baby Baggett is black and green with a touch of purple thrown in there for good measure! They also colored a birthday card for their new sibling.

Next, the teacher read them a story about a new baby. In this book, the big brother tried to play with the baby and had to learn not to get their feelings hurt when the baby didn't play back. Alden listened like a good boy.

The kids learned to diaper and feed their favorite baby or bear. This is "Batman" bear, sans the costume.

Alden's favorite part of the class was painting a onesie for his new sibling. He decided to put the sun, moon, and stars on it, along with the letter "A", since we know the new baby will have an "A" name, as well...more on that later...decisions have almost been made...

Sweet brother and sister...

The second best part was riding the tram or the "train" to the main part of the hospital and back.

Each time we go to the maternity ward, which isn't often, we stop by to look at Alden's picture in the hallway! I try to take his pic each time too, since clearly he is growing pretty fast! We are honored that his picture was chosen to represent all the sweet babies born at the hospital. It even says "Baggett" on the kevlar helmet he is laying on. Our photographer, Kristen Farnsworth, is amazing. Check out her blog and website at http://www.whispersphotography.com/.

While at the main hospital for Women and Children, the kids got to see some new babies in the nursery, the LDR suite, and the recovery rooms.

Alden received a "BIG BROTHER" pin and a certificate to say he would make a GREAT big brother!

Before we left, the teacher offered to take a pic of our family of 4.5! This also coincides with pregnancy WEEK 35! I have been terrible about taking pregnancy pics, mainly because Jason has been away so much with the NG and his government travel to Italy!