Week 25, Day 2: We took a parenting class at Northside Hospital called 'Baby Essentials'.  It was three hours of continuous information that I can hardly remember a week later.  Vivian couldn't really concentrate and almost fell asleep, but I think she already knows a lot more than I do.  We practiced a couple of things, such as diapering and bathing on plastic babies.  I still feel a little nervous and overwhelmed, but hopefully some of the things I forgot will come back to me after Emily is born.

There has been a gas shortage in Atlanta this past week because of Hurricane Ike, which recently hit the Gulf Coast area near Texas and decreased the oil supply in the southeast.  We mostly stayed close to home this weekend in order to conserve gas.  I waited about an hour to fill up Vivian's car yesterday afternoon.  Vivian has been sleeping a lot during the day, so this was a good opportunity to leave the house and let her rest. 

Week 24: Vivian's belly has been growing a lot lately.  I can easily notice the difference as each week passes.  It is definitely exciting to see that the baby is growing, and Vivian is enjoying her chance to get a new wardrobe.  But it's starting to get uncomfortable.  She has to be extra strong to do routine things, and recently she has been having a difficulty standing up and sitting down.  All this hard work makes her so tired.  She was in bed by 9 p.m. tonight, and it's Friday. 

Week 23, Day 1: We spent a lot of time the past few weeks looking for child care.  We searched for a few places on the Internet and really liked Primrose (http://www.primroseschools.com).  It's only about three miles from our house and very close to Vivian's school.  We met with the owner and he gave us a tour of the school.  It's exactly what we were looking for.  The school was clean, organized, safe, and felt very comfortable.  The next place we looked was a little cheaper than Primrose.  I think we both had a bad feeling from the moment we entered the building.  The school was completely open and the infant room was not quiet at all.  Everything about this place made us feel even more comfortable about Primrose.  The next day we left a deposit and put Emily on the waiting list at Primrose.  It takes a couple of months to get a spot, but we are really early, so it shouldn't be a problem.