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Ol' Blue Eyes
Sep. 13th, 2004 01:24 pmYou learn the most random things as a prospective parent that you never pick-up, unless you think to ask, unless you're becoming a natologist or pediatrician or something.
Babies, all babies, are typically born with blue, blue-grey, or grey eyes. As they grow older, their natural color comes in. I had never heard that before this weekend. I found that fascinating though. Given my own eyes' natural tendency to change color with whatever I'm wearing (they're normally blue-grey unassisted), I wonder if my eyes never matured.
Many of my friends think, "that's not the only thing that hasn't matured." Well bah! I can see just fine, another thing you learn is that newborns can't focus beyond a little over a foot to a foot and a half.
Anyway, this weekend was the labor class and the people attending were more interesting for what they do with their lives, than what they were doing in class. There was a secret service agent, a dentist, an actual rocket scientist, and best of all, a Frank Sinatra Impersonator.
No really! I swear! Here's the link
http://www.canibefrankforyou.com
He's a very funny guy actually. After the first "birth video" where they actually show the released placenta being delivered. He asked if the next video was rated "P for placenta". That got a good laugh from all of us.
It's funny, but while I've been nervous about being a good parent once my child has arrived; I had not to this point, been nervous about being a good husband to my wife during delivery.
The vidoes this weekend showed just how hard it is to be a supportive person during the process. And it's nothing like you see on television. It's a long ordeal. And the mothers aren't being crazed psychopaths, but they are in pain and they are suffering. You want to be there for them, but it's a very nuanced process.
You need to know when to (I was about to say, "hold them" and go all Kenny Rogers, but I ain't gonna do it!) touch them, when to leave them be. When to provide support and understanding, and when to be firm with them. I'm not sure I'm up to the task. But I hope to be.
Babies, all babies, are typically born with blue, blue-grey, or grey eyes. As they grow older, their natural color comes in. I had never heard that before this weekend. I found that fascinating though. Given my own eyes' natural tendency to change color with whatever I'm wearing (they're normally blue-grey unassisted), I wonder if my eyes never matured.
Many of my friends think, "that's not the only thing that hasn't matured." Well bah! I can see just fine, another thing you learn is that newborns can't focus beyond a little over a foot to a foot and a half.
Anyway, this weekend was the labor class and the people attending were more interesting for what they do with their lives, than what they were doing in class. There was a secret service agent, a dentist, an actual rocket scientist, and best of all, a Frank Sinatra Impersonator.
No really! I swear! Here's the link
http://www.canibefrankforyou.com
He's a very funny guy actually. After the first "birth video" where they actually show the released placenta being delivered. He asked if the next video was rated "P for placenta". That got a good laugh from all of us.
It's funny, but while I've been nervous about being a good parent once my child has arrived; I had not to this point, been nervous about being a good husband to my wife during delivery.
The vidoes this weekend showed just how hard it is to be a supportive person during the process. And it's nothing like you see on television. It's a long ordeal. And the mothers aren't being crazed psychopaths, but they are in pain and they are suffering. You want to be there for them, but it's a very nuanced process.
You need to know when to (I was about to say, "hold them" and go all Kenny Rogers, but I ain't gonna do it!) touch them, when to leave them be. When to provide support and understanding, and when to be firm with them. I'm not sure I'm up to the task. But I hope to be.
