For real first parenting class

I said before that we didn't have to go to the first class in Green Bay because we went to that class in Milwaukee, but we did actually have to go, and it was last night.

There were three other couples there from the hosting program and one couple that didn't host, but is adopting two children that another family hosted. Out of the eight hosted children, seven are being adopted. Actually there were 16 couples there, some domestic, some international, and some foster parents. Since the class is new, we're all lumped together, but in the future there will be seperated classes for international and domestic.

There were two social workers teaching the class. They started out with an overview of the class, and asked if anyone had any fears about their adoption that could be addressed. That took up about an hour, and then there was a guest speaker on SIDS and Shaken Baby Syndrome. That started out interesting, but she soon delved into the entire history on research about SIDS and repeated herself a lot. I realize it was not relevent to us, but to others in the room, and I agree that it was important, but it got kind of long. Then she talked for about five minutes about Shaken Baby Syndrome and that was the end of the class.

Our next class is on Saturday.