Doula day 2

The ALACE training is going AWESOME. Really like it. Dee Dee, the instructor, is awesome. She is a great teacher and super person. The workshop as a whole is very trusting of birth and a women's ability. (even not so bad for super unassisted birther over here) It's very good to hear that some routine procedures, like suctioning of healthy stress free babies, are on the decline. Slowly, in some areas, real birth is starting to make a comeback. It's a loong road though.

I would like to go in depth about the training when I have time (yeah right! time what's that?) I'm not going to right now because I'd be here all night if I did! I looked online for peoples thoughts about the workshop and "reviews" so to speak and never found one. So, I want to write about it and maybe someone who searches will come up with mine.

Penelope has been awesome. The first day she was a bit hard, but day two was a breeze.

Funny today I realized and thought to myself "wow they are really preparing me to be a doula, maybe I'll be one" LOL. Like what else did I think they would prepare me to do? After all I am spending 400 bucks, right? LOL.
My confidence about being a labor support person has totally gone up and I really want to make a difference in hospitals. That said, we will see.

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I have a domain now! My website is now www.birthandmotherhood.com
(can you believe that wasn't taken already?)
It's not working yet, it could take up to 3 days for the servers to make the switch.

Last week I labored over my website and I am so happy I did! I added a cool section with blessingways, birth art, placenta rituals, and motherhood and birth quotes. I am really liking my new layout too. I didn't do much but I tweaked a thing or three.

Doula training starts tomorrow

Tomorrow I start a weekend long (Fri, Sat, Sun) ALACE doula training workshop. I'm really excited and I think it will be a lot of fun. There are several friends of mine also doing the workshop, so that is extra fun. I am taking Penelope, as she is still an in arms nursing baby. I really hope everything goes okay and she is very good. It's going to be a long weekend.

I left a card for my husband on the pizza in the fridge he is to cook for dinner tomorrow night. It reads:
Dear Ricky,
Thank you for being excited when I first told you about this workshop. It actually made all the difference to me. Thank you for all the support and encouragement you give me. Thank you for telling me to pursue my dreams of helping women and making a difference in childbirth. Thank you for being the type of man that takes care of his children for an entire weekend without even blinking twice. I could not have asked for more in a husband. I love you so much. To say I'm lucky is an understatement. I love you always, Shauna

If I'm not to tired I'll update over the weekend and talk about how the training is going.