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[csberry]

Circumcision! We forgot all about circumcision! JD and I were at birthing class today and were talking about basic childcare of the newborn (what to expect to do in the first 24 hours). The teacher is going over the diaper routine and asks the class who plans on having their son snipped. It was like a brick wall. Of all of the things that JD and I discussed, that hadn't come up. What to do to Calvin Rufus's who-who-dilly has never crossed our mind. We talked a bit about it in the car on the way home and we think we're going to let him keep the hat on the head. There is a "cool factor" to having a mohel do a nonJewish snipping, but neither of us really see the point/expense of it.

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circumcision and other stuff

[bluevinylangel.livejournal.com]

Okay, the day after I read this post I was listening to a bit on NPR regarding circumcision. Personally, Daniel and I made the decision to have Sean cir'ed and Jon and I made the same choice with Ashton and Alex. On a less personal note, the benifits for circumcision seem to all be for potential female partners. The female half of a partnership is less likely to get cervical cancer if her male half is circumcised. They also quoted a study that's trying to verfiy wheather or not uncircumcised men are more likely to contract HIV/Hepatitis/other VDs.

I'm sure there's plenty of stuff on line, but I never did look. It wasn't much of a decision for discussion with me and the daddies. I will say though, that the first real cuddle time I had with Sean was so sweet, and then rudely disturbed by a nurse saying cheerfully, "I'm here to take him for his circumcision!" He howled all the way out the door and I lay there and wondered if the poor thing was going to hate me when he grew up.

Now, other stuff. I have a favor to ask. I'm pretty sure I've related to ya'll the blow up Jon and I had about two weeks ago. So far nothing has changed. We can both behave like civilized adults, most of the time, but should either of us adopt the wrong tone of voice it all goes to hell. He made a reference today to what he'd put in his livejournal and I'm now wondering what it is. Ha! If it's going to upset JD, don't let her read it! But I'd really appreciate it if you could find the time in your rather packed schedule to read it and translate it into non-Jon speak for me. I refuse to read it myself. I'm not opening myself to that kind of pain again.

I keep walking by the cork board and seeing the little sheet of paper I wrote JDs EDD (expected due date) and thinking about both/all of you. I hope everything's going well. Hollar if you need anything. Unfortunatley, I was disappointed to note that I wont have my OB/labor and delivery class until after your lil one arrives. Damn. ::snapping fingers::

I love you both. Take care.