Well, I'm very jazzed. The birth center I want to go to is the only one in Colorado and about ten minutes from my house. I have known about it for several years and have done a couple gyno exams there in the past. To be accepted as a prenatal patient, you have to first attend an orientation. Then your first prenatal visit is made 2-3 weeks later. They really prefer to see you between 10-12 weeks for the first visit so the timing is kind of critical. They also only take a certain number of women due in each month. I was getting worried because my SO could not attend either of the next two orientations, and the first he could make is Aug. 5. Their website is already saying that December births are full and January only has one slot left. I was getting so worried that the March allotment was going to be full before I could go.
Well, my SO just called and he got a couple hours off work to come with me tomorrow to orientation. Which means I can then make my first prenatal appointment. Yay! He is totally freaking out because he says it's all so soon, and doesn't want to be thinking about labor and delivery yet, but I told him that whether it's tomorrow or two weeks from now, it won't matter, because we do have to start thinking about it if I am going to use the birth center.