Dear Stella,

I just received my CD via UPS today and my sweet (supportive!!) dh drove it over to Kinkos..I thought that it would be at least 24 hours since that is what I was told on the phone..but the gentleman at Kinkos told dh it would be about 15 minutes so dh waited on it and suprised me! OH..I tried to print it out from the online version but it took a LONG time and the results were not as good from what I did get printed out compared to what Kinkos could do in a much shorter time. :) It is so nice to have it all neatly printed out, right in a binder to go through..there is so much good stuff in this program. I am THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED with the stance Lamaze has taken on evidence based care..I had no idea until recently that they were such big supporters of normal birth. I guess I had a lot of ignorance and
misconceptons about what Lamaze stood for but I am so happy I
was misinformed! I know it will be a lot of work but yet I know I will feel really accomplished once I am a LCCE. I was looking through the
exam booklet sample questions and I was very comfortable with the material..I am hoping all the reading and work I have been doing for the past 10 years (nearly, wow!) will come into play and not make this as daunting as it feels in my mind at times to accomplish. I wish you the best on your journey.. a hoosier here, sorry not too close to you up in MI. I am hoping another birth worker decides on PfB locally so I will have someone closeby to network with. It is a definate possibility and I am really excited. I hope something similiar works out for you too. Are there any birth related networks or study groups in your area? Maybe something like that could help keep you motivated..and hey, you could always start something! ;)

All the best,
Jenni Shaver