Week Two and Counting

Whew! We've completed one week of teaching and are now working on week 2. How exhausted we were last Friday!

The first week of school is always very exhausting for me b/c in that week I see almost 600 students. Many are returning, but there are always new ones (and not just the Kindergarteners). So, I spend the entire week meeting new students and new classes all day every day in 40 minute intervals...wow...it's incredibly exhausting. But, once week 3 gets here I usually start feeling like I'm actually getting a routine down again.

7 days down...171 to go. For me though, it's actually about 8 weeks less because our precious bundle will start living out in the world around Spring Break! :) YAY!!! Baby!!! :)

Olympics are Bad

The Olympics have been on this week, and have been very bad for Keith and I. We have been so sleep-deprived this week b/c we've stayed up watching them. The time zone difference makes our favorite sports live during primetime. So, each night we have stayed up watching gymnastics, volleyball, synchronized diving, and swimming. These run anywhere from 7 pm to 1 am, and I've fallen asleep on the couch every night this week b/c I was trying to stay up and watch them. Oh how crazy...I know. But this only happens once every four years and they're just so fun to watch. I get amazed as I watch them - the things they can do. But, we did get good sleep last night to help play catch-up. And napping is always an option. We know we can't do this next week b/c the kids come back to school, but we sure have enjoyed it this week.

It's real!

The baby is real! We got to see our kiddo today! We had our first doctor's appointment, and it included an ultrasound! For those of you who aren't quite sure how to tell what's what (like my dad) the big circle in the center of the picture is the head; just to the right of that is the baby's arm sticking up; and just to the right of that you can barely make out its leg. Here's what we found out, officially:

The baby measures 1.57 cm from head to tail (see the plus sign indicators). This is exactly 8 weeks on the doctor's measurement scale. According to my cycle, I am 7 weeks 6 days pregnant, so my official due date is March 19, 2009!

We also got to see the flicker of the heartbeat, hear the heartbeat, and see the waves on the heartbeat monitor. It's heartbeat was 158 bpm.

We go back for our next appt. on Sept. 2nd. We'll keep you updated! Thanks for checking in on us!