It's a Boy!

HIS little face...

He kept putting his hand up by his face... It was bothering the tech a little bit...

It's so exciting to know what to expect now! I'll admit it feels somehow more intimidating knowing it's a boy, which I obviously can't relate to in the same way, but we're excited. The downside is that I guess I now have to take down the Sleeping Beauty pictures and the dolls I have in the spare room... there is definitely more "girl stuff" on display around here than "boy stuff." However, there are plenty of upsides I'm excited about... a boy means now I can buy those cute doggie-patterned clothes I saw that I held off on because they were predominantly blue. We agree more on boy names too, so that'll make decisions easier. Also, with the dog, we'll have even numbers in our home again. ;)

Shot

I got the flu shot a few days ago. I'm glad that's over.

In other news, the ultrasound is tomorrow (I'm sure you know if you have talked to Isaac because he has been counting down the days for about three weeks now...).

We're hoping to find out what we're having... take the poll and cast your vote!

To be Shot or Not to be Shot...

My doctor wants me to get the flu shots. I want not to get the flu shots.

My doctor says it will be even more miserable than normal if I get the flu, so I should take the precaution, especially since I am a teacher and constantly exposed to lots of germs.

I have never had a flu shot, I would prefer to avoid an unnecessary needle, I worry that I'm more likely to get the flu if I actually get the shots (I have only had it once in the last seven or so years), and I am just trying to be very good about using hand sanitizer in class and not use kids' pencils when I'm showing them something, etc.

I'm looking for people to weigh in...

Shot or Not Shot?!

Like a microphone in the wind...

Great news! We have a horse on the way!

At least, my mom says this looks like a horse. The doctor called it a blob. I think it kind of looks like a static-y bean, but hey.

We call it baby. This is Baby's first picture!

Today we had a great appointment. All my tests were normal and good, I found out I have O+ blood (it's lame that I didn't know that until today, I guess), and we got to hear the baby's heartbeat. It was even cooler than the ultrasound last time. It felt like forever before we heard the baby's heartbeat over what Isaac describes as "the sound of a microphone in the wind," but we knew we had to be hearing Baby when the doctor found the heartbeat! It made all the stress of a really rough day at work go away, and we couldn't be more excited.

:)

Let the Games Begin!

Done just in time...

I left school around 5:30 Tuesday evening, but all my furniture was dusted and organized, posters were up, the bookcase was built, desks were (mostly) labelled, copies were made, and everything was finally ready to go. Thank goodness for Mom and Isaac. It took SO LONG, but I was ready for the kids come Wednesday morning.

School Starts Wednesday...

This summer, my room was worked on. I had to pack everything up in boxes and shove it in the corners of the room where they would NOT be tearing down and retrofitting my walls. It took a long time. Putting everything back together is infinitely worse. and dirtier.

The upside is that my room now has more wall and less window, and we are now much less likely to crumble in the event of a serious earthquake. The downside is that my furniture has sticky label-yuck all over it, everything is in the wrong place (and I have to figure out how to rearrange it to fit 38 kids in a class and not look completely squished), there is dust all over because after custodial cleaned, electricians came in to install and new (and migraine-causingly-loud) fire alarm, which got everything dirty again, and I feel completely overwhelmed trying to get it ready for the first day of school and Back to School Night--the same day.

Now I have about 36 hours to turn THIS...

... into a functional classroom. You can't even see all the new blank wall or the furniture which custodial wrapped in saran wrap for me.

Good thing Isaac doesn't work tomorrow... I love you, honey. :)

The Cars

Isaac seems to have bad luck with cars. About 17 months ago, he totalled our Accord. It was a very sad day. We bought this used Avalon for him, intending to replace it as early as late 2010 if possible/necessary. It had fairly hideous, torn-up upholstery but it runs great.

Recently, Isaac was waiting for the gate to our complex to open, car stopped momentarily and minding its own business, when WHAM! Someone backed into him from a visitor parking space.

The guy who hit Isaac was cool about the whole thing, and we both have AAA insurance, so it was easy to report. It isn't pretty, and the front door takes some force to close, but we didn't think it would be too bad. We were wrong. It's totalled.

They weren't offering enough to fix the car (LAME), and rather than buy ANOTHER used car, we opted to take the money and put it towards his next car, keeping a salvage title for now. DMV deems it a "safe vehicle," so our insurance covers it still, and it seems okay. Just so long as it stays running smoothly and doesn't fall apart, I guess we'll just deal with it rather than pay THIRTY EIGHT HUNDRED dollars to fix it.

I was annoyed about the remote on my car door going out, so I have to always use the key now, but that pales in comparison to this. It's all in the perspective, right? Hooray for my car that has not been totalled.