Things to Accomplish Today

Clean out garage
Laundry
Grocery shopping
- Paper towels
- Doggie treats
- Chewies
- Soy milk
- Sunday lunch stuff
Swim laps
Change air filter
Go to Lowe’s
- Ask about paint
-2 more planks of chair rail
- espresso paint from Kelly
- paintbrushes
- blue tape
- finest grade sandpaper
Try to start lawn mower
Do assignment for EDSP/due Friday
Finish Math h/w
Call Mazda to set up appointment
Call Kelly about Tony’s flowers
Host/ess gift for Guy & Elaine
Hang curtain in bathroom
Make enchiladas for dinner

5 month Appointment

Wednesday's Dr. appointment proved successful. At the last minute Lisa called us and wanted to go ahead and try the 3-d sonogram and thankfully Walker was able to take off work and come to the appointment to see. Baby girl weighs 1.67 pounds so she's still on the slim side for having a 3-d sono. Usually they like to have more fatty deposits on the baby before trying. Another stipulation of a successful 3-d is having enough amniotic fluid between the baby's face and the placenta wall. There was a small amount, but not enough space to give a clear 3-d picture. In the end the sonographer decided to try again in 5 weeks (which is the optimum time for getting a clear picture). Walker's Aunt Lisa (who works in that office) decided that baby girl definitely does not have Walker's thighs and the sonographer decided that she has my nose. The nurse took my blood pressure and measurements and said that I am progressing normally. I've gained about 15 pounds in all (5 pounds since the last visit) so this puts me in the normal weight gain category and I'm very happy about that.

We've attended prenatal classes and Walker went to "Daddy Boot Camp" put on by the hospital. We got to tour the hospital and see the rooms and nursery, learned infant CPR and heimlich, how to change diapers and give baths with the umbilical cord still attached, we watched video's chronicling what happens as labor progresses and teaching how to breastfeed. This weekend our parents are coming over to help paint & put her room together. Our neighbor across the street gave us a crib and mom is giving us an antique dresser that we'll use as a dresser/changing table. We're going to paint them an esspresso color brown so they'll match. We're also installing chair rail around the room and painting it to match the baseboards as well as painting the room a color called shell flower. All these preparations for a little person we haven't yet met!

Walker commented yesterday that when other couple's have told us they are expecting it seems like just a few days pass and then they have their baby...but with us it seems like it's been two years since we found out! It's like waiting to open a Christmas present only instead of waiting for the month of December to pass, you have to wait 3/4 of a year before you open the gift!

School Starts

Whew. It's good to be back.

After two weeks in school, one crazy and frenzied, the other enjoyable and familiar here I am at the third week already having to miss a day of school. It's a bummer to have to miss class for several reasons: I like school and learning, I miss the instruction when I'm not there, and usually professors offer incentives for those who don't miss class. I have a feeling I'll be missing a lot of classes this semester for unforseen reasons, I just hope my grades and gpa won't have to suffer. Plus laying at home in bed for the past day and a half gets to be very boring, I just hope I'm feeling better by Thursday's classes.

I'm taking Math II (teaching math to elementary schoolers), Biol (again teaching biology to elementary schoolers), Geography, and a class for learning to teach exceptional learners. Both the geography and biology have labs and take up quite a bit of time. Exceptional learners is online and I feel this one will be most neglected because I keep telling myself "oh I'll just do the work for that one in my free time" (yeah right) So I'm sitting on 14 hours for the semester and still working and loving every bit of it.

One great thing about the start of this semester is my new set of dependable wheels! I am now the proud owner of a Mazda Tribute! Fully loaded and with a sunroof! I just love it and I love being 6 months pregnant and not having to worry about my car breaking down on the way to or from Denton. (I had at least 3 incidents last semester-all in the flooding). Walker loves the new wheels too and now instead of debating who HAS to drive it's a fight for who grabs the keys first and GETS to drive!