Hello!

Nothing much new to report. While we were in Texas for Thanksgiving we miss yet another round of fires in Malibu. Sadly, one of my kid's lost his house, and one of my friends lost her house. I am tired of fire. I think I will stick to storms and move back to Texas.

Owen has the hiccups right now. It is sort of funny. Poor kid.

We have a doctor appt on Thursday morning, so we should hear the heartbeat again. That never gets old.

Anyway...I will update again when I have more interesting information to share. Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving!

30 weeks

Hi folks. We went to the doctor today and things are looking good. I am measuring exactly 30 weeks and Owen's heartbeat was great. I am right on schedule for gaining the one pound a week, since it has been 2 weeks since my last appointment and I have gained 2 pounds - bringing me up to 11 pounds.

Here is my 30 week belly shot. It only gets bigger from here. :-)

Here are some more pictures from Owen's photo session the other day. He is so cute.

OH BABY!!

Today we had another 3D sonogram!! Thanks to my mom! THANKS MOM! :-)

He was NOT active at all. He was sleeping and really did not want to move away from my placenta that he was using as his pillow. :-) So, initially we could only see half of his face, but Travis started talking to him and got him to move his face so we could see most of it. He is so dang cute. He has fat little cheeks. Here are a few of the pictures.

In the picture on the left that is his foot up on the right side. His leg was all the way up there! Too funny.

Ok, I don't have much more time. I will have to post more pictures tomorrow, and my 30 week belly shot...so stay tuned!! :-)

Ahhh....

Gingerbread Latte!! MMMMMMM good! It is that time of year. Starbucks holiday flavors are out!! WOOHOO!! I am ADDICTED to Gingerbread Lattes. Of course, now I get decaf, and I don't get them as often. BUT, when I do...MMMMMMMMMM.





















School at the new location has been going smoothly. Of course, the diet regulations are hard for some of the parents to follow when it comes to packing thier kid's lunches. At the Jewish Center, they are a dairy center, so no meat is allowed. Meat and dairy mixed is not kosher....SO, our kids can't bring turkey or ham sandwiches. They can bring tuna, salmon, PB&J, eggs, cheese and yogurt for protein, but that is hard for some parents to deal with. Unfortunately, when a child opens their lunch and we find meat, we have to pack it back up and not allow them to eat it. The kids have actually been more receptive to that than the parents.

Today I went to get my flu shot. It is a special shot for babies and preggers. Since I have asthma, I teach preschool, and I am pregnant I was told I HAD to have a flu shot. So, Travis and I went down to my docs office. Since I was "overqualified" for the shot I didn't have to pay the $30, and the lady looked at Travis and said, "I need to give you one, since she is pregnant." And, they didn't make him pay either!! My shot was half the size of his (because it is preservative free)!! :-)

The weather has been cool here the last few days!! I love it! Of course, by Monday it is supposed to be back up to 78. BOOOO!!! It is stinking November!!!!! GRRR.

You should check out Travis' blog. (link on the right). He has been out to the picket lines of the Writer's Guild strikes 3 days this week. He is writing a paper for one of his classes and he has gotten alot of interviews and what not. Anyway...it is pretty interesting. He got some more info today...so he will update again soon.

Ok kids...have a good weekend!!

Random things, and Pictures

Well, I hope you all enjoyed Owen's Halloween wishes on the last post. :-)
1. As a good many of you have noticed, I added a couple of little polls on the right side of my blog. I need an explanation from ALOT of you...Why in the WORLD are you so convinced that he will arrive at least 3 days (or more) early?? Seriously...leave me a comment and let me know this. Because I am convinced that he will be at least 3 days late...maybe even a week late. So...if you haven't voted on the polls yet...go for it!! BUT...please leave a comment on here and let me know what you voted for!!! So, those of you that have already voted need to leave a comment and tell me. For whoever voted that he will be small...bless your heart. :-)



2. Ok...on to other things. I had a baby shower yesterday and a baby shower last Sunday. They were both very nice and fun. Owen will definitely be well dressed.

Shower Number 1

(entry table, gift table, fun balloons, family friends Brice and Vicki)

Shower Number 2

(gift table, party favor)

3. Travis and I went to part one of our prepared childbirth class on Saturday. I really enjoyed it, and it was very interesting. This next Saturday is part two, and it will be the active stuff for pain management and what not. It should be fun.

4. The preschool where I teach had moved locations...we are now using rooms at the Malibu Jewish Center. They have been so nice and great to us. It should be a good time. The kids start tomorrow, so we will see how it goes.

5. I am officially in my THIRD TRIMESTER!!!! Crazy. I am on to the every two weeks doctor appointments. At my appt. last Thursday Owen's heartbeat was perfect, I was measuring exactly 28 weeks, and I discovered I have only gained 9 pounds (how in the world that is possible, I do not know). At any rate, I am right where the doctor wants me, and since everything looks and sounds great...I will for sure get to fly to Texas for Thanksgiving!!! WOO HOO!!!

6. We had orientation today at our new site for the parents. One of the dads asked me, "so, your ready to pop huh?" I responded, "nope, I'm only 7 months." His response to my response was, "DAMN!!" Geez, THANKS ALOT!!! I wanted to throw it in his face that I have only gained 9 pounds, but that probably wouldn't have made a difference. I am sure that other pregnant ladies get those types of reactions from people about how big they look, at least I HOPE I am not the only one. Am I the only one that it bothers?? I hope not.

7. I did go to the site of the preschool that burned down. I have pictures, but, I didn't figure anyone really wanted to see them, so I didn't post them here. If you really do want to see, then let me know in the comments and I will post a few.

That's all for now folks. Have a good week.