As if i don't have enough to do.

Being a teacher is crazy, especially this time of year. Not only do you have your typical Christmas stuff to do at home for your family, you also have to do it for your classroom and your "family" there. Yes, i had to decorate my classroom. I have to wrap 24 books tonight, after of course i write a special little message in their books. I have to laminate the cover of their books that they illustrated and are giving someone for Christmas. I have to cut out their covers and bind all the pages together. I have to prepare for their other present, a glass ornament that they paint/write on and then fill with gaudy, sparkley things. Also, the semester is coming to an end, so i need to keep teaching and assessing. YIKES! Then, i get to take all the crap down in my room, write thank you notes to gobs of students for the weirdest presents. Okay, there is more, but i am freaking myself out.

On another, less stressful note, i watched the interaction of two of the cutest babies last night. Noah and Maya sat (wobbled) across from each other with feet almost touching. Noah was mesmerized by Maya's sprouting pig tails and kept trying to grab them, and Maya really liked Noah's squishy feet. It was so cute to watch their expression and their curiosity change and unfold. I wonder what was going through their minds. Kids are truly great entertainment. We all sat around and stared.

TJ and i had another talk about what we think our options are. I say "think" because my appointment isn't until the 28th and then i still need to make an appointment with the specialist in Grand Rapids after i get referred. Before we even started trying to get pregnant, TJ and i discussed adoption. We knew it was something that we wanted to do, but we always assumed it would be after we had a baby. Now, i am not so sure. I have always been so curious what kind of child the combination of our genes would make. Would i be content with not knowing? TJ said he thinks he would rather adopt than go through IVF, but he totally understands my reasoning for wanting to do IVF. I guess i am still not sure. I need to wait until i have all the information. . . maybe until they find out what is wrong with my body, and until we know all of our options. I know there is a little baby somewhere, sometime that will one day be ours. Keep praying!