Nauseated

Today the developing Baby Ellis is making me feel quite nauseated, but it is by far the best nausea i have ever had. . . because there is a purpose, and an exciting reason. I am so thankful that i get to experience this miracle called pregnancy. I love feeling tired, nauseated, bloated, gassy, and hungry. I love peeing four times during the night and being reminded that Baby Ellis is growing inside of me. I know i am weird, but i am enjoying every miserable moment of pregnancy so far.

200th post brings good news

My chapter three got approved. She wrote that i was good to go. I meet with her on Friday armed with my hard copy. At that time, she is only going to look at formatting. In order for it to be bound correctly, it has weird margins and the title page needs to be visible through the window on the cover. After meeting with her, i walk from her office right across the blue bridge that goes over the river right into kinkos doors and request it copied and bound x3. I cannot tell you how much relief i feel right now.

I just took all the stuff from shucking the corn to the compost pile on the edge of our woods. And i scared 4 chickens. Where did those guys come from?? I think TJ got them and just never told me. He has always wanted chickens. I guess that gives me the right to get me a pygmy goat! Yee Haw!

Tomorrow, i think i am going to go shopping for bigger clothes and weed the back garden. TJ is staining the back deck right now, but tomorrow he has a meeting at school he has to go to. i need to shop and i am not going to be upset about my big size because, after all, i am pregnant (man, i love the sound of that) and have huge cysts in me. I haven't gained a pound since i stopped my injections, but i have put on a lot of weight because of my injections. I can't fit into any of my pants. Today, i brought up my fat bin, took the clothes out, and replaced them with my "skinny" clothes- not that i was ever skinny, but i was much smaller than i am now.

So, i just looked over at Annie, my drooling cat. And she was sitting on the coffee table licking her paw. . . like how she does it when she is sitting up on my fish tank after she has put her paw in the water. I watch a little longer and i saw her insert her paw nearly to the bottom of my tall glass of pure water, remover her paw and lick it again. Then she repeated this three more times before moving on. Gross. I guess i am getting a new glass of fresh water and i will never leave it on the coffee table out of my sight again.

Terrible thesis

I am so exhausted from thinking about my thesis. I am tired of having it hang over my head as i am looking at cribs with TJ. I am tired of worrying about it when i am sipping my lemonade at Panera bread. I am tired of dreading working on it when i wake up on beautiful Sunday morning. Soon, it will be done. I finally heard back from her after sending my prof the first part of my chapter three. She said i was very, very much on track. And that i needed to remember to cite the literature again, even though it might seem tedious and repetitive. This whole thing is quit repetitive. I just want to finish it. I also sent my prof all of chapter three and i have not heard anything from her. So, today, i am just going to go through it (AGAIN) and add citations and literature (AGAIN) and call it good. I think. Until i hear from her, that is. August first is quickly approaching and she needs a hard copy by then. We have been submitting things electronically, so i don't know if i am supposed to hand deliver a hard copy to review together or mail a hard copy (which would cost a ton). Yikes!

I am glad i have fresh corn to eat today and beautiful glads TJ got me at the farmer's market yesterday. I put them right in front of my working spot to make me smile. Oh yeah, and i have my very own pint of Ben and Jerry Chubby Hubba ice cream. What a tasty treat.

Chubby Hubby

I am not calling my hubby chubby. In fact as i write this, he is downstairs exercising. I am writing about the Ben and Jerry ice cream that we got last night at Meijer. We needed an ice cream run. I, of course, got my mint cookie and tj went for something new to him. . . Chubby Hubby. This ice cream is unbelievable . It has Fudge covered pretzels that are peanut butter filled in vanilla malt ice cream with swirls of fudge and peanut butter. Wow. i have a new favorite.

When we were standing in line at meijer, there was a guy behind us who was buying 6 big bottles of resolve carpet cleaner. He was on his cell telling the person on the other end that he was still two short. i was dying to ask, but i didn't.

I can grow people

I went for my first ultrasound today that involved looking at something other than my ovaries and lining. . . we were in search of a human growing. And the little human, only measuring .13cm, was found in a healthy gestational sac. Due date: March 25, 2008. The Dr. gave us a congrats card with a picture of our ultrasound. The only thing is - i have many large cysts on my ovaries. That explains why my clothes don't fit and why it hurts to bend. He said to take it easy and that it is normal for the shots i was on. We go back in two weeks and then we will "graduate" from there. We were so relieved that everything is healthy. We both didn't sleep well last night due to wondering if bad news was coming our way. . .and my thesis.

Last night, at about 8:30 i looked on my e-mail to find a message from my prof to call her at home about my chapter 3. Ya, not good. It is a mess. She says it just needs some tweaking, but it is a mess. In fact, before hanging up at around 9, she asked me if i could send her some of the new pages in the next couple hours. I told her no. I was exhausted and half asleep already. Then i went on to tell her that i was going to be out of town all day today. I have some work ahead of me. Pray for me.

Today was nice. After the DR. we went and ate breakfast with Jered as we discussed the Harry potter books and movies, pictures on the wall, and deep concepts. Then TJ and i headed went shopping (I am getting way too familiar with public restroom. . . i have to pee all the time), and met gail and lori. I am so lucky to marry into such an incredible family. Families are so cool. It was wonderful to see them. Again, it makes me wish we lived closer.

Well, since i got to sleep late last night and didn't sleep at all from 2:45- 5:00, i am going to bed now. Good night.

Unsuccessful Chapter 3

Yuck. My prof got back to me and my chapter three needs to be fixed. . . a lot i think. I thought i was so close to being done. Guess i was wrong. I worked three more hours on it. We will see if i am going in the right direction, or further in the wrong. She said i was relying too much on my appendices to describe my project. My appendices are made up of tables upon tables of words sorted by patterns and features. How do i not rely on those to describe it? Oh well. I will see what she says with the revision. Yuck. I want to be done. . .so that there is time when i don't have to think about my thesis or school. That won't happen. I already had my first back to school dream. Oh well. At least i get to have fun in GR tomorrow.

Marvelous Monday

Today is marvelous. Because i am not at school. I am trying to remind myself of that this summer. It was easy to remember when i took a nap today at 1:00. It is easy to take for granted. I always hated Mondays. . . staff meetings, recess duty, waking up early again. Freedom for a little bit longer. I sent away chapter 3 to my prof today. When it is okayed i need to do the table of contents, abstract, title page and go to kinko's to get two copies bound. I am almost done!

TJ has been staining all day. Our porch is looking beautiful and fresh. The railing looked tedious to get done. I am staying away from the fumes. Because i am pregnant. I like to say that.

We got our first "congratulations on your pregnancy" gift. It is a baby Einstein video that has classical music. How exciting! Our ultrasound got switched to 8:00 tomorrow. Which means waking up extremely early and hanging out the Whole day in GR. Not bad. I just hope we don't spend a lot of money. . .that is easy to do when we are shopping all day. We might go see Harry Potter on the imax screen or to Frederick meijers gardens. Then we are meeting gail and lori for dinner. Another tasty treat!

Well, i am going to clean some fresh, first picking yellow beans that we got at the farmer's market. YUM!

I Finished

I read Harry potter all yesterday (TJ got it after i fell asleep and stayed up until 3) and i read it for a good chunk of the day. . . besides making a loopie, eating and going to a birthday party. What a downer. . . there will never be a Harry Potter book written again. Will she continue to write other books? Will she have considered herself accomplished enough to never publish anything else? What makes me really sad is that all those main characters really seem real. She writes with such clarity and detail that you actually feel like you know them. It is sad.

I wish i was writing to say that i am done with my thesis. It is due August 1st and i am close. Tomorrow, i am going to proofread all 88 pages (most of that has already been read and proofread my prof), do my table of contents and insert my references. TJ saved the day again of Friday by setting up my Appendix header. My patience was wearing thin. Then Tuesday, we go for my first ultrasound where i actually have something growing in me!! It just doesn't seem as bad to have something inserted up you, when there is something growing in me that they want to check. Hooray! Then TJ and i get to shop in GR for a bit and then meet gail and lori for a bite to eat. Lori was in a triathlon today. . . i am dying to know how it went.

TJ is reading. He was so patiently waiting for me to either succumb to sleepiness or to finish, so he could continue the potter tale. Good night.

A New Addition?

So, TJ and i are in charge of feeding my friends' cats while they are in the UP. We love their cats and they live close, so it is not a big deal at all. When we get there, Ramona was quick to hop off the window ledge and say hello. Then Amelia came and Meowed at us. While we were putting food in the bowls Max came and rubbed against my leg. We didn't see Sir Elton the white cat, but then as we were putting the last bowl down, a grey and white cat that i had never seen came up the basement stairs. It was bizarre, not so much at first that there was another cat, but because i didn't know what to call this cat. Then i thought that maybe Sir Elton got dirty, but no. . . it was definitely supposed to be a grey and white cat. And it had a different shape to it. I patted it on the head and we were on our way. It was a nice enough cat. Maybe there was another addition to the family, but our friends failed to mention it since they just had Corbin, and he is more exciting. Could they possibly have five cats now?

Eating Healthy

I really need to stop having chips and dip. Overall, i am eating much healthier than i was . . . making sure i am getting my fruit and veggies in and definitely getting all of my water in (which if you know me, is a huge thing). However, i am eating some stuff i probably shouldn't, like potato chips and dip. I find that i am a little nauseated when i need a snack. So i am eating littler meals, but more of them. Most of the time i make a good snack choice. . . yogurt, a banana, strawberries and blueberries, orange juice. But sometimes i choose chips and dip.

Today is an absolutly gorgeous day. Tj finished power washing the back deck. What a difference! Now he is working on the front porch. We will stain next week, allowing time for the wood to dry. I am working on my thesis. I just want to be done!! I can't believe the feeling i will have when that thing is complete.

I slept so well last night. Tonight Harry Potter comes out. Tomorrow might just be a day of reading in the sun.

Thesis

My thesis is due in two weeks. Today, i am finding myself taking short cuts. . . only doing samples of lessons instead of including the full program. I want to get this done, so i can move on with my life. That means though that i am just doing what i need to get it done. . . not to be as useful in my classroom.

I want to look on-line at baby things and pregnancy forums. I want to read some of the pregnancy magazines my friend gave me. I want to scrapbook. I want to help out more around the house. By the time i finish my thesis, i will need to get going on school stuff. But, at least i had the summer to do this.

Today, i woke up at 5 with such intense pain in my abdomen. I was scared. After laying in bed and using the bathroom, i came out and slept on the couch. It hurt to stretch out so i curled up . . . and there i found the problem. Gas. Intense gas came exploding out of me, but was definitely replaced with some peace. I feel much better, now. I am a little nauseated, but still excited. I just got up from a nap, so i suppose i should get back to my thesis.

Unlucky 13?

I was born on June 13.


We got married on October 13.

We found out we are pregnant on July 13.

13 is our lucky number!

I had my blood drawn again this morning. My HcG levels look good. They should double about every 72 hours. On Friday, my levels were 79. Today they are 495. My doctor said that they would be satisfied with 320, so i am going strong!! I am feeling great. . . just tired and constantly needing to pee, but GREAT!! I go in for an ultrasound on Tuesday.

This is a scary time. Don't get me wrong, we are ecstatically excited, awesomely amazed, surprisingly shocked, and extremely thankful. We also know that things can happen. Normally we wouldn't tell people at such an early time, (i have been pregnant for two weeks) but we also know how many of you have been praying for us, waiting with us, and supporting us. You deserve to know. We are also aware that no matter what happens, we could continue to use your prayer. So although i bring you exhilarating news, we ask that you continue to think of us in your prayers, and continue to support us in the exciting time. Thanks for celebrating with us! Thanks for your prayers. We are so EXCITED!

The Front Garden

TJ has been busy with the front garden and the shade garden. This is what we have so far. I have been busy with my thesis. I have to get it done. This morning, i cut some daisies for a vase and walked around in the garden. I need to clean today and work a bit more on my thesis. Hooray! I am not sure if we are going to church or hanging out with some friends tonight. Last night we got home so late from a going away party. . . i slept until 9:30! Crazy!




TJ put up the wood on the porch. We think it looks more finished. We are putting hostas where the flags are in front of the boxwood. For the other part of the garden, we are continuing with fairly low maintenance plants: daylilies, azelias, hydrangea, and some other big bush. We have Chester the weeping cherry on one end and a plum tree my dad got us as a house warming gift, along with a devil fern that is in the shade garden.

I did it!

I worked on my thesis for hours today. Yeah for me. TJ worked outside and went to Lowe's. We are now working on the front garden, since we took all the flowers from there. We have had boxwoods that we planting in front of the porch for a couple of years. They are still in their container and their roots are going crazy! TJ is putting wood across the bottom of our porch. I HATE latice, but we wanted it to looked finished and to provide a background for the plants. We saw another house that did this and we like it. The boards run horizontal. Soon we will power wash our deck and porch and then stain it for the first time since the house was built. We actually have mold growing on our deck right now. I am totally rambling because i just got back from Thirsty Thursday. I am tired, but not tired enough to go to bed. I need to wind down. I think i will read. I am still finishing Crooked Little Heart. I need to finish it before the next Harry Potter comes out. . . that is soon!

Harry Potter

We just got back from seeing harry potter. It was excellent. . . if you expect it to be different from the book because it is quite different. It made me really want to fly at super speed through the air on a broom, for fun, of course, not to escape from lurking dementors. Her books are beyond words. They are incredible. . . and the movies are excellent as movies, but they miss so much of the book. I wonder how many people in the audience have actually read the book. I feel like the people that didn't had no business being there!

I took another day off from my thesis (and i only thought about it three times during the movie). We went to the farmer's market in montague and got some yummy looking veggies. Then we rented a rototiller and started on the garden in front of our porch. We thought we had a plan, but then while out to eat before the movie we started thinking about other ways to finish it off. Hummmmm. . . . We worked outside all day. It was wonderful. I weeded, watered, planted, deadheaded, cleaned up, made two stepping stones from my stepping stone kit. Much more progress than writing a thesis, don't ya think? Tomorrow is thesis day. . . until we go out to Thirsty Thursday. Every other Thursday some teacher friends get together at different places and quench some thirst. I, of course, will only be consuming non-alcoholic ones because there is a good chance i am pregnant, even though i don't feel like i am. I mean i know i ovulated, and we did our thing, and we know they can swim. . . so shouldn't i be pregnant? I wish it was as certain as that. Unfortunately it is not. Time will tell. And then i will tell. . . either way the test reads. I know some of you are praying and hoping and are wanting to know.

I tried

I really tried hard to get more of my thesis done today. I didn't get very far. . . i am just at a huge stand still. It is torturous. I took a break at 2:00 to weed the day lilies along the side of the garage. It was relaxing, but then it was back to it. Right now i am watching Rosanne. I never watch this show, but it caught my attention when i saw roseanne in bed with her legs up, obviously trying to get pregnant. She later got her period. That sucks. I wonder if that is going to happen to me. I am still feeling very hopeful. . . not for any particular reason, that is just how i am. I don't have any symptoms, but am still very hopeful. :)

I just got done writing in my flower/plant journal. I have kept it since we moved in and my dad gave us a plum tree. It helps me keep track of where everything is at and who gave us what. It is neat to see how little the plants were when we got them and now how huge they are. I have a lot of catching up in it to do now that we have more permanent homes.

I am tired and all i want to do is eat stuff i am not supposed to eat. French fries sound good. Maybe some cheese. . . muenster or fresh mozzarella. Warm strawberry Rhubarb pie and vanilla ice cream. A can of Mountain dew glistening with condensation.

We were tempted to go to the Harry Potter 12:01 showing tonight, but we are waiting to see it tomorrow when i will more likely enjoy it because i will be more awake. I cannot wait to see it. I can't wait for the next book to come out either. I hope all of my questions are answered, but i am prepared that they might not be.

I am completely babbling, nothing of content. Nothing that i will read ten years from now and be blown away wit my thoughts or feelings. I think i better stop. I could go on for ever about nothing in particular.

Lounging at the Pool

I went to Marilee's today for some relaxation and catch-up time. Tiffany and Marilee's kids were meeting to play together and i was tagging along for some good conversation. We headed off to Her mom's house for the pool. There were so many kids there. . . it was wonderful. The gardens were absolutely beautiful and so was the company. Tiffany has been in the place where i am now. . . the two week and waiting place of over analyzing, doubt, impatience, pure excitement and hopefulness. Knowing and talking wit h someone who has been there always helps.

Yesterday's beach day was relaxing. It gave me time to think and to pray and to ponder and to wonder, and to worry, and to analyze, and to hurt, and to be peaceful and to pray some more. We were there for hours, as we read, people watched, napped, and swam. I have to blog about his woman that i saw. I was trying to hold in the laughter so hard i was crying. This eccentric looking lady wearing a black and white cover up (that did not cover enough up) with many different ying-yangs surrounded by an outlind of a sun and moon. The bottom of the cover-up was not hemmed straight. Rather, it was cut jaggedly, to aid in the blowing-in-the-wind kind of look. She was probably in her forties and life looked like it had been pretty hard on her. . .wrinkly, obese, leathery, witchy. She walked in front of us as her cover-up blew back catching the wind and exposing a black full piece bathing suit. She was carrying one of those stadium foam seat things and i was wondering where she was going. The beauty about reading on the beach is that you can basically peer over your book through your sunglasses and stare at people without them knowing. It is a people watcher's dream. Anyway, as i was watching her, i was wondering why she was going to sit apart from her family. . . and then i realized that her family probably was glad she didn't look associated with them. She stopped close to us. She put the foam seat flat on the sand, got down on her hands and knees and started looking towards the sky then to the sand then to the sky, and so on. Her bathing suit butt pointed in our direction the whole time. . . not pointed towards the dune, but towards us. Next she started rolling her back and then squatting and breathing heavy. I nudged TJ to take a look and right when he looked She had spaced her legs apart and bent down with her cover-up ferociously blowing in the lake breeze. We saw all the lumps and bumps on her thighs and her wide bottom scarcely covered by an over-stretched bathing suit. We almost died. I loudly said, "This book is hilarious." We then watched (over our books, of course) her do several other yogo moves. The puking cat, the clumsy cobra, the begging lady, the wobbly tree. The wobbly tree was the best. If you are familiar with yogo, in the high winds the lady was trying to do the tree stance, but she kept having to put her leg down because she could not get her balance. When she finally did, she put her hands up in the air and let her cover-up fly away from her front and whip around her back, like a super hero. It was hilarious.

Good Intentions

I had good intentions to work on my thesis all day today, until my creepy dentist appointment at 2. However, late last night i received a phone call that invited me to hang out at a pool with some friends. Knowing that i should, and that i want to, i am going. I will be spending another day in the sun, relaxing, laughing, and chatting. I will not be working on my thesis. I will not be starting the first day of teaching summer school today. Instead, i will be making connections and building relationships with people i care about. It's not tangible, but it is worth it. Thesis, maybe i will see you tomorrow. I really need to meet with you again. Time is getting short.

Sunday

I just have so much emotions swimming around in me today, they really can't be explained by words. Life is just crazy, you know? Full of new beginnings, giggles, crying, endings, surprises, pain, desire, hurt, longing, smiles, laughter, friends, complex emotions. I can't handle it all today, so i am going to the beach after sitting in the garden at Pekidills. My motivation was sucked out of me upon awaking, and i don't think i am going to get it back, so i will cave into the frivolousness of lounging on the beach, reading, and swimming.

I feel kind of like i have pms, which is not what i want at this point in time, but it could be that i am tired (didn't sleep well last night), or that i am reminded of how fragile and complex life and people are.

Morning Enjoyment

One of my recent appreciations has been the wonderful contrast of the brilliant blue sky with the luscious green maple leaves. I could stare up at it for awhile, taking in its bigness and beauty. However, now as i sit out on the desk, i have something new to look at. . . a new appreciation- a garden built by our two hands. And i absolutly love it. We already took a walk through it together this morning, Tj with his coffee and me with the camera. There are many pictures that might not really interest you, but we are pretty proud and excited. Most of the plants are in transplant shock, for we moved them from a home of at least a couple of years, but they will like their new home- i hope. We actually only spent $50 in plants. We needed some that you could walk on for our path and we needed some for the top rock garden. While walking by the rock garden, one will find Hens & Chicks, Voodoo Sedum, Creeping Phlox, pottery snails, a believe rock, and red sedum.
Along the path in the middle garden grows a hosta (from david) , lots of lilies (from TJ), red mums (from TJ) , daisies (from Morgan, a student from four years ago) , hardy geranium (from Kathleen), clematis bush (from Kathleen), spiderwort (from Lori), pink peony (from Lori), Creeping thyme (new purchase), Hyacinths (from Marilee and TJ), some button (new purchase), and two mystery plants (from David- i forgot what they were!).
As you walk down the steps into the lower garden the lower garden is a juniper (from David), tons of daisies (from Morgan), Thyme new purchase), Fox Glove (new purchase), pink mums ($.50 each!), Cone Flowers (From Aunt Carol), Columbine (new purchase), Black-eyed Susan (from David), and short shasta daisies (new purchase).
I love walking around the garden and thinking of all the friends and family that we got the flowers from. I finished planting at 10:00 last night, tired, mosquito bitten, and filthy. But i cried at the sight of what we had done. It is going to take awhile to fill in and look mature, but for a one-day old garden. . . it doesn't look bad at all. We love gardens and we have waited so long to have this one. It will bring us great enjoyment. We still have some plants to move to a shade garden that have been patiently waiting for a permanent home. We know right were it is going to be, we just haven't had the chance. I love where we live!

It's coming along!

Our backyard was always nice - trees, hills, wildlife, but now with some hard work, it is really coming along!
This turtle was discovered in our journey up the hill to fetch more stone. He hung around for a few days.
There are three baby birds in the rafters of our patio. The mom was actually okay with us working so close to her nest for a week. They better leave before the power washer starts!!
Our new patio set we found on clearance. The top is made of tiles of your choice. We have been eating dinner and lunch out there. It is wonderful!

We just added the slate today as a walkway through the future garden. . . it is complete with some plants that can be walked on. . . tyme, button, and sedum. Some is also planted in the cracks of the rocks. We are transferring plants tongiht!

Dog N Suds

I had to go into Montague to get some things from school for my thesis. TJ and i also went to Pekidills, of course. There are so many people i still want to take there so they get the experience at least. The food was excellent and the garden was spectacular. Then we went to Weesies Nursery to see if they have any good sales on perennials, which they did. Hot Digetty! Then for the first time ever, after passing it on my way to and from work for years, we stopped at Dog N Suds for a draft root beer float. YUM!! I am back and now it is time to get to work.

Introducing. . .

Corbin Andrew Starr!
Corbin's mom

Corbin's dad

Is it starting?

I'm ballooning out. I don't know if i am over-analyzing my body for fear of catching it too late, but i don't think i am. Maybe it is just bloating, whatever it is i am uncomfortable and swollen feeling. Some people say "well you ain't seen nothing yet until you are pregnant, then you will really feel like a balloon." To me there is a huge difference, for one you have a life growing in you, instead of swelling up with just water while trying to get a life to grow inside you. Secondly, when you are pregnant, i don't think you gain close to 15 pounds in three days. I am not saying i don't have a life in me, i don't know yet! If i get ohss and get pregnant, then who cares that i got ohss. But it truly sucks when i get it and don't get pregnant. That is like getting kicked when i am already down. I am just going to take it easy. I am not switching to gatorade yet, but i will definitely wait and watch and feel. Obviously all those things i (TJ) was shooting into my body are going to have some effect, so maybe that is all it is.

I went and saw Shrek the Third today with my hubby. It was hilarious! Then we both came home and took a nap. We just finished with steaks on the grill, homemade pasta from the art fair and delicious peas. Yummmm. If i am pregnant, i probably shouldn't have had a steak that rare. It is hard to play the what-if game because i am not really thinking about it. I guess i am trying not to get my hopes up, but i need to just realize that they are and live on. I have already kicked caffeine, so i might as well follow the rest of the rules. Then again, i am going to find out if i am pregnant long before most people even think to check if they are.

Well, i think we are going to watch Mighty Wind. I am so anxious to meet Corbin Starr, but i am trying to give them space. . . not everyone likes to get a visit in the hospital. She said she would probably call me Friday when they get home and settled. I am going to bring Cheesy Potatoes for them next week. They love my cheesy potaotes. . . so do i. I wonder if she will let me change one diaper. . . then i can say that i have changed a diaper. Being the youngest in my whole extended family, except a cousin who is a little younger than me, i haven't had much experience. In fact, TJ has had a ton more than me.

Well, i am completely rambling. Bye.

Rainbow Sherbet

I have such a desire for rainbow sherbet right now, but i don't really want to go out. I wonder which will win. Here is a random flow of my thoughts. . .

• TJ went to watch Transformers with some friends.
• We got 5 yards of soil delivered today to prepare for the plants. The walls look awesome.
• I am totally freaked out with the last part of my thesis. The whole thing is due August 1st, complete with a chapter three, table of contents, appendices, and such. I have a lot to do. But, i am not teaching summer school. . . Hooray!
  
• I cannot wait to meet Corbin Starr
• There is a very good chance we could have a baby in nine months! We will have to see
  
• Annie is drooling profusely right now
• It looks like i am not going to get OHSS
• I still want sherbet. . . bad
• I am going to go do my toe nails
• Steaks on the grill tomorrow- no grand haven this year. . . we just want to hang out and take it easy this year
• We are so blessed and thankful with the people that are in our life
  

Corbin Starr

Hooray! Today Corbin Starr was born at 10 lbs. 8 oz. 22 in. Wow! Unfortunatly i don't have a cute picture of him yet, but until then. . . here are wooden letters TJ made for his room.