I procrastinate on updating our blog when I don't feel like uploading pictures. Somehow I think you can't post without a picture to go along with the news. A few exciting things have happened lately and I thought I should share.
#1 I got a job! Not just any job, a real job! I am teaching Spanish full time now at Lake Washington High School in Kirkland. We started school this week and so far I am enjoying it. I teach 3 first year classes and 2 fourth year. I feel so lucky to have a reliable job with benefits.
#2 We got to hear the baby's heartbeat! This was a big deal for me because I have been driving myself crazy thinking that I might not be pregnant. Since I don't really have many normal pregnancy symptoms (no morning sickness etc.) I keep having these thoughts like "wait, am I really pregnant or am I just making it up?" Last week I was able to hear the heartbeat and as my midwife said "wow that is a great hearbeat and sounds like a cute kid. Yep I can tell this one is going to be cute." I don't know how much cuteness you can tell from a heartbeat but it sure was nice to know that indeed there is a little baby in there. I am now about 15 or 16 weeks and in a couple more weeks we will have an ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby.
#3 Before my job started we had the chance to go camping for a long weekend on the Olympic Penninsula. David, my mom and I went over to the coast and had a hiking filled weekend in the Olympic rainforest and on the beach. We stayed at Mora Campground and took day trips to the nearby national forest and beaches. We lucked out with the weather and I really enjoyed revisiting those places. It has been a long time since we've been there and it brought back many childhood camping memories.
