Feeling Behind

I'm behind in updating, so bullets it is:

• Everything from the hotel rant got worked out. Money has been refunded and we even received a credit of two free nights at any Hyatt in the nation. I'm thinking we might take advantage of those nights sometime after the baby is born. You know, a weekend getaway to catch up on sleep. :)

• The baby shower at school was fabulous! My fourth grade team pulled together a beautiful shower and Eric and I felt totally spoiled by the gifts we received. Maddie's closet is filling up!

• We attempted the 3D/4D ultrasound again. This time our baby girl was more cooperative, although she did start the session off by covering her face with her hands. The tech sent us home with a DVD of the session along with a CD of about 100 pictures. I am kind of disappointed with the image quality, but it was neat to see her moving in real time.

• I turned in my school keys on Friday. I thought that I'd be extremely happy to do it, but instead I left the building feeling like I've lost my identity. I may not have enjoyed teaching, but I knew who I was--Mrs. T, 4th grade math and science teacher. Now I'm left with a weird, empty feeling.

• It is crazy to see the elephant on the ticker at the top of the page getting closer and closer to the end. There are days when I see its movement as exciting and other days when I'm like, "Can someone slow that thing down?!" I know we still have a couple of months and I know we'll have everything ready by the time she gets here, but it's hard to imagine that our little family of two (plus Lucy) is about to become a family of three!