January, and I'm hoping for snow!

Happy New Year!  2011 has been busy so far, with both of us returning to work and our normal schedules.  In addition, we've got doctor's appointments every two weeks, a birthing class every week and Mario is still trying to study for his CPA exam, while finding time to finish the baby's room!  I've started nesting a bit and today took down all of our Christmas decorations, cleaned a bunch of kitchen drawers as well as our storage ottoman, all the while cheering for the Seahawks in their playoff game! 

We had an appointment this last week for another try at our 3D ultrasound.  We had an appointment during winter break for one, but baby girl was in the wrong position (breech) and we weren't able to see anything.  We rescheduled for last week, and we were happy to find out she has moved out of a breech position!  However, she felt like being stubborn and wouldn't move her hands away from her face so we could see her really well.  She moved every other part of her body and was definitely active and awake, but wouldn't move her hands away from her face!  We have another appointment later in January and if she doesn't cooperate then, we are going to wait until she is born to see what she looks like.  We joked after the last ultrasound that she is already trying to be more stubborn than Mario, even before she is born!  :)

I had a smooth week transitioning back to school, and it was nice to be in a schedule again.  My kids seemed happy to be back after the break, and we started pretty much where we left off.  Normally there are some behavior problems or at least settling down issues after a long break, so I was pleasantly surprised at how well the week went!  Of course, next week it is possibly supposed to snow on 2-3 days (and here, even an inch is a huge deal) so that may bring out some extra excitement in the kids.  (Who am I kidding?  It brings out extra excitement in me as well!!)

Mario starts his new, temporary assignment at work this week.  He'll be working in the same building but will be working in the Treasury Accounting section instead of the Accounts Payable section.  The job is scheduled to end right around baby girl's due date, and then he'll go back to his normal business analyst position. 

I'd love to be able to post 3D pictures of baby girl so you all could see, but as you read above, she wasn't feeling very cooperative!  You'll have to settle for pictures of me instead.  ;)  I'm about 30 weeks pregnant in these pictures, so we've got 10 weeks to go until our due date and 7 weeks until I'll be full term.  We can't wait for her arrival, but we are taking time to enjoy our last couple months together before she gets here!