Pregnancy - 11 Weeks!

Today we had an ultrasound to see how our little peanuts are growing….I have been wondering what they look like and what they have been doing inside the womb and now I sorta know. They kick me, punch me, and sleep!!! It was so amazing to see them inside me! I could not believe that they are formed into babies now! Just 4 weeks ago, at the last ultrasound they were so small and shaped like a half circle.

I wasn’t a fan so much of this ultrasound lady I had. She had the monitor turned towards her so she could do her exam but I was unable to see anything. All I could see was the absolute amazement on Akhil’s face. His eyes lit up and he was smiling ear to ear! Then every so often he would shriek and say “oh my gosh…the little peanut is just launched himself with his legs from one side to the other side of the sac” or “look he's punching his arms”…meanwhile I could not see a thing. I asked her to turn the monitor towards me and she said she eventually will. EVENTUALLY!!! I am the one carrying these babies, I should see them before anyone else!


So after so much anticipation she FINALLY turned the monitor towards me and I was bewildered! I was amazed and my heart just melted! They fell asleep when she turned the monitor to me so I did not see them move but I was excited to see them sleeping!

I did take their video during the ultrasound. I originally wanted Akhil to do it but he couldn’t find my camera in my purse and was just too amazed to care about a video. So finally he got my camera out for me and I took the video.

You will see their heart beating a few seconds after the video starts. (Its the fuzz you see fluttering in the center of their body) Also after about 45 seconds there is a lot of shaking going on because she was trying to wake them up but they were sleepy and didn’t want to be bothered…so I never got to see them move. :)

Italian Christmas Baskets.

Here is the Italian Christmas baskets I made for Akhil's office employees. It was fun buying all the stuff and putting the baskets together! I bought a collandar, wine, pasta, pasta sauce from Little Italy, an oranment, and a peppermint Cheryl & Co. cookie.

I hope they like their little baskets!

Our Christmas Lights!

Here is a picture of our Christmas lights on our house! We were one of the few people in our neighborhood who had them lit up the day after Thanksgiving! We love how they look and we get tons of compliments on them!

Now I pay real close attention to other people's lights so I have new ideas for next year!

Pregnancy - 9 Weeks.

We have been taking belly shots every weekend to see the growth of our little babies. Its really awesome to see the difference from the previous week! So here I am at 9 weeks! I am totally busting out of all my work blazers. For most of the blazers I have only one more inch I can grow and I will no longer be able to button them! :)

I Taught 4th Grade! Yikes!

Today I taught a 4th grade inner city Cleveland school. The program was offered through Junior Achievements whom asked for volunteers at from Cleveland Clinic. There probably were about a dozen people who decided to see what it is like to be a teacher for a day and I was a lucky one who wanted to check it out too! Boy was it an experience! The kids didn’t listen as I taught…they were completely distracted with each other and their erasers which I gave them. I was screaming over them the entire time. The teacher tried to get some conduct in the classroom but since I was new person they didn’t really care. I guess this school doesn’t have subs because one of the other 4th grade teachers was sick and so they split some of her kids into my room. I thought that was weird but oh well.

Now each summer I am not going to wish that I was a teacher…it is a really hard job and sitting in my office everyday and dealing with adults is 500 times easier and less exhausting!

Here are some of the rascals that were in my class...

Thugs in training...

The one rugrat already looks like a brotha!