Ballet...just like riding a bike (sort of)!

A few weeks back, Russ and I went to Alive After 5 in downtown Roswell. One of the vendors was giving away a free adult dance class at Atlanta Dance Central. So, I decided that I would get back on the horse and take a ballet class. Last Tuesday, I took my first ballet class in ten years! I signed up for an adult beginner ballet class since I was convinced I had forgotten everything I had ever learned about ballet. I actually lucked out and ended up having a private lesson because no one else showed up. I was a little intimidated at first, but as the instructor and I started working, I really started to feel at home at the bar again. My technique was off, but my love for ballet was still there!

I'm Back......

Okay, so I know I have been M.I.A. for awhile! But the past 8 months have been a little on the hectic side! Here are the "Cliff" Notes from the past few months:

• Had a beautiful baby girl!!!!
• Trying to figure out how to take care of the baby!!!
• Quit my full-time job
• Found a part-time job
• Had to learn some time-management skills with my new job
• Had a leak in my kitchen
• Had to have all of the hardwoods, a dishwasher, and a wall replaced.
• Helped planned my sister's wedding
• Chasing a crawling baby

So that brings us up to the present! I have missed writing and I finally feel that I am back to a place in my life where I can dedicate some time to it. Also, I make no promises that this won't become an e-shrine to Avery! :)

Lunch with 8-year old girls!

In my classroom, I run a mini economy. The students are paid to do their "job" every day. They earn $1 dollar for following directions and $1 dollar for completing their work. They also have opportunities to earn "bonuses" and they can be "fined". Once they reach a predetermined amount of money, they can earn certain rewards. My most expensive reward is to have lunch with me in my room (they can bring a friend as well). You can see why this one costs so much! :)


One of my students has literally been saving since the beginning of the year and finally earned enough money to have lunch with me. On Friday, she invited her friend and they came down to my room to eat. Here are some of the topics we discussed:


1) What are your 3 top favorite colors?


2) When is your birthday?


3) Why one of the girls does not like milk.


4) What is your favorite Girl Scout cookie?


5) What are your two favorite American Girl dolls?


Oh the things eight year olds come up with! I can't wait to see what Avery is interested in!

All we are missing is the baby!

After a long hiatus from the blogging world, I am happy to report that I am 38 weeks pregnant! That means little Miss Avery is allowed to make her appearance! I has been a rollercoaster ride. At 26 weeks, a mixture of frequent Braxton Hicks and a false positive test landed me in the hospital. But after a few weeks of monitoring and repeating the preterm labor test 3 times...it was determined that I was not in preterm labor! If only they would of consulted me...I would have told them that!

With all of that said and done, we got back to working on Avery's room! It came out adorable!Russ and I find ourselves hanging out in her room all of the time! Hurley has decided that she is moving in too! She is particulary fond of the rug and drags her stuffed animals in to play with them there!

So after all of the classes, buying all of the stuff we need, having wonderful friends who gave us wonderful showers, and completing her room...the only thing that is missing is her!

Truckin' along!

Russ and I have been busy getting the baby room ready for our baby girl! We successfully cleaned out the office/future baby room and (thanks to Russ's mom) were able to sell our stuff at a garage sale. After that, we purchased new office furniture and officially moved the office down stairs to the study.

After searching high and low and reading countless crib reviews, we finally purchased a bedroom set for the baby. The bedroom set includes a crib (which converts to a toddler bed, then a full size bed), dresser/changing table and a night stand.

Also, after endless internet searching, I found the crib bedding that was perfect! I wanted something that was a little on the modern side and definitely not frilly and overly girly! I know I am having a girl...but really...tool fabric for a bed skirt looks like there is a tutu around the crib.

Russ and I got to play Goldilocks and tried out many different gliders and finally found one that was not too hard and not too soft! It was just right...

We haven't decided on what color the fabric is going to be yet!

We are now in the painting stage and have decided to go with a nice beige for the walls. I will post some pictures soon!

As for our little girl! We had our 20 week ultrasound 2 weeks ago and everything looks good! She is definitely active and I am feeling her all of the time! I swear she is training for her debut as a mixed martial arts fighter. Even Russ has gotten to feel her kicks and jabs!

22 weeks down...18 to go!!!!

Goodbye Morning Sickness...Hello Backpain!

Russ and I went for a Nuchal Translucency test a few weeks ago. My doctor's office recommends this test which involves a Level 2 ultrasound to prescreen you and your chances of having a baby with Downs Syndrome or other congential defects. All of our test can back great and I presented with the lowest risk possible for any defects. Russ and I were very excited and got the best pictures from it!

Eventhough it was a little too early, the ultrasound tech made a guess that we are having a girl! Russ and I were estatic! She (hopefully!) was squirming around and was very active. I can already tell that she is going to take after Russ! :)

Baby Edelman!!!

It's official! Baby Edelman is due March 7th, 2010! Russ and I are so excited! I am 15 weeks pregnant and counting the weeks down till we meet our newest member of the family! So far, I have had a pretty good first trimester, but I am very excited to be moving into my 2nd trimester! Mornings have been rough, but overall I feel that I am lucky!

5 weeks 6 days

7 weeks

10 Weeks

We have a great doctor that has been wonderful! We have been lucky and have already had three ultrasounds. The baby was to small to find a heartbeat the first time, so she scheduled me for another ultrasound a week later. We then saw a strong heartbeat! At our next doctor's visit, the baby was still too small to hear the heartbeat using the doppler, so we headed back into the ultrasound room and we were able to see our baby waving hello! It was very cool!


We will keep you updated on our progress!