Busy busy busy!

Hello all!

We have been really busy these last few weeks. Kerry is doing a great job teaching the boys in school. Gabe is writing cursive really well, still working on our first few letters, but doing a great job. Otto kind of hates the writing part, but does well. I think it's because he has to sit still. :) They both are really enjoying science and social studies. They're getting really good at math too!

Kerry is taking a very intense class about Acts and Pauline literature. There is a lot of reading, so he's keeping very busy there too. He is also going to be coaching Gabe's little league flag football team this fall. He'll have 13 little boys on his team, and as of right now is the only coach. :) He'll do a great job I know. He has practice on Thursday nights and they'll have games on Saturday mornings. He's also getting ready for a sermon on Oct. 26 on the Holy Spirit.

The boys have also started Awanas again. Gabe is now in Sparkies and Otto is in Cubbies. They each have verses to memorize and activities to do to earn their patches. They go there on Wednesday evenings and have a great time playing with other kids and learning about God.

I am still busy teaching. Clinicals started a week ago, so I have 12 hour clinicals on Sundays until the end of October. (I'll be 35 weeks when I'm done). It's with a 2nd year group and I've had them before so it's enjoyable. I am teaching during the week too, but am taking Mondays off and will start taking Fridays off after I get check offs done in a week or two. I look forward to M, W and F because I can sleep in on those days. :) I'm also teaching 2 courses online for Kaplan, so 2 nights a week I have to have seminar (or lecture) online. Monday nights and Wednesday nights while the boys are at Awanas. Those classes will be over the week the baby comes in November. I was also asked by the part time group to be the faculty speaker at their pinning in December (2 weeks after baby comes). I was very flattered to be asked and am looking forward to doing it.

The baby is busy growing! He's still very active, but seems to be staying head down. I can feel his feet in my ribs and his head hits my hip when he has the hiccups (a common occurrence these days). I am starting to feel more uncomfortable. This guy seems a little higher than either of the boys ever were at this stage and he "feels" bigger. I guess we'll see. I might be surprised with a little fry, but we'll see. My next appointment is Oct. 1. Dr. B will be on vacation that week so I get to see his nurse midwife, which will be fun. I've been having some contractions, but nothing regular or too painful for too long. When I think that 8 weeks from this coming Wed we'll have a baby it seems really close. But then I think of all that is going to be done in the next 8 weeks...whew!

Well, I think that's a quick update on our activities as of late. Hope all is going well with everyone! We love you all.

--Erin

Baby Rosfeld pictures

Sorry about the white space around the pictures, not sure how to fix that, but you can see them anyway. :)



Yawning


Back of his neck


Grumpy face


Pursed lips



Grin

3D sono

Hello all! Sorry again that it has been so long since we posted. We have had visitors and started school in the past few weeks so it's been busy!!

Kerry's parents came to see us over labor day weekend. It was great to have them for a visit and the boys enjoyed seeing them (so did we). We were able to take them to the mountains for a day or so and enjoy so very cool weather there.

The boys started homeschool last week and are really enjoying it. Kerry is too. He's doing a great job. The second day of school Gabe asked when he was going to learn a new letter because he already knew the letter I. :) He did really well with his cursive writing too and math! We're keeping a little portfolio of sorts to share with family members who are curious about their progress and what they're learning. They're happy to show it off!

School for me started two weeks ago and it's been fast and furious! I feel like I'm barely keeping my head above water for right now and clinicals will be starting soon too. My long days are Tuesdays, but I enjoy what I'm teaching. I think it stretches me as much as it does the students sometimes. :) Esp. with pharmacology II.

We had our 3D/4D sonogram today. Everything looks good. The baby has big lips. :) He also as some little fat rolls on the back of his neck. We got to see him making some really great faces too, he grinned, he looked grumpy and he blew kisses. :)I'll try to make a slide show for you to see them all and will post the video to youtube this week. (I hope).

My parents are here now visiting and will be here most of this next week. It'll be nice to have them here, the boys sure enjoy playing with them. I think Kerry and the boys will be headed up to the cabin later this week to get some work and playing done. I'll stay here and work on school stuff this week.

We'll talk to you all later! We love you all and are counting down the days until the baby gets here. (10 weeks from Wednesday).

--Erin