Our last bit of news (this is a BIG  reward if you have read this far) is that we are PREGNANT! I am 14 1/2 weeks now, and determined to end the whole queasy phase any day now. The official due date is 10/September, but I don't put too much faith in those as both of my kids completely ignored them by at least a week.  I have been able to participate in everything at school so far. I do have to give up much of acrobatics, but I hope to still go to class and participate in whatever way I can. My teacher, Ken, said I could always come and roll around (you have to imagine a big burly motorcyle south london wise ass saying this and it is much funnier).  My tummy is getting quite big now (causing the midwife to ask me, "do you have twins in your family?") and I am wearing my last pair of what were once incredibly baggy jeans. I also had the glorious experience of going to buy cup size C bras!! This was a big deal for me as a former barely AA girl.
I'll try to answer the most frequently asked questions:

1. Forrest and Maya are both thrilled- they are both hoping for a little sister. Forrest insists that he can hear her singing to him when he puts his ear on my belly. Maya has Naming Rights, although Roblin and I get final approval.

2. We have no idea where we will have this baby. We are waiting to hear back from all the university jobs Roblin has applied to (all over the USA) and there are also some possibilities here. And there is a chance we may be back in Juneau. We'll be sure to keep you posted!
        **I won't be back teaching, however. I have to turn in my letter of resignation- I asked for an additional year of leave (since the baby is due in September and I can't imagine working, then stopping, then having to go back when the little one is only 2 weeks old as that is all the leave i would have accrued) but was turned down so I must resign.

3. We are going to have a "surprise." We have our ultrasound appointment Monday 17/March, but don't plan on finding out if it is a boy or a girl. We will find out if there is more than one in there though! Oh goodness...

4. We decided this past summer that we really wanted one more child. We've been blessed by two fantastic kids and we really love being parents, so we thought, since we can, let's have one more little person join our family.

5. Everything has been going well- I have been feeling pretty morning sick in both the mornings and evenings, but try to remember that this means the baby is healthy and growing. I now qualify as an "older pregnancy" but certainly not that old- i'm only 38! And I'm definitely more fit than I've been in several years, so we're hoping for another fairly easy pregnancy and hoping for a VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean— forrest was an emergency caesarean). That does rule out having the baby in Juneau, however, as they don't allow that there (arg!).

6. My classmates have been great- very supportive and super excited.


I hope that you are all well, and, as always, I love hearing from you and catching up on your news.
I'll leave you with some photos...Love to you all!

Cheers,
Ellie