30 weeks! Only 10 more to go!

We have reached 30 weeks, which makes it that much more real that we will have a baby soon! The baby is around 3 lbs now and approximately 15.7 inches long (the size of a head of cabbage). He is still very active and has been kicking me as I create this blog (it is basically bedtime for me, which is the time when he tends to be most active).

Here are the happy parents-to-be! Shelley took this picture last weekend while she and Vicki (Grandma Zusman!) were visiting. We only have one other set of pictures of the two of us that my mom (Grandma Lucken!) took when she visited, so it was nice to get an updated one!

Steve is celebrating being done with teaching for the semester, although he still has a lot to do (i.e. grade) before he can move on to summer projects. I still have three and a half weeks left of teaching. My students ask me many questions about pregnancy and are excited for us! The faculty and secretaries have been very sweet as well, making sure I'm doing well. And thanks to Mr. Hunt (Bill, my student teacher) for giving me the opportunity to sit and relax during class when he teaches.

A Surprise Baby Shower!

Yesterday (4/30/08) I was surprised with a baby shower held by my Latin III students! I was brought to a classroom during lunch where I found a little party to celebrate our little baby! It was very sweet and thoughtful of them - I can't believe I had no idea what was going on. Apparently, all of the secretaries and many faculty members knew about it! The students brought in cupcakes, which you can see in the picture. from a bake shop called "The Cake Artists' Studio" and they were amazing. One was chocolate mousse with raspberry filling and the other was strawberry shortcake - they were decorated with baby booties, rattles, and roses. They also had party trays with veggies and fruit and there was sparkling grape juice.

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Here are the gifts that some of the students bought for our baby boy! If you cannot read the two onesies, one has a rhino and says "Tough Guy" and the other has mommy and baby elephants and says "Bundle of Joy".

Steve with the banner that they had in the classroom. They also had balloons for decorations and they drew a picture of a baby in a bassinet on the chalkboard.

Here is Steve enjoying the cupcakes! They were very tasty.