Aug. 10, 2006 - Found a new dr. today
This town is so big that when we looked in the yellow pages to find a new ob there were probably 50 to choose from. I had no idea how to begin to pick, so we tried the one with the biggest full page add and went from there. They were able to get me in today and I had all of my records from GA faxed over before the appointment, so that's settled. They did another ultrasound just to check things out and all looked fine. He checked on the sex and didn't see anything that would indicate a boy, but said it could still just be too early to tell. They will do the official ultrasound where they take the measurements in two weeks, and maybe then we'll know something for sure.
Other than getting that taken care of today, not much has been going on. We went to the library again this morning and I grabbed some more books to keep me busy for a while and our first Five in a Row book to begin our school year next week. I got most of the planning for the week done already. We won't be able to order the rest of our materials until probably next week, but we certainly have enough to get us started. The kids have been playing hard every day and sleeping very well at night. It was 97 degrees today, so it's hot outside, but not intolerable. They come in fairly often and drink LOTS of water, and we've started putting sunscreen on them in the mornings after we noticed them getting some pretty pink cheeks. This warm weather will be very appreciated in January when the new baby arrives!
All of the neighbors on campus are very nice and we've become friends right off the bat. The couple next to us is young and was with YWAM for 8 years and will be going to Mexico full time after language school. They have boys ages 2 and 4. The other couple next to us is around our age and sold their 1000 acre farm in Kansas to go full time to the mission field in Mexico. They will only be here until January and then they'll head down there for further training and begin their work. They have two boys in 1st and 2nd grades. Another very nice couple we've met have 4 boys. We plan on starting up a homeschool support group here on campus since all of the families homeschool, so that will be nice. Luckily the town has a big support group of it's own to get involved in, though, since the kids would love to actually have some female friends! There is one little girl who is 6 here that Madison and Emily have been playing with, and another who is 12 who Katie and Faith have been spending time with. At least they aren't completely alone! I look forward to finding a good church program for them to make some more friends at in the coming weeks as well.
That's about it for now! All is well and we're enjoying our final few days off before classes and homeschooling begin!
