Congratulations to our friends Jon and Michelle! Michelle delivered a perfect baby girl yesterday, Talia. Talia joines big sister Salix and big brother Acer, who I'm sure are very, very excited to meet their new baby sister. Yay for babies!

It looks like Kris isn't going to be coaching this fall after all. His offer had one condition - that nobody within the school district stepped forward to say they wanted to coach. Guess what - two people did and now Kris is out. Darn! I'm sad for Kris. I think he would have loved this coaching position. And I'm sad for Annika. I think she would have loved some time each day to play with new friends. The only person benefitting from this is me. Now I don't have to try and find childcare for Annika. But I'm sad too. I want Kris to coach. I know he really enjoys it. Hopefully next year he can find a position.

Last night Annika and I attended the Fall 2006 CAbi hostess preview party. The clothes are amazing again this season. I only tried on a few pieces because, well, I'm hoping to not be able to wear any of them this fall. I do think this will be one of the last CAbi events Annika will be attending though. It's not that she was bad, it's just that she was busy. She didn't want to sit still during the presentation and she was all over the place during the trying on. Luckily for me there was another girl there (about 11 or so?) who took a liking to Annika and followed her all around the house (and even took her outside) so I could participate in the evening. I have two CAbi shows this month (one at Lisa's and one at Amanda's) and one in October (at Krystle's) and I'm not sure if I'll bring Annika to any of them. I may need to find babysitters.

Last night on the way to the CAbi show, Amanda was pointing out to Annika all the electrical sub-stations along the road. (Yes, we are geeky engineers, to the core.) Annika, being the little repeater that she is, would say sub-station back to Amanda. Amanda was so proud and was telling Annika that she was teaching her all the important words. Right after Amanda finished saying that, Annika looked at her and said "Auntie Krystle?" Well, Krystle thought that was the greatest thing ever and told Annika that yes, "Auntie Krystle" is a very important word. It was hilarious. Annika also likes to point out all the motorcycles and big trucks to us as we drive. We were following two motorcycles down the road and when we reached our exit, we all had to say good-bye to them.

Less than three weeks until my next doctor appointment! The 23rd can't get here fast enough. I'm hoping to be able to feel the baby move by then. I don't think this anxiousness is going to go away until I hear the heartbeat again and I can feel the baby move. I keep trying to assume all is well and when the anxiety flares up I focus on breathing deeply and trying to consciously relax. I can really get myself worked up sometimes. Kris thinks I'm insane, I'm sure. I'm still not feeling 100% yet. I still need to eat something every couple hours to keep the yuckiness at bay. And I'm still having some food aversions but it's funny how they come and go. One day I'll be able to eat pizza and the next just the thought of it will make me want to vomit. This is a good sign, right? That all is well?