Kristen and I are now in the throes of Spanish class.  I started a couple of Mondays ago in a class that will allow me to top off.  In other words, my classmates and I already have some Spanish.  Kristen started on Monday in a crash “conversational” Spanish class.  Her class only has 3 people, including Kristen, which ratchets up the pressure.  There’s no place to hide!

After only a week or two of Spanish, we’re already getting confused on which language we should be using when we talk to each other or other people.  The other day I was watching Lost, and when a Korean lady opened her mouth I completely expected her to speak Spanish.  It’s getting really weird.  Kristen woke up this morning with random Spanish phrases repeating over and over and over again in her head.  There’s no escape!!

Due to the scheduling of Spanish classes, our schedules are completely opposite.  Meaning, I’m in class from 8-10 and then have 2 hours in the lab.  But Kristen’s in class from 10-12 and then goes to the lab and back to class, which means we get to see each other for about 15 minutes the whole day, even though our classes are right beside each other.

We’re both enjoying our classes.  It’s quite different from taking Spanish in high school/college because we know that every word we learn is directly applicable and necessary to our survival in Bogota.  Which increases the pressure, but also makes the classes more worthwhile.

On to baby news.  Kristen had a couple of weeks of no contractions, including during our travel to Austin for Bo & Leigh’s wedding, which we were so thankful for.  Now that she’s needing to walk across the campus and take multiple flights of stairs, they have returned.  We go to the doctor on Wednesday, and we’re hoping the doctor won’t recommend bed rest until her Spanish is done in 7 weeks.

As you can see from our baby tracker, we’re less than 90 days until he’s due.  It’s been really, really, really cool to see Kristen’s belly grow and feel and see Jackson move.  Kristen has been saying for several weeks that she can tell he’s rolling or moving instead of just kicking.  And recently I’ve been able to tell the difference as well.  It’s hard to believe that there’s a little person in her tummy who can do all those things!