YIKES! It's been over a month

We've had quite a bit of news over the last month, but somehow blogging about all of it has not been a priority. We'll try to catch you up.
Last week was about as chaotic as life gets at the Cherian house. Philip was gone to Leavenworth for an Amazon leadership training for the whole work week. Ghee was prepping for report cards and conferences and school. Poor Juan was a neglected little doggie. Of course, the week continued to be crazy as we moved into the weekend. We started and finished our childbirthing classes. We chose to take the cram session--Saturday and Sunday from 10am-4pm. It actually ended up being 10am-5pm! Although, we found it extremely beneficial and learned so much, by the end of the second day we were drained. We took the course at UW Medical Center which is where we'll be having the baby. A tour of the birthing center was part of the process so we got to see the rooms where it'll all take place and then the post-partum rooms where we'll spend a couple days when it's all over. Other than a couple graphic videos, the class was pretty clinical. We were slightly disappointed that there was little opportunity to connect with other classmates, but we liked the instructor.
After a long day of classes, we attended an Amazon dinner party at a friend of Philip's. We couldn't believe that the party didn't even start until 8pm and when we arrived at 8:30, we were some of the first to get there. By the time we left at 11, things were really just getting going. Pregnancy has exhausted us both and we can't believe what a couple of party poopers we'll be once the baby is born.