He's almost here!!

Monday will be the big day unless he comes before then. I've almost made it all the way to the end. There have been days when I thought there's no way I can make it another day but here I am. I can't believe in 3 days I'm gonna have a baby. It still seems so unreal. My last Dr. update went well. She estimated his weight still being around 7lbs11oz. We'll see how accurate she is on Monday! I was at school yesterday for 11 hours trying to get everything ready for my sub. I feel sorry for her because I have some children in my class that are really hard to handle. But I'm sure she'll be fine. She might be wanting to pull her hair out by the time I come back. I will miss the kids but I'm so excited to be home for 7 weeks with my precious little baby. I can't wait! So I'm posting some pictures from the last few weekends. There are some from 3 weeks ago when Jared and I went on what we thought might be our "last" date for a while. But we've ended up going out alot since then. We just didn't know when Colt was going to make his appearance so every time we've gone out, we thought it might be our last for a while. Then there are some from labor day. We went to Jared's sisters house. I can't believe how huge I look in the picture! This will probably be the last picture I take before I have him.


Our "last" date (not really)



This is our cousin Sara. She's really excited to meet Colt on Monday



Isn't this the sweetest picture

They were trying to take a picture to compare out bellies but someone (I won't say who) was trying to suck in...

A few shower pics

Harmony, me and Amy at one of my showers

Lex and I at one of my showers

I'm about to meet my 22 babies for the year

So school starts in 4 days. I can't believe it's already here. I've been working so much gettting my classroom ready and lesson plans ready (which aren't ready yet). I have 2 more days to be at school to be ready. Organization is my weakness. I need someone that is really organized to come in and help me! Everytime I leave, I wonder if I'll be back (or out having a baby for 6 wks). So I try to leave my room as ready as possible. Hopefully it will be alot better on Saturday when I leave. So far I have 21 kids but I'm sure it will be at least 22 by the time those last minute kids enroll. I'm so excited and nervous. I know it will be a year full of excitment. Please keep me in your prayers as I start this year off being a teacher for the first time.

As for our little man that I'm carrying.... he's doing good. Getting really big. The Dr. estimated his weight yesterday. She said right now he's about 7lbs11oz. So I hope she's not right and the estimate is off a little. Cause I still have at least 2 wks to carry him! Next week she'll check to see if I'm anywhere near ready to have him. If my body seems ready, then she'll induce me a wk or so early. I asked her if she was gonna let me have a 10 pound baby. She just laughed! I dont think she realized I was serious!

There's so many new and exciting things going on in our life right now. We really need prayers for patience and strength to get through .... well i guess the next 18 years! lol

Busy, Busy, Busy!!!!

Well, I thought the summer would slow down for us. Was I wrong or what! Now it's almost August. I started some staff development this week. This whole summer, I've only had 2 days in my classroom to start setting things up. And both of those days I left thinking I hardly got anything done! So this week, I've been getting there early and going to my classroom every chance I get. It's slowly looking like a classroom (as opposed to a storage room). I'm still working at the bank. 3 weeks from today will be my last day. Then I'll use up all my vacation and possibly some sick time before I go on maternity leave. So hopefully in the next few weeks, I'll be able to get alot more done in my classroom as i take on less and less hours at work. I have mixed emotions. I'm so excited and nervous and anxious to start teaching and meet my classroom kids. Then when I go home and see my babies nursery, I get excited and nervous and anxious about meeting my baby. I know being a mom is one of the hardest jobs but I'm am so looking forward to being able to spend 6 weeks at home and not have to worry about my bank job or school. It will just be me and the little guy. I can't wait for that day to come! So I'm going to the Dr. every two weeks now. On the 27th, I start going every week. Everything is looking good. The past two times, she said he was in the perfect position to come out. So maybe he'll surprise us all and come a little early. She did say she would induce at 39 weeks which would be Sept 8Th. But I really want him to come on his own. I guess he'll come when he's ready. I can't wait! Nothing else is really going on in our lives. Jared's working very long hours at his job. Hopefully he'll slow down pretty soon. I know he's looking forward to the baby being here too so he can have a week off of work and just be with us. (He might be begging to go back to work if Colt keeps him up all night every night)! I'm having a shower this weekend so I'll post pics after that.

A few more pics that I should've posted a long time ago

Graduation Day


Our sweet new pup. He's not really a pup. He's 4 years old. So precious!

Our photo shoot today

We're still alive!

I know it's almost been 2 months since I've posted. Honestly, I've been enjoying only working one job. In our new house, we haven't bought a router so we can have wireless Internet yet. So we really don't get on the computer much anymore. When you take away the convenience of being able to be on the Internet anywhere in the house, the Internet seems to not be so important. We are doing good though.
Graduation was great. It's an amazing feeling knowing I finally accomplished something after working at it for so long! 4 days after I graduated, I got a job working as a first grade teacher at a school that's only about 15 minutes from our house. It's a title one school, meaning the majority of the kids qualify for govt assistance. So it will be a real challenge working with. However, i have a huge opportunity to make a difference in so many lives, so I'm very excited!
A few weeks ago we decided to get a dog. His name is Kit. We rescued him from a rescue shelter. He had been abandoned by his prior owners. He is a very sweet dog. He isn't a puppy. They think he is about 4 years old. He's mostly lab with some Chow mix. He is very shy around new people and we're not sure how he's gonna act around kids yet. So far he's only been around a few kids for a short period of time and he was very nervous around them. So we'll work with him and probably put him through obedience school. He is really the perfect dog for us because he doesn't require too much attention and he is pretty laid back. There's nothing like coming home everyday and him going crazy when i walk through the door. He gets so excited!
We made another step towards decorating the nursery. I'm starting to get nervous because we haven't done anything. And we only have 12 weeks before I'm due. I know it sounds like plenty of time but i know it will be here before I know it. So we bought the paint. And it's just sitting in his room ready to be opened. It's just finding the time when Jared and I aren't so tired from a long day at work. We will get it done though. My goal is to have it done before my shower on Aug 2ND.
I can't think of anything else major that's happened since I've posted last. I have lots of pictures to post but that will have to come later.
Oh one more thing... my last appt was on Friday the 13Th. He looks good and is growing. She said he's either gonna be a big baby or a long baby b/c he's measuring about a week and a half ahead. So I'm not sure if that means he'll be early or he'll just be really big. She assured me she won't let me deliver a 10 pound baby. My goal is to just get through the first week of school which is the last week of August. i at least want to meet my kids and let them know who their teacher is instead of them starting off with a substitute. So any time after the first week of Sept, he can come. I'm sure he's gonna come when he's ready. I'm such a planner, I have to come to the conclusion that I can't plan this time. We are getting very anxious though. We appreciate everyone that has kept us in the prayers and will continue to keep us in your prayers.
Pictures coming soon.....