Getting close!!

My intentions were to update this blog every week. Well with student teaching and keeping a house together that did not work! Oops!
So lets start again....
We have made it to 36 weeks! So exciting. I am sure most everyone knows by now we are having a BOY! I knew it was a boy from the beginning...have you seen my husbands side of the family! (This would have been the first girl in 20 years!) Hey maybe next time!!! :)
This pregnancy has been pretty good. Now that I am getting down to the end I am starting to feel it! He is sitting really low and is pressing against some stuff down there! UGH!
Here is a picture I took at 35 weeks:

I feel like I have totally popped out in the past 2 weeks. Also here are my 36 week stats:
How far along? 36 wks


Total weight gain: I have gained about 30 pounds
Maternity clothes? ummm yes! And some of those are becoming small.
Stretch marks? so far just a few on my hip..praying that is all i get!

Sleep: I have some energy but most of it is gone by 3:00. Good thing it is summer vacation!
Best moment this week: Seeing baby Khloe! This is Greg and Stacy Castleberry's baby. She made her debut Tuesday! Greg is Nathan's friend from a long time ago ( I think elementary school).
Miss Anything? Being able to go to bed and fall right to sleep.
Movement: tons! It's the best part of pregnancy! Love the hiccups too!
Food cravings: Not really

Food aversions: non so far!
Gender: BOY

Labor Signs: No thank you!

Symptoms: achy and sleepy
Belly Button in or out? so close to an outie! haha def weird lookin!!

Wedding rings on or off? off...hands and feet have been swelling a lot lately!

This has been a great time in my life! Nathan and I are getting excited and nervous at the same time! We are very excited to bring this sweet baby boy into our lives!
We are still waiting to reveal the name until he is born! So....don't ask! HAHA
I promise to update next week!

I leave you with this precious posting someone put on Facebook. Made me cry!

Goodbye to First Trimester!

Baby is the size of: A Sweet GA Peach

Symptoms: Starting to have MUCH more energy. I am still battling morning sickness but it comes and goes. Hopefully it will go soon!

Maternity clothes: Wore my first maternity shirt this week...thanks to my neighbor!

Sleep: Nothing great about this. Still up every 2 hours to pee.

Fun moments this week: Starting my student teaching. Really I wasn't too sure about this but it is great!

Food cravings: not really having any yet. I am loving being able to drink caffeine.

Gender & Name: Hubby and I have decided we are not discussing names until we know what the gender is for sure! Too stressful!

Weight gained: 1 lb last time I went to the doctor. I am sure that will change next visit!

Belly Button in or out: in

What I am looking forward to: Seeing our sweet babies face in July!

Reflections on the past week: I have more energy so I am able to do more things around the house. Hopefully I can do more with the babies room soon!

Hubby took belly pictures tonight and I will post those later. I have to find the computer cord! :)

Guess What.....

As many of you already know, the hubby and I are expecting a baby. My due date is July 14, 2012. I am going to try and update this every week or so. I also start my student teaching Monday so I am sure it is going to be crazy busy!!! But I love it!

Baby is the size of: a plum

Symptoms: having a few- getting up every 2 hours to pee at night, starting to get a little pooch, my boobs hurt

Maternity Clothes: loving the jeans and some shirts.

Sleep: I do love to sleep. I wake up late, take a nap and then go to bed around 9:30. I do see that I am not as tired as I was at first.

Fun moments this past week: Seeing our sweet baby on the ultrasound! It was awesome!

Movement: none yet!

Food cravings: The doctor said I needed to gain weight so I am trying to eat more! oh darn!

Gender & Name:We have no idea!!!

Weight gained: Belly button in or out: in

What I am looking forward to: knowing what the gender is!

Reflections on the past week: This week is my last week off from work. I start my student teaching Monday. I am going to be in a 5th grade math class. I am extremely nervous but excited at the same time!!! I am ready to be done with it all and meet my sweet baby!

GG

I love my GG!

Please pray for her. This morning I got a call that something had happened to her and the ambulance was being called. So I got my close on and headed her way. She lives in Cumming and there is a hospital not too far from her. She was taken by ambulance to Northside Forsyth. She was bleeding alot and had hit her head. The doctors are still trying to find out where the bleeding is coming from. Please pray for the healing of her body as well as the hands that are helping her heal.

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! This year I really took the time to remind myself what I am thankful for! I Love my family and friends! Very thankful for everything I have!

Ready or Not...

...School is starting tomorrow. I think for the most part I am ready. I have met most of my students at Open House. My room is set up the way it needs to be, and our Panda Patch is coming along great. This year our class will be called 'The Panda Pals'. Pandas are my favorite animal and so I thought, why not be surrounded by them all year long! I cannot stress enough how excited I am for this year to begin. I have so many exciting ideas for my students, and cannot wait to see them succeed! I will have the inclusion class again this year. Inclusion ranks very high on my favorites list! I have some cuties coming in this year! :)

My summer was very laid back and relaxing. Well minus the Swamp trip. Ok the actual trip, stay and company was great. The time spent in the swamp with the gators in a little john boat was not so much fun! Not my idea of fun anyways. To the people that go there all the time, they enjoyed it! I was doing ok until my hubby and brother in law decided to go fishing and it was feeding time for the gators. Well one gator decided he wanted to eat the fish, and bumped out boat to try and get it. Then I was done! I would love to go back next year but I think I will skip the boat part!
A couple of weeks later my grandmother, aunt and I went down to my other aunts house at Lake Oconee. We had some great chats and just relaxed. Then it was followed up with a baby shower for my cousin. Can't wait to meet little Peyton.
Our last trip was to Ellijay with the Cips. They invited us to come up with them over the 4th of July weekend. It was alot of fun. They are great people to be around in general. We also went tubing with Tony and Megan. That was nice and relaxing as well until hubby fell out of the tube and scrapped his back. He is nice and healed now!
Speaking of hubby, the highlight to our summer was that he just received the news that he has been put on the kidney transplant list. Of course there are mixed emotions with this but overall we are happy that this is finally happening. Please keep our family in your prayers.
Now that was a wrap up of our summer. We have been busy but also able to fit in some relaxation time. Now it is time to start full force this school year.
OHHHHH I almost forgot! I am graduating in December. I have FOUR MORE classes to take and I am ecstatic to no end. There is no more going to the Reinhardt campus because my classes are online. And they are special education classes at that. I have been wanting to take these classes and now I have the opportunity to! YEAH!!!
Well that was alot in one post! I am going to try and update this more often. Maybe daily....huh!
Enjoy your day and see you soon!

Update on Lucy...and the test!

Lucy is doing much better. After taking her to the vet, she was feeling better that day. It was so sad to see her pitiful and sad. I think Asher missed her playing and growling at him. He didn't know what to do as well!
Well Saturday I go to Johns Creek High School to retake the GACE II. I am so over this test already. I am looking forward to it so I can pass it. Today I am studying all day, with maybe a break for a manicure and pedicure! :) I will be reading all day and finding out about certain events that I am not too sure about!
Please pray for me at 1:00 on March 27th.
Now onto a fun filled week...