JOB!

Pat just got a job teaching Chemistry and IPC at Waxahachie High School for 2009-2010! WOO HOO!

OB Appointment

We just got home from the doctor's office and........1 cm and 50% effaced today! He predicts that I will deliver some time next week on my own and has scheduled me to come in for my next appointment Monday at 9:30 a.m. He said that he won't let me go over 40 to 40 1/2 weeks so that means he would induce if necessary and we should have a Georgia by Tuesday the 12th at the latest! He also said that he thinks she will be closer to 8 lbs...no surprise there I've always thought she would be big! I'll keep you updated!!!

I'm done...

So....GET THIS BABY OUT OF ME! I'm so done...I just need Georgia to agree and come on out. Thursday is my last day of teaching for the year and Heidi will be in town this weekend. I'm excited about both of those, but really...how much longer?

15 Days! Final Baby Shower, Lori's Baby, & OB Appointment

37 weeks!

We had an OB appointment today. He checked me and the good news is that he felt Georgia's head. This means that the placenta is out of the way!!! This means no C-section for that reason. The okay news is that I am at zero centimeters (not dilated at all) and 0% effaced (my cervix is still high and thick). He said this means my due date is still accurate as far as he can tell. Everything else was good. Strong, quick heartbeat and she is head down. He predicted her weight to be between 7 and 8 lbs, but she may be bigger if genetics has any role. I was born 9 lbs and Pat was over 8, so we'll see.

We got to visit Lori Bastardo (another formerly pregnant lady from work) and her baby Neythan at the hospital on Sunday. He only weighs 6 lbs and is so tiny, but perfectly beautiful.

Baby Neythan Bastardo
He looks so tiny in Pat's arms.

Last, here are some pictures from our shower on Sunday. The girls from Pat's clinic really out-did themselves. Everyone brought their dogs to play, we ate fajitas, and the gifts were amazing. Enjoy the pics!

19 days until I'm due

Can you believe that? In about 19 days I'll have my sweet little Georgia in my arms! I absolutely can not wait. It is really a strange feeling now. I'm extremely excited to see her, very ready to have her out because I'm getting pretty uncomfortable, a little scared about the delivery and hoping that I know all I need to in order to take care of her, and peaceful that all will go as God wants it to....all at the same time. Like I said, strange.

I have only 2 weeks of school left too. I'm going to miss my Madisonville girls, but at the same time I am so ready for something new. I haven't heard about any jobs yet, but I am hopeful that I can get a general ed job soon-ish.

Just FYI-I would like to know when all of you want "the phone call" to let you know I'm going to the hospital or she has been born. ASAP, in the morning, after she's here, etc? Also, please make sure I have your cell phone number if you want me to text you her first picture!

Job Fairs, Get Away, OB, Belly, and Bluebonnets

Our Dallas Weekend

Wow do I have some catching up to do on here! Since I updated last...I did some baby shopping with my good friend Mary and now I really feel like I'm ready for Miss Georgia to make her big entry into our home. Her nursery looks complete and her bassinet is all set up; all I need now is the baby! Pat and I also went to the Red Oak Job fair. It went pretty well, but they really didn't know about openings yet because they are re-zoning and re-budgeting. I suppose its always good to shake a hand and drop off a resume though.

Last weekend was the big-y job fair though, Midlothian! It went really really well for both me and Pat. We were 2 of the first 3 people in line, so we got to go right into the screening process. We both made it past the initial screening with a MISD board member and onto a short interview with an administrator. I got to talk to the principal from Vitovsky (they have like 4 positions, including a K and 1st) and the principal from Miller Elementary (that's where my friend from high school, Kristin Moulden works). They were both really nice and seems to like the things I was saying. Pat got to talk to admins from both of the middle schools and the high school. The high school teacher even asked if he would be willing to teach ag if the position became available! Fantastic! No offers/calls yet, but we think it's still early and we feel good with our leads from that fair.

After the MISD fair, we headed out to Arlington's job fair and can I just say that it was INSANE! It was a freakin' mad house...there were like over 1000 people there. We stood in line for quite a while, but then we had to go and get to our other plans for the weekend.

That's when our last get-a-way before baby started. I surprised Pat with a weekend away in Dallas. We ate at La Madeline's (on of my biggest cravings since I got pregnant..but there are none in Bryan!), got massages, went shopping, stayed in the hotel we stayed in our wedding night, and had dinner at La Duni in Dallas. We even got to eat lunch with my parents and Grandma and meet up with Katie Couser for coffee on Sunday. It was just what we needed and I think we are more connected and relaxed thanks to it!

Me and Leaf look very much alike after a long day's work.

So we have finished our prepared child-birth classes and breast-feeding class. I feel a little more ready, but how can you really "prepare" yourself for childbirth?!?

This past Tuesday, Pat took a trip to Stephenville and attended the Tarleton State U teacher job fair. He got to talk with lots of DFW districts and even got some pretty good leads in Cleburne, Cedar Hill, and Richardson! Yay, Pat!'

Tuesday I had my first 3 truly noticeable Braxton Hicks contractions...weird. It really kind of freaked me out, but I went to the OB on Wednesday and every thing is going fine. Her head is down and he said that she is quite long. Her little bottom is just below my ribs and her head is about 3 or 4 inches below my belly button. I guess she's getting her height from Pat! I go back in 2 weeks at 38 weeks. I don't know why, but I just don't think that we are going to make it all the way to May 7, but I guess that's up to Georgia!

Belly-Week 36:Notice the sunburn from my garage sale yesterday. It went great-got rid of a bunch of stuff, hung out with Shauta & Jamie, and even made over $100! WOW! Now that is a great day off if you ask me!

Bluebonnets & Belly:
After sleeping in, and getting some breakfast out at the Hullabalu Diner, we decided to get some pictures of us in the bluebonnets today. I am at 36 weeks along in these.