Full Term!

We are officially full term now (37 weeks) so technically it could be anytime although I think it will be at least another week or two (hopefully not too much longer than that!). It's weird to think that each morning we wake up we can say "today might be the day." Crazy!

This weekend two of Jason's old roommates (Asa and Christy) got married to each other. It is really cute because they are high school sweethearts and have been together for so long! Other than that we are just finishing up our birth classes, going to weekly appointments and doing stuff around the house. This week we will be meeting with a potential pediatrician for Clara. I guess we have to see if we like her first! :)

37 weeks

The bride and groom

Groom's Cake!

24 days (more or less)...

This past week and a half we have just been doing stuff around the house and getting any last minute stuff Clara might need. I'm starting to think that even if "everything gets done" I will still not feel ready!

This past weekend we went to Austin and did some fun stuff around the city. I told Jason he had to take me some places since this would be the last time we will go out of town for awhile. He did a good job. :) We celebrated Father's day with Jason's family Saturday night at P.F. Chang's. On Sunday we went to my Grandma's house and saw my dad and ate good old Lockhart BBQ. Yum! But before we went to Lockhart, Jason took me to the Botanical Gardens and did a "photo shoot" of me. It was really fun and I was really impressed with how much he knew. There are a lot more pictures than these so if you want to see more just let us know!

Everything was great at our appointment on Tuesday. She said I was starting to "thin out" so it was nice to here that my body is starting to prepare for the labor process. Now it's just a guessing game of when she's gonna come!

36 weeks

My picture of Jason. Marie says he has Couvade Syndrome. HAHA

35 weeks

Everything went great at our appointment this week. She said that Clara was "perfect" and will be on the smaller side therefore being a good baby to get out for delivery. That would be nice! :) I'm trying not to get my hopes up though in case I go past the due date and end up having a big girl! She showed me where and how she was laying and how to feel for her head. It was so weird! I thought the head would feel smooshy for some reason but it was just this little hard ball. Right now she is head and face down so hopefully she stays that way!

Jason left for the high school camp in Florida this Thursday. I'm tired of him being gone! I miss him more each time he leaves. But I really wanted him to go for his senior guys.

Getting so close...

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34 weeks and end of school

I'm excited and ready to say that I officially ended my career in teaching this past week! Although I look back at the past 3 years as an awesome and enjoyable experience, I felt so ready to be done. This year was by far my best year though. Oddly enough, I was afraid it was going to be my worst because I had mostly boys in all my classes. But they proved me wrong because they ended up being my favorite group of students. And although I love them, I definitely will not miss all the teenage drama, hormonal outbursts and TAKS testing that comes with teaching high school. :)

On Tuesday some of my work friends were really sweet threw a small shower for me at school. And then on the last day we received a whole box full of gifts from all the volleyball girls and coaches. We have definitely been more than taken care of!

This Thursday night Jason will leave to go to Florida (with about 100 kids and 20 other leaders) for the summer youth conference. I have gone every year, but don't get to go this year for obvious reasons. It's been very bitter sweet for me because this will be my girls' last year to go. They are seniors now (and I started with them when they were freshman)! But I know God will do amazing things while they are there and that's all that matters!

34 weeks!!! Woo Hoo!

34 weeks

A girl at work made the cake

My freshman volleyball girls!

Some of "my children"

This pretty much summed up my year...all boys!

My room

And last but not least, my infamous cart. We went through a lot together. It was "my room" during my first year of teaching. I was a floater and had to push it around from room to room with all my papers, supplies and equipment for labs. I never took the decorations off from my first year. I didn't know if I wanted to hug it or break it into a million pieces this week as a farwell. I decided to keep it just the way it is for the next teacher... :)

33 weeks and Friends Shower

I think I had my most encouraging appointment ever last week. She was very complimentary and said that my weight, blood pressure and glucose results were all "perfect." It's funny how hearing stuff like that really makes you feel good when your pregnant (especially when you weigh more than you ever have in your life!)

This Saturday my best friends Amber and Christy, along with my mom, threw us an amazing shower! So many of our friends were there and it just reminded Jason and I how blessed we are with all the friends in our lives.

This week is the last week of school! I will look back and miss it but I am definitely ready for it to be over. I'm really looking forward to relaxing for a few weeks before Clara gets here!

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The beautiful hostesses. The shower was perfect!

Mommy and Daddy

The beautiful cake. My mom picked it out and was so proud.

The Grandmas

Friends!

My bump beats your bump. :) Jessica is exactly 8 weeks behind me with a little girl!

Jason was excited about the butt paste

From my mom of course

32 weeks

We had our first birth class this past week and we really enjoyed it. It was more of an intro to everything so we are both anxious to learn about how we are going to work as a couple throughout labor and delivery. The other couples in our class are having girls as well. It seems like everyone who just had a baby or is pregnant is having a girl! Jason and I have the earliest due date out of the three couples so we will probably be the first ones!

Jason and I didn't do anything really exciting this weekend. Just hung out and watched a few movies. We went on a "date" to the movies Saturday, he wanted to see Star Trek. :) Every time we do something like that, or are just driving to go eat somewhere, I try to savor every moment knowing it won't be just me and him much longer. We won't be able to just hop in the car at the spur of the moment and go somewhere. He's definitely more "ready" than I am. HAHA. He told me the other day that it seems like I've been pregnant forever and he just wants her to be here. And although I'm dying to meet her, I'm still loving being pregnant and have that "I'm not ready yet!" feeling.

We can't wait for our "friends" shower this weekend!

32 weeks

7 months and Jason's sailing trip

We are 31 weeks now (or 7 months)! Everything was great at our appointment last Tuesday, all of my tests came back normal. Yay! Clara is definitely getting bigger and running out of room because she has started kicking me in the ribs. She will also kick me so hard in the side that sometimes it hurts! I can't believe she's just gonna keep getting stronger.

Jason and I took a couple classes at the local hospital this weekend. The first class was on baby care and the second was on breastfeeding. They were very informative. :) We will be starting our birth classes this week as well!

I put some pictures up from Jason's sailing trip. He had a really great time even though there wasn't much wind most of the time. The scenery was really beautiful.

31 weeks

A picture from their 13 mile hike that took 5 hours

A dolphin!