Getting Down to the Finish Line!

We are finally nearing the end! I am now 36 weeks pregnant (though I measure 37)! We have had discussions with my doctor about inducing, so we expect to welcome Breck to the world 3 weeks from today - unless he wants to come before then which we would love! Let me tell you - I have learned that not only is it miserable to be HUGE pregnant during the summer, it is beyond ridiculous in Texas. We have had two weeks of 100+ weather with Thursday reaching 108! So I am trying hard to limit my activity and stay indoors as much as possible. The problem is that it is getting to be that time of year when we have staff retreats, conferences, teacher meetings and school starting up. And did I mention that I had to move classrooms again? Well...I moved very little - poor Brian was the one doing the heavy lifting - but the worst part is that they do not run the air conditioner at school during the summer. And with us both working summer school, we had to go there in the afternoons and move a little at a time. It got to the point that I could handle an hour or so and then it would take me two days to recover from the effort and heat exhaustion. After seven separate trips, I think my classroom is finally tolerable. It's not decorated or quite as organized as I would like, but I have learned a valuable lesson - I cannot do everything. At least right now it is more important for me to take care of myself and Breck than make everything perfect. For the type-A personality with perfectionist tendancies, that is a hard lesson to learn. The great thing is that summer school afforded me the opportunity to work out my lesson plans for the first six weeks so that a sub is ready to take over with very minimal preparation. That is a huge load off my shoulders, so I feel like I can relax and enjoy these last few weeks without stressing out about school. I have my to-do list still of minor things to take care of before Breck arrives, but they mostly consist of little things around the house.

I am officially to the weekly appointments phase and at Wednesday's appointment, the doctor confirmed that Breck has turned (yippee!) but has yet to engage (for those not in the know, that just means that his head hasn't decided to work its way into my pelvis). This little boy is such a wiggle worm that the doctor was laughing out loud as she tried to listen to him. She said that is often an indication of a smooth delivery but watch out for the fun afterward with such an active little one! Right now, she is just estimating height and weight (around 20 inches and 6 lbs) but in two weeks she will do a final ultrasound to determine the final birth weight and height. The only hiccup in the plan for the next few weeks is that Brian is already full-swing into football. It makes it so much harder for him to come to appointments, let alone try and figure out what to do about Breck's birth! Needless to say, he will not be riding the bus with the boys so that if he gets a call during game time, he can get to the hospital faster. We are excited that we both get to take off 6 weeks and spend with Breck, but this is a bit more complicated for Brian. It's not like he can just not show up for 6 weeks of football, so though he doesn't have to teach, his time with us will be split between practice, meetings and games. It's still better than him missing out on 10 weeks of his son's life completely!

Just Between Friends - Part 2














Unfortunately, I was tortured at a conference all week so I missed out on getting to go with friends to the Just Between Friends sale when the doors opened at 1pm on Wednesday; however, waiting until the evening meant Brian got to come with me and experience the madness. By the time we got there, there was still tons to look at, it just was apparent that the best stuff was already gone. I think we still made out well. And somehow we walked away with more clothes! I truly don't believe this child will ever wonder what to wear. I didn't intend to buy much as far as clothes go, but the week before we spent $18 on a cute little jacket and pant outfit at Babies R Us, so when we found tons of similar outfits for $3 or so, we figured that it was best to go ahead and stock up on warmer winter things. We stuck to the 6 months or less sizes just because we don't know how quickly he will be out of that size. I would hate to assume that when he is wearing six months, he will actually be six months old and buy short-sleeve spring outfits based on that. Of course, as I'm laying everything out to take inventory, Breck's pup decides she has to be right smack in the middle of it all (though she does look adorable in the picture). Oh and if you can't tell, in the back that is a little Tigger rocking animal - too cute! So for $141, this is what we walked away with:

• 4 onesies
• 1 sleeper
• 1 pair pajamas
• 8 jackets
• 16 pairs of pants
• 11 shirts
• 1 sweater
• 1 bouncy seat (a steal at $5!)
• 1 Tigger rocking animal
• 1 dinosaur ball toy

I can't wait to return in the spring when Breck is actually here, and I know what size he is wearing. Thanks again to my parents for giving us some cash at our baby shower so we could shop away at this incredible sale!