The Promised Picture

Full Term! 37 weeks, 2 days!

Hello World!

Dear World,
We are 20 days away from Ryker's official due date! We are so anxious to find out when he will come! I know he'll most likely come late, which in the long run, will be a blessing because I need to get through student teaching, but I just want to see his face! I want to know what he looks like! I know that he will be such a cute little boy! :) Also, I've been getting things ready for the baby. Joe put up the crib that we were given. I've washed all his newborn and 0-3 months clothes. I also washed the covering on the car seat which was also given to us. Also, my in-laws are spoiling us like crazy! They got us some crib sheets, a super cute bassinet with a change of sheets, a crib bumper thingy. Also, Joe's brother got Ryker a little bouncy chair. He will be the most spoiled of them all! He already is, jeez. But we are so grateful for all that they have done and do for us. Also, we have been given great things from awesome family and friends.
Right now, my main focus is getting things ready for the baby and finishing my work sample. Really, I should make sure my work sample is done first, so that if the baby does happen to come, it will already be finished, and I won't have to worry about it. I can't help but do all this other stuff though. I am going to get the hospital bag ready, and Joe and I are going to an 8 hour birthing class tomorrow. We'll see how that turns out. HAHA. Complimentary breakfast, which is a plus! We are super excited for this baby, but we are super nervous. We want him to come now, but at the same time, we feel like we need more time! It's all in the Lord's timing though. We are so grateful for our many blessings! We truly have been blessed by our Father in Heaven! We'll see where life takes us after Ryker comes, and I finish student teaching! :) Which ends in 3 weeks. :) Oh, and I am going to put a picture of us up soon, so stay tuned!

Baby Shower! :)

The baby shower was amazing thanks to Shayla and those who helped her put it all together (Mom and JoAnn). We ate some great food, admired some super duper cute decorations, played some super fun games, and Joe and I opened some great gifts. We couldn't believe how much Ryker was spoiled by all our great family and friends. We thank you again and love you all!!! :D If you want to see more pics of the wonderful occasion, go to facebook. There is also a video of us opening the gift from Joe's parents. It was AWESOME. We had them on skype during the baby shower, too. So check it all out!Isn't this banner amazing?!?! Shayla, you are amazing!!! :D

Life- Not Just a Delicious Cereal

I am 34 weeks today. We can't believe how fast time is flying. Baby Ryker will be here before we know it! Today I had my appointment. Everything is looking good. I go again in two more weeks. That's when they start checking for dilation...then it's every week until the baby comes. I am so so nervous! We still have a lot to do to get ready. The lady that I am tutoring for gave us a crib, a car seat (looks brand new!), and some baby clothes. She has a 5 year old and two two-year-olds (twins). She had triplets, but the last one passed away at 6 months old. :( It has been great to get all this stuff! We just don't have any of it ready. Also, she is going through more stuff and giving me more on Monday. She has some boppy pillows and stuff like that. We're excited.
I am at my new school now. I am loving it. This school only has 500 students, so it is really small compared to most elementary schools. Dooley has been open since 1989; I always thought it was a new school, but that's because hardly anyone knows of it. It is nice because we get done at 2:11, but I do have to be there an hour earlier than I did at Smalley. It will be great because my cooperating teacher lets me rest my feet when I need to and things like that. And because I am in special education now, there are more opportunities to be sitting and resting than when I was in the third grade classroom. I miss my other students though. :( I'm hoping I can get through at least to the second to last week of student teaching before Ryker comes. It would be so nice because then I won't have to make up any school. :) We'll see what happens! We are super excited for the baby shower coming up next Saturday. We have a wonderful family who does so much for us! Thank you all!

WOE-UH!

I am almost 33 weeks. Yikes-a-bee! I can't believe how fast this time is going! We don't have ANYTHING ready!!! eeeek! This is my last week in third grade, then I move to Dooley Elementary to do special education! I can't believe I'm already halfway through student teaching! Crazy! I'll hopefully get an updated picture soon. If you want to see a recent one, go to facebook.

That's What's Up

Made it through the first two weeks of student teaching in the third grade classroom. Only four more weeks to go, then off to another school to work in special education. I was supposed to work in the resource room at the school I'm at now, but they found out that I was placed with 3rd and 4th and I really need to be placed somewhere in 1st-3rd, so I can no longer stay at Smalley after February 11th. They have to move me to a different school. Sadness. I can't believe I'm almost halfway done in this classroom though! Time is flying and before we know it, Ryker will be here! So much to do, so little time!

28 weeks and 4 days!

Little Baby Ryker is getting bigger! I am almost 29 weeks. Tomorrow I have to go in for my glucose test and get my Rhogam shot! This will be fun! (NOT!) Especially since I have to fast for 8 hours before I go in, and I can't go in until after student teaching, so I will be VERY hungry. Hopefully the shot won't be too painful either...it goes in my hip.... well, more like the love handle area so it shouldn't be too painful. Anyways, feeling ginormous and I know I'll be feeling a lot bigger than this pretty soon! Can't believe we're 11 weeks or less (not too much less hopefully) away from this baby being born! Yikes! :]