Happy Thanksgiving!

It is almost time for Thanksgiving. I am out of school and really happy for the break. Jason and I will be traveling home to North Augusta for a few days. It will be nice to see family and eat some yummy food. We hope that everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving!!!!

National Boards

As many of you know, I spent the entire school year last year working on my National Board Certification. It was a very grulling process that literally took the entire school year to complete and frankly was not a lot of fun, but I stuck through it. I got my scores yesterday, and it looks like I will be working on it some more this school year. I missed getting it by 4 points. I am really proud of all of the effort that I made to obtain this certification, and I am proud that I got so close. It still stinks that I have to continue working on it, but I know I can do this. So, hopefully next November I will have better news.

Latest Doctor's Appointment

Jason and I had our regular doctor's appointment yesterday afternoon. Everything went well. I feel fine, and Will is continuing to grow and develop as he should. We got to hear the heartbeat again. It was really exciting to be able to hear the heartbeat one more time. This was the first time that we have heard the heartbeat since about week 14 or so. Jason and I have been so lucky that we have been able to have an ultrasound at each of the other appointments...nothing has been wrong; I think they just spoil us since Jason works there. His heartbeat was strong and sounded wonderful. The doctor said that all was well, and I see him again in 2 weeks. After that we start our weekly appointments. Hard to believe, huh?

Updates

Lots has been going on since we have last updated the blog. My belly is continuing to get bigger by the day, Jason and I have finished all of our baby classes, and we are thinking that it is getting close to time to pack "the bag." We have also ordered the bedding for Will's room. It seems like everything is falling into place. Now I just hope that I can get my Christmas shopping done soon so I know that everything is ready.

Jason got to play with Will last night. While Will was rolling all around in my tummy, Jason would press on the side that he was on. When Jason would press, Will would roll to the other side. After a few minutes of doing this, Will finally started kicking at Jason's hand. We laughed, but I am sure Will was telling his daddy to quit bothering him.

We have also had 2 very nice showers. I am including some of the pictures from our first shower so that everyone can see an updated look at my belly. The shirt that I am wearing helps to camouflage the size of my belly so I hope you can get the full effect!!!!

Happy Halloween!!!!

Hello everyone,

I hope that you had a great Halloween. I know that I did, and I am about to prove it. Well on Friday night, we had some really cute kids come by and get some candy. But by 8:00 P.M. we decided to cut-off the light and have a little fun ourselves. I'll let the pictures do the talking.......


















WOW.....Keep on looking......

Birthing Class

Our all day birthing class was this past Saturday. It went really well. Jason and I learned lots of new information. We learned what to expect during each stage of labor, when to head to the hospital, and how to breathe when I am in labor. Jason learned several relaxation techniques to help keep me calm during the labor. We had the most fun when we got to practice the different breathing and relaxation techniques. Of course, it all sounded good at the time, but I know when the time comes, I will forget everything and probably panic.