Tap, tap, tap...is this thing on?

Wow.

Last time I posted I was 20 weeks pregnant!

Now I'm 37 weeks pregnant!!

We're having this baby boy in 2 weeks!

What's that?? Yes! 2 more weeks!
He's scheduled to make his debut appearance on Monday, April 11, 2011.

I'm seeing lots of this....

Very little of these...

And I keep losing things...like this!

I am obsessed with things like this...

I didn't believe the rumors that the second child doesn't get the same sense of urgency and I still don't really believe that.  The problem is that even though I disagree with the sentiment, we haven't completely finished his room.

 Or officially named him! OMG!!! Poor kid!

But don't think he isn't already loved and cherished because he totally is.

We can't wait to meet him...just not yet! lol :-)
There's still more things to finish up.

So I guess I forgot to mention...

...that all sorts of things are going on around here.

We've had Father's Day

We've setteled into the house a little more

We've played around a little

School for Madeline is going well.

Work for Will is moving along.

Work for me is well...work!

Lately though, things around here have been a little rough.

 

I've been crying all the time and usually for no actual reason.

 

I just haven't felt well at all.

 

I've been exhausted but can't seem to get enough sleep.

 

My clothes don't fit even though I have lost some weight.

 

So we went to the doctor.

 

They ran some tests, took some blood, and talked to me.

Then they sent me home with all of these...

 

So that's why I feel off my game!

It's a boy!

An awesome palindrome

Hello Friday! It's a girls weekend, just Maddie and me! Things are still moving on and looking good. I saw this video on another blog I read and just had to share it with you....it is so inspiring! Best wishes for a great weekend!!

I think it's time for a hair cut...

...don't you?

Gloomy Days

Well here in sunny west Texas it hasn't been very sunny! We've had tons of rain in the past couple of weeks...I think they said we are almost at our yearly average and it is only July. This has made for some difficulty keeping little ones occupied! We've done some crafting, some game playing, some lego building, some music dancing, and a little bit of napping;)

Have a restful weekend!

Back on the horse?

Since my last post in April so many things have happened! It is crazy to think that we are finally settled together as a family in Odessa.

I was able to fly to Odessa for Memorial weekend and at the time had heard from zero schools about a possible interview and I was becoming pretty stressed. On Memorial day I received an email requesting an interview with Hood Jr High School in Odessa (which happens to be the jr high that I attended!) for a master teacher position. I flew to Dallas on Monday, put my portfolio together on Tuesday, flew back to Odessa on Tuesday night, interviewed on Wednesday and flew back to Dallas Wednesday night. I still had 2 more days of school/finals for my kiddos! I was pretty exhausted:) Wednesday evening I was contacted by my principal who told me that she had been contacted for my references! I was so excited!!! Later that evening I was called by my new principal and offered the position! So I have a job!!!!! I will have two weeks of training to prepare me for my new position. To say that I'm not worried would not be the truth, all I can do at this point is pray for confidence and guidance. I have only half joked that I hope I learn enough at training so that I actually have a clue as to what I'm supposed to do!

We have been working on getting the house into shape and I hope to post some pictures here soon!

A quick update

Well Madeline has been in Odessa for a little over 2 weeks and seems to be enjoying her new school. Right now she is getting to sleep in because her class is only in the afternoon. This is, however, making for a tired and cranky Maddie in the evenings because there is no time for a nap! Will's job is still going well; he's enjoying the work and the slower pace of life in Odessa. He has actually played more golf in the past few weeks than he has in the past year! Yesterday he and his dad, along with 2 other guys, played in the annual Trinity Golf Tournament. They shot a 6 under but the story is that they really should have been closer to 10 under because of the wind. Yeah right! Wind in west Texas??? (lol). I have been flying out there each weekend and that has been nice. We are definitely on the downhill swing of this semester. I only have 8 more weeks of school! Whoo-Hoo! (but who's counting?) We have found an amazing house to live in and we should close in a couple of weeks. It is an older home in an established neighborhood. It is definitely larger than we were looking for and it needs some love and attention, but we feel that this house could be our forever home. I'll post some pics when I get some that aren't trapped on my phone. Until then, here are a few shots of Madeline. If you look closely you might see that she's no longer a baby girl…she's definitely heading towards growing up.

(hello big eyes!)