Fall

I think fall is finally here! It has rained here for at least a week straight. Wrigley and I are going crazy not being able to go on our regular walks. I think we can squeeze one in this evening as I think the rain has stopped finally! Baby Bishop continues to grow. I can't believe I am almost half-way through this. I am 19 weeks! We will find out TWO weeks from today if it will be a sweet little girl like it's mommy or an ornery little boy like it's daddy. We can't wait. At first we weren't sure if we were going to find out but have definitely decided we want to know! Our furniture is in, we just have to pick it up and I am going to order the bedding after we find out. Then we can begin painting and all that fun stuff! I have not felt the baby move yet but I got to thinking, I wonder if you actually have to sit DOWN for that?! I am still on the go nonstop but keep telling myself I need to slow down. I will be going back to Iowa three weeks from today and I can't wait. I love fall in Iowa and I know there are people ready to rub this growing belly! They are all going to be surprised when they see my rear end is larger than my belly :) HA, no one ever told me that your butt has to grow to balance out the belly! Is it that it HAS to happen or that I enjoy oreos and milk duds too much?! Oh well, it will all be worth it. Here are a few pics of the belly and one of our "baby" (he is going to be in for quite a shock in a few months) Happy Fall Y'all!

Ryan is ALWAYS asking me to take pics of him and Wrigley cuddling. They are pretty cute!

Wrigley LOVES to lay in laundry right after I get it out of the dryer. He tends to roll around in it as well. I came back in the living room after going to dry my hair and this is what I found. I could NOT stop laughing and I think I embarassed him because he would not look at me for a long time afterwards. Hilarious! Um, if you can't tell, those are Ryan's briefs!

Pic before church. I am trying to find a place in the house I can set the timer and take pics of myself. Ryan seems to think it is silly to take so many pictures so I will just have to take some myself :)

This was today at school. I wore leggings for my FIRST time ever.

Back to School!

This baby belly is growing! The first pic I took of myself on my way to workout. The next pic is of me with Emma. You can kind of see my belly there. And the last pic Ryan took in our bathroom. It is a pretty good one of baby Bishop. I am a little over 16 weeks along. Going back to school was tough. I LOVE my kids, they are a really good group but it is awfully tiring. My kids don't realize there is a baby in my belly yet but once it starts growing more, I am sure they will wonder! I was exhausted by the end of the week and so excited for the weekend. Ryan's parents were here all week and left this morning. We had a relaxing time with them. On Friday night, our friends Gene & Susan came over. Their little girl, Emma is hilarious. I have some great footage of her dancing, laughing and checking out baby Bishop. She points to my belly now and says "baby". We enjoy her entertainment. Have a great week!

Emma Dancing!

She is cheering herself on!

Checking out baby Bishop!

Her laughing sounds like a wind-up toy!

End of Summer!

The Girls Shopping!
All of us (minus Ryan taking the pic) after a HUGE meal at Posado's!

My Sweet Mom!

My Amazing Family!

Us Girls!

Well, the summer has oficially come to an end. I started back to school this past Monday and the kids come next Monday. I am every bit anxious to meet my kids and their families but SO sad to be leaving my daily schedule of working out, laying by the pool, napping and relaxing all evening. I have been extremely tired at the end of these long staff development days. I am missing those afternoon naps! My family came to visit a few weeks ago. We had a wonderful time walking, going to the pool, shopping and eating yummy food! I was sad to see them go. Baby Bishop is almost 15 weeks now. The books say that he/she is the size of a lemon :) We are still undecided if we are going to find out if it is a boy or a girl. If we do decide to find out, it will be at the end of September! Back to school I go...

Baby Bishop!!!

We can't be any more excited to announce that Baby Bishop will be born around Valentine's Day. I am about 13 weeks and have been feeling wonderful. I have been SO lucky and not been sick at all. We found out at the beginning of June and get more and more excited each week. We were not able to find out the sex today, she said it was too early. She wouldn't even make a guess. Ryan says he could tell it had male parts though :) We will see at 20 weeks. I go back to school on the 17th. This summer has been a very relaxing summer. My last one like this for a long time :) Thanks for reading!

Summer 2009

I have finally decided to enter the "blogging" world. We have had a fun, relaxing summer this year. I went back home for two weeks to enjoy family and friends. I had my 10 year reunion, crazy how time flies. We have had a hot summer here in Texas. I have one more week of summer break before school starts back up! I am anxious, excited and nervous all at once. Stay tuned for more news to come!