Well, once again, it's been forever since I posted. My bad, you guys.
Let's see.... what's newsworthy around here.... let me think....
Oh yeah, I'm having a baby in under a week. So, there's that!
The abbreviated update is this. My pregnancy has been 98% uneventful, James appears to be healthy, active, on target for all the things they check to see if a baby is on target for, etc. About two and a half weeks ago, we had an ultrasound and found out that our little charmer is breech (upside down). So... this means that the natural, unmedicated birth that I had been planning, is a no go, assuming James doesn't flip. We've had weekly appointments since then and nothing indicates that he has turned or is likely to turn. So, at this moment, we're scheduled for a c-section on Monday the 15th at 5pm. That's 4 days away!
Now, they will do one final ultrasound just prior to the c-section to confirm that he's still breech. If he's not, then I suppose it's possible that we could (a) go home hoping he stays head-down and labor starts on its own sometime soon or (b) induce labor because dang it, we came here to have a baby.
At this point, I'm just kind of "over" making plans or choices on this subject... so, in a way, even though it's not PC at all, I'm kind of hoping that the c-section goes as planned, just because at this point I'm against surprises. I really don't want to induce labor just because "well, we're here....." but I know I'll be heartbroken if we leave the hospital on the 15th baby-free.
Let's see... in non-directly-pregnancy-related news. It's August in Texas, which mean's it is HOT. In fact, if we hit triple digit temperatures today, it will be the 41st consecutive day that we've done so. The current standing record is 42 days, which was set in the summer of 1980.
Being the competitive person that I am, I'm hoping we break the record... I think it's good Baby Book material. ha
Unfortunately for my record-breaking dreams, it's overcast today and we have the best chance of rain we've seen in a looooong time. So, while I'm secretly crossing my fingers that the temperature spikes again this afternoon... well, we'll see.
In other news... (reading through my last entry to see what may merit an update)...
Andrew officially graduated from SMU back in the spring!
And yes, as the picture would indicate, his Master's Degree is PAID for (as of sometime back in February or so) which is a fabulous feeling.
So, this coming school year, Andrew will be splitting his time doing a number of things including taking a GRE prep course, the GRE itself, sitting in on a couple of classes at SMU that his favorite professors are gracious enough to allow him to be a part of, working on PhD applications, and hopefully doing some kind of part-time work yet TBD.
As for me, I'll be on maternity leave for the first 6-7 weeks of this school year, and then it's back to the daily grind. I'm hoping to make a few small changes to the way I run the choir program that will allow me to be family-focused but without making any kind of huge impact on the Choir Experience, blah blah blah. I'm all about working smarter, cramming as much into the actual school day as possible, and limiting the extra commitments I make before 8am or after 4pm. Some "extra" things like the school musical, sixth grade honor choir, tutorials for Solo & Ensemble or All-Region, pop choir, etc. may get chopped or at the very least, modified.
I would be amiss if I didn't mention that all this is being made possible by my parents, a.k.a. Pattio and Daddio/Daddy-o. They arrived here in Texas yesterday and signed a 10 month apartment lease about a half mile away from us (driving distance... in reality, if I yelled really really loud, they just might be able to hear me if they were listening from across the creek). So, they are our ultra-generous day care plan for the 2011-2012 school year. We are super blessed that Mom and Dad were willing and able to make this big shift for our benefit!
I'll try to post another time between now and baby... but we'll see if that happens. No promises!
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