39 wks

Yesterday was our 39 week checkup at the doctor and everything was good! Teagan's heart rate was at 138 and she was moving all around. My blood pressure was good and I am dilated 2.5 which is progress from last Thursday's appointment. My cervix is still posterior (too high) and we will go into the hospital at 5pm on Tuesday the 16th to spend the night and take a medicine to "soften my cervix." This medicine is supposed to last for 12 hours, but in some cases has sent others into labor soon after so Teagan will either be here the night of the 16th or early on the 17th!! If she is born on the 17th that day is very special to Adam and I because 4 years ago June 17th he proposed to me in New Mexico! We can't believe her birth is only 4 days away now! Today is Adam's last day with Bank of America for 2 weeks! We have all weekend and Monday to spend together and go on dates before the big day Tuesday! We are so excited for this little girl to turn our world upside down!

Waiting Patiently

Well, school is out for summer and this year flew by! It seems like just the other day I was getting my classroom ready for my first year in McKinney ISD!!



We were telling family and friends we were expecting a baby- which seemed so far away at the time! Now we are only days away from her birth instead of months and weeks!! Adam is going crazy- he cannot wait for Teagan to get here! I am doing good and still feeling great! If all my pregnancies go as well as this one I would love to have 3 or 4 kids!! :o) I'll come back to that comment after the delivery and see if I still feel the same way!


Everything around the house is ready.


My nesting is pretty much over. I finished up organizing and labeling the game room closet yesterday. Adam was not too excited to see all my scrap-booking things, including an open bottle of glue (I did a little scrap-booking as I went along with the organizing) on the pool table. I was very careful and we had no glue spills! I feel much better getting that closet done and now... we still wait.




The hospital bag keeps getting rearranged and I removed some things but only to add others that I decided might be better.


My plans for this week are thank you notes, thank you notes and thank yous!! I have some done but lots more to go! My Mom also bought Teagan the cutest baby book so I am going to buy some calligraphy pens and fill that out as much as I can before her arrival!



Adam has had a relaxing 3 days off ("storing up his sleep" as everyone keeps telling us to do) and he will play golf tomorrow morning. We are planning on a movie tonight! Enjoying our time together as much as we can! Bella also getting in her Daddy time.


Tomorrow I am meeting a couple of college friends, who were also in our wedding, that I haven't spent nearly enough time with while being pregnant. They are coming to see the nursery and then we are grabbing lunch!

Happy summer - We will keep you posted!!

3 day weekend!

YAY!! 3 day weekend! We just got done with our childcare and CPR class at the hospital! It was a good class and I am glad we went. It was helpful and gets us that more excited for Teagan's arrival! Adam had 3 soccer games today- a tournament. We compromised and he attended the morning game at 9 and showed up to the class at 10:30. He hadn't missed anything I couldn't tell him about :o) Then we stayed until 3 and he missed the 12 o'clock game but made it to the 4 o'clock one. If they win this one then they play tomorrow.
It's been raining on and off today but no storms. I am about to go lay down and try to fall asleep. Yesterday was the school baby shower given by my room mom's and the students loved it! They liked for me to read ALL of the cards I opened and they "ooo and aww'd" at the clothes and cute blankets we received! They made a book for me dedicated to Teagan called "What I Like About Mrs. Colberg." I LOVE IT! They really worked hard on their sentences and words. The pictures they drew of me and of Adam- even one of Teagan with one tooth, are adorable! The cover and back are black and white polka dots to match my classroom and there is a picture of them all waving to the camera on the front. They did this with one of my students mom's (who has also been my substitute all year) one day when I was absent. Very sneaky! I posted a couple of pictures from the shower. The cake was perfect and the kids were sweet during the whole thing. I am so happy to be at this school with these amazing parents that have become great friends! God works in wonderful ways. Not only am I thankful to be so close to home but also by surrounding me with so many great teachers who are mothers that love to share advice and genuinely care about how I am doing and how they can help! I hope to be a blessing in someone's life just like they have been a huge blessing in mine.

Doctor Appt. and Massage

Today we had our first official "cervical check." I am 1cm dilated and 60% effaced!! She is making progress...
Adam is great about making it to the appointments. He was excited to hear what Dr. Sara had to say! She called Teagan "A Little Peanut" saying I had a lot of fluid and she still has room to wiggle- which she does often! She guesstimated her at not quite 5 lbs. If we make it all the way to 40 weeks gaining 1/2 a pound a week, she'll be around 7. It'll be interesting to see how good her guess is!
Teagan has to hold off until after Friday which is her last baby shower given by my wonderful room mom! The students and their parents will attend! I'm looking forward to it! Some of the kids are having a hard time keeping their gifts a secret! It's too cute.
Adam and I have all of Teagan's things washed and organized! We learned a ton about batteries last night at Target while trying to find batteries for the bouncers, toys, noise things, etc. It was fun! Did you know the number after the A, AA, B, C, D batteries (i.e., C4 or C12) only means how many are in a pack?! We thought C12 would just be more powerful than C4 but come to find out it has nothing to do with power- you just buy 12 batteries and you're set for life!
We have our things together for the hospital bags and all of her stuff ready to be packed! I sanitized all the bottles, pacifiers and bottle parts so we're ready just in case breast feeding goes down hill!
I just got home from a prenatal massage Adam got me for my birthday! It was wonderful and I feel great. Ready for bed actually :o) He is off this week at 8pm....yuck....but keeps saying how much he is looking forward to his 2 weeks off and at home with his 3 girls! Bella is awfully snugly lately...she knows somethings up!

Happy Mother's Day!

Adam woke up early this morning to make Crepes for me for breakfast! They were yummy and I wish I would have taken a picture because they were beautiful! He spent a good amount of time on them because I ended up falling asleep on the couch for what seemed like an hour. We are planning on installing the car seat and base today and making a trip to Babies'R'Us! He has a soccer thing at 4 so I think that's a great time for a nap!! I hope everyone has a great Mother's day! Relax and enjoy how important you are!!

Showers and Family

Today I went for our 34 week check up and everything is perfect! I feel great- just tired and a little swelling in my feet. Teagan's heartbeat was at 140 and she was moving a lot. Kicking/moving the cord- is what the nurse said. Dr. Sara is such a great doctor and friend I am so blessed she is in my life and enjoying this time just as much as we are! From here she said if Teagan is ready to come they won't stop her! Next appointment is May 19th!

Before my appointment today I had to appear for jury duty at 8:30am!! WOW- what an experience! I got chosen for the panel of 25 jurors and they questioned me and the others to narrow it down to 6 jurors on the panel. Thankfully I was not chosen for the panel of 6 and was sent home at 12:45pm. A long morning of sitting and waiting! They were worried I'd have sympathy for the defendant I guess due to my emotional state. Whatever it takes to get out of it and go home. I had a substitute for a full day so I came home and worked on Progress Reports which are due tomorrow.

Adam has been busy putting together Teagan's bouncers, her pack'n'play, and helping find a home for everything! Living with my organization is tough but I think he'd agree- well worth it! Mom is coming next Wednesday for my birthday on the 14th and to pamper me some more by washing Teagan's immediate wear clothes and anything else she'll come into contact with! We also have a lot of thank you notes to write so she'll help address those so I can get them out and checked off my to do list! We will finish up purchasing things with gift cards that we still need and then we should be all set! She wants me to concentrate on "keeping my feet up!" I can't argue with that!

These past 2 weeks/weekends have been crazy, but wonderful! My great friends Lindsay, Brooke, Abby and Whitney threw a McKinney shower and it was beautiful! It was so nice to see everyone who came that I hadn't seen in a while. And I loved spending time with the people I am so lucky to see regularly! Then this weekend I traveled to Lubbock for another shower!! I was hesitant and paranoid to fly on the plane with the Swine Flu going around but no one appeared sick on the flight and I just made a conscious effort to not touch my mouth or face at all. I made it to Lubbock Thursday night and spent Friday with mom getting things done and relaxing of course! She pampered me all weekend!!! Always taking care of me! Saturday was the shower and that morning Adam drove in from McKinney and also Lynn. We attended the perfect shower given by 7 wonderful women! It was so good to see Amber B. (Wooldridge) and Teresa who I haven't seen in forever, as well as all of my hostesses and other friends and family who stopped by to show how much they love Teagan already! Thank you to everyone! Adam and I are truly grateful for everything! Here are some pictures of the Lubbock shower. I will post McKinney shower pics when I get them downloaded.

Have a great week!

30 week check up

We had our 30 week check up today! Teagan's heartbeat was great at 144 and my blood pressure also good. I am measuring a "little small." Nothing to worry about. The doctor we met today ( not my OBGYN but another in the practice ) felt to see about how big she might get. I told him I was a 9.5 baby and he said no way she'll be that big- he thinks she will be around 6.5 maybe 7. We shall see! He said she's put on most of her weight already and now lungs are developing more as well as more brain development. I am feeling her like crazy and was concerned why her punches and kicks were hurting. He basically said with my size I can probably feel everything and my belly is stretched to the max so there is no where for her to go. I feel great besides being tired and a little irritable with my 20 kids in class. For the most part they are being sweet. Today one little girl saw me bending down picking up scraps of paper from their assignment off the floor and she said "Mrs. Colberg, I'm sorry you have to keep bending down to pick up all our trash. I would be happy to volunteer!" Very thoughtful of a 6 year old I thought. :o) They LOVE touching my stomach and seeing if she will move for them. She has kicked or moved for everyone in the class so no one feels left out! We are hatching chick eggs for Science this 9 weeks and they are loving that! I am not a huge fan of touching the eggs in the incubator and turning them but maybe once they hatch and fluff up I will enjoy their presence in my room. Adam is very busy at work with the new Obama HASP (Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan) being implemented. We are really excited about all of the family/friends coming in for the McKinney shower on the 25th! Can't wait to spend time with everyone!
We are also excited to say we found someone to watch Teagan next year!! Her name is Holley and she only watches teacher's kids so she can have holiday's and summers off to be with her 3 children (2 yr old, 5 yr old, 8 yr old) She used to be a special-ed Pre K and Kinder teacher (tons of patience!) and lives in McKinney! She only takes 4 children one of which is part time (2 days a week) and she is very affordable! She was a huge blessing and it just worked out perfectly that she was in need of one child to fill a spot that will open up come August. This all came about right after I found out I did not receive maternity leave. I will have the summer with Teagan, but back to school when she is about 2 months. "When one door closes another opens!"

Happy Easter!!