Only Six Weeks Left!

We are officially enjoying our summer vacation and can't believe that we've been out of school for a few weeks already! Scott is super busy taking three courses towards his Masters, we are waiting to move into our new house across campus and we are enjoying our last weeks as just the two of us! Aghhh!

I cleaned out my office in the Social Science department and brought all my books and papers home. Scott will be replacing me in the department, teaching US History and Economics next year!

It was kind of sad bringing all my materials home!


32 weeks along...


My Mom, sister and family friend, Peg, threw me a wonderful baby shower at Peg's house. It was so fun to be surrounded by so many special women in my life.

Grandma Sylvia and me...(soon she'll have her first great-grandson! Doesn't she look amazing for being a great-grandmother?!?!?!)


Some of "my girls" (my students and advisees from Proctor) came to the shower as well! It was so fun to have them there!


Clara had lots of fun!


Scott made a brief appearance at the end! :)


Last week Scott and I had a fun opportunity to spend a few days in Maine with my parents and his parents! We had so much fun and feel very blessed that our families get along so well together!

This is my great grandmother's house in Castine, Maine. My mom has been going up to this house every summer since she was little and I've only missed one or two summers in my lifetime as well. Even if it's just for a few days, it's fun to get up there.


33 weeks!


My mom loves how small she looks next to me these days!


Scott and me on a boat ride...


Scott and Dad A in the kayak...


Dad A and Scott returning from their kayak adventure...


Two years of wedded bliss!


Me and Bepa! (That's what JoJo is going to call his grandpa).


Family game of Croquet!


Scott's first Father's Day!!!!!


Mom and Dad A gave him a navy polo shirt and a matching one for baby JoJo! SO CUTE!


Over the last few years Scott and I have really enjoyed playing tennis together. Despite being 34 weeks pregnant, I got on my little tennis skirt and we had a blast playing together.


An action shot...


I love my hubby (although he was kind of sad here because I had just beaten him)!

31 weeks!!! YAHOO!!!

We have had a very busy few weeks since the last post. As of yesterday, the campus has emptied, the dorm is quiet, commencement is over and grades and comments are written! It feels so wonderful to have completed another school year. We will definitely miss some of the kids that we've worked with this year, but it will also be so nice to have some down time and enjoy eachother's company.

Scott and me at 28 weeks (same weekend as Mother's Day) on the way to chaperone the Formal. Despite a very concerted effort, we could not find a dress for me to wear! Sad!


We had a very special Mother's Day this year. It was so fun to feel celebrated and loved even though our child isn't even born yet! Here's my sister, Caren, my mom and me together on Mother's Day.

Scott and I drove to Queeche, VT and met his parents, my parents and my sister and brother-in-law and Clara for lunch at a yummy little Farmer's Diner. We enjoyed fresh, local food, warm sunshine and the company of family. Here are all the women being celebrated on Mother's Day...




















Mommies!!!




















Scott and me...


We're very lucky that our parents like each other! I don't know if every married couple can get together with both families at once and have as much fun as we do! Thanks Moms and Dads for being so easy to get along with!



Me and my Daddy...













30 weeks!



Here's a picture of 3 of the 5 pregnant women on Proctor's campus!!! This was actually taken the day before Sarah (on the left) had her baby girl! Crazy!


Yesterday we had an hour and a half visit with our midwife at her house in New London! We feel SO lucky to have such individualized care. Everytime we see her, we feel like we're her only patients (even though the other two women pictured with me above see her too!). We got great news yesterday, the baby is finally head down and in the right position. He wasn't the last time we had seen our midwife and we were hoping that he would get situated before seeing her again. Way to go, JoJo! :) We are still feeling a lot of movement in my belly, but she said he will probably stay head down from now on. It's always reassuring to hear the baby's strong heartbeat and know that he is healthy and content in there! We feel very blessed that our pregnancy has been so healthy and "easy" so far! Keep praying that it continues to go smoothly!

Today we got to enjoy being outside and playing softball at a faculty party...





I have to say, I've lost some of my skill being 31 weeks pregnant. They kept throwing me out at first...I guess I'm not as quick as I once was!
Scott still had it in him though!

28 Weeks!

I am officially early in my third trimester (28 weeks) and Baby JoJo continues to be happy and healthy! We had an appointment with our midwife yesterday and he appears to be doing great! He's been keeping me up at night with his active kicking routine (he's gonna be a soccer player!) and Scott and I love sitting around watching my belly move all on it's own! He is breach right now, so we're hoping he will flip around on his own before too much longer.

Here are some pictures from 25 weeks along:

JoJo experienced his first game at Fenway and even witnessed Big Papi hitting a grand slam!


Clara loves her little cousin and always wants to give my belly kisses!



The happy family...


Big belly!

After a lot of cold, rainy weather recently, we're finally enjoying the beautiful sunshine and grilling dinner outside. Here's the most recent picture of me at 27.5 weeks!


The school year is winding down and we are both so excited to have some more free time this summer to prepare for JoJo's birth and enjoy one another's company before August rolls around. We have three more weeks of school and then we're on vacation! As exciting as it is, I'm feeling a little bittersweet about leaving my teaching position and coaching roles. Don't get me wrong, I can't WAIT to just be a mommy, but I will miss the constant interaction with the kids that I've gotton close to here at Proctor. Here's a picture of me and my advisees. I'm sad that I won't be their special contact person anymore, but I feel very blessed to be moving onto bigger and better things! Luckily, we'll continue to live on campus and I'll get to see all my kids in the dining hall, watch their sporting events and keep in touch with them. We can't wait for the next chapter of our lives to begin!

We have had quite a full month since our last post! We spent a wonderful few days in South Carolina - relaxing, reading, playing tennis and going for long walks on the beach. Scott was in heaven with the temperatures in the upper 60's and a nice breeze...it was amazing and we felt very refreshed upon our return to snowy New Hampshire.




We got to spend a day with our dear friends Courtney and Adam over our spring break and had a blast spending time with their little daughter Annabelle. It is wonderful to have friends to talk to and learn from who are also first-time parents and hopefully Annabelle and Jo Jo will be lifelong friends! :)

We spent the last week of March with a group of 10 high school kids doing various community service projects in our area. It was an exhausting week, but it was fun to open our students' eyes up to the needs in our community. We ran a food drive (donating over 600 pounds of food to the NH Food Bank), volunteered for a day with Special Olympics, sorted food to give to needy families and also found time to play laser tag and have fun with the students.

The weekend following Project Period, right before classes began, I had to opportunity to get together with all my best college girlfriends for a Baby Shower weekend. Two of my best friends, Nina and Amy, are both pregnant and are also both having boys!





We had a great weekend all together down in Connecticut and have no idea when we'll all see eachother again!

Sometime over the month of March my belly really popped! This is me at 23 weeks! Only a couple more weeks and I'm in my 3rd trimester!
We can feel Baby Jo Jo kicking away in there! He's an active little guy!

We feel so blessed to starting a family and are so excited for our little baby to join us. We are very thankful for a healthy and safe pregnancy so far, and continue to pray for little Jo Jo's growth and development every day.

We're Having A Boy!

After a very long wait, (19 weeks to be exact), we have finally found out that we are having a little baby boy! Scott and I had no idea whether we were having a boy or a girl before the ultrasound, and were thrilled to hear the exciting news! The baby was extremely active during our ultrasound and it was incredible for us to be able to watch the screen and see all of his little features. He has the cutest little legs and feet and he kept opening his mouth and bringing his hand up to his face! It was amazing to watch his little heart beating so quickly! It was a very special experience for us and it really made us excited to meet our little one! Unfortunately, we didn't get many great pictures from the ultrasound, but you can see the baby's profile and stomach in these two.


After looking at adorable baby clothes for months and not knowing what gender we were having, I couldn't wait to go find a little cute outfit for our baby boy. (It's unbelievable how gendered baby clothing is, and although I don't want ALL blue clothing, I couldn't pass up on this little outfit from Old Navy - A little onsie and matching hat and a navy blue hooded sweatshirt for when he's a little older!) Scott has been trying to reel me in, but it's just so fun knowing that we're having a little boy!

We had a very overwhelming experience yesterday, driving down to Nashua, NH and registering at Babies "R" Us! Neither of us had ever stepped foot in a store like that and it was an eye-opener to say the least. There were so many baby items that we never even knew existed, and although we had fun cruising the aisles, we only registered for about 1/3 of the things on the list they gave us of things we "need." We had a great time picking out different items, but Scott was definitely glad to leave the store after 2 hours!


We are excited for our last minute getaway to South Carolina, even though our flight leaves at 6:00 am tomorrow morning! We're going to enjoy a few days in the sun - playing tennis, swimming in a nice heated pool (and maybe even the ocean), and hopefully enjoying some warmer weather. We'll post a few pictures when we get back!