I forgot

I forgot to mention my job situation. Everyone has undoubtedly heard about the budget cuts to education and all of the pink slips being given to teachers and how many teachers will inevitably be laid off at the end of the school year. Well, the deadline was March 15th for the pink slips to be given out. We were all on pins and needles around here since I have only been teaching two years and I am not yet permanent. Well I have good news. There was no pink slip for me!!!! I still have a job for next year and I am very excited and grateful. I was planning on looking for a job closer to home for next year, but with the education system in the state that it's in, I am just grateful to have a job for next year. Thank you to everyone who was thinking of me and sending me prayers and good vibes. It paid off! I appreciate it.

my birthday

Friday was my 27th birthday! It started like any other day with taking Taylor to school. She is loving preschool and is starting dance class tomorrow. When I was finished dropping her off, I had to go to the doctor to have my glucose tolerance test. That is my least favorite test ever but it was done and over and everything came back fine.

That night, my parents invited Mike's parents, his brother John and John's wife Christina over for dinner. It was supposed to be a small surprise but Mike spilled the beans. That was ok though. We had a very nice evening laughing and talking. Overall, my birthday was low key but very nice. On Saturday, Mike and I got to snuggle down and the couch and watch a movie after Taylor went to bed. That was some very nice time for us.

Friday was also my sister-in-law Christina's birthday, so we went to their house yesterday for a BBQ. It was really nice to spend so much time with family this weekend. We all laughed a lot and had a very nice time.

Today is back to reality with taking Taylor to school and cleaning up the house. I am off to buy her dance shoes when she gets done with school. We are all very excited. Mom and I will be doing that this afternoon.

We are also getting ready for James' arrival. We have painted the nursery and gotten all of the furniture in there and put together. Taylor is starting to understand more that someone will be living in there. We have also gone through Taylor's old clothes and taken out all of the gender neutral sleepers to wash for James. Might as well get some more use out of them. He is moving around like crazy and kicking me all day and night. It is really fun. We go back to the doctor on Wednesday to check and make sure we are still on track. I will keep posting our progress!

Names

Hello all. Just to give you an update....we have decided on a name for the baby. We are naming him James Anthony Damas. We are very excited about choosing the name since it makes it a little more real. Mike and I painted the nursery this weekend and one of the teachers from work is going to paint a mural on the wall as her baby gift. I am super excited to see how it turns out. Next weekend we will bring the furniture from my mom and dad's house and start setting that up. We are trying to get as much done as possible because it feels like he will be here before we know it. I hope this finds all of you doing well. Hope to talk to you all soon!