Happy Due Date to us!!

Yea we made it!!! So now what??
Went to Dr. yesterday instead of tomorrow and there has been 0 progress despite the pains and cramps I've been feeling. So... if nothing happens by next Thursday the 20th, they will begin the induction process by inserting Cervadil at night and then beginning an IV of Pitocin on Friday morning. By next Friday night we should be meeting our little girl!
It's kinda nice to have an end in sight, but still wish this would happen on its own. I'm getting a bit miserable, more in my mind than body, I guess, but still. Tomorrow is going to be my last day at school.
We'll keep this updated as best as we can!!!

joy and peace

I feel amazingly peaceful right now and quite a bit joyful just knowing that within the next 2 weeks we will have our new little one "here" with us! I've been concentrating so much on the "when" and the "I can't take it anymore" tha tI've forgotten to be thankful and thrilled with the entire notion of having an actual baby.Duh! You would think it would be easy to remember those things. :)

Well...

I thought for sure that early this morning it was all beginning. I had really bad cramps and some contractions starting at 3:50. So I got up and emailed all of my school plans, just to make sure, and then sat with the dog for awhile, looked out the window listening to the rain, and remembered that they told us to try to go back to sleep if it started so we could get as much rest as possible. When I woke up and hour later, nothing was happening. :( How frustrating!
I don't know how I will handle people at school tomorrow saying, "Oh my gosh, I can't believe you are here! I thought for sure you'd have that baby this weekend!" I will really try to smile.

He "got the big picture" :)

This is copied from an email sent out from Rob's insurance company.
He got the big picture! Congratulations to our overall winner Rob Eshbaugh!



Rob led the branch with 68 chances earned. Equally or more impressive, Rob's 8 week production total was 98 P&C applications- ranking him 2nd in the branch for the eight week period! Rob also currently ranks 7th in the branch in year-to-date P&C application production with 276 applications! Rob also just recently celebrated his 1 year anniversary as an Erie agent this past July. Congratulations to Eshbaugh Insurance Agency!

WOW! I am so proud of Rob and his hard work! Not only did he win the district 42 inch flat screen plasma HD V, he was then upgraded to the 52 inch one because he won in the entire region, which is a 4 state area!! Lucky dog, because he knew we weren't going to buy one! :)

Doc says....

See you next Friday for your next appointment. What?! Next Friday is the 14th and that is past when I'm supposed to have this baby! What happened to "Big baby...will come early?" Oh well...
Now it's just a matter or being positive and knowing that at least she's still safe and healthy!

I cleaned?!?!

So you know how they say that women start to "nest" all of the sudden right before they start going into labor? Well I HATE cleaning and while I like to have a clean house, would much rather let there be some dust than have to get down and clean. I decided today that I would clean! I got on my hands and knees (which must have been a pretty funny sight) and scrubbed the kitchen floor; and then I completed doused down the bathroom too. But I think I made myself do it more because I know that's what is supposed to happen rather than me having this fierce need and energy to do it. Does that count? Can I have the baby now??

and oh, Rob and I went to eat at Rockne's and I made our waiter bring me a side of basil to put on my fettucine. Who knows if that even works but I am doing wahtever I can at this point to pretend I have control over the situation. Let's say my white pasta turned green!!! Basil doesn't taste so bad...even in super large quantities.

Happy September!!

I can't believe that it is September!
I don't think I ever really thought we'd get this far.
but we're here now and are getting a little anxious!
Bevan is off to France tomorrow (via Chicago-he's already there) so little Eshbaugh didn't make it in time to meet him :( But he'll be back at Christmas!~
I've been getting some on and off cramping and possible contractions (but I have no clue what they should feel like), but nothing consistent or hostpital worthy. I took the day off from school yesterday...I was so exhausted after 4 days of extreme heat in the classroom and trying to get my kiddos trained for the year. It was actually easier to leave them than I thought...
Today kicks off college football! So we will be busy cheering on Notre Dame this afternoon (and Ohio State too :) ) And hopefully she will get a kick out of that and decide to come out and see it herself!
:)