10 day countdown

Today starts the 10 day countdown. Of course there is no guarantee that the little guy will make his arrival in 10 days. It could be 12, 14 or even 17 days before we get to meet our bundle of joy.

Last week was my first week back at school and EVERYONE was asking, "Have you heard anything?", "Is he here yet?", or "Any news?" I know they are all being kind and supportive, but if we had heard that Caleb was making his arrival, do they really think I'd be at school? School did throw me a shower last Thursday, which was wonderful. I even got a little emotional when I thanked everyone for their support and excitement for us. For the time being I am at school trying to tie up loose ends before I'm out for 10 weeks. Tomorrow I tell the kids the kids the situation. I think I am more nervous about this than anything else right now. I know there will be lots of questions and I'm not sure how I'm going to answer them. I'm sure I'm worrying way too much, but if I wasn't worried about this, it would be something else.

Scott is also at work tying up loose ends. He has been so great at being the contact person for our out-of-state social worker. Every once in a while a wave of reality hits him...I love seeing that little smile he has. I know what he's feeling and thinking and I love him for it!

Saturday, my mom's friend threw a baby shower for me. It just about cleared out our registry, so we officially have most everything we need. The shower attendees were mostly family friends who've known me over half my life. There was even Ms. Pat who's known me since I was one. All these women were like 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc. moms to me, so it was wonderful to be surrounded by their support.

Our "to-do" list is getting shorter and shorter. I supposed that is a good thing. It is probably even better that I am not adding more than I am crossing off. Each thing that I cross off brings me that much closer to reality. Of course I don't think that reality will really set in until we are en route. Right now, it still feels like it is months away. Not to say we are completely excited and ready to hold our son.
So looking back, this is quite the rambling, isn't it? Well I'd say that is a pretty good representation of where we are right not. Just going along hitting bumps here and there waiting for our little one to make his entrance! Check back often for news that he has arrived!