Bodhi is 1 month old! A couple of weeks ago Bodhi had some professional pictures taken.

Bodhi update!

Sorry it has been so long since our last post. Things are finally calming down. We have settled into somewhat of a routine which has been awesome! In the past 2 weeks Bodhi celebrated his first Thanksgiving, had i=his first bath, found and started sucking his thumb, holds his head up, and smiles in his sleep! :-) Last night Bodhi slept in his crib for the first time. He is growing up so fast. It was scary and a little sad to have him sleeping in the other room but it worked out great. He did a great job. He is already sleeping 3 hours at a time at night which is AMAZING! lets hope he keeps that up and starts stretching them a little longer. Every day he changes, and every day is more amazing than the last. We love him so much and could not imagine our lives without him.

We love our little man!

Bodhi is finally here!!

After a long, tiring journey, Bodhi arrived at 12:28am on Friday the 13th of November.

Even though she doesn't look it, Mommy went through quite an ordeal to get Bodhi out into the world

One proud Pappa!

Three generations of Sabot men

Grandma is overjoyed to finally meet her first grandchild.

Equally pleased is Grandpa with grandchild number two.

Grandpa Dan is quite proud of the new addition to the family.

All of the grandparents, giddy with the knowledge that they will now be able to rile Bodhi up as much as they want because they can always pass him off to Mommy and Daddy to deal with...

It wouldn't be possible to wipe the grin of Auntie Daryl's face if we tried.

Already one cool customer!!!!

Welcome to the world Bodhi Dane Sabot

38 weeks pregnant and SNOW!

Well I am 38 weeks pregnant! I am so excited to be so close to the end and to meet little Bodhi. I am still feeling really good aside from being large, tired, and a bit puffy. Everything is ready for this little guy. We have organized, reorganized, and organized again to get the nursery just right. I think we finally have everything in working order. We are going to try out cloth diapers and received our starter kit which includes a large diaper genie, about 100 diapers, "snappies" to hold the diaper on, and plastic diaper covers. We literally have a diaper changing factory set up in the nursery. It is pretty funny. We will keep everyone posted on the "adventures of cloth diapers." I am sure you will all be waiting on pins and needles to hear the first blow out story! Needless to say, we are ready for Bodhi to come.

Last week we had a HUGE blizzard that shut down our schools for THREE DAYS! That never happens. We got about 25 inches of snow in 48 hours. It was a blast. Jake, my mom , and I all had 3 days off. Poor dad had to head off to work every morning. Definitely a perk of being a teacher!

36 Weeks Pregnant

36 weeks pregnant...and so tired of being pregnant. :-) We are so ready to meet Bodhi we can hardly stand it. Actually Jake could use a little more time to get mentally prepared, but all in all we are ready to go. I am having a very hard time sleeping now. I just cannot find a comfortable position no matter what I do. Bodhi is just too heavy! As long as he is comfortable, I guess that is all that matters right? :-) We are now going to the doctor every week to get checked. It is definitely the end of the journey. We went to our birthing class and hospital tour at Littleton last weekend. It was actually pretty interesting and pretty fun to see the maternity ward and nursery. It made everything seem very real. Amazing.

We also got to spend this last weekend with Jake's dad, Ken. He flew out from Dallas to visit for the weekend. It was so much fun to see him. We spent a lot of time visiting, eating, visiting some more, and eating some more, and then a little bit of hiking! :-) It was such a great weekend. We can't wait to see him again in November when Bodhi comes.

Hey look... a BODHI TREE!

35 Weeks Pregnant...5 weeks to go!

It is so strange to say that I am already 35 weeks pregnant. It feels as if this whole thing has just flown by. I still feel a little bit sad about it all coming to an end. I will miss having a constant connection to Bodhi...I will never have that again. It makes me tear up when I think about it. At the same time, I can't wait to watch him grow. I can't wait to meet him.

I am feeling pretty nervous about delivery. I wasn't feeling nervous until people started asking me if I was over the past week or so. Now I feel like that is all I can think about. I know it will be fine, and the outcome will be amazing of course. I just hope I can find the strength to get through it. I won't really have a choice. :-)

We had our doctors appointment today. We will start going every week now to be checked. Today they listened to Bodhi's heartbeat...and he kicked the doppler the second she put it on my stomach. He either really wants to play soccer, or he just wants his privacy. :-) His heart rate was good. My blood pressure was a little bit low, but nothing to worry about they said. They also measured my stomach and said that it is just slightly bigger than normal, but it too looks good. We then just sat with Dr. G and talked about what to look for as labor approaches. I think i may be that mother that calls every time I think something is up. I may drive Jake, and the rest of the family, nuts as I start experiencing all the changes my body will go through over the next few weeks. Oh well.

As for Bodhi, he is kicking and moving all of the time. They are the kind of kicks that take my breath away because they scare me and usually nail me in the ribs. People warned me that this would happen but I really had no idea what to expect. It is a feeling that no one can describe to you. As painful as it is, I will miss it when it's gone. It is a pretty good trade of though, don't you think?

34 Weeks Pregnant...Baby shower at school!

I am 34 weeks pregnant and still feeling pretty good. I am teaching full time and doing my best to keep up with the kids throughout the day. I still have not figured out a word do describe the exhaustion I have been feeling, but it is all worth it. I have to keep reminding myself of that. Lately I have been having quite a few Braxton Hicks contractions during the day. They are getting more and more uncomfortable because Bodhi is getting so big. Our friends Brian and Erin call them "Baby Hugs" which I think is so cute. All in all I have been feeling really good. I think that I have had a fairly easy pregnancy compared to other people.

A couple of weeks ago, Jake and I took a baby care class. We learned how to change diapers (even cloth diapers), how to give a bath, how to take his temperature, how to swaddle, etc. It was pretty fun. Jake always says that he is nervous because he doesn't know any of that stuff, but I am here to tell you that he is better at it than he was letting on. He can swaddle and change a diaper like the best of them. He was showing ME how to do it. It was pretty awesome. I will be very lucky to have him on my team. :-)

This past week my co-workers threw us a baby shower. Jake and my mom were able to drive over to the school to be a part of the party. It was such a nice party and so many people were able to come. Everyone at work has been so loving and supportive as I have gone through the pregnancy. They have all been so amazing.