Baby News!!

I just wanted to take a quick moment to share some exciting news that's happening in my personal life.  My husband and I are expecting our second child in October and we couldn't be happier!  Keaton is thrilled about becoming a big brother and he keeps asking for a baby sister.  We obviously won't be finding that out for several more weeks.  I'll keep you all posted when that big day finally comes.  :)

Baby Weber

Hi everyone!  I'm very pleased to announce that Keaton Joseph Weber made his appearance into the world on January 25th at 7:05 pm.  He was 7 lbs. 14 oz. and 21 inches long.  It was a very long labor and delivery (22 hours), but so worth it.  We are all doing extremely well and couldn't be happier.  As much as I miss all of you, I am really enjoying my time at home with him.  I can't believe he is already 15 days old!!  Thank you all for your kind words, thoughts, and well wishes as I embark on this wonderful new journey.  And now, what you've all been waiting for, PICTURES: 

Baby Update

Many of you have been asking lately about the arrival of Baby Weber, so I thought I'd post an update.  My due date is January 16th, so I have about six weeks to go.  My plan is to come back the week after winter break (January 9th) and teach that whole week.  I'm due the following Monday, so we'll just have to see how it goes.  I know some of you are concerned about your child while I'm gone, but I want to assure you that everything will be fine.  Miss Hampton (my student teacher) will be taking my maternity leave and I am confident she will do a great job with the class.  Her and I keep in touch on a daily basis and I will be able to stay informed of the class happenings through her.  I'm only going to be out about six weeks, so I'm looking to come back at the end of February or early March.  I hope you will keep my family in your thoughts while I'm out; I'm really looking forward to this new, wonderful adventure!

My amazing mother-in-law threw us a baby shower this past weekend.  (My family lives in Southern Illinois, so we had to have two separate showers.)  Here are a couple of pictures from the special day:

 My husband, Zach, (on the left) and his family - - the wonderful hosts

 The beautiful room where we had the shower :) 

 What an amazing cake!! 

 My mother-in-law put a lot of effort into the small details; the centerpieces were "flowers" made out of washcloths, booties, and onesies.  How creative!! 

 She even made the baby his very own Christmas tree, complete with Cardinals and Packers ornaments!  It looks so adorable in his nursery :) 

Such a beautiful baby shower - - I'm so blessed!  

Baby Weber

Have you heard the exciting news?!  I'm having a baby BOY in January!!  I shared the news with the class today by reading an Eve Bunting book called Our Teacher's Having a Baby.  After reading the book, we had some interesting discussions.  I was dreading the questions like "How did the baby get in your belly?" or "Where do babies come from?", but surprisingly none of those came up!  Instead they wanted to know things like, "Will the baby be born at your house or in a hospital?", "Can the baby eat yogurt when he's born?", "Will the baby have a dad?", and "Where will he get his teeth; from the hospital?"  They were very curious!  They also had some great name suggestions; the favorite being "Webbie Weber".  They couldn't contain their excitment, so I gave them a piece of paper and had them write down their feelings, concerns, questions, name suggestions, etc.  One boy wrote, "I think you're going to have your hands full in January.  Babies are a lot of work!"  One girl was really concerned about me bringing the baby to school; she was afraid the class would be too noisy and the baby would cry!  Of course we couldn't end the discussion without someone telling me I was going to get "REALLY FAT"!!  What a fun day :)