35 weeks

Another trip to The Land of the Vaginas ® yesterday. Tomorrow will be 35 weeks. That makes it five short weeks until D-Day for those that are keeping score. I'm not sure that I'm ready for this, but it doesn't really matter, does it? This baby is going to come whether I'm ready for it or not.

S isn't ready. She's putting up a brave front and being strong, but she's scared and nervous. She's reading everything she can on the internet about pregnancy and knows whats going on every step of the way. She knows way more about it than I do. She's grown up so much through this. On the other hand, the fact that she's grown up so much has made her really realize what she's missing not being in school. During the last week, she's seen lots of kids out for their prom and has been disappointed that she's not participating. She realizes what she's missing and is ready to go back to school and get involved. Her grades at the alternative school that she's attending are ok and improving. She's got a couple of C's, a B and an A. I haven't seen grades like that since about 4th grade. I hope she can keep it up after returning to regular school in September.

The alleged father of the baby has moved from his mother's house nearby to his father's house in another county. His mother told his father about the situation. ( I had called and offered to give them the "denial" form to sign and be done with it.) The father called me and basically said that his son isn't the father. He said to me "have you considered the possibility that your daughter is lying to you?" I told him that, yes, I had considered that and asked him if he'd considered the possibility that his son is lying to him. He ducked that comment. I offered the denial form to him and he dismissed it because he "doesn't want his son's name involved in this." I wonder how he'll feel when his son is named in a paternity suit. He told me that he needed to talk to his attorney, and I told him that would be fine, and to have his attorney call me. That was last Thursday and I haven't heard anything back from him. Now we need to get with the adoptive parents and plan the next move.

We don't want anything from this kid but to take responsibility. S doesn't want him to get away with simply denying it, and at this point, neither do I.

Enough for now. Keep praying for us. I need that baby to stay on schedule.