I didn't get to have the ultrasound today. . . I was really hoping, but the doctor said they would do it at 20 weeks or so. So that is no more than 2 weeks away which is really exciting! We really don't care what it is, but we just want to know. That baby better not have it's legs crossed or we won't be very happy! We had a new doctor today that we both really liked and we are going to stick with him!
I got to hear the heartbeat of the little baby. David was on his way from work so he missed it :( It was so quick and sounded great. . . I loved it! I will schedule our ultrasound so that David has plenty of time to get there after work...I wouldn't want him to miss that ultrasound for sure!
So we are doing great. . . I am feeling more pregnant than fat which is better for me! David is getting a little nervous about his job as the coach of the monster of a wife that will be coming :) He has been trying to find a book or something with some guidance to help him be ready for the big day! Cute! He is honestly excited to take a pregnancy/birthing/help class. We will see how that goes! I told him I didn't want to go until I was showing a little more so that we don't look out of place.
I think I can feel the baby in my belly. It isn't regular like a heartbeat, and not like anything else. . . very fun! Lots of little flutters/kicks! They are cute now, and I am sure they won't be as cute in 3 months or so! I'll take it for now! Love it!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
I finished 1st grade!
Today has been great! I got about 10 hours of sleep because of a surprise nap, so I woke up this morning more than ready to tackle the day!
I was a little sad though because today was my last day of teaching my first graders! My mentor teacher is taking over the teaching next week and I am supposed to go and observe the other classrooms at our school. I don't need a whole week though. I might of mentioned this to my kids so that they would be on their best behavior to make sure I would never have any students as good as they were. Luckily most of them seemed sad to lose me. I was glad though that they were excited to have their teacher come back. I want them to miss me, but their teacher is so great and I wouldn't want them to miss me too much that they wouldn't want her back. . . that would be so sad for her. They really do love her and I couldn't have had a better mentor teacher. She was very supportive and she did not ever lose her concern for her students. Some teachers feel they can take off and relax when they get a student teacher, but she was always right there at every break I had to let me ask questions or share concerns. She let me be in control for the last couple months, but I always knew that she was ready to help if I started drowning!
Some of my most memorable moments with 1st grade:
- Notes and pictures to: Mis. Rd, mSs. ruDD, MRS. RDUD, Miss Red, nss rud, Ms Ruub, or Mrs. Rubb
- Valentine's day party. . . one boy seriously could not believe that he would get valentine's. He would read the note and then walk over real skippity and very excitedly say, "You REALLY gave this to me?!" He only made it to about 4 valentines during the party. . . very cute!
- One student drank out of the urinal. I guess I should have let him get a drink in class???
- Tears from a student who was scared of rubber bands
- two kids who just couldn't hold it long enough :(
- one student told me that "his legs were dizzy." I wasn't quite sure what that meant.
- only sick once!
- One student was so observant, and she let me know that I am getting a little bit bigger, and my teacher was looking a little bit older. Honest, right?
- One student decided to change his name for a day from Adam to Steve. Sometimes he would forget and have to cross out Adam to write "Steev". He didn't like being called Steve the next day, just Adam :)
- Students that pronounce "three" as "free" and spell it like that on every paper. . . even spelling tests :)
- Not getting a sticker for the day's behavior was the worst thing that could happen to them.
- One student telling me I look and smell like a beautiful bouquet of dandelions. . . I tried to not wear yellow flowers in my hair anymore.
- The same student mentioned before sprinkled me with imaginary "princess dust" as he proclaimed me the "queen of the teachers" and kissed my hand :) Too funny!
and my personal favorite from today:
- one student farted aloud and then said, "Whoa! Was that a teacher fart?!" I couldn't believe he tried to blame it on me when he was on the other side of the carpet. I just said "Nice try Stinker!" The kids were laughing and rolling on the floor. . . I got a good laugh out of it too! The lesson didn't start up for a few minutes after that.
What a brave kid! I will definitely miss those kids! They have been so fun, though teachers stress and worry about the success of their students so so so so much! Not only do teachers want to adopt all their students that come from sad homes, but they want each student to learn to read, write, do math, and all that fun school stuff that teaches them all they need to know.
I will not be gone from Central Canyon Elementary School for too long though. I have been hired on to teach reading classes to each of the grades K-5 and I will be back in the middle of April. I am finishing off the school year for a teacher that is having a baby and is going on maternity leave for the end of the school year. I am really excited to get to work with each grade level and I am more thrilled that the school wants me to stay! What a compliment! David and I have been so blessed. . . and busy! We like it though and those kids will be sure I am pregnant by the time summer break comes! Yikes. . . I can't even imagine how big I'll get!!!!
I will not be gone from Central Canyon Elementary School for too long though. I have been hired on to teach reading classes to each of the grades K-5 and I will be back in the middle of April. I am finishing off the school year for a teacher that is having a baby and is going on maternity leave for the end of the school year. I am really excited to get to work with each grade level and I am more thrilled that the school wants me to stay! What a compliment! David and I have been so blessed. . . and busy! We like it though and those kids will be sure I am pregnant by the time summer break comes! Yikes. . . I can't even imagine how big I'll get!!!!
Visits from our new friends!
It has been beautiful all week. Cold in the morning, but by noon, it has been absolutely perfect. 55-60 degrees and a light breeze :) I have no complaints about the weather here!
Since it has been so warm, David and I have had some visitors! We just like to feed them at the door and then they run off once they have had enough. Here was the visitor today that met me as I came home this afternoon.
There are trees all around our apartment complex and some in our grassy area too. There are always squirrels running around and chasing each other and they are fun to watch. This one was so cute. He probably would have come right on in our apartment if I would have let him! Maybe I should have left him as a little surprise for David when he got home. . . kidding! I promise! :)
He and his friends are just so fun! I am glad to feed them the heels of my bread anytime :)
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Who would have thought!
This being pregnant sure does have its twists and turns! Last Thursday was the day that it seemed that my belly went from looking a little chubby to pregnant. It seemed to just pop on out there and I definitely wasn't ready for it! I was nearly in tears that morning as I was getting ready to go teach. David had just left for work, and I was frantically trying on clothes to see what would be good enough for the day. Ugh! What a disaster. I was ready to put on some sweatpants and call it a day. My pants seemed to just barely button and when they did button, I looked and felt like I was spilling out of them.. . . especially as I bent over to put on my shoes and socks, so so so uncomfortable! Pretty gross feeling to me! I was trying to find a clean shirt that was a little loose so that maybe I could hide the new muffin top I was showing off for the day. Not too much luck. I put a shirt on and threw a jacket on over that and called it good enough! Quite the frustrating morning. So as I went through the day, I couldn't stop thinking about this new belly of mine. . . it didn't seem as cute as I was hoping it would be. I was not ready to show it of by any means.
On my way home from school, I stopped at the mall. I had to find something to wear for Friday that actually fit...after all it was class picture day. Great! This was just what I needed. David and I had talked about me needing some maternity clothes, but I had no idea that I would need some this soon. I started looking around on my own. I didn't want to buy a whole new wardrobe as I didn't want to spend ALL of David's hard earned money without him having any idea of this adventure I was having. So I set out to at least buy a new pair of pants and a shirt so I could at least look ok for pictures the next day. The maternity clothes I saw looked like those "mom jeans" that seem to enlarge and magnify the booty in all the wrong ways. So I steered clear of those. I had heard the maternity store clothes were all so expensive and overpriced so I wasn't too excited to hunt those down either. I settled for a bigger pair of jeans and I found a cute shirt that isn't maternity, but it is the baby doll style that gives a little belly room. I felt ok with this and went on home.
I got home and wanted to show David what I had bought. I tried the shirt on and it was great. He realized that the pants were just regular pants and that I was just going to grow out of them in a month or two. I didn't know what to say because he was right. So I told him all about my day and how "great" it was. I told him about the clothes I found for pregnant women and begged him not to make me buy them. I was in no way ready to look like a big booty waddling woman with a tent draped over my shoulders! I wasn't going for it yet. I would rather spill out of my little clothes and just wear a big sign that said, "I'm not fat, I'm pregnant!"
David was a good as a man gets! I think he's been reading some pregnancy books for men or something because he nailed it! He told me how cute and beautiful and adorable and wonderful I looked with the little baby bump along with lots of hugs and kisses. . . it couldn't have been better. He put on his shoes and socks and was ready to go out shopping for some maternity clothes that I liked that had a little more style and cute pregnant shape to them. Sadly by that time the stores were closing, but he really tried. We scheduled our Friday night date night for my much needed shopping trip. He was actually reall excited to go and looked up all the maternity stores around here and mapped out our date.
By the second store, I had found what I needed. I got some COMFORTABLE pants that let me move, bend over, and do what I wanted! I found a few shirts that had no resemblance to a tent and even a dress to!
I can honestly say that I am now glad to be pregnant again. I was caught a little off guard when my belly popped out over night! I thought it would be a little more gradual, but I guess I can't be so lucky all the time. I don't feel the need to try and suck in the belly anymore as it is no use. My students have started asking if I am pregnant now too. About four kids ask each day. Luckily I am since they are so honest! When they ask, I just say, "YA! I'm going to have a baby!" They think I am kidding and they look puzzled as to if I am or not. They'll figure it out!
So here is a picture of my new look. I have my new pants on so no spilling! Hooray! I am 17 weeks along and I have my next appointment in a week. I might get to find out if it is a boy or a girl, but I think that it is a big might. I am hoping, but we will see if my doctor will let me find out a little early. I was told I would find out at 20 weeks so I will be a couple weeks ahead of schedule, so we will see. Of course the little baby would have to cooperate and be willing to expose itself too!
David will be coming with me for this appointment so I hope we get to find out together! David has been way too good to me and I can't thank and hug and kiss him enough! He really is great and tries so hard to understand his role in this pregnancy whatever it is:) I couldn't have asked for more! He's a pro coach already and takes care of me and my wimpy complaints! He is VERY excited to get this little baby reading, writing, playing ping pong, potty trained, walking, talking, and starting it's own business once it is here:) He has it all planned out. He can't wait to be a dad! I am excited too, just getting used to this new look. I don't know that I ever thought about my gut and my butt ever looking so similar from the side!!!! :)
On my way home from school, I stopped at the mall. I had to find something to wear for Friday that actually fit...after all it was class picture day. Great! This was just what I needed. David and I had talked about me needing some maternity clothes, but I had no idea that I would need some this soon. I started looking around on my own. I didn't want to buy a whole new wardrobe as I didn't want to spend ALL of David's hard earned money without him having any idea of this adventure I was having. So I set out to at least buy a new pair of pants and a shirt so I could at least look ok for pictures the next day. The maternity clothes I saw looked like those "mom jeans" that seem to enlarge and magnify the booty in all the wrong ways. So I steered clear of those. I had heard the maternity store clothes were all so expensive and overpriced so I wasn't too excited to hunt those down either. I settled for a bigger pair of jeans and I found a cute shirt that isn't maternity, but it is the baby doll style that gives a little belly room. I felt ok with this and went on home.
I got home and wanted to show David what I had bought. I tried the shirt on and it was great. He realized that the pants were just regular pants and that I was just going to grow out of them in a month or two. I didn't know what to say because he was right. So I told him all about my day and how "great" it was. I told him about the clothes I found for pregnant women and begged him not to make me buy them. I was in no way ready to look like a big booty waddling woman with a tent draped over my shoulders! I wasn't going for it yet. I would rather spill out of my little clothes and just wear a big sign that said, "I'm not fat, I'm pregnant!"
David was a good as a man gets! I think he's been reading some pregnancy books for men or something because he nailed it! He told me how cute and beautiful and adorable and wonderful I looked with the little baby bump along with lots of hugs and kisses. . . it couldn't have been better. He put on his shoes and socks and was ready to go out shopping for some maternity clothes that I liked that had a little more style and cute pregnant shape to them. Sadly by that time the stores were closing, but he really tried. We scheduled our Friday night date night for my much needed shopping trip. He was actually reall excited to go and looked up all the maternity stores around here and mapped out our date.
By the second store, I had found what I needed. I got some COMFORTABLE pants that let me move, bend over, and do what I wanted! I found a few shirts that had no resemblance to a tent and even a dress to!
I can honestly say that I am now glad to be pregnant again. I was caught a little off guard when my belly popped out over night! I thought it would be a little more gradual, but I guess I can't be so lucky all the time. I don't feel the need to try and suck in the belly anymore as it is no use. My students have started asking if I am pregnant now too. About four kids ask each day. Luckily I am since they are so honest! When they ask, I just say, "YA! I'm going to have a baby!" They think I am kidding and they look puzzled as to if I am or not. They'll figure it out!
So here is a picture of my new look. I have my new pants on so no spilling! Hooray! I am 17 weeks along and I have my next appointment in a week. I might get to find out if it is a boy or a girl, but I think that it is a big might. I am hoping, but we will see if my doctor will let me find out a little early. I was told I would find out at 20 weeks so I will be a couple weeks ahead of schedule, so we will see. Of course the little baby would have to cooperate and be willing to expose itself too!
David will be coming with me for this appointment so I hope we get to find out together! David has been way too good to me and I can't thank and hug and kiss him enough! He really is great and tries so hard to understand his role in this pregnancy whatever it is:) I couldn't have asked for more! He's a pro coach already and takes care of me and my wimpy complaints! He is VERY excited to get this little baby reading, writing, playing ping pong, potty trained, walking, talking, and starting it's own business once it is here:) He has it all planned out. He can't wait to be a dad! I am excited too, just getting used to this new look. I don't know that I ever thought about my gut and my butt ever looking so similar from the side!!!! :)
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