Friends and Coworkers

I have been blessed with awesome friends that teach third grade with me! We get along so well, and they are what gets me through the rough days, whether it's due to teaching, being pregnant, or just life! Today another coworker that taught third grade with us last year got married, so we went to her wedding together. Next year the 4 of us won't be together, as everyone but me is a military wife, and so we know at least Carrie will be leaving us, so we wanted to make sure to get a photo of us all together. From left to right, it's Jenn, Cassandra, me (with my newly browner hair!), and Carrie.

Sleepover

Last night Carsyn slept over, and with 2 three year olds in the house, there's not much quiet time! But they had a lot of fun, and I think even Marc and I managed to have fun too! Here are a few photos of Luke and Carsyn.

Just bloggin to blog

I have nothing to say really, so I'm just posting this blog entry to say that I have blogged this week. My life is pretty routine - work, play with Luke, watch some great TV shows that I'm sadly addicted to, get ready for the next day at work, sleep, and start it all over again. Since I mentioned TV, I will have to say that my top shows this week are Biggest Loser (as I think I mentioned before, I can watch that show without guilt while being pregnant, eating my ice cream while they all kill themselves.), Project Runway Finale, Ugly Betty (anyone else watch that one?), Grey's Anatomy, and then of course tonight, Men in Trees. Marc has been at Texas A&M for a few days for a basketball clinic, so Luke and I have been hanging out. I actually have a busy, but fun, weekend planned. Tonight my friend Jenn and I, and Luke of course, are headed to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. My stomach is growling just thinking about it... That is my favorite place to eat and I haven't been there in months! Luckily, Jenn loves hanging out with Luke, so it should be a good evening. Tomorrow is Payton's 1 year old party, and then we are bringing Carsyn back with us to spend the night. Luke has their whole evening planned, down to where Carsyn is sitting to watch a movie! He's so excited! It's fun to see him anticipate something, and plan for it. He's growing up so fast! The evening is packed with 3 year old activities... making Halloween cupcakes, eating pizza, playing trains, and then watching the Curious George movie and Over the Hedge sometime in there too. So that's my big weekend. I feel like such a mom this weekend - all my plans are centered around little kids, but I love it! I am sad to be missing my grandma's 90th birthday party, but excited to know I'll see her in a month for Thanksgiving, along with some of my loyal blog commentators! Can't wait! Alright, I doubt anyone out there is actually still reading this, but in case you are, have a great weekend. My life is so far from exciting right now, but thanks for reading anyhow. I'll be sure to share some photos from our sleepover!

By the way...

I was showing Luke the ultrasound photos tonight. If you've ever seen any, you know they are hard to understand sometimes, and especially through the eyes of a three year old! I was showing him all the parts, and he looked at one and said "That's not a baby. That's a snake!" It was the spine, which on the photo, did resemble a snake! So my poor baby has no gender yet, but so far it has been confused with a peanut and a snake!

Ultrasound

We just returned from our ultrasound. Almost everything looks great. There is something weird about the placenta, but hopefully it'll be okay in the end, and right now the baby is breech. And, although in one shot the baby appeared to be a girl, they couldn't tell, so we don't know. I'm a little sad to not know, as I was all set to start planning for one in particular, but there's nothing we can do about it. I was told the baby has a beautiful heart and something else - diaphragm maybe? The tech did scare me about 5-10 minutes into it, when she said "Oh my gosh!" followed by "Go to the bathroom!" Then she explained that my bladder was bigger than my uterus. They say to come with a full bladder, so I did! Thank goodness she let me take a break for a minute!! The due date is about the same - somewhere around March 5-8. In one photo the baby had it's hand up to it's head, in a pose she labeled "drama queen." If it's a boy, we'll have to dispose of that photo!

Deal, or No Deal?

Luke loves watching Deal or No Deal - he picks out the numbers, and almost always chooses "deal." Right now he's sitting there watching it, and out of the blue he says "Those girls are pretty mama!" He is WAY too young to realize that, isn't he?? It just made me laugh, and had to share it!

Photos... see previous post!

The photos wouldn't load on the previous post, so here they are!

It's the little things in life...

The past 2 weeks have been frustrating and tiring - a combination of things at work, student problems, out of control allergies, sleepless nights, and the typical pregnancy aches and pains and discomforts. So many things have just been weighing me down and I felt like I had just about had it with these problems. This morning I started thinking about a few little things that brought a smile to my face and realize that through all the yuck of the past week, several small things have occurred that have brought me joy.I want to focus on those good, little things that make life okay even through all the yucks. So here are my little joys from the past week.

1. Kohls. Kohls opened in Killeen this week, and I was very excited about it. I haven't been shopping much in months since all I can really buy is maternity clothes, so I made plans with some friends from work to have lunch then shop yesterday. We spent about 4 hours shopping, and it's not about how much money I spent, it's about knowing that I saved an extra $58 in the end! We had no kids and no husbands along, and it was a relaxing time. Even though we all teach at the same school and the same grade, I don't think we talked about kids at all.

2. I had a checkup Thursday, and my blood tests which check for birth defects came back with very low levels, so that is great news. Also, even though I feel huge, I've only gained 3 pounds this whole pregnancy so far. What women can't celebrate that??

3. Donuts. Marc went out to get us donuts this morning. Need I say more? (So much for the 3 pounds...)

4. "I want chock milk." Those are the first words Luke speaks every morning, no matter what. He has to start his day with chocolate milk. That is one of those things I will always remember about him at this age. For some reason, even though he says it every day, it still brings a smile to my face.

5. Thanksgiving Dinner. It was decided this week that Luke and I, and Brenda, Carsyn, and Payton, will go to Ohio for Thanksgiving rather than trying to work out a visit at Christmas. I couldn't be more excited. Thanksgiving in Texas just isn't what I'm used to, and I'm always a bit homesick for Ohio on that day. This year, I get to see my family, hopefully both grandmothers, do the day after Thanksgiving shopping with the family, and eat a REAL OHIO Thanksgiving dinner! I am waiting for the mashed potatoes and gravy, jello mold, cranberry shaped like a can, real stuffing, and maybe even grandma's cheeseball. And being pregnant, I don't have to make excuses for having several helpings of mashed potatoes and gravy! I am excited to take a photo of all the food, to preserve that memory, and to share it with Luke.

6. I have felt the baby's first movements this week. This morning, I think he/she poked his head out, because there was this really hard bump for about a minute. Just letting me know he/she is there and growing! I will get to see the baby Wednesday at the ultrasound. Check back Wednesday night if you want to know if we found out the gender!

Here are a few photos - me at about 20 weeks pregnant, Luke eating his donuts this morning, and a few other random photos. Enjoy the little things today!