Baby Madeo

No we didn't find out if it's a boy or girl. Everyone seems to be very concerned about this...except for us. But, good news: It has 2 arms, 2 legs, a heart, kidneys, a brain, a spine and bones, an umbilical cord, 10 toes, 10 fingers, and it was moving around like crazy. So no we do not know if it has ovaries or a penis. But I'm pretty excited to know about the other stuff it has! Only 19 1/2 more weeks till we get to meet him/her!

I will never eat pizza again.

My first experience with heart burn...what a blessing. Now I understand why there are so many Tums commercials. My husband got out of bed to go purchase some while I sit at home and feel sorry for my esophagus. That's love.

On a more positive note...

I think I felt a baby moving in my stomach yesterday. That was a pretty weird but amazing feeling. And I get an ultrasound on Tuesday. I'm already 16 weeks and I can't believe how fast it's flying by! I'm so grateful that we are being blessed with this baby. Thinking about him/her gets me through the hard weeks of teaching. Only 24 more weeks to go! P.S. We have decided not to find out the sex. Everyone seems shocked about our decision. Is that really so crazy?

Hell Week

I could not have possibly had one more thing to do this week. My final project was due for the lame class I'm being forced to take. So Tuesday I had to make sure that was finished and go straight from school to class. Wednesday and Thursday I had parent teacher conferences until 7:00. Science fair had to be done this week. (Science Fair is a whole blog entry itself...like a whole other dimension of hell. LUCKILY my whole family came and helped me one day. Bless them!) Also the District Writing Assessment had to be completed during the week. On top of this we had assemblies, short days, and various other things interrupting our already overscheduled days. During this time I am expected to still be teaching 9 hours worth of material in the less than 6 that I am given, plus teaching these kids to be good citizens, stop them from bringing knives to school, and get them to quit talking while I'm trying to teach math. Oh and did I mention that I only have 2 months left until CRT testing and probably 6 months worth of material to cover? At least it's Friday. We do have Monday and Tuesday off. Normally I would be happy about the long weekend if I wasn't so worried about the time I'm missing out on that I could be teaching line graphs and integers. I'm tired. Happy Valentine's Day!

Fat Pants

Time again for my bi-monthly blog entry. I'm normally better at blogging but I just haven't felt so hot for the last couple months. I've been really tired, bloated, nauseous, dizzy, lost my appetite (yeah-believe it!), and suddenly I can't button up my pants. Turns out it's a baby. He or she will be making his/her debut on August 4, 2009. I have been hesitant to blog this exciting news due to my paranoia and belief in jinxes. But now that I have passed the three month mark, I feel more comfortable in sharing my news. Most of you probably already know because I couldn't contain my excitement, despite the eminent threat of "the jinx." But I am now officially coming out of the maternity closet to the blogging world. Only six months and (hopefully only) 25 more pounds to go! P.S. Can I wear sweat pants to school?

Twilight Update

I questioned my judgement after hearing from all the people who loved the movie. So I saw it again tonight to give it another chance. I liked it a little better. But I guess I just needed something different--characters, acting, music, something. I will agree, however, that they did a few of the scenes really well. Sorry Lynley and Raquel. Maybe if I keep watching it over and over I will love it eventually.

P.S. For anyone who thought I was serious about liking the girl singing the vampwolf song, I was not serious. My mom questioned my taste in music so I thought I should clarify. Perhaps my comment was not saturated with enough sarcasm to make it clear.

Twilight...What a Disappointment

My dreams of Twilight bliss on the big screen have been crushed. Unfortunately, the midnight viewing I dragged Jared to last night only made it necessary for me to reread the books in order to wipe the awkward, twitchy performance from my mind.

On a more positive note: I discovered a rockin band called "The Bella Cullen Project." They really bring the story to life. This cover of their song "vampwolf" is my favorite. Better check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJnfFUZr7J8