life update

today pete and i went to the dr. to see how baby g was doing. i haven't had an ultrasound in a long time (maybe 5 wks) so i was very excited. the baby is a healthy size, 4 1/2 lbs. or so. she is still a girl, has a good size head, abdomen, and thigh bone (femur?). her head is facing down which is a relief for me and hopefully she stays that way. she is expected to gain 1/2 lb. every week and possibly be around 7 lbs. at the end. my blood pressure is good and i have gained a healthy amount of weight (no i won't put it on here.) so there are seven or so weeks left until baby g arrives and i am getting more excited every day and more uncomfortable every day as she grows bigger. 

the school year is coming to an end. only 5 1/2 weeks left! ahhhh. i planned out what i would do the rest of the year and there is not enough time to fit in everything i wanted to do - which happens every year. some day i will figure out what to fit in and what to leave out, but for now i will do my best to make the rest of the year fun and still give good learning experiences for my students. side note- i can't go to lagoon day this year and i am sad about that. it was so fun to have a day to be around the students without the pressure of the classroom. i could go i guess, but at 81/2 months pregnant it would not be fun to sit out in the heat under the pavilion all day guarding everyone's stuff. so, i will stay at school and hopefully get a lot of grading done. 

last week my school had spring break and i spent almost the whole week reorganizing my house and getting rid of things we don't need or use anymore. i even got pete to clean out the garage - it looks great now. the baby room is all ready to hold all the baby's things, the garage now holds the four boxes of "childhood memories" of mine that used to be in the baby room, and the office closet is reorganized and looking great. 

i also got a hair cut and a pedicure last week which was well past due. 

next on the list: baby shower, two may weddings, 5 year anniversary, mother's day, both brother's birthdays, finish school, get bella a shave, and do my best to be comfortable in all situations. 

two picture updates: 

family after Easter church service

tulips that are still hanging on after the april snow storm

so far

today:

i woke up around 8

ate coco puffs for breakfast

checked facebook 

watched the morning news on fox 13

took bella outside and fed her breakfast - she didn't eat it

got ready for the day

made the bed

took bella outside - yes in the rain

went to grounds for coffee

read my Bible for the day - luke 9, Jesus sent out the 72 and joshua 21-23 more land being split up among the tribes

received a call from the dr.'s office - my appointment was moved to next week because she had two deliveries today and she will be out of town the rest of the week

watched people at the coffee shop - they talked about dave ramsey and some weird parasite that looks like a cross and can make your body "rise" from the dead in three days - i didn't understand it all but it was weird

put in my headphones finally

made a rainy day genius mix

uploaded lots of photos to facebook (most were already on my blog)

thinking about lunch

going home to clean out the baby room and get rid of some things! 

dinner with pete

accountability with the girls

that is my day, hope you have a great day 

birthday and baby shower

today i am 25 years old! so far i have received wonderful gift cards from my loving hubby (i didn't know what i wanted so he got me something from my favorite stores), many texts from friends, and my work day is half over. tonight i am participating in a school fundraiser for the quiz bowl team (the teachers are going to win for sure) after that, it is largely unplanned but i will hang out with pete no matter what we end up doing. 

this week i also had a baby shower given by one of our secretaries in the office from the whole staff. it was a joint baby shower because our other secretary, bethany, is pregnant due may 8th. we had a great time and it was really fun to see the male teachers react to all the ladies' sighs and ooos and awwwws. 

pictures from the shower:

susan's daughter decorated this cake for us

gift table, my foil balloon came undone and is currently 20 feet up on the ceiling, oops. 

there was baby confetti and this little cards with parenting related Bible verses on them

sample of the friends that joined us

bethany and me - we had fun opening gifts for sure

i laid the gifts out at home to take pictures before i put them away - i knew you would want to see! the essentials, hangers, super bib, ear thermometer, diaper genie refill (now i just need the diaper genie), and some lotion for me. also notice the easter bunny in the photos. 

I received 5 outfits/dresses and a bath robe that has a giraffe complete with giraffe ears and horn things on the hood. 

purple shirt and pants from target with matching hat and booties, my favorite. also a pair of "baby legs" leggings. 

this was a gift bag that made me laugh because everyone said it looked like me. it is my profile picture on facebook that is how much i like it. i hope i have better posture than her. 

i am grateful for this fun week and i pray you are having a good day too.  

kickboxing baby

today baby g was extremely active. i was almost late to work because i stayed in bed a little too long just feeling her kick around. she was practicing her kickboxing for sure, pow pow pa pow! all day long it was like that - even now as i type. so far it is my favorite part of pregnancy. 

the trip to st. george finished well. my team did not do as well as i had hoped but they had a good time and i hope they tried their best. the 3rd quarter is now over and we have entered the last 9 weeks of the school year. in many ways i am so excited, but i am a little sad because i won't be back next year. i am very glad i decided to stay home next year and i have many goals i am working on even before the baby comes, but i know i will miss teaching - however long i am away from the classroom. 

geo - challenge is my new favorite game on facebook. i play it a lot, but not as much as gerald (you must play all day long or something... we are out to get you, watch out) i love it not just because i am a geography geek, but because it is good information to know. 

next week i will be turning 25 years old! quarter of a century. 

i have to go read my Bible now, i haven't read it yet today... have a great week! 

st. george adventures

this morning i left for st. george with my academic decathlon team from school. we left at 7 am, which was a bit early for most, and drove 5 hours to st. george - made it with one stop just like i thought. series of events: check -in to competition and pick up t-shirts, drive to hotel, check in, find rooms, unpack, decide what to do next. work on speeches with some students other people from our group went to the gypsom (sp?) gypsum (sp?) mine nearby. 5pm we went to dixie high school so the team could give their speeches and participate in an interview - total time there 1 hr. we had to arrive on thursday for one hour of competition. anyway, we went to in and out burger for dinner - not my favorite this time. we might get ice cream later tonight at the blue bunny or nielsen's frozen custard. right now some students are swimming in the pool. i am watching brian reagan (sp?) right now with my recruits - three students who i asked to come last minute to help our team because three students could no longer attend. so far the airport stuff is my favorite - "now that i see what is in this essentials bag, i realize i was overpacking" 

tomorrow is the rest of the competition. we are supposed to wear our team t-shirts we had made before we left - guess who left their's home? yep me! the most prepared/organized/paranoid coach in the world. it is sitting right now in my dryer because i washed it last night thinking it might shrink - even though i knew the tag said "preshrunk" so i will be wearing the coach polo they gave me today that i may never wear again, we'll see. 

also, baby is doing good. right now i feel pretty tired and my stomach is stretching or something, i can feel a tightness in my sides. i also may have eaten too fast at dinner. we took a photo with just the girl students and i made everyone stand side-ways! it was really funny.  

so that is all for now, have a great day - Bible reading update, Jesus just entered jerusalem for passover, and aaron (moses' bro) just died in the wilderness.