Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Maternity Pants

Oh man... I was hoping to stay away from the maternity clothes for just a bit longer... but... I just can't seem to stop eating!! So yes, that means that I'm pregnant. 11 weeks today. Due date: May 19, 2009... which is REALLY far away considering I am not appreciating this pregnancy thing right now. My mom said she loved being pregnant--- I think she was on crack. My sister doesn't love being pregnant, but she wasn't sick either... me on the other hand... I was in bed for 2 straight weeks, I've been nauseous, tired, had horrible headaches, and just the overall "blah" feeling. Who ever thought pregnancy was kind of fun? Here's a picture of our first ultrasound. I know it looks like a head and body, but don't be fooled- the circle thing towards the bottom is just the yolk sak that the baby was feeding off of at the time (7 weeks) (gross). Baby had a good heart rate of 136 beats per minute and should be increasing now. We have an appointment on Thursday for my monthly check up, but we won't have another ultrasound until 18 weeks. My sister will have her baby before we find out the sex of this baby. It is just a bizarre feeling knowing that something is growing inside of you... just weird.

On a seperate note, Josh went hunting with my dad, brother-in-law and others over the weekend. They were hunting elk. Actually, my dad and his friends were hunting elk, Josh, Shaun, and John were just there for fun and to see how much alcohol they could drink. They had a good time, although the first day Josh managed to cut himself with a utility knife. It was a pretty deep cut and wouldn't stop bleeding for a while- he went to the doctor today and they said he should have gotten stitches when it happened, but now it has started to heal itself so there is no point. He did get a splint on it so he doesn't have to strain so much to keep it straight. It's right around his knuckle so it hurts quite a bit. I got in trouble for laughing at his splint... it's not that I was laughing at the fact that he was hurt, the splint is just kind of funny looking. But note to self: don't laugh at splints. I'll try to remember.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

October Break

Can you believe my students already finished their first quarter of school? People can't believe that I am 1/4 of the way through the year already- most schools are just starting! I've been on October break for the past week and a half and still have the rest of this week off- thank heavens! I've accomplished absolutely nothing while on break. The first week I was in bed about 90% of the time. I got out of bed exactly three times: 1. doctors appointment; 2. friend's wedding; 3. pick up friends from airport. Pretty exciting, eh?
I've been involved in a book club here in Maricopa for the past 18 months or so, and I'm so lucky that they have exposed me to so many different types of books. I could have done without the mushy love stories (I think I was the only one who did not appreciate these), but I have really enjoyed some of the memoirs we've been reading. I just finished "One Mississippi" and we will be discussing the book next week- it was not at all what I was expecting, but I really enjoyed it. I try to read a couple of different books throughout the month in addition to our book club selection. Sometimes I'm really good about finishing our books, and other times, I am not... thankfully the girls that I read with are very forgiving and still allow me to hang out if I haven't finished the book! :) There have been several times when someone ELSE doesn't even START the book! phew! I am so lucky to have found this group of ladies -
That's all for now....