Summertime!

Today was my last day of school.  

I'm relieved to be done.  I'm excited to sleep in.  I'm hopeful that my feet won't hurt for at least the next 6 weeks.  I'm stoked to get the baby's room finished up. 

But mostly, I'm grateful I had an amazing, supportive team and principal that helped me get through this year.

99 Days

That's right...it's 99 days until Baby H.'s due date.

Holy cow!  I'm so excited to meet this little guy!

Onesies Baby H Needs

Source: etsy.com via Ashley on Pinterest

Source: etsy.com via Rachelle on Pinterest

Baby H. totally needs this onesie when hanging out with many of our friends and family members.

Source: fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net via Alison on Pinterest

Source: cafepress.com via Ashley on Pinterest

25 Weeks

(I left my camera at school so you get this awesome mirror shot without any editing)

25 weeks

Baby is the size of an eggplant (about 9 inches long)

Weighs about 1.7 pounds

How far along? 25 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 10 ish pounds. 
Maternity clothes? Not yet, just my belly band and chubby pants.
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: all the time.  I'm getting more sore when I stay in one position for a long time but it's nothing too bad yet.
Have you told family and friends: Yep
Miss Anything? Buttoning my pants on a daily basis.
Movement: Yep.  Up until a few days ago it was always in the same spot.  Is that weird? I still feel him mostly in the bottom of my stomach but have felt him a few times above my belly button and near my sides.  Husband even felt him a few days ago.
Food cravings: Salty things
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really, I'm feeling awesome actually...super tired but awesome.
Have you started to show yet: Big time
Gender prediction: It's a boy!
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and tired...really, really tired.  I hear from other pregnant ladies that they had/have ridiculous amounts of energy during their 2nd trimester and it makes me really angry.  I wish I had that much energy.  But no, I just want to sleep all day and night.
Looking forward to:Spending the next 6 weeks of my pregnancy cleaning and decorating and getting ready for baby.
Things I'm worried about: the vast amounts of Coke I drink.  Okay, it's not vast amounts.  I may drink a few 12 ounce bottles a week and if it's been a really tough day I may buy a large one at McDonalds.  I am drinking much less soda than I did in the past.  I even gave it up for the first trimester then my naughty class drove me back to drinking it again.  Ack!  That being said, I'm worried that in 20 something years doctors will conclude that  caffeine consumption during pregnancy is what has caused all the cases of Autism and other things to rise dramatically.  In exactly 5 more school days I'm giving it up again...for REAL this time.
Things I'm loving: Feeling baby kick all over the place.  It's really fun (thought doesn't happen often) when I can push on my stomach and he'll kick back.  

2011, the Year of the Wedding...2012, the Year of the...

BABY!

Our group of friends will have 4 babies in 2012...one in March, one in September (woot Baby H!), one in November and one in December.  Oh my heck!  I'm so excited for all the babies!  Baby H is going to have so many cute little friends.

Year of the Baby, I have a feeling it's going to be a good one.

Teacher Appreciation Treats & a Dodge Ball to the Face

Last week was teacher appreciation.  My kids like to feed me.  On the list of teacher appreciation gifts: Many bottles of Coke, chocolate...lots of chocolate and a fresh pineapple (which was delicious).

Today I received another gift from a very sweet girl.

More Coke and chocolate...my favorite!

Not an hour after she gave me this gift, she threw a dodge ball at my face.  I couldn't see for a while.  I wanted to cry (but I held it in...that's a pretty good accomplishment for a pregnant lady).

I'm thinking of wearing a patch to school on Tuesday and telling them the doctor doesn't know if my eye is going to live...just to torment her a little.  Husband says my idea is mean but funny.  We'll see if I really go through with it.

Class Baby Shower

My room mom threw a baby shower for me today.  I didn't expect much but was blown away by the generosity of my students and families.

For one of the activities, the kids wrote notes to the baby.  Some were silly, some were sweet, some were funny and some were just weird.  Got to love 6th graders.  These are a few of my favorites:

"Dear ? baby boy, You gonna have the greatest mother ever.  I hope you don't give her a hard time like we do.  I know you'll give her a harder time but your Mamma is the best ever yet.  She going to be the best Mommy ever to be.  When you are older you will be able to say you have an amazing smart nice teacher/mother and role model in your life!"

That your/you're thing is really difficult for my class to master.  We're working on it though!

"I hope you are as talented as your mom.  P.S. Lil dude don't fart a lot.  Make sure your first word is Mommy!"

 

Single Digits

My school year count down is officially in the single digits today.  Woot!!

Bowling...I Win!

Husband and I like to bowl.

In his pre-marriage, pre-LDSBC, pre-there's-a-baby-coming, pre-everything-that-is-awesome-about-his-life-right-now days; he bowled a lot.  So much that he has his own shoes and bowling balls.  From that, you can assume that he is a pretty good bowler.  He generally schools me...hard.

We went bowling for a date night...with Brad...a few weeks ago.  The bowling ally was super deserted.  No waiting at all.  It was awesome.

As we started to bowl, I realized something...I was going to win.  Not tie...like this epic time...but win. 

In case you can't see it well enough to read:
Brad: 98
Anthony: 101
Ash: 115

Talk Like a Pirate Day

I was just going through old blog posts and saw this one...Unintentional Pirate Day.

It reminded me that I had looked up Talk Like a Pirate Day after that day and was disappointed I had missed it.  I couldn't remember the exact date but knew it was sometime in the middle of September.  Guess what.  It's Baby H.'s first due date. 

Dear Baby H.,
If you come on September 19th, I'm going to make all the nurses talk like a pirate and then you're going home in an eye patch.  And then, every year on your birthday, we're having a pirate party...no matter what.
Love, Your Awesome Mom

What Do You Get When You Combine a Leaf Blower and a Human Face?

These pictures.

Source: demilked.com via Stephanie on Pinterest

Check out more of them here and laugh like crazy.

Trifecta Rings

Once upon a time three boys like the trifecta so much they each put a ring on it.

 So I wore all of them.

The real reason for this post is that Jenny got engaged today!  Woot!

This picture is really blurry...I struggle.

I'm so excited for Jenny and Jameson's wedding!  Hopefully Baby H. comes before or after the wedding day!

Fruit Pizza

I made a fruit pizza for our Mother's Day dinner.  It was delicious.

I used this recipe for the sugar cookie crust and this recipe for the frosting.  

If you're looking for amazing sugar cookies, these are them.  

26 Days with 26 Students

I only have 26 more school days.  The rest of my year fits on one calendar.  It's paper chain time, people!