Week 15

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 15 Weeks 4 Days today

Size of baby: Baby G is the size of an avocado (4-5 inches and 3-5 ounces)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Haven't weighed myself lately

Maternity Clothes:I am wearing dresses most days. If I do wear pants I make sure to have a trusty rubber band.

Gender: Found out this past Thursday (story to come...), but it's a BOY!

Movement: I think I might have felt a flutter the other night when I was going to sleep but I am not positive.

Sleep: Can't get enough. With school starting I have been past the point of exhaustion most nights.

What I miss: Brushing my teeth without gagging.

Cravings: Probably fruit and anything sour, especially Sour Patch Kids

Symptoms: The continuous "Pregnancy Congestion." I am not a sick person and I have had two colds since I have been pregnant. I haven't been sick lately (knock on wood). Just super tired!

Best Moment this week: Finding out we were having a boy!

After finding out it was a boy. I feel that this week my belly really "popped" out some.

Bullying.

Today we had by far the best staff development training ever. We are beginning a program called Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in our school district. I am not sure how it will work at the K-6 level, but at our school (grades 7&8) I think the impact will be great!

My concern before starting this was that a bullying program would create more drama. When a student was called a name one time it would be reported, etc. and it would create more than help like the purpose should be. Within the first ten minutes of the training I knew my assumption was wrong. 

The opening of our meeting was a YouTube Video. I sat there amazed. I couldn't believe it. Surely that wouldn't happen in our school. However, it does..and often. I just want to share this video. My eyes were opened. I knew about bullying, but never being the "victim" of bullying it's a hard concept to grasp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdkNn3Ei-Lg

I am so thankful for our school committee that worked SO hard on this to put this together for our faculty and staff today. I am very excited to get this implemented and watch the impact that it will have! 

13 Weeks!

I'm 13 weeks (and 2 days)!

(The G is not crooked, JT had the camera crooked but it was dying and we were trying to hurry because Wally was trying to get in.)

Pregnancy Highlights:

 

How Far Along: 13 Weeks

Size of baby: Baby G is the size of a lemon (3 inches and about 1.5 oz)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Loss 9 as of last week. Weeks 6-10 were not the best of weeks and I couldn't keep much of anything down.

Maternity Clothes: I'm wearing my normal clothes- some days I have to use the rubber band trick on my capris. Thankfully with work, I can wear all of my dresses still :) My mom took me shopping for my birthday so I do have some cute clothes for when I do need to bust them out! Actually, this shirt is maternity.

Gender: Can't wait to find out! September 6!

Movement: Too soon. If I did, I wouldn't know it.

Sleep: It would be nice if I didn't have to get up for the bathroom :) I am not as tired as I was at first though!

What I miss: Mountain Dew- I still drink some caffeine, just not that much :)

Cravings: Probably fruit and anything sour, especially Sour Patch Kids

Symptons: I'm starting to feel a lot better, much more human! I still feel blah some days but those days are now far outweighed- just in time for school!

Best Moment this week: Last Thursday going to the doctor and the ultrasound looking like a baby and not a bean!

Back to School!

Today was the first day back for Staff Development! I had a great summer but I must admit I am ready to be back in a routine. If I have said it a once, I have said it a million times. I LOVE my team! I teach with wonderful people! Super blessed! Over the past three weeks I have periodically gone to my room to work. Mom came one day and help me hang all of my posters and today was mostly spent organizing and getting rid of clutter! I felt like I had a shelf beside me everytime I turned around. So today I was determined to get rid of some and move some things around! Our school has great custodians! Today, I had a new trash can, a broken desk removed and a bookshelf out in a matter of five minutes! I am so thankful for them. 

This is what my room looked like when I first went back in July. 

My room looks so different now. My posters are up, desk are organized and my desk is clean! I love an organized work area! When everything is ready, I will show pictures! 

I pray this school year I am a the light in these children. Some only get love and attention at school~ I may be the only smile these kids see. I feel that my job is not only to teach English, but to be that LIGHT! I am already praying for my students and will continue throughout the year~ even when I am gone on maternity leave.

Have a happy Thursday!