It's Moving!

So I thought I felt the baby move on December 21st-our last day of school before break-but I wasn't sure and definitely thought it might be a little early since I was only 14 weeks. The kids were just starting to arrive at school and I was shoving my face with a quick snack (an oatmeal creme pie) when I got this fluttering feeling on the right side of my belly. I freaked out and called my mom to ask her if it was possible. She told me it might be too early, but that would definitely be what it felt like if it was. That was the only time I felt it that day. I hadn't felt the feeling again until last Wednesday morning when I went to McDonald's (bad-I know) for breakfast before work. Apparently the baby LOVED it because it was going crazy the whole way to work as I was eating. It was so exciting to feel it move and so much. I think Kyle was a little jealous when I called him freaking out. But a couple nights later we were sitting on the couch watching TV and he was able to feel it a little bit. He thought it just felt like my stomach was growling (haha).

We go today to find out if it's a boy or a girl!! And let me tell you-we are ready. Kyle definitely more than me, but we are ready to know so we can start planning. We're tired of the upstairs being a mess and nursery furniture everywhere. I'm more excited to get new carpet and get rid of the nasty stuff that's in there now. Kyle's just ready to know if it's a boy or not so that they can play with Landon and Phillip and grow up with them like all of our boys did. We will see. I really don't care either way as long as the baby is healthy. I think I'm secretly gunning for a girl though. Only time will tell. I'll post later to let everyone know.

Happy New Year everyone! I know I'm about 18 days late, but better late than never. I have no complaints about the new year so far-things are definitely going good. We spent New Year's Eve with our close friends-Brandon, Tonia, Jessica and Phil. We went to Bluefin for an outrageously expensive but fun dinner and then hung out at Brothers all night. It was definitely a different experience going out to a bar and not drinking (due to being pregnant of course), although everybody else loved knowing they had a 100% sober designated driver. Everyone else had a good time and that's all that matters. We stayed out until about 1:30 and then hung out at Brandon and Tonia's for a little bit. I think we rolled into bed around 2:45. Extremely late for me these days since my average bedtime is now between 8:15 and 8:30.

Life has been pretty boring lately. It's winter and nothing really exciting to do. I had 2 weeks off for winter break which was definitely much needed. Both the kids and I desperately needed a break from each other. However, they forgot all the rules and routines once we returned to school. So the first couple of weeks back have been rough. I can't believe half the year is over already, but am looking forward to the end of the year so I don't have to deal with one specific student in my class anymore.

Hope everyone else is doing good.

2010 is ending much better than it started

Well-it's officially been over 2 months since I last blogged and A LOT has happened. Most importantly and probably the most exciting news is that Kyle and I found out on October 13th that we are going to be parents! We are expecting our first child on June 22nd, 2 days after our 2nd anniversary. We are SO extremely excited and have waited a long time for this to happen. We went to the doctor for the first time the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, where we got to hear the heartbeat and actually see the baby on an ultrasound. Our doctor is so great and he even did some 3D ultrasound pictures for us that day also! I don't know if I've ever been more emotional. It's crazy to think that there is this little thing living inside me, but it's starting to sink in more and more. We had another appointment last Wednesday, but this time we only got to hear the heartbeat-it was 152 (apparently this is code for boy). I was bummed that we didn't get to have another ultrasound but the exciting news we got at the appointment made up for it-we will find out the gender of the baby on January 19th (approx. 3 weeks, but who's counting? =). We've been trying to plan ahead and have been buying diapers here and there, so we have a good stock. We also went for the selfless Christmas gift this year from Kyle's parents and asked them to combine our Christmas present with the baby shower gift. They agreed and purchased our nursery furniture for us. It was supposed to be on backorder for 5 weeks and arriving right about now, but instead it showed up less than a week after they ordered it after Thanksgiving. The good news is that everything except the crib came already put together. We haven't put the crib up yet because we're going to be getting new carpet after winter. I told my class at school and they were so excited. They've even started helping me decide on names-some of my favorites were Darth Vader, Mario, Luigi, and Princess Leia. Needless to say I think this will be a decision I won't consider their input on. I got some great gifts from my students this year for Christmas-gift cards to Baby Gap, Gymboree, Motherhood Maternity, and even some baby clothes and toys. We've definitely got more things than I thought we would by now, but I'm assuming that's just going to get worse once my mom finds out what it is. She's super excited!

Also exciting for me is the conclusion of my master's program. I now am a Master of Education. I finished classes the first week of December and officially graduated December 18th. I was going to attend commencement but cancelled because I was deathly sick that whole weekend. I still got my diploma and will hopefully get a pay raise next year for completing the program. It's such a relief to have it over with. I'm definitely glad I started it when I did.

I could post about a lot more, but those are the two biggies for now. My goal is to be better at blogging so bear with me. I am trying. Until next time....