Daily Gratitude

Today, I'm thankful for:
1. Lotion - for my itchy stomach
2. Good health - mine and our little girl
3. My husband - for way too many reasons
4. Job Safety
5. Funny TV shows - Big Bang Theory, Kath & Kim, Two & A Half Men, and The Office - great stress relief

Anticipation

I keep waiting and waiting and waiting.....to feel my little girl move. I've read many different accounts on what it is supposed to feel like, and that I'll know it for sure when it happens, but I'm not very good at waiting. I wonder if the muscle twinges are the baby or just muscle twinges? I guess for the time being I'll just keep waiting.

It's A Girl

It's a GIRL!

We had another ultrasound today and found out that we are going to have a baby girl. It was pretty amazing to see all her tiny bones and the spinal cord. She was very active this morning kicking and flipping over, but I have yet to actually feel her move. We are still looking at names, but at least I can officially say my child will not be named Hamish, Arn, or Onsted. Yes, those were names Matt threw out in discussion. Thank goodness his choices for girls' names are more in line with mine.

A Pile of Essays

I have been grading one class of personal narrative essays for over an hour. This is the one area of teaching English in which I can't find any joy. I love reading the essays, but I don't like grading them. The end of the first marking period is on Friday, and I have a stack of essays at my feet that I can't seem to pick back up. I was on a roll, but now I am at a standstill. Ten essays are left in one class and then three full classes remain. Oh, how I wish I had a magic grading genie.

I guess I shouldn't have slept the day away yesterday.

A Few of My Favorite Things

1. Pickles
2. Pickles
3. Pickles

Yummy! I seriously eat a jar of dill pickles a week.

And Baby Makes Three

A welcomed addition will soon be joining our family. The original due date was April 11, but after the ultrasound today, the tentative due date is now April 15.

Sounds of Silence

School starts tomorrow. In anticipation for the upcoming hectic week, I decided to indulge in the LAZIEST WEEKEND. And I did just that. I watched college football, went for a few walks around the lake, did the crossword puzzles in the daily newspaper, went to the movie theather to see Traitor, and that is basically it. I am ready for the new year and do not anticipate the high blood pressure that came with the group of kids we had last year. Let the new year begin.