Out of the Mouths of Babes

Working in a school is never, ever dull. Especially when the kids have little or no filter. Three days a week I travel to different elementary schools and teach math and science lessons to different classes. Here are a few conversations I've had with children lately.

1. 5th Grade
me:   Today we are learning about light and color. Tell me something you already know about light or color.
kid:   Black and white aren't really colors. They are part of the time space continuum.
me:   Well, not exactly.
kid:   Oh yes they are. I promise! (very emphatically)

2. 3rd Grade
kid (noticing my growing belly):   What are you having?
me:   I'm not sure yet. We find out next week.
kid:   Well, it should be a boy. Girls are nothing but trouble and aren't worth it.
me:   Well....there's not really a whole lot I can do about it now.
kid:   I'm just saying...you should make it a boy if you can. (Do you think he maybe has a sister who is a handful??)

kid on the other side of the room:   If it's a girl, what are you going to name her.
me:   Blakely.
kid:   Ewww...I don't like that name. You should name her Opal.

3. 5th Grade
kid:   I know this is rude but are you pregnant?
me:   Yes I am.
kid:   My mom told me to quit asking women that because it's rude but you have a big belly so I figured it was ok.

4. 5th Grade
me:   Can you tell me some examples of fractals that are found in nature?
kid:   Crystals are an example. Once I saw a crystal on this show that gave people superpowers. Was that crystal a fractal?
me:   Well, I'm not sure what show you were watching. And yes, crystals can be an example of a fractal.
kid:   Well this crystal definitely gave people superpowers. I'm serious it did. Superpowers are real.

5. 4th Grade
kid:   Is this your first child?
me:   Yes.
kid:   Boy or girl?
me:   Girl.
kid:   What color is her hair?
me:   I'm not sure. I haven't met her yet.
kid:   I'm pretty sure it's going to be black and curly. And this should be your only child. More than one gets crazy and kids just aren't worth it.

Precious Little Pushes

23 weeks

Last night, the most wonderful thing happened to me and Kevin. We felt our little girl kick or punch for the first time!! It was the most exciting feeling ever. I've been feeling her move around inside of me for several weeks now but had not yet felt her push from the outside. I was sitting in the recliner and began thinking about how I should be feeling her move from the outside now. However, I also knew that I would most likely feel it if I sat very still and spent some time with my hand on my belly.So I leaned back, put my hand on my stomach and just waited. After about 5 minutes, I felt a first little push and then immediately afterward there was a second! I hopped up and told Kevin. His eyes lit up and he immediately pushed pause on the t.v. I went over and stood by him for about 4 minutes until he felt her push as well.
I'm not sure if it was a kick or a punch but based on her ultrasound picture from a few weeks ago I'm going to guess that she was punching me. She's going to be a feisty little one but I cannot wait to kiss and hold those little toes or fingers that were pushing on me last night.

One Fabulous Year

One year ago today, my precious husband asked me to be his wife!! It's hard to believe it's been an entire year already. I will never forget that very special night. I knew the proposal was coming soon because we had already set a wedding date (yes, we were one of those couples). He took me to the restaurant where we had our first date and I kept waiting on him to pop the question but he seemed so relaxed that I convinced myself he wasn't going to ask.
I remember a few times during dinner, he kept leaning back and putting his hands in his coat pocket. Each time he did, I would lean in and wait for the question, only to have him smile at me and then pull his hands out and keep eating.
Finally, he asked me in the pouring rain once we got back to the car. Even knowing the proposal was coming, nothing could have prepared me for the wave of emotions I felt once I realized that we were actually going to spend the rest of our lives together.
The past year has been so amazing and filled with lots of love. There have definitely been moments of high stress (mainly due to graduation and wedding planning) but I wouldn't trade those moments for anything in the world.
Kevin, I love you and thank you so much for asking me to be your wife!

It's a Girl!!!

Kevin and I went today for our 20 week appointment and found out that this precious baby that we were so convinced was a boy is actually a little girl. Actually, Kevin has thought it was a girl all along but he's been the only one out of everyone on both sides of the family who thought that. She was being very stubborn and it took a while (45 minutes to be exact) for the ultrasound technician to see the little girl parts. But when she found them it was very clear that a boy she was not!
It was really nerve wracking because the ultrasound took a lot longer than I expected and it made me think that something was wrong. Since the ultrasound technician isn't allowed to talk about anything unexpected she may see, I knew I couldn't ask her any questions so I just had to wait patiently for the doctor. When the doctor came in, I immediately asked if everything was alright because I felt that so much time was spent looking at the baby's heart. However, she reassured me that everything was ok and that is was totally normal for the 20 week ultrasound to take a while since they really have to look at every major organ to make sure it has developed properly.
So far so good and it is becoming a little more real now that we know it's a girl. It was really exciting today looking at baby girl bedding online and realizing that now I can start decorating the nursery and getting things ready for little Blakely Anne. I know the next 4-5 months are going to fly by and I'm trying to enjoy every moment of this pregnancy.