31 Week Update and the First Week of School...

T.G.I.F.

I have officially survived my 5th first week of teaching!  And truly, this was the best one yet!  However, I am still SO glad it's Friday.

Frosty and I had twin day today, as you can see from the photo below.  Didn't anyone else get the memo that it was dress like your pet day?  :) 



Frosty is always stylish in her black and white, so I decided to go for the same look!

So, turns out, the first week of school was not NEARLY as awful as I expected it to be!  Nice, huh?  I wasn't nearly as exhausted as I expected to be, and while I was generally pretty tired and sore by the end of the day, it wasn't unbearable.  For those who don't know, I was moved out into a trailer classroom this year, which has turned out to be pretty nice.  It's tough being far from a bathroom (luckily someone is usually around to cover me if I need to go) but it has be REALLY great being able to control my own air and having only 18 students.  It is tough that EVERYTHING is far away, though.  I'm not going to lie, I was kinda out of breath today when I had to book it from my room to the gym... :)


The fact that my students seem really nice and well behaved has made this week pretty great, too!  They have been so willing to work, accommodating to my pregnancy (they pick things up when I drop them and let it slide when I'm a little forgetful), and really cute towards the baby (I literally had a kid put his head on my belly yesterday and one today come up to my belly and say "Ah...baby"). 


It has also helped that I am actually pretty well planned.  Being the slightly type-A person that I am when it comes to classroom procedures and how I do things, I knew I was really going to have to work to stay on top of planning so as to be prepared to do my maternity leave.  So I worked really hard before school started to get most of my first units planned.  That way I would be able to (hopefully) keep myself ahead (being out in the trailer has helped in this area too, because there are WAY less distractions).  It doesn't hurt that this is my 5th year either.  For the first time I really feel like I know what I am doing! HA!  It only took until the 5th year... geesh.


So, all in all, it has been a wonderful first week!  And I am seriously hoping it continues to be. 


Now for the pregnancy news/pictures....


Our little man has been very active this week!  He stays fairly calm during the school day, but when I sit down at the end of the day, he generally starts a movin' and a shakin'.  And then, of course, he saves the MOST movement for the moment I lay down to go to sleep!  Last night he must have seriously been doing flips because I just kept feeling his feet (or what Todd and I were pretty sure was a foot) rub against my belly.  He likes to stick that little foot of his right next to my belly button.  I was having a little fun with him last night... I was pressing on my belly just slightly, and he would kick (or punch, jab, elbow) wherever I was poking!  I don't know if it was just coincidence, or what, but I was getting a kick (total pun intended) out of it!  I have really LOVED feeling all this movement, and I keep telling Todd that as great as it's going to be to actually have our little man here, I think I will miss the special bonding feeling of having him moving inside me. 


Now for the pictures... Please excuse my hair.  These pictures were taken this morning and my hair was still wet... not so great!

You may have started to notice I wear these same black capris ALL THE TIME... they are by far the most comfortable thing I own right now.



Sweet socks, huh?

 So that's how I'm doin' at 31 weeks.  Pregnancy symptoms aren't too bad.  I've kinda just entered the basically a little uncomfortable/sore at all times... and I have been told (by numerous people, may I add) that I am a waddler.  What can I say, most of the time either my feet or legs are hurting, so walking isn't as easy as it once was... and have you seen the belly I'm carrying around??? I mean, are we really that surprised I'm waddling?? :) 


Oh, by the way... despite the fact that I FEEL huge and people seem to THINK I'm huge, according to my midwife my belly is measuring exactly normal for how far along I am (apparently it's one centimeter for every week you are plus or minus one... and last week I was measuring 31 centimeters and was 30 weeks)... when I told her I had been asked if I was having twins just two days before, she suggested I hang a sign from my neck that says "My midwife says I measure perfectly.  STOP TELLING ME I'M HUGE!"  Hehe!  I think I'd rather get it on a t-shirt than on a sign... :)


Todd and I start classes at the hospital on Tuesday... stay tuned to hear how those go! 


And have a LOVELY, hopefully not as wet, weekend! :)