Let's just not worry about how messy our room is...
~It is for sure getting bigger! One of my little girls at school told me it looked like my baby was actually growing up today. I told her not quite growing up, but definitely growing out! She agreed. :)
~ I'm feeling great, not sick at all anymore... except last night when I forgot to eat for 5 hours... this may seem a normal amount of time, but it made me so sick in the middle of grocery shopping. I am so thankful for Subways in Walmart. (although their speed left a little to be desired... they could never hack it at the subway I used to work at...)
~ I'm feeling the baby now! I felt her the day after we had our first ultrasound. It was so crazy. I laid down after a long school day and suddenly I felt a little bloop in my stomach... almost like a bubble popping... weirdest feeling- cannot describe it. I didn't know if it was her, but I stayed still and I felt it again about an inch away from the first one. I just laid there and felt my baby for about 15 minutes before she stopped.
So so cool. Definitely my favorite part of being pregnant so far.
In other news...
My class had a field trip last week and it was so fun! We got to go see the play Repunzel and they loved it. It's crazy how none of them knew any Repunzel different from Tangled so they were looking for Flynn the whole time and were disappointed Repunzel never wielded a frying pan... I think they liked it though. Some funnies for you...
*On the way to the theater, we were riding in the bus and I sat next to two cute little boys in my class. One of them has a Chromosome Deficiency and acts more like a 4-5 yr old than the 7 yr old that he his. I love this little guy so so much. He is so sweet and always says the funniest things. Today, he was staring out the window and asked me a question.
"Teacher, are we grownups?"
"Umm, what do you think bud? Are you a grownup?"
"No..."
"Am I a grownup?"
"Yes."
"Victor, how old do you think people are when they turn into grownups?"
(I love asking my kids these kind of questions...)
"Maybe 20?"
I thought that was a pretty good guess. I asked the other little boy by us.
"Spencer, when do you think people turn into grownups?
"Umm.... (long pause. He is really pondering this one. I almost thought he was ignoring me).. I think about 14. No, 13. No, 12. Ya, probably when they are 12."
*On the way home from the play I was sitting by a different boy. This is my little talkative lover boy. We talked about how he liked the play and he started looking out the window. Suddenly, he turned to me, very excited.
"Mrs. Prestwich, I know a game we can play! I play it with my dad when we are in the car. Have you ever heard of slugbug?!"
(In my mind's eye I see the newspaper heading "Second Grade Teacher Punching Students on Field Trip")
"I have heard of it..."
"Ok, I'm really good at it."
BAM. Score one for him...
BAM. Two to nothing...
"Mrs. Prestwich, you're not very good at this game. You have to look out the window!"
"Oh, got it... ya know, I don't think I'm going to get very many points..."
BAM. three-zip.
"I do have an advantage since I'm by the window."
"Yes, you sure do..."
BAM. 4-0
Finally, I think he got bored hitting his teacher because there was a lull in the game and he didn't find another slug bug until the street the school was on.
BAM.
Ending score = teacher nothing, student 5.
Your baby bump is so cute! I am glad you were rescued by Subway, even if they were slow. It's so fun to read your words.
ReplyDeleteYou are an adorable pregnant lady. Your kids at school are too funny. So excited for you and Clint!
ReplyDeleteWell this post was very interesting, Alissa! It is pretty amazing that doctors can date your baby so accurately. I'm learning some of that in grad school right now!
ReplyDeleteWhich brings me to another question: does your student have a chromosomal deletion? Do you know anything else about it (that you can share)? I'm just interested in that kind of thing.