The Cat's Out of the Bag!

First things first--vote on my poll! I have always wanted to do a poll and I am excited to have a reason to have one.

So now all my kids know my exciting news...long story. Anyway, ever since they found out two days ago, my life has gotten just that much funnier. Seriously. I didn't think the kids would react the way they have.

Apparently a good story spreads like mad no matter what age you are. It all started when one little girl found out. Then she told someone and that was the end of it. All I heard for the last 15 minutes of school was whispers, "It's true. Ask her." Then of course two seconds later a student would approach me and say, "Are you going to have a baby?" Once they found out it was no rumor they would immediately get a huge grin on their face and run to tell someone else. It was pure comedy.

My favorite was as they were lining up to go home. One little girl started rubbing my stomach and talking to the baby in a very baby voice. I almost peed my pants listening to her conversation. It went something like this:

"Hello baby! Hello! Oh you are going to be a lucky baby, yes you are. I can't wait to see you! You are going to be so cute, just like your mommy!"--This last comment is why I love elementary school...they always think their teacher is the best one, love it.

Yesterday I had a HORRIBLE migraine and had to come home because I could not stop throwing up. Anyway, the kids could clearly tell I wasn't feeling well since I kept running to the bathroom. I told them I had to go home and it was so funny because they all gave me this knowing look and one of the kids goes, "It's okay Mrs. Hunziker, we understand." They are all experts on the whole pregnancy/baby thing by the way. Too funny.

Then today at the end of math I was standing in front of a little girl's desk and she goes:

"Mrs. Hunziker, I can definitely tell your stomach is getting bigger."

Now I know my stomach is growing, but I think she was just mostly saying it since she knew my "secret" because she then reached out to feel my stomach and informed everyone, "I just felt the baby kick!"

The best part was that as I was feeling self-conscious, one of my boys (who is now clearly my favorite student) says, "What? Mrs. Hunziker looks pretty skinny to me." His grades are definitely on the rise.

On the way out today all the kids gave me their hug for the day and the majority decided they needed to rub my stomach and say goodbye to the baby. It was just too funny. I love my class this year. They have so much personality and I love that they feel like they are part of this whole baby thing.

Updates

I don't really have an excuse for why it has taken me so long to write since my last post, but here I am a month later with updates.

Let's see...

*Due date: August 24

* Boy or Girl? We find out April 9. I think it's a boy, Jeff thinks it's a girl. Most people are having boys these days so it seems to make sense...

*Feeling okay, but still suffering with horrible migraines 3-4 times/month. Having a student teacher has definitely been helpful. I have a prescription for something that is supposed to be safe, but still not sure whether or not I'll actually pick it up. If I didn't know this before, I definitely know it now: Tylenol sucks. I think it's safe because it does absolutely nothing and quite possibly makes headaches worse.

*I went to my 16 week appointment Friday. The heartbeat was 147. Everything looks good so far.

*I put in my resignation letter last Monday....it was a hard day and a hard decision. Definitely the hardest decision I have ever had to make. I hadn't planned on making the decision so soon, but when a $500 stipend was offered, I decided I had better decide. I cried for about 3 hours straight and then realized that we have been fasting and praying for this little miracle for a very long time and the thought of dropping it off was more than I could handle. I feel like I am losing a piece of who I am, but I know it was the right decision for me. I have LOVED the last 7 teaching years and have learned so much. Back to a tight budget! I hope to go back someday and my principal wants me to come in and teach writing lessons every now and then.

*We have been spending a lot of time looking at baby stuff and have become very overwhelmed...how can something so small require so much? Then there is the question of what is really necessary because let's face it, I really don't want extra stuff around if I don't need it! Where did everyone find their cribs and changing tables?? I need some ideas.

*We are making plans to gut our upstairs bathroom before I get too much farther along so I can be a little more help. I can't wait to have that project out of the way.

*At my last doctor appointment I found out horrible news. If you know me, you know I have been searching for a long time to find a good doctor. Well, last summer I found him, and I love him. On Friday I found out he won't be around when our baby is born because he is in the national guard and was called to Afghanastan. What are the chances? That was devastating for me, but I know it will work out. Now I just need to get familiar with the other doctors in the practice.

*I found out I can't run anymore...now that was not fun to hear. I have been banned to walking. Before I had to slow to jogging, but that was still better than walking. It will be worth it and hopefully I can get back into a routine after the baby is born.

*No pictures of the belly yet, because apparently there isn't too much to see yet. I definitely know it's there and growing. I have a bad feeling I am going to be huge, but in clothes I guess no one can tell because all I hear all day is, "So when are you going to start showing?" I keep thinking, "Please tell me my stomach didn't always look like this."

So, that pretty much wraps it up...would love any and all advice about how to prepare and where to get what I need!

FINALLY!!!!

...and we can finally say something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Talk about a hard secret to keep for 12 weeks.

While Jeff's Away...

It has been really lonely around our house lately. Jeff has been working weird hours for the last few weeks and will continue to work weird hours for the next little while. I think it affects me much more than him. He switches from days to nights and it is really hard. He will work 12 hour days for a few days and then have one day off and go back to nights. I HATE IT!!! I feel like I haven't talked to him for weeks. I especially hate going to church by myself. Anyway, I have been trying to keep myself busy by hosting game nights and getting things done around the house. This last weekend I went over to my friend's and we made these little crafts. They turned out really cute...better than the pictures because the colors are slightly off. I love doing this kind of stuff and wish I had more time for it. If only I had a maid....

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Wow, I cannot believe it is 2010. Weren't we all just barely panicking about Y2K? A decade goes a lot faster these days.

Christmas was fun this year. We went to Utah to spend the holiday with Jeff's parents. As usual, we were fed way too well and had a great time! We saw the movie the Blind Side...loved it and I had doctor appointments....gotta squeeze them in whenever we're down there!

For New Year's we will probably be in bed by 9...we really are getting old and staying up is nearly impossible! I have a feeling it will still be 2010 when we wake up. Jeff gets the day off so I am looking forward to a three day weekend with him.

School starts on Monday, January 4. The time went WAY too fast. I feel like I was just sending the kids out the door with their sugar high. My student teacher will be there full time and slowly taking over the class. That will be a different experience, but I am hoping to learn a lot from her. She will be with me until May.

Not much else is new...Jeff is still loving his job, we haven't done any major house projects this year, but we are planning on gutting the bathroom this spring. I can't wait. I start getting antsy to get to work, I love house projects and can't believe how much we have done in the short time we have lived here. It is starting to feel more like home.

Crazy Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving Jeff was on call for work. We weren't thrilled with this, but when we found out my parents would be in Idaho right before Thanksgiving we thought maybe they would like to come to our house. Finally they decided they would come. We were excited that we wouldn't be alone for Turkey Day and busily began preparing...buying loads of food, making pies, salads, etc.

My parents got here Wednesday afternoon, about the time school got out. They stopped at my school because my dad and sister wanted to see my classroom. That night when Jeff got home we went to dinner and hung out.

Thursday morning I got up early to start getting the dinner underway. Jeff chopped some wood and then we went for a five mile run. When we came back my dad was sitting in the living room and he did not look very good. He thought he had indigestion but was describing heart attack symptoms. So we went and got him some aspirin and Jeff gave him a blessing. He started to feel a little better and while we tried to convince him to go to the hospital, he kept resisting saying it was probably nothing and he didn't want to ruin the dinner.

Well, anyway, long story short, we finally took him to the emergency room where they did a chest x-ray and determined he was having a mild heart attack. They put him on a life flight to Salt Lake--U of U Medical Center. When he got there they realized they were dealing with something far worse. He went into emergency surgery because his arteries were so blocked. They discoved that he has heart disease and his arteries harden or something. The doctors have no idea how he survived and said that most people die when they are to that point. I am so grateful that he made it through surgery. I am so grateful to the doctors that saved his life. I am so grateful to have such a sweet, caring husband who was able to give my dad a blessing and comforted me during the whole ordeal. I realized that while I have loads of food I don't know what to do with, and even though I didn't really even get to spend any time with my family, I really have a lot to be grateful for. I can't imagine not having my dad.

Poor Tommy

My poor little nephew in Kentucky broke his femur and is now in a full body cast for six weeks. He is in kindergarten and now has an at-home tutor until the cast is off. I enjoy talking to him on the phone because after about two minutes he screams into the phone "DAD!!! I NEED YOU!!!" That has happened at three times. He is so active it is hard for him to sit still I think. I wish we lived closer so I could help out a little more.