Highlights

So, this week has been good.  Monday started off with a bang.  I met a friend from my Ashland days, Laura, at the Cheesecake Factory for an early supper - salad, white pizza, and vanilla bean cheesecake... yum!  It was good to catch up with her; it had been too long.  After that, Jeremy and I went to our Labor and Delivery Class.  It was the big hospital tour class.  It was good to see the hospital and the process that we'll go through.  And it is a process!  I am used to Wooster Hospital where I have visited many neices and nephews.  There you check-in, get a room, and stay there til you leave the hospital.  Here, you start in the triage room (a tiny, tiny place), then you move to the birthing room (a very nice place from the looks of it), and finally to a recovery room (a little small, but otherwise nice).  It just seems like a lot of moving around.  I am sure it's not that big of a deal, but it was different than what I had known. 

Jeremy had Wednesday off and was kept plenty busy - meeting his old gang for breakfast, getting ready for the Yoh Show on Sunday, hunting for Tofurkey Creme Soda (anyone know where you can this?  He's still looking!), visiting a good friend, and other random things.  It is always nice to have a day off to catch up.  This Saturday he is working the OSU game, so he won't really have a Saturday. 

Otherwise, I am just thankful for the way my daily prayer for energy is answered.  Every morning I wake up and fight to get myself out of bed.  I am just tiiiired.  I ask God for the energy to make it through the day.  This is not because my kids at school are horrible or I hate my job, but I am just tired.  The last two days, I have come home and actually gone for a walk after relaxing on the couch for awhile.  Yesterday, my sweet husband, went with me.  It was exactly what I needed because for some inexplicible reason I was on the verge of tears.  It was good to have someone with me.  So, the weekend is approaching, and I am looking forward to it!  I hope everyone has a fantastic Friday.  It looks to be a beautiful weekend weather-wise; enjoy!

Baby Bump Update

So, here is the promised update on the baby bump..... As a reminder, this was me on October 18, 2009. That was 29 weeks, 2 days.

This is not much farther along than that - November 7, 2009. That's 32 weeks, 1 day. The baby is (on average) about 4 - 5 pounds at this point. It is unbelievable that I only have 8 weeks left. Many people think that I am still small. I remind them that I am tall AND have a long torso. So, that baby has a mansion to roam around in and grow into. Additionally, I feel like I am getting big. It is harder to get off the couch, in and out of the car, and move in general. Really, though I am feeling good. I am tired, but not sick. I am growing, but don't have any serious body pains. I have an appointment in another week, so I'll probably update around that time. I don't know how much a person grows in the last 8 weeks, but I imagine it is a lot.

Busy Week, Short Week

My work week (not Jeremy's) was short - just Wednesday - Friday. Somehow, it has been tiring.

• On Monday, we had an all day inservice, which was actually better than most.
• Tuesday, we had no school due to the buildings being used as polling sites. (The results of the election for Reynoldsburg were not good. Our levy failed for the third try. We will be cutting millions from the district, but $1.3 million from just the high school. I have no idea who/what will get reduced, but it is a bit depressing around here as we wait for news.) I ran around most of the day Tuesday getting things done - groceries, banking, book work, etc. We had the carpet guy come to do measurements so we can get moving on installation soon, hopefully. Then, we headed to small group; it is always nice to connect with people here.
• On Wednesday, I was back at work - stayed late writing an IEP I had procrastinated on, came home to listen to a sales pitch for new windows ... for 2 hours!! Crazy people just don't understand that some people like to think about large purchases before signing up for it.
• On Thursday, back at work - stayed late helping some long-term subs in the department figure out paperwork, came home to write science test.
• Friday - aaahh, Friday. It will be a good day - test and games with the extra time. I am happy for the weekend where we have nothing planned, but where things still need to get done - so I'll be productive, but relaxed :) I hope everyone has a great weekend as well. The weather has been so nice lately - sunshine!

I'll post soon with another baby bump picture (should have been done on Monday, but that's okay). Until next time...

Parents Visit

My parents (as I mentioned in the nursery update) came to visit this Friday and Saturday. On Friday, we hung out at the house. I made turkey-spinach loaf with baked potatoes and salad for supper with peanut butter pie for dessert. We put together the crib and just sat and talked. On Saturday, we decided to go "hiking" in Highbanks MetroPark. It is a beautiful place to walk and a nice change of pace from road walking. Despite the weather, we headed out around 10:45 to the park. When we got there, it was overcast and damp, but not raining. It was a good, brisk walk. Last weekend was definitely the prime time to go walking to enjoy the leaves and the sunshine, but today, it was still nice. We ate at El Vaquero - this is quite possibly our favorite Mexican restaurant in Columbus, and maybe anywhere. After a leisurely lunch, we parted ways. Mom and Dad headed home, possibly to blow leaves into a pile. Jeremy and I to pick out new lighting and sink fixtures for our bathroom. Jeremy is in the midst of installing our lights - I think we chose well. Our fixtures will go in after we get new laminate countertops (date to be determined). Tonight, we will eat pizza and watch either college football or a movie (it depends on if there is any good movie rentals available). I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Nursery Update

My parents came to visit on Friday night through Saturday lunch. They brought a crib and changing table - a nice, used gift from my brother. My aunt had made Jeremy and I a queen-sized flannel comforter for our wedding gift (if you are not jealous with that statement, you should be because a flannel comforter is a little piece of heaven!). She gave my mom the leftover scraps from the comforter. My mom thought she would turn them into throw pillows for our bed, which was a great idea. Three years has passed and still no pillows, but she made a baby blanket out of the scraps instead. It is great - so soft, natural colors, and perfect. I am excited to put it on the floor for baby Yoh to lay on. Thanks, Mom! (You can see the blanket draped over the crib rail.) So, the nursery finally looks more like a nursery. We have a glider rocker, crib, changing table, bookshelf, and dresser.... and one measly picture yet to be hung. So many ask about the theme for the nursery. I have no idea. I don't intend on registering on any fancy bedding, just sheets, for the crib. My one picture has about 9 farm animals on it. I like it, but don't really want a farm animal theme. I would be okay with an animal theme however - you know, wild ones and domesticated ones. My mom has a framed embroidery project with the alphabet and different animals just sitting in a closet at her house. She said I could add this to my wall art. I remember this hanging up when I was growing up, so I'll probably pick that up at some point. (Perhaps she can just wrap it up for my baby shower!) That's it for now. We need to touch up some worn paint on the changing table, but otherwise, the nursery is ready for the baby. Well, almost....

Funny

I forgot to blog about this comment by a student the other day....

At school, students are not allowed to wear hoodies (although plenty of them do). I was in the hallway and passed a student I didn't know wearing a hoodie. I asked him to please put it in his locker. When he didn't respond, I said, "Do you have a locker?' He answered in the negative. Well, of course, this is a lie since every student has a locker, but I decided not to argue that. So, I just said, "Then why don't you leave your hoodie at home since you have nowhere to keep it here." His response (get ready...) "Oh, so you want me to walk to school in the cold without my hoodie and get swine flu?" It left me almost speechless.... I think we really need to let the CDC know that our best defense against the swine flu is apparently a hooded sweatshirt. Keep that in mind if you have been unable to get a vaccine. Just one more helpful hint from the youth of America!

First Class

We had our first Labor and Delivery Class on Monday night. I have been meaning to blog sooner about it, but time has gotten away from me. The class is held at the hospital for 5 weeks every Monday night. There are only 3 other couples in our group, and only 2 of them came on Monday. They are really nice though. Their due dates are 12/5 and 12/6, so they are a month ahead of us. Our instructor is really nice. We did things like write down questions that we had about the last month and delivery. We watched a movie showing a few different births. We learned about the hospital's policy or guidelines for delivery. We practicing breathing through a "contraction" (obviously, not a real one). They say it can help to rub your stomach during a contraction. So, I rubbed my stomach while Jeremy timed my minute long contraction. Then he rubbed my stomach while timing my minute long contraction. It will be interesting when I am in labor how much I want him to touch my belly. In general (like when I am mad or sad), I would rather not be touched... perhaps labor is different. We discussed this on the way home :) We learned stuff though about the phases of labor and what to expect. It was good, but exhausting to go from work and then class for 2-1/2 hours and then back to work the next morning. I was definitely tired on Wednesday.

I had a teacher tell me today that I have really started to "pop" this week in particular. I tend to agree with her assessment. I said that's good because my parents are going to come visit and haven't seen me in person for about a month, so I might as well give them something to look at! Hope everyone is having a great week. It is already Thursday tomorrow; enjoy the last two days.