For Me For Life

Ok, I need to thank strawgirl for posting on my last post (in what, like early November???)  for inquiring about how I’m doing and where I am.  Things are going really well.  SUPER BUSY.  I believe I’ve never been this busy before in my life, but it’s all good busy (for the most part) and I’m just kind of motoring along.  So, here’s a quick update!

1)  Still pregnant!  You know, people say you grow quicker with your second pregnancy and blah blah blah.  Well let me just say, that is completely true.  I feel like I popped really quick and then have been slowly growing since then.  I finally told people at work when I was 13 weeks.  I had gotten so many nice compliments on all the weight I had lost and then boom! I suddenly did not look like that anymore.  I am VERY WELL endowed (being pregnant I’m in letters of bra sizes that I didn’t even know existed….let me just say my 38 Fs weren’t fitting anymore!) and I just looked like one big blob in the middle!  I’ll be 15 weeks on Wed. and I”m feeling good.  We go back to the doctor on Wed.  I’ve kind of reached the point where I’m ready to go, I want to hear the heartbeat and know everything is good.  That is definitley the hardest part of being pregnant!

2) Eating!  Man…I swear all I crave are carbs and sweets.  Especially carbs.  It’s the only thing that sounds satisfying.  I’m trying to make good decisions, but it’s just so hard.  I know I’ve put on too many extra pounds, but I do feel like I am legitimately doing better than I did the first time around. I’m working really hard to not stress about it too much.  No use in doing that.  I buy most of my maternity clothes at gap.com and they fit well and make me look as nice as I can at this point.  So, I’m not complaining.  Christmas (as always) is going to be a challenge, but I’m up for it.  Just saying no to certain things has kind of been my motto.  It’s easier than I thought!

3)  I’m craving dieting and working out.  Isn’t that weird?  I was so into it and doing so well!  Makes me think that that may be the reason why saying no to certain foods has been easier.  Plus, I’m hoping it will jump start me after I give birth!

4)  Work is pretty stressful.  I already don’t love my job.  I’m a teacher, and I love teaching, but I’m dying to continue on with my career and find people who love teaching as much as I do to work with.  In the next couple of years, I’ll be making a change…as an administrator, maybe getting a degree as a Reading Specialist and begin work on a PhD…or working in educational policy.  It’s out there and I’m ready, but I’ve got to pop kids out first!  I simply can’t do it all.  This semester has been more stressful because I have a student teacher who is really struggling.  I feel like I’ve done everything I can to help her…. but she has litle control over the class.  She just gives up in lessons.  Not a good thing for a teacher to be.  The worst part is, she’s almost 50, has waited her whole life to go to college and get a degree, and now, well, it may not be the thing for her.  So, I’ve felt guilty about that….besides I’m pregnant, tired, and have a million other things going on!

5)  We’re moving!  My hubby has been interviewing for jobs and found one he especially liked in Indianapolis (near you Amanda!).  He hasn’t signed on the dotted line yet, but the best part is, I feel like after 8 years we’re finally going home.  We both went to Butler, worked there for 3 years after college, and most of my family is there.  So, we’ll be moving this summer (um yeah, I’m going to give birth, pack my house, move my family all in a month….and let’s not even talk about having to sell our house and buy a new one this spring while my hubby is supposed to be writing a dissertation!  It’ll al work out!) I’m very excited as I haven’t loved our move to Wisconsin we made in 2004.  We made some good friends and had our first (and second!) child here, but it has never really felt like home.

6) Your blogs!  I check them whenever I have a free moment and sometimes even when I don’t really have a free moment!  I’m behind, I rarely comment, but really my excuse is busy busy.  I’m trying to keep up with as many of you as I can.  I really wish I could get in on Swizzle’s exercise challenge…I might join in Jan. if she does it again.  But at this point, I pretty much go to bed when our one year old goes to bed…or shortly thereafter.  It makes the days much easier!

So that’s it.  There are probably many new people out there who have no idea who I am, but as soon as time presents itself, I’m going to try to do better with the blogs!  I’ll do a better job at updates…and THANK YOU to those of you who care!