We saw our little bean kicking back in our first ultrasound last week. If you don't know already, I really mean a bean baby. Not a beanie baby or a spawn of a bean, but a real baby the size of a bean. Eric and I found out we were pregnant at the end of April and have been excited, well more tired, but super happy ever since!
My senior English students made me swear I wouldn't get pregnant as each of their English teachers in high school had been. They thought pregnant ladies were moody. Can you imagine? I only cry at commercials and threaten Eric when he wins at Scrabble. Luckily, they are now graduated and thanked me for keeping their pregnant English teacher spree going.
To announce the pregnancy, I put the following sentence on a vocabulary quiz. Students have to decide if the word in italics is used correctly:
The students gaped when Mrs. Anderson told them she was pregnant on a vocabulary quiz.
About 90% of the students in my first hour turned in their quizzes without a word. It concerns me as to how little they pay attention to test questions. Anyhow, a couple students got it and by 2 min. after first hour, the whole school knew and had offered to babysit. It was sweet how excited all the students were.
Anyways, the ultrasound went well and I'm due Jan. 5th. Half the time we think it's a girl and the other half we think it's a boy, so we're pretty sure it will be one of those. I wasn't quite prepared for:
1. Morning sickness, a misnomer, should be uhh... 1st trimester sickness
2. Feeling tired even after I wake up. Oddly, Eric feels it too.
3. Needing very specific foods about 30 times a day.
How do pregnant ladies do anything but eat and sleep? They amaze me more than ever.
