25 weeks

So here's a little comparison for those who haven't seen me in a while. Yes, the belly is bigger! The first picture is one I took on Saturday (25 weeks) before my uncle's wedding. The second picture is from a previous blog at 17 weeks. (I know - shame on me for wearing the same dress twice. I was lucky to squeeze into that sucker!)

24 weeks

You would never believe what happened to me...I failed to fit out of the door of my car TWICE!!! Let me explain. The parking spaces at school are narrow and the numbers are no longer visible so I guess I'm the only idiot willing to count the spaces and everyone uses my car as a gauge as to where they need to park. Usually I arrive very early to school. I'm typically the first car in my row. As I pull into school, there is a black car in what appears to be the parking spot to the left of my spot. Whoever the car was for must have driven to school without headlights, coffee or glasses because their parking was horrible! Their right tires were parked on my left boundary line. (I'm trying to give you a visual.) My car isn't that wide so I pull in my spot where I'm still within my right boundary line. I turn off the car and open my door. My door then collides with this black car's side mirror. Oooops. I gather my belongings and decide to squeeze through the opening...or so I thought. Ya'll I couldn't fit!!! It's not like just a few inches I was trying to squeeze through. My head, legs, butt - everything but my belly - could make it through. I climb back into my car, turn it back on and decide to just pull up further so my door wasn't blocked by her side mirror. That should do it. I turn the car off again, gather up my belongings again, and open the door again. Oh I can definitely fit. (My door was just barely touching her car this time.) NOPE!!!! I tried my hardest to suck in or shift my weight, but I was not fitting through that opening. I weighed my options: lose 5 pounds in the 15 minutes before I had to report for duty (fat chance of that happening - pun intended) or give in and move into the spot next to me, which is terribly tacky (not to mention I have completely lost my pride because people are now in the parking lot watching me). I took option two. As I turned the car off for the third time, gathered my belongings for a third time and flung my door wide open for the third time, I took one look at the opening and said if I don't make it out this time, I'm going back home.

A new ultrasound

We another another ultrasound & doctor visit today, which went better than we could have expected. There were a few areas of concern after the last ultrasound, but those things cleared up and the doctor was really pleased with everything. The tech was able to get some profile pictures showing his nose and you can see his fist in both pictures. Our little boy is already in the 70th percentile. He's 1 pound 12 ounces already! I'll get one more ultrasound when I'm a little closer to delivering just to check his size again.

23 weeks

Well I can't believe I did it, but I actually used my stomach as a clipboard this week. A student needed me to fill out a form and instead of bending over to use a desk I just plopped that paper on my belly and started writing away. I never thought I would start using my child for assistance this early in his life. In health news, the morning/afternoon/evening is finally starting to subside. I still have to watch what I eat, but at least it's no longer constant. Once I started brushing my teeth with SpongeBob bubble gum toothpaste, the nausea just magically went away. Boomer also started a wardrobe this week. Aren't those overalls adorable? I can't wait to play dress up.

Every little boy needs a train.

My son has inspired me to take up drawing and painting again. His future room is the only room in my entire house that I have not painted, and of course it's a neutral color. If you've never been to my house, I LOVE color!!! I will paint any room any color. My dining room is red, my master bath is navy blue, and the upstairs bedroom is purple & gold. My first idea was to paint a giant mural in the nursery, but I decided to scale back for the sake of my growing tummy. Here's the compromise I came up with. The bedding we picked out is animals, and what little boy doesn't love a train?! It took me about a week to figure out exactly what I wanted to paint, but I think I got it right. If you are wondering, no I didn't find this and copy it from a projector. I get my artistic ability from my mom. I just hadn't used it in a while. Thanks, mom, for passing on the art gene. I think Boomer is really going to love these.

22 Weeks

The time is flying by! I'm already 22 weeks and popping out. I took a sick day this week, and my students thought for sure I had gone into labor. They told me, "You just look big," as their justification for saying I went into labor. Thanks. These are the same brainiacs that struggled with 6 divided by 3. They kept shouting, "3!" When I reprashed the question as 3 times what number gives you 6, the answer was still an emphatic (yet clueless), "3!" You should have seen their faces when I asked 12 divided by 3. At this time I would like to point out that I teach 10th, 11th, and 12th graders. As a result of my experience, I have started reciting times tables to Boomer in the womb.

Brian was able to feel Boomer kick for the first time, which was awesome. Now Boomer's movements are visible from the outside, especially at night when he's really active. (A sign of what's to come???) I can sit there and watch my belly poke out at random intervals as he's adjusting himself. It's one of the most incredible feelings, but yet frightening at the same time. Ever watched the movie Alien? I rest my case.

21 weeks

I'm 21 weeks and noticeably pregnant. Brian was able to feel Boomer kicking for the first time this week. The baby is a huge LSU basketball fan. We went to the basketball game during the week, and the baby was bouncing from one side of my uterus to the other. Brian was showing me a trailer of a Dale Brown movie, and this kid decided to go bananas! It was pretty awesome. We did manage to start cleaning out some of the stuff in the nursery. Okay so it's pretty much just Brian doing the cleaning, but he's doing great and making some serious progress. We may actually see the entire carpet soon.