D&G

So I'm sitting her, innocently watching tv, when a Dolce and Gabanna watch commercial comes on. It starts out with pretty girl making out with hot guy in a D&G watch. Then another hot guy comes in, also wearing a D&G watch. Apparently this is irresistible for the girl, and what amounts to a threesome is in the works. As Barney calls in on How I Met Your Mother, a devil's threesome. Are we really so open as a society that a threesome is acceptable in a commercial? My kid's not even born yet and I'm already wondering how I would explain one lady making out with to boys to them.

Bump Day Week 19 and finished project pics

The Baby

Baby's now the size of a mango!Vernix caseosa, a greasy white substance made of lanugo, oil, and dead skin cells (yum) now coats baby's skin, shielding it from the amniotic fluid. (Picture yourself after a nine-month bath, and the need for protection makes sense.) You might get to see the vernix at birth, especially if baby is premature.

The Mommy - In theory

Those nasty leg cramps are probably making it tough to get comfortable. One way to ease the pain: Extend your leg and flex your ankle and toes toward your knees. Or enlist your partner for a calf (and back!) massage. Good news: Your now-bulging belly should get you a little more compassion from everyone around you.

The Mommy - For Real

I'm having trouble sleeping at night. I can't seem to get comfortable, no matter what position I'm trying. I really want to sleep on my stomach, but of all the possible choices, that one is worst for the baby...I can almost feel the squishing. I think I've decided to tell my students the day before Thanksgiving about the baby...that way I won't have such a dilemma when getting dressed in the morning since I won't have to keep it a secret. I bought my first maternity clothes last weekend. I was really nervous about buying pants because I hate having anything cover my belly, but they make these great underbelly-cut pants which are exactly what they sound like. I love them and can't wait to wear them...I'll bust out the jeans Friday since my pre-pregnancy jeans just aren't my friend any more.

Here are the pictures I promised long ago of our nursery and tiled back splash.

Thank Goodness for Vaccines

The hubby has had the flu all weekend. It started Friday night with a fever and by Saturday he was vomiting. I took him to the ER Saturday, where surprisingly they did not give him tamafu. They did give him some nausea medicine so that he could keep down fluids. He's been sleeping pretty much ever since. I just want his fever to go away so that I don't have to worry about him as much. At least today he was feeling well enough to eat some soup and watch a little football (Go Bengals).

Thank goodness I got my flu shots already. Hopefully I can avoid any illness. I do get to wear a sweet SARS mask when I go in to check on him.

Stories from the 8th grade

The students at my school do a weekly word-within-a-word list...a study of common root words. They have to make flash cards with the root word, the meaning and two words that relate to the root.
EX: Geo - earth...geology, geography.

They were working on their cards in study hall and putting words that had no relation to the root on the cards. The following conversation occurred:

ME: The words you put on their have to relate to the root word.
Student A: No they don't.
Me: Yes they do.
Student A: No, we had the root circum and I used circumcise...what does circumcise have to do with "around"
(I pause to think of a tactful, appropriate teacher response)
Student B: Because the cut AROUND...what, do you have a square one?
Student A: Oh...I get it.

Leave it to the students to find clever visual ways to explain things to each other.

Bump Day - Week 18

The Bump


The Baby
Baby's now the size of a sweet potato! Baby's become amazingly mobile (compared to you, at least), passing the hours yawning, hiccupping, rolling, twisting, kicking, punching, sucking, and swallowing. And baby is finally big enough that you'll soon be able to feel her movements.

The Mommy - In Theory
As your growing uterus starts shifting your center of gravity (belly forward, bottom out), hormones are causing your ligaments to relax and joints to loosen. The result? Back pain and soreness. On the bright side, if you want to know baby's gender, this might be your first week for a sneak peek.

The Mommy - For Real
I'm definitely feeling the soreness in my stomach as the ligaments start to stretch. Another thing my hormones are causing to relax...my tear ducts. I've cried twice at work this week (not in front of the students thank goodness.) I teared up today at any mention on war veterans or military personnel who've lost their lives in war. I've turned into a blubbering-for-no-reason kind of girl.

Bump Day - Week 17

So I realized that I haven't been doing enough to document this crazy change in my life. I am going to institute Bump Day on Wednesday...(hopefully I've been clever enough that people realize the play on the words "hump Day" for Wednesday)

Anyway...my plan is to post a picture of my bump, share what "should" be going on with me, what is really going on with me, and how the baby is doing cooking away.

The Bump

The Baby

Baby's now the size of an onion! Baby's skeleton is hardening, changing from rubbery cartilage to bone, and fat is finally accumulating around it. His umbilical cord is getting thicker and stronger, and those little fingers and toes now feature one-of-a-kind prints.

The Mommy - In theory

Though increased blood flow is good for baby, it might be making you a little...damp. Body secretions (think sweat, mucus, nosebleeds, and vaginal discharge) are in full force. This week might also mark the first time you feel baby move inside you, but don't worry if it's another two months before you notice anything. (Or realize that this time, it's actually not gas.)

The Mommy - For Real

Sometimes I get these weekly updates telling me what should be happening to me and I think...I'm not experiencing any of that. This is one of those weeks. In fact, I almost wish for the sweating because then at least I would be warm. I'm cold all the time. I was really hoping that being pregnant during the winter would be a blessing...haven't experienced that yet. I wore my coat all day in class because my room is cold, so I was freezing.

Halloween Pics

The party was fun as usual. Here are the pics of all the costumes.

Flower Power

Rainbow Bright and her tye-dye buddy


Preggers and Baby

A little Uno anyone?

Meet George Jetson...Jane his wife.

Everybody loves chocolate with peanut butter inside.

Vampirella and her googly-eyed lover.

Can the Grim Reaper have babies?