31 Weeks

Here is the latest "pregnant" picture from today. I am 31 weeks and counting...

Mrs. Lewis - Substitute

My first day of subbing yesterday went okay. In the morning I was in Physics and Engineering classes, and in the afternoon I was in computer classes. Some of the kids knew or figured out who I was (aka Mr. Lewis' wife) and some didn't have any idea. I actually had a couple kids twice because of being in two different teacher's classes, and some I saw even more than that because I hung out in the Ag building during my lunch and conference period. Overall it was an okay day and hopefully I will get called to sub again soon.

Dr Appointment Update

Today was another doctor's appointment. Here are the stats:

Weight: +4 pounds
Blood Pressure: 122/72
Baby's Heart Rate: 130's
Baby's Head: Down!

Everything looked and sounded good today. My blood counts and glucose test from last time all came back right on track so that is good. I'll go back in two weeks for my next visit.

In other news...tomorrow I am subbing at Callisburg HS. That should be fun!

Babies

Baby kittens that is...

So, a couple weeks ago Eric's parents brought us two cats - a momma cat and one of her boy kittens (a few months old). We got them to hopefully chase away (or kill) the critters outside. Eric had mentioned a couple times in the past week that the momma cat looked like she might be having more kittens, but we didn't know that for sure. Well, tonight when we went out to play with them and feed them he said her tummy didn't look as big as it had last night. (I, on the other hand, would have never even noticed that!) So, we went exploring and sure enough, there in the shed where they sleep were three tiny little black kittens. Unbelievable! So, we are now the proud parents of not two but five cats! Fun stuff!

26 Weeks

This picture a few weeks past due since I am about 29 weeks now, but it's the latest "pregnant" picture I have right now. I will try to remember to get Eric to take another picture sometime in the next week.

Baby Shower

I'm finally getting around to posting pictures from the baby shower at my job in Abilene. The wonderful people I worked with were sweet enough to have the shower for me before we moved.

Cute

I found these pictures on our camera the other day and remembered I wanted to post them on here. This is my sweet friend April's little girl Marcella. She and Eric made fast friends...although I think there might have been some specific reason she was drawn to him! :-)

"Look at my new hat, momma!"

Here you go, Eric, you can have it back now.

Dr. Appointment

Yesterday was my doctor's appointment and sonogram, and everything is still looking good. Here are the current stats:

Weight: +1 pound
Blood Pressure: 108/62
Baby's heart rate: 150
Baby's weight: 2 lbs. 8 oz.

I had the lucky fortune of getting a big shot yesterday (Rhogam because my blood type is A-) and getting to drink some yummy orange drink and then having my blood drawn for the glucose screening. Sounds like fun, huh! I go back in two weeks (yep...I'm already at the point where I get to go every two weeks) and hopefully will find out that the glucose test came back okay. Baby Lew was not quite as active for this sonogram as we was the last, but he is still just at cute (or at least I think so!). He was sound asleep this time and was hiding his face with both his hands and his feet. But they said he looked great, and everything (stomach, kidneys, brain, heart, etc.) appeared to be in proper working order.

In other news...today I had a job interview at a bank in Gainesville for a teller position. I think it went okay, so now I will just wait and see. If that doesn't work out I am just going to substitute teach in Callisburg for now. We will see...

First Day of School

Today is the day...Eric's first day back to teaching. I think I was more nervous and anxious about today than he was (but then, that's pretty normal!). I will be very curious to hear all about it when he gets home this evening.

I know there are a lot of you out there who had their "first day" today so I hope everyone's went well and you are looking forward to the rest of the year. The start of school always makes me kind of wish I were still teaching...there's just something about all the school supplies, setting up your classroom, getting an empty new grade book, and starting fresh with a whole new group of kids that makes me think about going back to teaching. (Keep that in mind in the coming months and year!)

Dr. Appointment update

Today I had my first appointment with my new doctor. Actually, I only saw the nurse practitioner today, but I will see the dr next time. Here are the stats:

Weight: gained ?? (maybe 4...not sure...didn't have number from last time to compare)
Blood Pressure: 128/74
Baby's Heart rate: 150's
Belly measurements: Right on track

Today was a fairly short visit (just the normal stuff) but I go back in two weeks where they will do my sugar test (for gestational diabetes), lots of other blood work tests, and another sonogram. Even though I had a sonogram at 20 weeks, this doctor does one between 26 and 28 weeks to get all the babies measurements and info, so I am not complaining. I will just get to see Baby Lew again!

Finally...an update!

All I can say, is thank goodness for the internet! We finally got hooked up at the new house and I couldn't be happier! Talk about feeling out of touch.

So...a quick update on things here in the big city...

Eric started work last week (you know...in-service, new teacher to the district orientation which is pretty much useless, etc.). That left me at home to get everything unpacked and settled. I think we are just about there! We still have a few strangling boxes sitting around, but mostly it's just the useless stuff that we don't really need or use that will just get placed in a closet or cabinet so that it is ready and waiting the next time we move.

I am most excited about getting the baby's room fixed up! We picked out the fabric for the bedding a couple weeks ago, and Eric's mom is going to make all of that. We are waiting for the crib to come in so that we can get it put together. I decided yesterday that I am going to try my hand at sewing a blanket for Baby Lew, so that should be interesting. We already have a lot of blankets, but I decided he needed one that his mommy made. I have a couple other projects I am working on for him as well...stuff to keep me busy for now.

No job yet for me (hence all the "projects" I am trying to find to keep myself busy!). I have applied for quite a few, have had several interviews, but just haven't had anything that came through yet. I am trying to be patient and just enjoy the "time off" but it's getting a little old! Something will come along soon, hopefully!

I have my first doctor's appointment next week with a new doctor. I am hopeful that I will like this guy and that everything with insurance stuff (what a hassle!) will all work out. As far as the baby, he is movin' and groovin'! In fact, he is doing somersaults in my tummy as I type this. It is so cool to feel him moving around all the time. Eric has felt him a few times when he was practicing his soccer kick, but usually when I try to let him feel it Baby Lew wises up and stops moving.

Oh...the Olympics are back on so it's time to go park myself on the couch for the night. (Don't you just love the Olympics!!)

Corpus Christi

Here's a quick update on the past week or so...

We are now officially living in Callisburg. My last day at my job at AISD was last Wednesday so I got to join Eric on Thursday at the new house. We are living surrounded by boxes, but hopefully those will start disappearing soon.

We are currently in Corpus Christi for an Ag teachers conference for Eric. Yesterday we went to the Texas State Aquarium so here are a few pictures.

Dolphin Show
Giant Turtle

Seahorses

USS Lexington

We also went on a tour/ferry ride along the bay last night and have been to several sea food restaurants (Eric's choice...I have eaten lots of chicken!). We will be here until Friday so there should be more pictures coming later.

Dr. Appointment Update

I just got back from the doctor's office for my monthly checkup. Here are the stats:

My weight: -3 pounds
Blood Pressure: 132/57
Baby's heart rate: 145

Everything looks good...just a routine visit. The doctor did say that this baby is moving around like crazy. She actually had a hard time getting a constant heart rate because he was moving so much. I'm not sure that I am actually feeling all that moving yet but maybe I am (what is it supposed to feel like anyway?!?)

20 weeks

Time for another pregnant picture. I am 20 weeks (halfway!).

We're having a....

Yesterday was the big day...sonogram day! Everything looked good; Baby Lew is about 9 inches long and weighs about 12 ounces. All the correct body parts are present and the heart rate (147) and blood flow both looked/sounded good. Oh, and did I mention...HE'S A BOY!!!!!

Daddy Lew is super excited that his wish came true and he will have a little Lew Jr. to teach all those weird "guy" things to. (That works out pretty well for me too!)

We are both really excited and are ready to start planning and getting things prepared for Baby boy Lew.

This week

This week will probably be (another) busy week. I am back at work after being off for the last two weeks (yet another benefit of my current job!). And truth be told, it has been nice being back. Unlike nearly every day for the past two weeks, I haven't packed (or even touched) a single box today! Very nice! (I'm sure that will change when I get home this evening however.)

Tomorrow is Eric and my 2nd wedding anniversary. No big plans, but maybe we'll go out to eat or something. Eric plans to spend most of the day getting a load of stuff in the trailer to take to Callisburg on Wednesday. Since we already found a house (oh yeah...did I mention that?) we are taking loads of stuff when we can to try and make the actual moving day a little easier. Then on Wednesday he will make a quick trip up there and (hopefully have some help there) unload the trailer at the house.

Wednesday my parents will be here so that my mom can go with Eric and me to my big doctors appointment on Thursday. This is the BIG one...the sonogram. Hopefully Baby Lew will cooperate and we will find out if we need to start buying cowboy boots or bows. Then on Thursday after the appointment, my mom and I are going to just hang out and have a fun, relaxing day. That will be a very nice and welcome break from the past couple weeks.

Friday will be spent getting everything ready for our garage sale on Saturday. I have never done a garage sale myself, so it will probably be quite the learning experience. I am just hoping to get rid of a lot of stuff, and maybe make a little money. We'll see!

Saturday is the big garage sale so the day will start quite early. I am hoping everything will go well and we will actually have people come by. That afternoon my wonderful friend Summer is coming to spend a couple days with us. I am excited about that since I haven't seen her in about a year and a half. (Has it really been that long?!?) She will be with us until Tuesday and says she will help pack. Should I feel bad about putting a friend to work like that?

Somewhere in all of that I also have a hair appointment, we have to figure out what is wrong with our dryer that suddenly stopped working last night, and have to clear a path to the guest bed so there is somewhere for our guests to sleep. No problem! Never a dull moment around here!

Packing

Bleh! I absolutely do not enjoy packing boxes! But then...who does! I have such good intentions and great ideas in my head of how everything is going to fit and how quickly I can get this done, but instead, what am I doing...sitting at the computer...stalling. There is so much to get done and I am totally overwhelmed...but again, I've got nothing! No motivation! Ugh!

We did, however, get something useful accomplished yesterday. We went out to our storage garage and took everything out, went through all the boxes, and sorted stuff into "move" or "garage sale" items. I think it was pretty successful. Now if I could just do that here at the house. I'm going...as soon as I get up from this chair...

Speaking of a garage sale...we are having one. We had to change our date a little bit because we are trying to move earlier that originally planned, so our new date is July 12. Any one who lives here locally, feel free to come by and see (and buy if so inclined) what we have.

Okay, okay...now I'm just trying to keep typing to keep from having to pack. I'm done...here I go...

Dr. Appointment

I went to the doctor this morning for my monthly visit and here are the stats:

Weight: +3.0 pounds
Blood Pressure: 133/65
Baby's Heart rate: 148

The doctor said everything looked good. Before she listened to the heartbeat she said my uterus was growing and felt normal. My blood pressure was good today, and I have been checking it every day lately and it has been normal. She said the 24-hour test from last month came back normal, so that is good. (Hopefully I'll never have to do that again!) And the bacteria I had at my first visit (bladder infection) is gone. So, overall, everything is going well. The only thing I am having an issue with currently is what she thinks might be reflux. So we are going to try some Zantac and see if that helps. Overall, Baby Lew is growing and doing exactly what he/she should be doing.

On another note - we are going to Callisburg tomorrow to look at a few houses. I am hopeful that this will be a successful trip, and we might come back here knowing where we will be living (in about a month!).

Useless Info

I have a ton to do at work in the next month. Unfortunately there is so much that I feel a bit overwhelmed and don't know exactly where to start. So instead, I did this:

A is for age: 31
B is for burger of choice: Mary’s Cheeseburger (in Strawn)
C is for what kind of car you drive: Chevy Trailblazer
D is for your dog’s name: Murph
E is for essential item you use everyday: uh, deodorant!
F is for favorite TV show at the moment: House Hunters
G is for favorite game: Trivial Pursuit or The Train Game (family knows what this is)
H is for Home State: Texas
I is for instruments you play: Piano (violin – long ago)
J is for favorite juice: Not a big juice drinker but lately I like Cranberry Grape okay
K is for whose rear you’d like to kick: What? I’m too nice to think about that.
L is for last restaurant you ate at? Mr. Burger
M is for your favorite Muppet: Kermit the Frog
N is for Number of Piercings: 2 (one in each ear)
O is for overnight hospital stays: None (yet)
P is for people you were with today: Eric, and the normal everyday people at work
Q is for what you do with your quiet time: Cross-stitch (or lately…pack boxes)
R is for biggest regret: Not telling people how important they are to me more often
S is for status: Married and pregnant!
T is for time you woke up today: 5:59 a.m.
U is for what you consider unique: Everyone’s personality
V is for vegetable you love: Cucumbers, bell peppers
W is for worst habit: Bad temper (and attitude)
X is for x-rays you’ve had: 1 – I think
Y is for yummy food you ate today: Homemade chocolate chip cookies
Z is for zodiac sign: Capricorn (but I could care less)

Moving

It's official...we are moving! Eric got a job teaching ag in Callisburg ISD (that's near Gainesville in case you are wondering) and we will be moving this summer. We are excited and nervous at the same time. (I think that's pretty normal, right?) We are in the process of looking for a house as well as a job for me, but I know those things will work out just like the job for him did. I will also get to find a new doctor (kind of a big deal right now!) and hospital to use when I have the baby. There are lots of changes coming our way, but we will take each one in stride and be thankful for the new opportunities and challenges and adventures.