hello 32 weeks

32 weeks pregnant! 8 weeks to go! Time is flying by, and I am so grateful for that. I am ready to be done with this pregnancy...and I still have two months to go! Baby Rose likes to try to create space for himself. If I slouch or cross my arms or put any kind of pressure on my belly I get BIIIG kicks telling me to knock that off. I have a feeling he will have my personality...a scary thought as I am quite feisty. He loooves sugar - he moves around like crazy any time I eat the good stuff. The other day I had a banana split and for him it was party time!

 30 weeks pregnant

 32 weeks pregnant - pictures every two weeks instead of 4 these days

The good news finally came in that my blood is fine as far as my lead concern - labs came back all normal. My blood sugar is right on, so no worries for gestational diabetes over here, and my blood pressure is "excellent" (thanks Doc for that compliment) and I am quite pleased with how my pregnancy is going. Let's hope the remaining 8 weeks are just as smooth sailing. I will say, it is STRANGE having a body that doesn't do what you think/expect it should do. At track practice last week I did the warm up with the group and my legs were burning as soon as we started. Whaaat? Also, we went for an 8-minute jog and I could only jog half of it! What the heck? I guess that's what happens when you gain 20 pounds in just a few months...

I'm starting to get the "when are you due?" question with every stranger I encounter. I'm not looking forward to doing that for the next two months. From this point on, I will remember to talk to pregnant women about anything BUT their pregnancies - like give them compliments on their rockin hair or shoes or whatever. I am more than a pregnant person! Rant over.

My 6th graders did well at their track meet on Friday. It's been fun coaching them. We only have a week left so I'm looking forward to getting my time back. Thursday we had practice and it was POURING rain! I scored some free maternity clothes from a girl in our ward and luckily they were still in my car because my bottom half was soaked. I had to change - no way was I driving an hour home in wet pants!

Clay was my model to show how wet it was...the mud on his face is from practicing long jump.

Justin took Jackson in on Thursday to get fixed. He is wearing the cone of shame for the next week while his stitches heal. We've enrolled him in puppy school which begins next week. Justin finally built his Christmas gift which we will put in the boy's room - a lego model of Kilo Ren's command shuttle. Behold...

It shoots bullets and everything!

We did a lot of work in Baby Rose's nursery this week. Justin put in all the new shelving we got from IKEA. It is so fun to see it all come together!

On Saturday I went to a bridal shower yesterday for the daughter of a friend in my ward. Those were all our happenings this week.

First Track Meet

Monday we had a waiver day which means teachers come to school but students don't. Those are my favorite days!! I swept and mopped my classroom floor with my new cleaning gadget. It only took 15 minutes! Amazing. I graded my student's science fair projects and then we had a staff potluck. After lunch I peaced-out early to go get my blood work done. They got me in quick and told me they would send the results directly to my doctor and it would take 3-4 days. Well I went the whole week without hearing anything, even after calling the doctor and the lab facility. So that is frustrating. I am ready to put this whole thing behind me.

Wednesday 6th graders had their first track meet. I only have seven 6th grade girls to coach. I have maybe three of my seven girls that can run one lap of the track without stopping - ha! - so we didn't do great point-wise at the meet but we had fun! I have one girl that is loaded with talent. She took first place in the hurdles and 100 m dash and this was her first time doing hurdles! It helps that her legs are as tall as tall as my torso.

My tracksters.

We took Jackson to the vet to get a couple of shots have his stool tested for worms. He weighs 62 pounds!! What happened to my puppy?!?! He is HUGE. We love taking him on walks. We took him to the Puyallup farmer's market on Saturday. He does really well around other people and other dogs. Other dogs are lunging and barking at other dogs but Jackson just walks past or just looks at them - good boy! He makes us proud parents.

 Every once and a while I buy doughnuts for a class that is doing really well behavior-wise. Yummm

I got a hair cut this week - love it!

We went to IKEA on Saturday to get shelving for the boy's closet. It was CRAZY busy. There were no parking spots, so we had to go to alternative parking several blocks over and take a shuttle to the store! But we got the shelving we were looking for so I'm excited for Justin to put that together.

It was a chill week overall. Until next time!

Hiking at Gold Creek

This weekend Justin and I decided to take Jackson into the mountains for some hiking. We planned a hike near Silverdale so we could hike in the morning on Saturday and do a surprise visit to Justin's parents for Mother's Day.

Saturday we got to the trail head at 9:00. We drove over an hour to get there - that was tricky with a rambunctious puppy in the back seat! The hike we picked had views of the Olympics and then a view of Seattle across the water - but we never got to see those in person. There was a sign about two miles in that said the rest of the trail was closed due to a logging project. Lame! We rebelliously hiked a bit farther so we could get a good look at the Olympics before turning around. We planned to hike until lunch time, so we took a few branching trails just because. On the way back we hiked down to a waterfall and let Jackson loose to play in the water. We love that he loves the water! He's a lot of fun. He did great during all the hiking.

\\We had lunch in the parking lot and then went to Poulsbo to buy Judy and mother's day gift. Justin bought her a date package which includes us taking Joe for a weekend of their choosing. Must be redeemed before baby comes! Ha. We spent the afternoon with his parents. Jackson slept all the way home and was out like a rock when we got home. We love our sweet pup.

Speaking of baby - I finished the dresser and have been playing around with ideas for his room. Here is what it all looks like:

There's a lot of touch up painting I need to do in the closet, but it's coming along! I'm doing a nautical theme in his room. Baby boy is very active. His heart rate at my last appointment was 160! He loves to move around. Sitting is becoming more uncomfortable. Saturday night after our Silverdale trip Justin and I went to the new Captain America movie. Those seats were torture for three hours! I still have my energy, and have yet to have any cravings this pregnancy. The third trimester is treating me well so far. 10 weeks to go!

Hello May

Time for an update: all last week - Tuesday through Sunday - Justin was out of town for work in Tennessee and then for a baby blessing in Georgia. It was annoying having him gone so long! But I planned ahead and had a lot to keep me busy.

Tuesday I sanded and primed the dresser we bought for the boy's room. Wednesday I hosted our Book of Mormon "book club" if you will - we meet weekly and missionaries bring investigators. Thursday I had "Science Night" at Cascade. That was a LOOOONG day. I had school all day of course, but then had to run home and take care of Jackson and run back to school to do the science night thing! I am disappointed in myself for not taking pictures - my kids rocked it. They displayed their science projects, had pizza, and we did raffle prizes. We had a great turn out! But that was certainly an exhausting day.

Friday I went to "Beauty and the Beast" - a production put on by the Jr. High down the street. My good friend Heather had her son in it - he played Gaston and without him the play would have failed! Ha. He and his buddy who played Lefou stole the show! So fun. That night I bit the bullet and bought a new vacuum. I also decided to buy one of those cleaners that sweeps and mops your floor at the same time. With our downstairs all hard floors, it will be nice to do a thorough cleaning with minimal effort.

I spent all Saturday playing with my new cleaning toys. I finished painting the dresser and even painted our front doors. They needed it! I also helped Laura out by babysitting Eleanor for a few hours since Jon was gone for the baby blessing as well. We had pizza together that night. Sunday I taught my new Sunday School class - I now teach the 14 year-olds instead of 16. I like teaching Sunday School...I dread the day I get called to teach primary #foreal. Heather saved the day by inviting me over for dinner. I am so happy to have found her! She has become a great friend. Justin got home late that night.

This week has been pretty low-key. The only difference is we now have two-hour class periods with our kids because of the SBA testing. It it something ELSE to keep these kids under control for two hours basically in lock down mode. Maybe it's my pregnancy, or it's just me, but I am a lot more outspoken and sometimes I forget to put my word filter on. I may or may not have basically told a couple of 13 year old boys how much I can't stand them. Oh well. #noshame I am speaking the #honesttruth. 7 weeks to go until SUMMER! No summer break for me however - we're just 10 weeks away from our baby boy! I still need to take pictures of my dresser in the "after" glory. I'll post those later.