Well let's see what's been going on with us...lots I guess
The first day of Christmas break, 12/19, found Jim and I at our first visit to L and D. After school I was rear-ended by a truck and missed my monthly check up. This happened about 5 minutes after I got out of school, but I had to sit and wait for the silly cops to show up and NOT give the jerk a ticket. My doctor wanted me to come in and be observed, for 6 hours!!! Hopefully that will not happen again and the next time we visit L and D will be to deliver this little one.
Christmas has come and gone, but luckily Jim, Finn, and I got to take a few days and head to MI. It was great to have a white snowy Christmas. The drive out there was a little long, but not too bad. Finn loved the snow and spent as much time outside as the cold weather would allow him. Let's just say we played the I want in I want out game a lot!!! Jim got to drive a snowmobile, Finn got to chase it, and plow snow with my dad's tractor. We got to go sledding, old school style. Jim got to meet April for the first time, they just moved back from FL. It was great to see them and spend time with everyone. If there was only more time. I can't wait to spend more time this spring and summer.
We returned to no snow in MD and to find out that there were $6500 in damages done to my car...thank goodness we're not paying that bill! I love the rental car they gave me...now if I can just get Jim to let me get rid of the little red car and get one like the rental all will be wonderful. I doubt that though.
New Year's Eve morning woke as at 6:30 a.m. when the little one decided to us feel him/her for the first time externally. I'm sure Jim wasn't overly excited at first to be woken up, but after he felt the little kicks I think it made it worth it. Since then he was been trying to get other feels in whenever I feel them. It makes it very real, not to mention my ever growing belly.
We're over half way there now. I'll be 24 weeks on Sunday...not too much longer. Where did all the time go??? It just seems like I was just telling everyone I was engaged and then pregnant. Crazy!!!
The wedding plans are coming along. It's the little things that I need to get done and kind of forgot about...like shoes!!! Who forgets that? I just need to get through the next few weeks of dealing with my students, delivery my little one, and then finish the rest of the wedding stuff.
I'm super excited about everything that is coming up in the next 6 months. I'll try and keep everyone up to date. Happy New Year and Merry holidays to all!!
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Been a long time...
So it's been quite some time since I updated everyone. Things have been a little busy, mostly I'm just too tired at the end of the day to do anything but go to bed and maybe read a few pages in one of my many pregnancy books.
I am currently 19 weeks pregnant and finally looking like I am. My belly suddenly popped out one morning and I've not been able to stop it since. I guess this is a good thing. At least now I look pregnant and not just fat.
Jim and I go for our anatomical ultrasound on December 18th where we can find out the sex of the baby if we choose. He chooses to find out while I am still on the fence. I was against from the beginning, but now I kind of think it might be nice to know. I guess I'm just have this feeling that it would be totally cool to be surprised at the birth and not in some little room with a stranger and the nasty urge to pee. Not to mention Jim swears it's a boy and I think it would be so funny if it ended up being a girl. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what I decide on that Thursday afternoon.
Other than that things have been pretty low key around. Here. Just teaching, coaching, and doing grad school work. Jim has been logging in the hours at Big Vanilla selling, selling, selling. This is always good with a kid and a wedding on the way.
Jim went and got the crib from his cousin, Stephanie the other week and put it all together. No missing pieces! It took us about two weeks to figure out how to get the pack'n'play set up and locked. Not as easy as you think. There's a trick to it!!! No one told us that! Other than that things are going fairly slowly in the nursery and I kind of enjoy it. I like to think of what this room will become in a few short months when our baby is sleeping in the crib and there's a pile of dirty clothes and smelly diapers in the trash.
Life will never again be the same. Scary, but amazing at the same time. I cannot wait!!!
I am currently 19 weeks pregnant and finally looking like I am. My belly suddenly popped out one morning and I've not been able to stop it since. I guess this is a good thing. At least now I look pregnant and not just fat.
Jim and I go for our anatomical ultrasound on December 18th where we can find out the sex of the baby if we choose. He chooses to find out while I am still on the fence. I was against from the beginning, but now I kind of think it might be nice to know. I guess I'm just have this feeling that it would be totally cool to be surprised at the birth and not in some little room with a stranger and the nasty urge to pee. Not to mention Jim swears it's a boy and I think it would be so funny if it ended up being a girl. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what I decide on that Thursday afternoon.
Other than that things have been pretty low key around. Here. Just teaching, coaching, and doing grad school work. Jim has been logging in the hours at Big Vanilla selling, selling, selling. This is always good with a kid and a wedding on the way.
Jim went and got the crib from his cousin, Stephanie the other week and put it all together. No missing pieces! It took us about two weeks to figure out how to get the pack'n'play set up and locked. Not as easy as you think. There's a trick to it!!! No one told us that! Other than that things are going fairly slowly in the nursery and I kind of enjoy it. I like to think of what this room will become in a few short months when our baby is sleeping in the crib and there's a pile of dirty clothes and smelly diapers in the trash.
Life will never again be the same. Scary, but amazing at the same time. I cannot wait!!!
Monday, October 27, 2008
Baby on Board
Since I have now passed through the first trimester I can tell everyone that yes, Jim and I are having a baby!!! I guess we celebrated our engagement a little too much. We will be welcoming a new member to our family April 30 ,2009 if all goes as planned and on time.
Still getting married in July as planned. I know it sounds a little selfish, but I still want my wedding and don't want to take all the photos while I'm bloated and feeling FAT! Plus that gives me a little time to try and take some of the weight form the baby off.
We;re both really excited and are attempting NOT to find out the sex. This coming form the girl who snoops for her Christmas presents EVERY year!!!
We'll keep you posted!
Still getting married in July as planned. I know it sounds a little selfish, but I still want my wedding and don't want to take all the photos while I'm bloated and feeling FAT! Plus that gives me a little time to try and take some of the weight form the baby off.
We;re both really excited and are attempting NOT to find out the sex. This coming form the girl who snoops for her Christmas presents EVERY year!!!
We'll keep you posted!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
I changed my mind!
I don't want to be a teacher anymore! I am done. I quit. Finding a new career!!!
Well I still do want to teach, but I just want to skip my 3A class. They make me nutty and mean. I'm not a mean teacher by default. Just follow the rules and play the sport I selected for the two weeks and we'll be fine. Not this group. I have to channel my inner drill sargent and be mean and not break. No soccer for this class. Not now, not ever. They were AWFUL for my sub and I'm afriad to ever be out again. Not only did the sub say they were bad, but my fellow PE teachers did as well. Of course, when I showed up the next class they were all sitting in their squads be perfect angels. To bad I had already found out the truth. Why is it that all of my B day classes rock and it's just this one class that drives me mad??? I have to figure something out other wise it could get very ugly. They sat in their squads without talking for 90 minutes last class period. I think they finally figured out that I will not break on my no soccer rule.
In other news...I finally get to send out my save the dates this weekend. My parents are coming to visit and my mom is going to help me address them. I am sorry if the handwriting stinks, but you'll know I addressed that one! My mom has awesome handwriting and I just plain stink at it. I type better than I print or write. But at least they will be out and ready for everyone to display and start to make plans for. Those of you in MI are lucky because that's where we're having it. Those of you in MD and other states...sorry! July 10, 2009 can't get here soon enough. I'm sure it will be here before I know it, but I still can't wait. Just need ot work out a few little details and we're all set for the big day! YEAH!!
Well I still do want to teach, but I just want to skip my 3A class. They make me nutty and mean. I'm not a mean teacher by default. Just follow the rules and play the sport I selected for the two weeks and we'll be fine. Not this group. I have to channel my inner drill sargent and be mean and not break. No soccer for this class. Not now, not ever. They were AWFUL for my sub and I'm afriad to ever be out again. Not only did the sub say they were bad, but my fellow PE teachers did as well. Of course, when I showed up the next class they were all sitting in their squads be perfect angels. To bad I had already found out the truth. Why is it that all of my B day classes rock and it's just this one class that drives me mad??? I have to figure something out other wise it could get very ugly. They sat in their squads without talking for 90 minutes last class period. I think they finally figured out that I will not break on my no soccer rule.
In other news...I finally get to send out my save the dates this weekend. My parents are coming to visit and my mom is going to help me address them. I am sorry if the handwriting stinks, but you'll know I addressed that one! My mom has awesome handwriting and I just plain stink at it. I type better than I print or write. But at least they will be out and ready for everyone to display and start to make plans for. Those of you in MI are lucky because that's where we're having it. Those of you in MD and other states...sorry! July 10, 2009 can't get here soon enough. I'm sure it will be here before I know it, but I still can't wait. Just need ot work out a few little details and we're all set for the big day! YEAH!!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Monday and a 90 day challenge
I really don't like Mondays. Not 100% sure why. Maybe because they seem to last so long and the weekend seems so short? I can honestly say this is the longest day of the week. Why can't Saturday or Sunday seem this way? Maybe it's because I'm just so tired all the time. I've honestly started getting ready for bed at 7:30 p.m. By the time I get my lunch together, clothes laid out, Finn taken care of, answered the phone, brushed the teeth, pj's on, and wash washed it's 9 p.m. already. CRAZY!!! It's really said that I start that early. Then I wake at 5 a.m. to get ready for work. This morning I actually laid back down in bed after getting ready and took a 30 minute nap. Now if I were to sleep an extra 30 minutes I would be running around the house in a fury. How does that work? Maybe after a few more weeks of this I'll get into the routine and won't be so tired. I hope so!!!
I also decided to do this 90 day challenge thing at the gym I work at. Let's hope it works out and I can stick with it. I may have to modify a few things...you know what I mean. The first meeting was boring because they told me things I already know...I do teach Health and PE. Not to mention they talked to me like a kid. Didn't go to well .Hopefully my team will be cool and win the over challenge. Let's hope anyway!
I also decided to do this 90 day challenge thing at the gym I work at. Let's hope it works out and I can stick with it. I may have to modify a few things...you know what I mean. The first meeting was boring because they told me things I already know...I do teach Health and PE. Not to mention they talked to me like a kid. Didn't go to well .Hopefully my team will be cool and win the over challenge. Let's hope anyway!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
So Sorry
I just realized how long it's been since I left a note to everyone. Things have been very crazy since we returned from Michigan an engaged couple.
We have set a date, July 10, 2009 in Troy, MI. I'm very excited. We have a wedding party, I think. Well I have my side done. Lauren, Lisa, Kristy, April and Tammy are my girls. Jim's little cousin, Cierra, is the flower girl and Alexander is my ring bear, but his costing me a million kisses after I talked him out of a million dollars. That kid's a riot! Please check out our wedding site fro more information if you like www.theknot.com/ourwedding/ElizabethJennings&JamesNorris I did not pay for one because we're trying to save money and not spend it. I know, I know...I'm cheap, but who cares! I'm marrying my most trusted companion and lover. That sounds really dirty. Jim's awesome and I could not be happier! He makes me a better person and gives me confidence to do the impossible.
We're also in the process of moving to a new place. Just need to finish painting. I hate painting. I say that every time and that I'm going to hire someone next time, but I always end up doing it myself. I loathe painting!!!
I started a t a new high school on Monday. Still trying to figure out where everything is. I guess I better get to it because the kids show up on Monday. Yikes!!!
Other than that I'll try and stay more up to date once I get into a routine with school, swim, and grad classes. Maybe I'll even get this whole wedding thing done in time!!!
We have set a date, July 10, 2009 in Troy, MI. I'm very excited. We have a wedding party, I think. Well I have my side done. Lauren, Lisa, Kristy, April and Tammy are my girls. Jim's little cousin, Cierra, is the flower girl and Alexander is my ring bear, but his costing me a million kisses after I talked him out of a million dollars. That kid's a riot! Please check out our wedding site fro more information if you like www.theknot.com/ourwedding/ElizabethJennings&JamesNorris I did not pay for one because we're trying to save money and not spend it. I know, I know...I'm cheap, but who cares! I'm marrying my most trusted companion and lover. That sounds really dirty. Jim's awesome and I could not be happier! He makes me a better person and gives me confidence to do the impossible.
We're also in the process of moving to a new place. Just need to finish painting. I hate painting. I say that every time and that I'm going to hire someone next time, but I always end up doing it myself. I loathe painting!!!
I started a t a new high school on Monday. Still trying to figure out where everything is. I guess I better get to it because the kids show up on Monday. Yikes!!!
Other than that I'll try and stay more up to date once I get into a routine with school, swim, and grad classes. Maybe I'll even get this whole wedding thing done in time!!!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
ENGAGED!!
As of July 17, 2008 I have become engaged to Mr. James M. Norris. You're looking at the future Mrs. James Norris! He was super sweet and I was very surprised. It happened on a rainy evening in our camper at Wilderness Sate Park. I couldn't believe it. I was definitely caught off guard and pleasantly surprised. I'm so excited! My family is as well and all our friends. I sometimes catch myself looking at my ring and am in awe that it is there.
We're currently talking about a July wedding for 2009. Kyle and April are wedding in May and Jim's brother Tim and Gennie are wedding in October. It will be the year of the wedding for both families.
I'll keep you all posted on the details and what not. I can't wait! We're so happy and excited for this!
We're currently talking about a July wedding for 2009. Kyle and April are wedding in May and Jim's brother Tim and Gennie are wedding in October. It will be the year of the wedding for both families.
I'll keep you all posted on the details and what not. I can't wait! We're so happy and excited for this!
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