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Apparently (according to Susan :) I have been neglecting my duties as a blogger. You will understand once I finish this post.



This week at school is Red Ribbon week...funfun!! We get to dress up each day as listed below:

Monday- Jean Day

Tuesday- Camo Day

Wednesday- Red Day

Thursday- Inside Out Day

Friday- Jersey Day



Report cards also have to be finished by Wednesday, however, since this week is also the week we have parent conferences with the entire class (my class has 22 in it), I have to have some ready early so I can go over them with parents when they come in. I had 3 conferences today, but couldn't do any after school since I had another orthodontist appointment.



I am also on the Canned Food/Pumpkin Contest committee that is fixing to be underway, as well as on the sight-base committee.



So thats my busy life at work....here is my personal life update;



We went to Sweetwater last weekend to surprise Lacy for her birthday. They were already up there, but I told her we were busy and wouldnt be able to make it. She actually looked a little surprised and happy to see us when we showed up...it was great!

The plan for me was to take all my scrapbooking stuff with me and get the majoritity of my project ( will explain later) finished so I wouldnt have to work on it during the week. HOWEVER, I layed out all my supplies and realized that I was missing a few very important items, such as my tape, blades, shapes, and corner cutters....it wasnt even worth starting without them, so I got nothing finished while we were there.



Josh, Maddie, and I came home a little early on Sunday so I could run back by my Aunt Tanyas to pick up the stuff that I left, and then headed home to get started. Well to top things off, I still needed some more key pictures, so I had to upload them and send them to 1 hour at Walmart. We went to pick them up and while we were there I wanted to grab some stickers. Well they didnt have what I wanted so Josh started looking at the cricuit stuff, and after much deliberation, he convinced me to go ahead and buy it. I was planning on using my Christmas money to get myself one then, but its only 2 months away, hehe. So we finally got back home and I finished 2 pages.

The project I am refering to is some scrapbook pages I am making for my dad. My Grandma is turning 70 on the 29th, and we are having a surprise birthday party for her on the 31st. Each of her 7 children are responsible for making scrapbook pages that show his/her family with Grandma. Well since my dad isnt Mr. Scrapbook, I took on the responsibility. So on top of all the other activities going on this week at school, I have to come home and get busy on my scrapbooking since I still have at least 8 pages left to finish before Saturday. Wish me Luck!

As far as being pregnant goes, everything looked good the other day when I did my big 18 week sonogram, I also had Dr. Wilson take a peek to see if he could get a better look at the sex, and he went with girl as well. So Kenzie Layne will be our daughter to be!

I will try to do better on blogging more often, but don't expect to much from me till next week ;)

Really?

I got home from work on Friday, and Maddie pointed to my watch and said "braclet", I said no "it's my watch". She says "Oh a clock".......

Josh and I just kind of looked at each other in awe. She is getting too big for her britches and surprises me all the time with the the things she says. It's a good thing we are having another baby, because my daughter isn't a baby anymore, and I kind of miss it.

Big SONO.

We went yesterday for the big sonogram when they get all the official measurement and such. She was really nice and tried several times to get the baby to move, and had me change postitions, and use the restroom in an attempt to get my baby uncross his/her legs and give us a peek.
HOWEVER! That baby did not want us to know what he/she was yet, so he/she just stayed put through it all. The lady decided that she would give a guess, and said girl because she didnt see anything sticking out. There was not any signs of the "3 lines" that Maddie showed so clearly every time either. So right now I guess we are leaning towards girl, but I go back for a monthly check on the 13th, which also happens to be Josh's birthday, and I am going to ask Dr. Wilson to do a quick sono to see if the baby is more willing to reveal it's secret.
It's only a couple more weeks ;)

It's been awhile...

So I haven't felt the need to post anything lately, and I really can't think of anything but aimless thoughts to fill you in with. So thats what you are getting today.

• The main thing I have been thinking about lately is the big question of BOY/GIRL? I know deep down in my heart I am hoping for a boy, but I don't feel as certain about that as I did last go round. Here are my thoughts- If it is a boy, I will be estatic to get to carry on Josh's last name and to have the little hunting buddy Josh NEEDS, as well as getting to have a Momma's boy, since Maddie is so hard core a Daddy's girl. On the other hand, if it is God's will for me to have another girl, I will have way less to worry about. Since my children will be sharing a room I will have very minor changes (more like updates) to make to the room. I will get to use all those WONDERFUL outfits that I hated packing away when Maddie outgrew them, and I will not have to worry about the circumcision (which honestly kind of scares me, probobly just the unknown). There are several other reasons I have been debating about in my head, but those are my main thoughts.
• I LOVE FALL!! I used to say that Summer was my favorite season of the year, and yes it does have the best attribute any teacher could ask for (summer's off). However, the weather during Fall just makes me smile every morning when I wake up. It is cool, the colors are beautiful, and there are 2 great holidays in this time period (Halloween and Thanksgiving) Both of which I enjoy more than I used to because I love to dress Maddie up, and I cannot get enough time with my extended family these days, so Thanksgiving is Marvolous!
• I go back on the 5th for my braces to get adjusted....too bad its on a Monday, because if I am sore I will have to endore an entire week at school in pain. :(
• I am back to 22 kids again this year at school....I'm not in the mood for griping, so Im just going to leave it at that.

Thats about all I have for now, I'm sure after I find out what K-Baby's gender is my thoughts will become open for the many other things that I can talk about.

Doctors Appointment, Sickness, and Football...

• So Thursday I went in for my 16 week checkup hoping that he would take a quick peek of the baby, however, he did not. I did get to hear the heartbeat for the first time though, and Im not sure, but it sounded fast too me. I know that wives tale has been proven to not be accurate, however its all I have to go with for now, so a girl is on my mind. It is weird how I refer to the baby. When I talk about my baby in the belly in single terms I call it a "him/he", however when I talk about Maddie and the baby I say "the girls". Well I guess I will have to wait until October 1st to find out. My special sono is scheduled at 3'oclock that day, and I am going to go crazy until then!
• A few days ago my throat felt a little scratchy but I thought to myself, surely I cant already have strep throat, its only September. I usually get it more in the Nov and Dec time frame. Well last night after coming home from work I started to feel the lump I usually get, then had a hard time sleeping cause it hurt to swallow. I woke up on the verge of tears wishing I didnt have to go to work, cause its hard to keep a class of 21 in check when you cant communicate with them very well. However, since I will be taking time off for the baby I dont have many days to spare, so I made myself get up and go to work. I almost fell asleep in the car on the way to work...not so good. Then I struggled all day talking to the kids and trying to put on my happy face, because it was Grandparents day and we had over 150 Grandparents come to eat lunch with our kids. I survived through the day...barely. After school was over I called my doctor and told him all my symptoms and my history of having Strep every year for the past 5 or 6 years, and he was nice enough to just send in a prescription for a Z-Pac. I am crossing my fingers that it works, because I cant stand another day like today. So I went to Wal-Mart to pick up my prescription, and it was a nightmare! SAISD switched insurances this year and I still did not have my card. Well I thought they could just call it in and see what plan I was on. I got in line, they said come back in 30 minutes. So I did...waited in that line for 25 minutes for them to tell me that they couldnt do it cause I didnt have my insurance card! They sent me to the other line, by this point I was miserable and upset and I actually started to cry in Wal-Mart. The poor cashier was looking at me and didnt know what to say. She said the only way I could get it today was to pay the full amount which was 30 something dollars or else I would have to wait on my prescription card. I was so upset, but finally I asked if they could just call it in and this other guy acted like it was a major inconvience and said it would take awhile, to have a seat. It took 10 minutes and I got my prescription for 10 dollars. Its not my fault Blue Cross cant send out our cards in a timely manner. I did feel like an idiot for crying, but I just lost it. Between being pregnant, sick, and very tired I had no strength to hold it in.
• I have been really wanting to get to a football game!!! Josh worked last week, so I didnt go to one. I would have if I knew that my family was going to Wink to watch Shea and Seth. So I talked to my cousin Tina and she said they were going to the Wall v. Ozona game tonight, and I was excited cause it just happened to be homecoming night and it worked out perfectly since Josh was working again. However, she called today and said they were not going, and I do not feel like getting out anyway. Luckily its raining like crazy and there is a good chance it would not have been that enjoyable anyhow. I would have loved to see my friends, but also would not have wanted to get them or their children sick with Strep. So needless to say, Josh will be off next Friday and WE WILL BE GOING SOMEWHERE TO WATCH FOOTBALL!!!!

Maddie 2 year checkup

On Wednesday we went to the doctor for Maddies 2 year checkup. Before I tell you her results, I will give you some previous numbers from her checkup 6 months ago.
Feb 25, 2009
30 inches tall- 9%
20 lbs. 13 oz- 6 %
18.5 (head)- 60+ %

Her results for Aug 26, 2009
33 1/4 in tall- 34%
24 lbs. 8 oz- 21%
18.75 (head) 50+%

YEA!!!!!!


So as you can see she gained over 3 pounds and also got more than 3 inches taller, in just 6 months!!! I was very excited! Also her head is finally becoming proportinate to the rest of her body....Its always been around the 70th percentile and is coming down slowly! As for the rest of the appointment, she is healthy as can be, and is talking extremely well for her age.

3 Year Anniversary and Maddies actual birthday

Josh was so sweet, and thoughtful this year for our 3 year anniversary. I felt bad because he and I went to Walmart and I let him pick out his own presents. (NOT LIKE ME AT ALL, I love to surprise him!) However, with staff development I have been exhausted. We went to Lacy's and she made us the supper of our choice, which happened to be sour cream chicken enchiladas, and homemade rice! Yum!!

These are also pictures of Maddie on the day she actually turned 2!!!

Daddy and his 2 year old daughter!

Maddie waking up on her 2nd birthday and showing us that she is 2, and you can see that sometimes she decides to cross her fingers.

Me and my 2 year old! That seems so strange to say, lol.

My anniversary presents....He got me lots of snacks for my classroom, some mini sharpies, and a little chalk board that says "Without teachers, life would have no class", and also an ornament that we had looked at that has a christmas tree in it that lights up and changes colors! I loved it. And what made it even better was his reasoning....He apparently looked up the traditional/modern gifts for the 3rd year anniversary and decided he would go with the modern which was glass, thus the reason he got me an ornament in August. Then he made me cry because there wasnt any room in the card to write anything, so he wrote what he wanted to say on a piece of paper and folded it inside!!!!!!! He will have so many brownie points he wont know what to use them for!

(There is another new post about Maddies birthday party before this one)