Baby clothes and Baby names

Too cute!!! I can't wait to start getting little baby clothes for tiny arms and tiny feet and tiny knees and tiny shoulders.

Names that I would NEVER name my child....

Logan

Rufus

Steven

Ken

Bob

Rohberta

Jasmine

Alexius

Pearl

Labor Day!!

No work today and ALL play!! I hope you enjoyed your labor day weekend! Pictures to come shortly.

The 6th grade hallway

On our way back from lunch today I saw another teacher talking with a student, checking out her arm and then sending her back to class. It was then and there that I realized I am:

A teacher
A mentor
A nurse
A friend
A mom
A caretaker
A leader
A mediator

Teaching is so rewarding, even on days like today where I am just exhausted and have nothing left to give. I am so glad that God directed my feet this way....

Baby Names

So here are a few baby names that I LOVE but am not planning on using.....

BOYS:
Caleb
Jack
Charlie
Hunter
Asher
John

GIRLS:
Olivia
Elizabeth
Autumn
Mckinley
Olive

But you know, I could change my mind on the way home from work or when I see the baby's face!

addicted and a list

A list of love, of things I am loving right now in random order:

1. olives
2. pickles
3. the idea of fall
4. breakfast for dinner
5. waking up late on Saturday
6. Our preachers sermons
7. hot chocolate
8. looking at baby stuff online
9. writing letters
10. catching up friends via emails (because it is so hard to find time somehow any other way)
11. getting to know our puppy's mellow side
12. my sweet husband

My MOST favorite thing of all though is feeling our baby move around. I can't even describe it except to say that it is purely joyful. I love this child already so much and I am so excited about that love abounding once we see his or her sweet little face.

My husband has gotten me addicted to something. That something is the show 24. I didn't even consider watching it when it was on regular nighttime TV but now, our netflix has become our cable. Good thing too because our cable company isn't worth the money. I started on season 3 and we are now starting season 5. Those writers really knew what they were doing. Its such a good show! Our weekend we spent a lot of time together hanging out, enjoying each others company and watching 24. It was time well spent!

thai food and a belly

So I attempted at showing a little belly today and I took the picture myself with my iphone so ignore the poor angles and quality. Here is the side view. 21 weeks.
Here is the : I am looking down view. 21 weeks.

So last night I met with one of my bestest friends ever and we enjoyed a meal of Thai food and delicious conversation. I choose edamame and coconut soup and my good friend had a small salad and masaman curry. We also had another dining companion, her 3 month old daughter, Hazel. Hazel has bright blue eyes and the cutest little arms and legs. She didn't want us to eat inside though, so we ate outside and enjoyed the breeze and Hazel's gnawing on her arms.

sweetness

Sweet Eli on one of our many road trips this summer. I swear that face can melt my heart even if he has just brought me a chewed up shoe from my closet.