I am starting this blog as a place to share all of the fun changes happening in our small family right now. Pretty soon we will have a little Moore to post about. I am not good at the email updates, so I figure if you're interested you can check in here. Here's the quick update of the last 5 months.
2-14-08 Happy Valentine's Day: We found out that we were finally pregnant.
2/08-4/08 First Trimester: Lots of nausea and extreme tiredness. Boy am I glad that's done!
4/08-6/08 Part of Second Trimester: Feeling fine, if a little stretched. Almost back to full energy.
5/27/08 5 Month ultrasound: It's a girl! And she looks healthy and very active! The tech had to keep repositioning the wand because she kept flipping around.
6/3/08 My students have been very excited about the whole thing. They threw me an end of the year picnic/baby shower and all of the kids gave me their advice on being a good parent. Most of them said love the baby, spend time to show you care, be patient, and have fun. My favorite though I am including below:
Top Five Things to Know About Babies
1. Don't underestimate them! The hair pulling is vicious!
2. If they start crying/screaming, bob and rock.
3. Touch their hair, it's so soft.
4. Play with their hands and feet, they're so little!
5. Don't be mean, do be firm, and don't spoil them.
I think that pretty much covers it!
The kids have started lists of names for the baby. I have somewhere near 500 to consider now!
6/6/08 Movement! I felt the baby move for the first time for sure. I don't know what everyone is talking about with the fluttering butterflies. I got punched in the stomach! I was bending over cleaning tables at lunch, and apparently she doesn't like being squished. It has mellowed into more pushes and twists, but I am finally sure of what I am feeling. I've been walking around with a huge goofy grin on my face every time she starts flipping around.
6/9/08 Today was the last day of school and I got hugs and the baby got rubs and kisses. It was super cute.
SO that's the last few months in a nutshell. I will keep posting as we get more news.
2 comments:
We've started calling her "Mo" thanks to your kids. :) :) :) I suppose that's better than "the baby," but we'll be sure to break the habit quickly when you reveal the name!
Mo works for now. If J.R. and I are ever awake and in the house at the same time, maybe we'll work on narrowing that down a bit. Finals are almost done! Yay!
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