30 Weeks!

I am officially 30 weeks! I don't exactly know where those thirty weeks went! Chad said this morning, this is going to be the longest ten weeks of my life! I said, why because I am so crabby? He laughed!!

I have been feeling really good physically. Emotionally... not so well! I have had the biggest issue with my weight. I see the weight that I am, and I could throw up. When I think of someone who weighs what I do, I think they are heavy! My face has been the worst part for me. It's because I have to look at it everyday in the mirror as I get ready for work. I would say at least two times a week I cry in the morning because of the way I look. Everyone (well except one person) says that I look great, but I don't feel it. I really don't feel like I was prepared enough for how emotionally hard it would be to gain the weight! I try to hide it by making little "cracks" about myself and my weight... but I have hated the weight part! Loved every other thing about being pregnant, except the weight!

Earlier I said everyone except one person tells me I look good. Listen to this your mouth will probably drop open because mine did! We were out one night with my family and a some other family members that we hadn't seen in a month or so. I heard one of them telling my Mom, "Wow, poor Sarah has put a lot of weight on in her face..." I thought okay I give her that, because I have put on weight in my face. THEN THEN later this family member says to me, "Oh Hun, you really are retaining water in your face aren't you?" I just smiled and nodded my head! I could have cried right there but I couldn't because we were in public! On the way home, I was crying and telling Chad about what had happened. He was SOOOOOO upset. It made me feel good to have him get upset about it too! Seriously... who says that to someone when they are pregnant? Seriously?

So, needless to say I am no longer posting pictures of my face. So, here is earlier todays picture of Momma and Baby Sudol!!




I hope that you have a great weekend, and a Merry Christmas! I am just saying Merry Christmas now because I know myself and how busy we are!! I hope that you all remember the reason for the season! Happy Birthday Jesus!!!

The Countdown is On!!!

Wow, can you believe that Christmas is right around the corner? I still have some shopping to do... I hopefully will get that finished this weekend while Chad's out hunting!

Our life has been super busy like normal. Sunday night my cousin had a Madrid musical thing. It was interesting to say the least. The students were dressed up as if they were back in Medieval times. They sang, we ate, and they sang more! It was really neat but it got really late! It was almost 10:15 when it was over and we still had an hour and a half drive! I have a few pictures from that night!




Sorry the pictures are so blurry and dark! My cousin was very happy that we came, so it made the short night worth it!

Then on Tuesday night my Mom graduated from Nursing school!! Yeah for my Mom! It was VERY stressful for her (and the rest of us)! She graduated with all of us there except my brother Zach, who had to work. He recently got promoted to a supervisor at Nestle, so he really couldn't take any time off! We all were proud of my Mom for reaching her goal! Missy, Kacie, and I have all said we are ready to have our Mom back! She just was so busy with school she couldn't talk or hangout as often as normal.

Last night we had play practice for the church play. I thought since I was pregnant I would maybe be Mary... nope a VERY pregnant angel! I swear the costume makes me look over four hundred pounds! I told Chad I might have to make it more up to date! It's just a piece of cloth that is way to big! I might put a belt around the top of my tummy so you can tell I'm pregnant and not just super sized!

I have some pictures of getting the crib put together for the baby and also Chad putting the car seat and stroller together! We had both Grandpa's over to help with the crib!








We went down and registered for the baby shower the other night! That was really fun... for me! Chad kept saying, "This is new to me, what is this? what is this? we really need something like that?" When we left he was very overwhelmed. I think mostly over what we still need to get ready to have the baby! It was funny because the next night we ordered the car seat and stroller. He then said, what are the other MAJOR things we need before the baby comes. It's all setting in for the both of us. We are on the countdown now... on Saturday I will be thirty weeks! That means only ten more weeks to prepare!

In early December we had our Holiday Concert (Christmas Concert, but we can't say Christmas anymore!!!!) The kids were really excited all week long. Chad came over with me and the kids went freakin' nuts! They couldn't believe that he came to watch them. They are still talking about "meeting" Chad! I had Chad take a few pictures after the concert of me with the kids. This is the best one... they were all being pretty goofy if you can't tell!



Okay, I have probably jabbered on about nothing so I will end my post. Looks like we are having a late start this morning. I just hope that it doesn't turn into a no school day!

-Sarah

Whooops!

Whooops is all that I can say. I have been TERRIBLE at keeping up with the blog. Anyways there are tons of things new so I'll get started.

Thursday we went for my six month check-up. Everything is going really well. Dr. Royer is happy with everything in my pregnancy. So, that makes me feel good! Got to hear that darn heartbeat again!! You know that song... Stuck Like Glue?? Every time I hear that heartbeat... I start to cry. When I hear that it makes me feel just like that song says!!! Here's the link. You need to listen to it and think about how it would make me feel.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iDPw_qjhtM

Anyways, I am loving being pregnant. I love the way I can feel those little legs and arms moving. I love that Chad can now feel it too! I love it when he feels it because he'll look at me and say, "Did you feel that?" He told me he can barely wait any longer! The other day someone asked me if my husband was excited. I started to cry when they asked me this. He is SOOOOO freakin' excited to be a Dad! Chad is going to be one of those dad's that you see who is amazing at being a dad. He tells me everyday things that he was planned for him and the baby. Boy activities and girl activities. Things that only Dad's can do... oh! I know that I'm excited to be a Mom but I'm just as excited to see him as a Dad!!

Anywho's, we went to Minnesota last weekend with Chad's whole family for a Vikings game. We had tons of fun! We ended up picking up a crib and a dresser for the baby's room. It's really cute. I will post some pictures soon of it all!

School has been going pretty good. Last week we had conferences... and I survived! I was so nervous about them and they went very well. My students are all really good and work hard so it didn't make it hard for me! It was nice because the school had the food catered so we didn't have to worry about supper!

I am ready for Christmas break though. I think it will be nice to have that time to myself because that's when I plan on doing a lot for the babies room. It also will be nice to be able to be home before five every night! Everyone told me that my first year of teaching would be tough... yeah they didn't lie! I just keep thinking, man what will I do next year if I get pushed to a different grade?? Will it be like this again next year? I sure as heck, hope not!

Have a good week and I will post some pictures hopefully by the end of the week!

-Sarah

Halloween, Baby, And Everything In Betweeen!!

Wow, it has been awhile for me to do some posting! I have been SUPER busy at school. I sometimes feel like I should live at the school. I drive to school in the dark and when I leave after school it's dark! I keep telling myself, someday it will get better! It has to right?

Anyways, everyone keeps asking me to put pictures up of Baby Sudol growing in my tummy! So, today I will deliver. Before Chad went out hunting he snapped a few photos of us (baby and I).



This is from earlier today... 23 Weeks Pregnant. Can't believe that we are on the down hill slope. It seems though as time is slowing moving forward. I just want to see this baby, know what sex it is, kiss this baby, and love up on this baby! So, I am hoping that the holidays go fast and February will be here before I know it!!

These next few pictures are from my classroom. The kiddo's helped me decorate the room. They had so much fun! I am hoping to score a few good deals tomorrow on Halloween for next year. Then I will have more things to decorate with in the classroom.




The ghosts hanging are made out of cheese cloth and liquid starch. I loved making these with the kids! It was VERY messy but we all had fun! I even made a few for our house. I have some hanging from the lights over our table and in the entryway!

I hope that everyone has a good Halloween! We are passing out candy and silly bandz at our house this year. Please come:) My mom and I both keep track every year of how many kids we have. The past two years I have been the WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER!!

Enjoy your weekend... we have nothing planned and I have enjoyed that. Got some baking done today, took a nap, and cleaned. I think that it's now time to sit down and relax while I watch the rest of the Iowa game! Go Hawks!

Finally Getting into the Swing!

I feel like I am finally getting into the swing of teaching. At first I was totally overwhelmed with my new teaching job. I brought things home every night and worked until it was time to go to bed!

I am now working like a fool during the day to get my tasks completed so I don't have to bring LOTS home. I still bring about an hours worth of things home every night but that's better then what it was!

With this extra time at home I feel like I am being a better wife because I am able to get things done around home. Like cook meals that are not frozen!! I feel like I am a better daughter because I have more time to spend with my parents and talk to them more frequently. I feel like I am a better teacher because in my free time at night I am thinking how I can do things better. Not thinking, "oh man, I am freakin' exhausted!"

Chad and I are thinking about working on the baby room this weekend. We are thinking of taking the old furniture out and picking some paint colors. Missy (my sister-in-law) made this beautiful quilt for the baby. So, I am probably going to pull colors out of the quilt to paint the room in.



I am thinking about pulling the tans out... I have this cute idea on some artwork for the room. I think it would be neat for the baby's cousins to paint some pictures for their new cousin. I have two nephews and one niece. I was thinking about having them paint with the colors that are in the quilt. I also have some good ideas for some sayings to go on the wall. Oh my... before I know it Baby Sudol will be here!!! I totally can't wait!

I go in next week for my 20 week appointment!! I am ready to hear that heartbeat again. It always makes me feel better after hearing the heartbeat. I told Chad we needed to invest in one. We thought about trying to "steal" it from the doctors office... my purse was to small! Just kidding! I WOULD not steal!

I hope that you have a good rest of the work week! It's almost Wednesday:)

-Sarah

Introducing Baby Sudol

Okay. Today was awesome. I mean awesome. We went in to have the ultra sound and I couldn't sit still. I was nervous, excited, and many other emotions. I actually left school early today so we would be on time for the appointment. We ended up getting there about fifteen minutes early and got right in.

When they put first put the wand thing on my stomach I just watched Chad. I wanted to see his reaction first, even before what I wanted to see! He was standing with his arms crossed and had a stern look on his face (he was concentrating on the screen). And in an instant, he put his arms down, and I saw the biggest smile come on his face! If I could bottle that moment up, I would. That was seriously one of the top tens in my life! His eyes started to glaze over and he looked at me and gave me the most comforting look. I then looked at that screen and fell in love! My baby, OUR baby, is a work of God. I could see feet, arms, head, and the tummy. Thank you God for giving us this baby! We didn't know if we were ever going to be parents, and this moment blew those old memories out of my mind, FOREVER!!

Uhh, I can't even think straight right now!! So, here are some pictures of Baby Sudol. Now I had to scan them in so they might look fuzzy.





We have an envelope at our house that tells us what it is. We were unsure if we wanted to know or not. Still trying to figure that out. At this point I think that we will wait.

I better get going, I've got nothing planned for supper... and we usually have eaten by now! GRRRR.... says my tummy and Baby Sudol!!

I don't think I'll sleep tonight...

Tomorrow is the big day... ULTRA-SOUND!!!!! I can not tell you how excited we are about this. I cry like a baby every time I hear the heartbeat...I better take my own box of tissues tomorrow.

Now, the question is...to find out or not to find out! We just don't know what to do. Yes it would be awesome to find out early(what a great surprise). We could get more things purchased like clothes, etc. BUT what a surprise it would be to find out when you see that baby in real life!!! We keep going back and forth on the topic. I think at this point (8:15 PM) we will be asking them to put it in an envelope. This way if we want to know at a later time we could find out!

Post a comment on what you think we should do! I know what my Mom is going to say... DON'T FIND OUT!!!

-Sarah