35 Weeks and Counting!

Because I have sciatica really bad, sitting on my couch gives me no support and is extremely painful when I get up. I have to stand still for a minute and then can barely walk. On Sunday I decided that I would sit on the piano bench to have a little more support under me and put my feet on an ottoman as we watched television. It helped my sciatic quite a bit, but soon my back got sore from not being able to sit up against anything. Austin thought my attempt at comfort and relief was worth documenting.

I look thrilled don't I?!

Thursday August 20th was our first day back to school. I was on my feet so much that day that they tripled in size and haven't gone back down. It's hard being a First Grade teacher and being able to sit for long periods of time. My students are so needy right now with it only being the beginning of the year. I am constantly walking (or waddling) around to help them. I am feeling grateful though that I have a very good and easy class so far. I hope they stay that way so I don't have to worry about leaving them when I go on maternity leave. I don't think I could handled the group I had last year in this condition!

My gigantic 35 week belly!

10 Year Reunion

My 10 year reunion was earlier this month. It's hard to believe that I have been out of High School for 10 years. How the time flies. I look back on the last 10 years and all that I've done and realize that I have accomplished quite a bit. I am pleased with how things have worked out and know that I have been very blessed by the Lord.
Our reunion was a nice dinner and social at UVU. It was good to see old classmates. We didn't have the greatest turn out, only 30-40 out of a class of 401. I was bumbed because my closest friends from High School didn't show. I was a little hesitant to go out of my way to talk to those that came. I knew a lot of them, but didn't run in the same circles. Even though I was on student council, I wasn't the type to get to know everyone. I didn't mind just blending into the background. Not exactly the personality that goes with being on student council. I did get brave as the night went on and talked to a few. Overall, I was glad I went. Austin was extremely jazzed to be at my reunion. I would have liked to have gotten a picture of the two of us, but didn't push it, so as not to add to his already wonderful mood! :)

American Fork High's Class of '99 Senior Class Council
(From L to R) Amy Parks Smith, Anne Wride Curtis, Patrick Short, Melissa Jorgensen, Me, Ashlee Nelson

Nice side view of my 33 week belly!
I was glad to not be the only one pregnant who showed up!

Cars and August

So my car just came from being in the shop AGAIN! The month of August has not been very friendly to my car. I partially blame the fact that this is the month that I have to renew my registration, so repairs are needed for it to pass. For the last 4 years my wonderful '97 Honda Civic has needed some kind of repair.

2006: New tires - $500
2007: Catalytic Converter - $1300
2008: Water leak into passenger side of car - $1500 (when all said and done - 9 months later!)
2009: Rear Brakes, Muffler and Connecting pipe - $625

Needless to say my car is turning into a lemon. There were other repairs that were suggested this last time around, but we did what was the most crucial to pass Safety and Emissions! And gratefully it passed! We're hoping this car will last with no more repairs until May when we can get a new car. I'm not looking forward to the prospect of having a car payment again, but you do what you gotta do!

Prenatal Class - Week 3

This week in our prenatal class we learned about registering at the hospital and billing. Definitely not as exciting as last week! I think we were both glad for some relief from blatant visuals of birth. We also talked about what to expect after the birth with baby and mom. That was helpful and informative. The funniest part of the night is when they were talking about circumcision. Austin turns to me and very seriously asks who is going to do our baby's and how soon after the birth we shoud get it done and if the insurance will cover it, etc. I said to him, "Sweetie we are having a girl. She won't need one of those." He busts up and it took both of us a few minutes to compose ourselves. He was grateful for one less thing to worry about.

I'm sad to say that my wedding ring no longer fits my finger. I was hoping I could make it through the whole pregnancy without that happening. It has been really weird to not put it on everyday. My fingers are just too swollen. The heat isn't being very kind. Another ailment I'm going to complain about is my sciatica has spread from just my right side now to being on both. I hate laying down at night to go to sleep because there are no comfortable positions and switching positions in the middle of the night is excruciating! It takes me a few minutes every morning when I get out of bed to have the pain subside so I can walk. Oh, the sacrifices we make to bring life into the world!