13 weeks

This week was a doosie.  I remember being tired when pregnant with Dallas...I think I just had more time to actually BE tired then whereas now, I have no time for silly tiredness.  As far as feeling well, I do well all day and still at about 5 pm it hits me.  But, I'll take it. 

We had a full week of inservice this week.  Meet the teacher night, for both Dallas and myself.  I have to say, I think this is the biggest turnout I've had.  I think I met about 80% or so of my 110 students.  Sadly most told me they didn't like English! HA!  Wait till I get a hold of them, they're going to love it.

Dallas was a tad overwhelmed at first at his meet the teacher night by the sheer mass number of people there.  It was nuts.  I think his teacher. Mrs. Killon, is going to be fantastic.  I just hope he behaves well and learns in the process. 

August 18 was our 9 year anniversary and I received some of the most beautiful flowers I've ever seen.  I'm truly blessed to have such a wonderful husband who loves us both with all his heart. 
Kindergarten today, I don't think, was all Dallas thought it was cracked up to be.  He was excited when we left home.  He cried when his bus came to my school because "it's not the same as last year."  But I hugged him and put him on anyway.  I think his day went well.  He said he made some new friends and fun in Mrs. Killion's class getting his "wiggles" out at song time.  But...then the end of the day came.  I picked him up as quick as I could, but that car rider line was insane!  I got there at 3:20 and didn't get him until 4.  There were people lined up behind me like crazy too!  It was nuts.  He said "Mom, I thought you were never coming!"  His face was all red and everything by the time he got in the car he cried so hard.  Hope for better days tomorrow. 

Here are Dallas and me at BBJH waiting for his bus to come to take him to Ellisor.  He was all smiles playing in the hallway.  (So was I...all 112 of my kids hadn't shown up yet!) All in all, I consider the day a great success. 

12 weeks

I went to Dr. Everson (our beloved "baby doctor") and heard great news...the heartbeat again!  I love that sound, has to be one of the best in the world.  All my bloodwork from my last visit came out fantastically so I don't have to proceed on. You can see my growing tummy, as well as my growing little man!  Let's face it, he's not so little.  Look how tall he is and he's 5! I'll be looking up to him by age 10, I just know it.

I have started to feel much better during the day but the evening/nighttime nausea still gets me.  I tried my friend Erin's remedy of eating chocolate chips, didn't help.  Did taste good so I threw back a few more. 

Just mere days and my baby will enter kindergarten.  I'm sure there will be tears shed on my part but he'll do fantastically.  I thought about it yesterday and how soon he'll start reading and got teary just thinking about it.  He's grown up so fast!  Where have the last 5 years gone?
Dallas and I had an interesting converstaion today as well...here's how it went.
Dallas: "Mom, I made my little brother a mii."
Me: "How do you know it's a boy honey?
Dallas: "If you ask for a boy, you'll get one and I already asked God."
Me: Left starting at my son with a dumbfounded look on my face.

So what does any good daughter do when she's got no clue on how to follow up a conversation....I called my parents.  Goo-Gee laughed and agreed with me on the "Touche" factor.  Baw-Baw told me to pass on the widsom of  "we ask God for what we want and He gives us what we need."  I told Dallas that and he nodded at me.  I followed up with, "Honey, we can't send it back, you get what you get."  Dallas then went on his merry way secretly doubting my widsom....since he ALREADY asked God!

Eventful week

This week has been busy, to say the least.  I completed my second week of Jump Start and am now finished.  I also had a few meetings here and there.

In more interesting news, Dallas got new glasses today as well.  He looks so big and handsome.  It doesn't seem like it's been that long since his first pair of glasses at 8 months old, but it has been.  I remember watching him crawl through the house with his glasses in his hand.  Boy have we come a long way since then!

You can see Dallas' first pair of glasses there at 8 months old...followed by today's pair.  I'm so glad he's now able to wear the studly, handsome ones now.  It still boggles my mind that a timespan as short as these 4 years have changed him so much.  Above is also a picture of baby Dallas with his first pair of glasses. 

Pregnancy the second time around

So far this pregnancy has been opposite of mine with Dallas...beginning with an ACTUAL positive test.  With D-man we found out in routine bloodwork and a positive home test didn't come about until about 3 months along.  I've also been introduced to what everyone told me about--morning sickness.  In my case, I'd call it all day nausea, minus the sick.  I told my doctor and she prescribed some anit-nausea meds which I've been so thankful for! 

I've enjoyed each day so far.  The best part is watching Dallas.  He's SO excited.  He's told everyone, even the poor check out ladies at Target who really could care less.  The stipulation on the excitement is that is must be a boy in Dallas' mind.  His Mom, however, would beg to differ. 

I vow this time to take actual tummy pictures, since I only have one with Dallas.  So I'm starting this week at 10 weeks.  Currently the baby bump is tiny of course, but still there none the less.  That's my Dallas with his awesome smile!

Summer 2010

Our summer has been a wonderful, adventurous one.  We started out our free time from school by visiting David's family in Clarksville, TX.  For those of you, like myself, who have never heard of this town, it's about 50 miles outside of Texarkana.  We enjoyed our time with the family and I had to retrain Dallas' "country" accent after leaving.

Mid-June brought us much joy when I got a positive home pregnancy test!  I couldn't believe it.  I was shocked...so I took two more just to make sure.  Low and behold I had three positive results.  I broke the news to David on Father's Day. 

July led us on our yearly journey to Lake Sam Rayburn to hang out with Aunt Barbara and Uncle Bill.  This year my Uncle Gene and Bernadette came too and Dallas just adored him from the beginning.  Uncle Gene managed, I really don't know how, to catch the cutest fish I've ever seen.  Really, how'd that fish get that lure in it's mouth?  Don't worry, there's pictures coming.  Check that out, that's talent!

July 22 was a great day for me.  On this extremely warm day, I turned 30.  I always think of how miserable Mom must have been that pregnant in the hottest summer on record in the state of TX...1980.  We celebrated my birthday with family and close friends at Sam's Boat (which I highly recommend if you have a love of sea food like myself).  I had a great time and enjoyed my first truly GREAT cake since my Celiac diagnosis in 2007.   

the yummy cake