Miracle

I titled this blog Miracle again because I knew when I found out I was pregnant that it was the most precious miracle God could ever give me. Yesterday, I saw that miracle and it truly IS a miracle. It becomes so much more real when you can actually see it.

Everything was normal so far. The baby was 10.4 cm which she said means that it is 10 weeks and 4 days along. You could see the little "buds" for arms and legs and the baby looked like it was moving a pretty good bit. The unltrasound was unbelievable, but even more touching was listening to the heartbeat. That's when tears wanted to flow, but I just didn't go there.

I wish I could scan the pictures and post them, but I don't have a scanner. Maybe next time.

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!!

Prayer for family and rambling updates

Life is such a precious thing. It is something that we....I take for granted too often. A very sad thing has occurred with a family here at Macon East. Two students that I teach, one 8th grade boy and one 11th grade girl, lost their dad yesterday. On Friday, the boy was at a baseball game and the girl was at prom at the time that their dad had a brain aneurysm. They cut him off life support yesterday. It's one of things that is hard to fathom, hard to understand how anyone could move on...but you have to. That is life, life is hard sometimes, but it is precious, we must be thankful just to have it. My heart goes out to all of this family, as it is hard to know what to do or what to say, for only God can give them comfort. This tragedy has hit many people. Here at Macon East are the kids, the sister, the nieces, the sister-in-law, and many others. Keep them and their family in your prayers!


On another note, let me give you an update. I went to my first doctors appointment Monday. However, did not find out much. Doctor checked me out or whatever, but was running late, and by the time I was to get my ultrasound done it was their lunch break:( Which was very disappointing but at the time I was starving and was ok with coming back later so that I could rush to get something to eat. So I go back tomorrow (Thursday) for an ultrasound. I can't wait!! I just pray that everything is ok!



Brother is enganged. Exciting, exciting. Change, change, change is happening everywhere around me....and it is all good.

SMALL...I don't think so

Today someone did the nicest thing for me as just a random act of kindness.

At random times either a parent or one of the clubs at school will bring food for the teacher's lounge. Often it will be around the holidays or on special occasions, but you really have no idea when. So every day before class I optimistically walk into the teacher's lounge to be most often very disappointed and every now and then overjoyed at the big feast of food in front of me.

Well yesterday I (attributed to the symptoms of pregnancy and just me being me) was very late. My class starts at 8:00 and I pulled up to the school at 7:55. So obviously did not have the opportunity to check in the teachers lounge. In between classes at about 9 I walked in to find the scraps of what looked like some really good food. As I stared at what I had missed, another teacher in there said, "You're too late". :( Sad


So today I again, (not attributed to pregnancy symptoms...i was just late) walked into my classroom at about 7:50. I was surprised to find a plate of food sitting on my desk. My first thought was someone left this in my classroom from yesterday...didn't make sense. Nothing I thought of made sense (my door stays locked until I open it when i get there) I asked the kids and they said "It is Mrs. Gunn's. She brought it in here, then left." It still took me a minute to figure it out. Mrs. Gunn was the teacher that was in the lounge with me yesterday. She fixed me a plate and left it in my room this morning so that I wouldn't miss out on the food again today. I cannot explain how great this act of kindness made me feel. Someone that I don't even know that well, was thinking about me...really?

This may seem so small. But this made me feel anything but small.

It made me realize that just the smallest things that a person does can make the biggest difference to someone else. The littlest things that we do can impact a person's day, a person's week, or a person's life....that is pretty powerful.

We go throughout the day and do we thing about others and what we may be able to do to help them out? This is the question I asked myself. I know I personally get so busy and don't think about anything except what I need or what I'm dong. I want to think more about how I may be able to make someone's day by a small act of kindness.


I am encouraged and I hope maybe you all are too!

Happy Easter!!!

Disclaimer

I read some one else's blog whom is also pregnant. They said they were trying not to be baby blog obsessed. Well.....i don't know if i'm going to be able to be that considerate. At this time, there is not a whole lot else that i can think about. It consumes my mind. In fact after I found out I was pregnant and before I was ready to share the news I tried to write a new blog....i sat and stared at my blank document ready to write and could not come up with anything to write about. I wanted a new post and to share something....but what else could I share, but the fact that I am pregnant. So anyway, my point is, I think I may be a little baby blog obsessed...sorry.



Right now all I can think about is....uuuggghhh....bbblaaah......bluuuugh. The past couple of days have been torture. Nausea. I can't help but think about all these mothers that say pregnancy was when they felt the best they ever had. What were they thinking....have they just forgotten, or I guess they were just a lot luckier than I. I know this will pass....but can it hurry up already. My doctor gave me several samples of vitamins so I could pick which one I wanted to take. I'm wondering if it is just the particular vitamin packs I'm on or if it's just the time in my pregnancy.....which is 8 weeks.



Oh well.....I am 1000% positive it is all worth it.

So anyways for the next few months, I apologize if all you hear about from me is baby, baby, baby.

MIRACLE

I have a miracle inside of me.
I have an angel I can't wait to hold.

I am blessed.
I am grateful.
I am thankful.
I am unbelievably happy.
I am excited, anxious, scared.
I am tired, sick, and emotional,
Yes. I AM PREGNANT!

Rain

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. Kat wants to play. Rain, rain, go away.

Rain is a blessing from God and I am ALWAYS so thankful for it. It is vital for all agricultural industries and farms and for the earth in general. I love playing in the rain, I love the air before it rains, i love sleeping during it, i pretty love everything about it....except.....when it just doesn't stop. It is not raining now, but it is very wet, and Mr. Weatherman says another, bigger front is coming in tomorrow.

I'm ready for some more clear skies and sunshine. Rain, rain, go away....but don't wait tooo long to come back.