2004-09-02 - 4:14 p.m.
Well, I survived the first day back at school. It did go by faster than I thought it would. I was apprehensive, not knowing if I'd be able to wake up on time.
Well, I did wake up. Twenty minutes before my alarm was set to ring, I was wide awake. I used that twenty minutes to take my time getting out of the bed. I didn't have to rush. My clothes were already pressed; everything was ready for me to go. All I had to do was shower, eat, and put on a somewhat decent face.
Mucus knows what sex his baby is already and his wife is only 2-1/2 weeks ahead of me in her pregnancy. I can't wait to see my doctor on Tuesday. Maybe she'll order another ultrasound and I'll be able to know what's growing inside of me. I'm so excited. It's so strange that I'm almost at the halfway point. It seems like it doesn't last that long. I know I'll think differently when I'm in my last month, but right now it's kind of sad that it goes by so fast. I really am enjoying it.
Handsome men move stuff around my classroom for me and lift heavy things. Most people are a tad bit nicer, except for the jealous ones. The new teachers are very nice and they don't seem to be assholes, for the time being. I'm just looking forward to my maternity leave, when I won't have to be bothered with the mid-school year doldrums. Everyone else will be chomping at the bit just before Spring Break and I'll be returning from my leave to finish out the year after Spring Break. How nice. I win!
In fact, Hubby says I can take ANOTHER week off now. How about that? He'll let me take THREE weeks off unpaid and also doesn't want me working summer school next year. I'll get to be off for seven weeks (four using sick days, three unpaid) I could cry, I'm so happy. All I have to do is go back to work for one day before Spring Break starts and I'll get paid for all of Spring Break. That means I'll actually have eight weeks off. It's a nice amount of time to get a breastfeeding schedule in place. And pump and pump and pump for when I have to go back to work. Plus, it will be so nice to stay at home this summer with my baby. I can truly dive into Mama Mode.
This is so thrilling. And see? I'm barely writing about my first day back at work, either. It's all about baby, baby, baby. Hee, hee!
I'm excited about seeing my family this weekend. I can't wait to see my toddler nephew. He's grown so much. Next month, when I see him again, I will have grown much, much more. This is so cool. I wish I could be pregnant a lot more often. Second trimesters are wonderful!
Now, I get to wait patiently for my sister and her clan to show up tomorrow. We get to order pizza, play with Bubba, and veg out. It'll be nice to have her see me pregnant. Last time she was here, I was pregnant and didn't know it yet. Now, I have a belly, a spayed puppy, and a new kitchen faucet to show off.
By the way, does anybody realize that the Chicago Cubs will be playing the Florida Marlins when Hurricane Frances hits the coast this weekend? Yeesh.
Oh, well. I better get back to doing my homework so I have less little stuff to do tomorrow at work. I want to be able to get home as quickly as I can so I'll be able to rest before my guests arrive.
Today was a very good day, after all.
