Tell the world...

...so it seems like everyone knows now! Apart from our employers as we're both off work this week. Really not sure what reaction I'm going to get from school. Very excited to have finally shared the news with everyone though!

Scan!

Just back from the hospital...

10 weeks + 5 days

So much for going home early

I have two non-teaching periods at the end of the day today, and I was harbouring a glimmer of hope that I could go home early tonight, but not such luck - I've been taken for standby to cover a colleague last lesson - ah well... what goes around comes around, my day will come.

Had a horrible dream last night where despite being pregnant, I went and got completely hammered on vodka and didn't go to bed until 5am before going to work - I was so relieved to wake up and realise it had all been a dream!

Public transport

Just almost had a minor panic when I thought I wasn't going to get a
seat on the train. How pathetic! The thought of standing all the way
home just filled me with dread... I had to sit down during assembly
yesterday which brought interesting questions from colleagues, it will
be a relief when they know! Then I can also stop making up crap
excuses for why I haven't played rugby yet this season!

9 weeks and 4 days

OK, so I reckon my back looks bigger than my belly in this photo! I suppose this is so far a good thing. My weight has gone up 2lb in the last 5 weeks, which I reckon is pretty good going at any rate :)

Fresher Flu, pupil induced sickness

Just pondering my luck to not have been ill so far this term. Am in my
meeting now sitting opposite a lady who's been off with gastric flu
for a week, and doesn't think she's well yet. Knowing my luck I'll get
sick off a teacher!

Things I didn't know...

Well, I don't know if I wanted to know this or not - missed miscarriages - never heard of such a thing until this week, and now I am utterly paranoid.
Had a lovely day today though, have baked a Christmas cake (too early?) and made some apple tartlets, and been domestic god and goddess with hubby - very nice indeed! He is now cooking dinner, and I'm getting to kick back and relax.
Was going to upload some more photos, but I can't find the lead to hook camera to computer.
And I'm out of school tomorrow again on a course, lie in, early finish, and then only 4 days until I have a week off!

Duty and cakes

Missed the staff meeting today as I was on duty at recess. Managed to snaffle a wee half caramel square, only to discover that the other teacher on duty managed to get two! The meeting went on for ages, which meant I couldn't sneak back in for more at the end of break! My mission now is to get this class away on time so I can get to the canteen before all the nice toasted sandwiches are sold!

Chish and Fips

Well, chicken burger and chips to be fair, but very delicious!
I have a lie in (all be it a tiny one) tomorrow, as I'm off on a course that doesn't start until 9.30, and finishes at 3pm - bring it on :)

First lie-in for weeks!

Finally I have had a lovely lazy Sunday for the first time since finding out I was pregnant. I had 12 hours sleep, and loved every minute of it (only 2 nighttime toilet trips). I am now lounging around, watching sport on TV, and thinking about taking a walk around the garden. It really is rather marvellous to have nothing to do - I made sure I was up to date with planning and marking on Friday before leaving school, so I could enjoy a guilt free weekend off.
Mother in Law is visiting in the Hallowe'en holidays, also here while we go for scan, so we will be breaking the news to her then. Also thinking of booking a couple of nights away for hubby and I so we get a wee holiday of our own :)
I think maybe a cup of tea and a slice of cake now, then I might venture outside.

Lunch with mum

Just had lunch with mum, who has now read my blog start to finish... I now have an audience of at least two! I wonder if there's any way to tell if people have been reading it?

8 weeks :)

So this feels like a little mini milestone - 1/5th of the way there, 20% over...
Have felt queasy the last couple of mornings, but I'm wondering if it's the smell of our boiler that is making me feel worse, as this morning I didn't feel dodgy until I walked in to the room with the boiler.
Got myself and nice new maternity bra today as well, my ( .)( .)s are well huge now!

Mmmm, pizza

I'm such a sucker for advertising, that after seeing a cheesy bites Pizza Hut advert my hubby is now collecing Pizza for us :)

Exhaustion

Losing the will to live. Steadily. I am now feeling totally rained. It's not even recess yet and I'm done for.

Class are working well, so I should be thankful for small mercies I suppose, but I'm being really uncoordinated and totally unable to provide meaningful feedback.

Queasy

Woke up this morning feeling distinctly queasy for the first time. This was a somewhat unpleasant experience. I wasn't actually sick, and I ate my breakfast without incident, but doing everything was just very hard work - this is at least the last day of feeding the neighbour's cats, which will be one less thing to have to deal with in the morning!

Am now 10 mins from the end of my first lesson and totally drained already. This is hard work. I will be glad when I've had my scan and told the school.

Do I tell my Head of Faculty first, or straight to the head teacher I wonder?

Booking appointment booked

30 October, 8.40am. It's during half term which is ideal, no awkward questions to answer. And I suppose that at least being so early means that my appointment is unlikely to be running late!
That will mean I am 10 weeks + 4 days when I go in (by my calculations!) and then hopefully I'll get an accurate due date!

It must be hate

If anything was going to make me quit teaching, it would be that class. They make me hate myself by the end of the lesson. I have no control over what is happening, it is a miracle that any of them are producing any work at all.

They tire me (when I am now already knackered all the time) and depress me. They show absolutely no respect what so ever. I'm not saying that I've earned their respect, but not even basic human courtesy is shown. They are rude, they answer back, they are uncooperative, they don't listen to anything I say and they make me feel pathetic.

I want to cry.

But I'm not going to.

Or at least I'm going to try not to.

17%

Being the nerd that I am, I have just calculated that I am 17% of the way through my pregnancy. Somehow this seems more (or more satisfying) than saying 6 weeks and 5 days.

I will be 25% on 26 Oct - just at mid term break! (that's 10 weeks, and also hopefully will have a scan that week - I don't know how long I should expect to wait to be sent an appointment?)

 

I want to tell!

I am bursting to tell people. I know in my heart of hearts I'm waiting for a scan, but I want to tell!!

6 weeks + 3 days - Symptoms?

I know I shouldn't complain to not be sticken with morning sickness, and only have tiredness and sore boobs to complain about, but I can't help thinking that I should have some more signs that I am actually pregnant. I feel like I should do another test just to check, even though I've had no indication that anything might have gone wrong. I guess I just want to look pregnant too or at least feel that things are changing and progressing.

Child in school with an unexplained rash

Just discovered I've been teaching a boy that's been off with a rash and high temperature, and tests can't determine what is wrong with him. Am now paranoid that I'll have caught something from him which will cause complications :(