How "I" Found Out

When I went to see my new doctor, he put Joe and I on a "trying to get pregnant" schedule. We were to take pills on certain days, take our temp every morning, etc. In July we didn't follow any of the rules. We thought -- ah the doc told us it would take three months or so to get my hormone levels functioning well enough to begin to really "try". Needless to say -- we figured we would just try again next month. I have to take progesterone to get my period to come, (a lovely side effect of PCOS).

I have "missed" a lot of periods in my life -- but never one I was expecting to come. I took the progesterone and waited three days ... nothing. Day four ... nothing. At that point I knew I was pregnant -- but didn't dare hope ... because I have not been pregnant for a long time.

Day one of testing:
I took a test on Wednesday morning -- 4 a.m. (I was excited to get a YES). It said NO. Totally not expected. Joe looked at it when he woke up, gave me a kiss and told me he was sorry. When I woke back up ... I saw the positive line ... barely! But can you trust it after an hour? I don't know.

Day two of testing:
I got excited again to take a test. At 2 a.m. I woke up and was determined that I couldn't go back to bed without visiting the bathroom. I took the test and it said NO again. WHAT? When we woke up in the morning it looked just like it did yesterday ... faint YES line -- DARK test line. What does this mean?

Day three of testing:
Joe made me promise not to test today ... I need my sleep! I woke up at about 6ish with him ... and then he told me I could test if I wanted to! I did -- stared at it for the full five minutes ... the test line came up. Four minutes in I saw a FAINT FAINT positive line. BUT sometimes if you squint the right way -- you can see a positive line, so I didn't know if my brain was seeing it ... or if it was really there. I called the nurse and she said to wait a week.

I waited a couple of days and figured ... forget this! I am buying a digital one!

I got the digital test and took it ... beep ... beep ... beep ... (these are all silent)

POSITIVE!

I'm having a baby!! haha. The picture on the previous post is how Joe found out.

Here's the Story

I have decided that I will post a "How they found out" once a day. It will showcase how several important people in my life found out we are expecting. (My computer takes the reflection picture ... so you have to read pregnant backwards.)

First of all ... here are the important dates "to remember:"

Joe and I have been married for 7.3333333 years + 1 day. We never "prevented."
We lost a little one in October of 2006 at 9 weeks (about)
I changed OBs in May of 2008 and was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
Joe and I found out on about July 25th (ish).
We are due April 5th (ish.)

This baby is highly anticipated ... and will be well loved!

What's on Your T-Shirt?

My Sweety

For our wedding we were given a vacuum. It was a nice one that lasted us more than seven years and we are very grateful for it. The problem is that four years ago we started adding to our family -- DOGS! We have been amazed at how often we need to vacuum our carpets and how quickly the bag fills up. Literally we can vacuum once or twice and it is overflowing again. Because of this we are spending a lot of money on vacuum bags OR we are emptying the bags ourselves to conserve the paper.

After vacuuming last Friday, (I had the day off!), I decided that it was time to upgrade. We went to Costco and purchased a new Bissell Healthy BAGLESS Vacuum. We spent $200 on it -- but found it for around $250ish online. I had Joe put it together and vacuum the SAME room I vacuumed the day before. He had to empty the container before he even finished the room! I was quite disgusted ... but very grateful that I now have a vacuum that can successfully battle my dog's hair!

Last night I was vegging watching "The Biggest Loser" and I heard him start to vacuum the living room. He literally vacuumed for 1.5 hours straight! He pulled the couch cushions off and got all of the dirt out, took care of the stairs, and straightened the room! I couldn't believe it! He is so good to me! I guess now I should go invest in a super special vacuum and duster ... ...

Dinner Cravings

When I got home from school today I started watching Ellen. They had a Dr. on the show that was talking about diets ... and what is healthy. He said that the average American eats 32 pounds of cheese a year. This is not a good thing he said. He told a story of his mother needing to drop her cholesterol and so she threw out all of her cheese and meat. Within 6 weeks her cholesterol level dropped 70 points. I should have found this motivating and such but all I could think about is ... cheese. "That sounds good! Cheese ... cheesy potatoes -- yum -- funeral potatoes ... what would be good with funeral potatoes? ... ham! and corn!" I immediately went to Harmon's, bought the necessary ingredients for my dinner, and came home to make it. This is a very similar meal we eat on Christmas Night -- only on Christmas Night we have homemade rolls and jello.

Joe came home to a yummy smelling home with a nice meal on the "table" (We generally eat on the couch ... a habit that needs to be broken). I don't play "June Cleaver" very often -- but it was fun tonight!

The Value of a Dollar

I feel like I always need to be eating lately ... by fourth period I am famished! I was sitting with my class and complaining that I didn't get to go to lunch for more than a half hour ...

After I dismissed my class a cute boy came up and asked me if I wanted him to lend me a dollar so that I could go and get a snack to hold me over until lunch. I was speechless! That offer of his dollar was worth more to me than ... obviously ... the dollar itself! I politely refused -- but I was so grateful that he would be willing to give to help me out!!

The New Me

I have been known to "over-do" the pony-tail. When my hair gets long enough ... I put it in a pony practically every day! It takes so long to dry ... and then never quite looks good done when it's long ... I figure why bother! Since Parent Teacher Conference (blah) is coming up tomorrow -- I decided to pamper myself! I went and got a hair cut and highlighted it enough so that it looks like a nice sun-kissed glow. I think I like it!

Same Old Same Old ....

When I first started blogging, I would check my website multiple times a day to see if any of my dear friends have updated their blog. I would get excited to learn about all the happenings in my friend's life, (I still do!) ... and get aggravated when blogs weren't updated. "It's been a week ... and nothing new!"

Now that I have my life back and it is between the months of September and June ... I find myself falling in the same -- non-posting rut. SO for those of you that check out my blog and there has been nothing to report for several weeks -- I am sorry! My day to day life consists of:

1. waking up at the latest moment possible
2. jump into the shower
3. do the "getting ready" stuff including feed dogs, put hair in pony tail, eat breakfast, etc.
4. go to work and try to convince 200 people that M.A.T.H. I.S. the Most Awesome Thing Here In School. (it's an acronym ... cute!)
5. come home and decide what's for dinner ... usually cafe rio or something close to that.
6. watch a favorite television show ... play teacher and grade papers, or something else.
7. go to bed
8. start over.

It seems like a boring schedule ... and I don't have much to share. As soon as something exciting comes my way ... I will be sure to post it. I apologize for the lack of Boucher Update ... This is the life of a teacher I guess :)

A Heated Situation

What an interesting day it has turned out to be! At the beginning of sixth period the head secretary came on the announcements and told us that several people have complained about the smell of smoke and was afraid there was a fire. She told us that this was just the workers on the roof and we have nothing to worry about. I didn't smell anything in my room so I didn't worry about it much. Just as I was finishing my lesson, (about 1:40ish,) the VP came told us that we were evacuating the building. He said that he didn't know how long we would be out there but to plan on moving forward with the discussions we were having in class, (Yeah Right ... ). I told my kids to bring their stuff and we headed outside. As we walked outside we heard all of the fire trucks approaching our school. After making sure that my class was all out safely, I gathered my class in a circle, told them their assignment for the night and suggested that they start working on it. Many of them did and I could answer their questions while sitting out on the lawn. We ended up out there until about five minutes before school was to dismiss for the day, (2:45). I am not entirely sure what happened, but as you were walking out of the main doors on the west side of the school you could smell fire. I don't know if flames actually existed ... but it was kind of scary. Just the thought of losing our school to a fire ... I can't imagine. LUCKILY everything is okay and we will return to school tomorrow.

When I talked to Joe later that night he asked how my day went and what could I say? ... by the way dear ... there was a fire at our school today! CrAzY!!

Parents (obviously) Know Best

I will start on the positive -- school is going great! I have fantastic .... let me repeat ... FANTASTIC classes!! There are a couple (2) 7th graders in my 3rd period that are tough -- but other than that ... my life is a dream! Okay ... now with the post.

Yesterday in my geometry class we had to give a placement test to make sure that the students know Algebra proficiently enough to move on. Geometry is a whole different language and there isn't much time for an Algebra Review. Since the State recently changed the high school graduation requirements to say that all students need 3 years of math ... these kids don't have time to fail -- or repeat a class. You might be thinking ... you teach middle school ... you don't have to worry about high school graduation. WELL we try really hard to place our students correctly so that when they get into the ninth grade they will be on a successful course that will prevent them from failing or needing to repeat a course.

Now I have never been a parent, and I certainly don't know how it feels to think that my child is the smartest in the whole school. The problem in the community that I teach in is that if a neighbor has a 7th grader in Algebra ... they need to be in Algebra too! (like can we keep up with the Jones'?) Sometimes it is necessary for an 8th grader to repeat algebra in the ninth grade so that they are more successful in the future. This repeat is alright because technically the 8th grade ... "doesn't count". BUT when this recommendation is made ... parents know best and just push their kids on. Who cares if the kid struggles and struggles in Geometry ... they didn't like it either right? What the parent's didn't think of is that if the kid struggles in Algebra ... what is going to happen when they get to Algebra 2? It will be worse ... and now they have no where to go since there is a credit issue. Again ... I don't know what it is like to be a parent ... but I do know math AND I know how teenager's brain's develop. I have seen it time and time again when the kid was pushed up into the higher class against teacher recommendation and the students just sink. It is too bad ...

I have 15 out of 100 Geometry students that shouldn't be there. Hopefully I can scare them into repeating Algebra today ... because that is really what needs to happen for them.

Thanks for listening to my venting ... and if I ever become an "all knowing parent" humble me please!