First of all, school has been interesting this year. I said that I was really excited for my 5th year of teaching, because I felt like it was going to be a lucky year. I don't exactly know if lucky is how I would describe this year, or my class for that matter. Yes, I dearly love them deep down in my heart, but this year has been very interesting so far. I started the year with about 20 students if I remember correctly, but my classroom has seriously got a revolving door on it or something. I have had 3 students move out of my room, and 6 students move in. I was up to 24 students, but now I am at 23, which is still an awesome class size, but having students come and go is super tricky. I have also got a serious variety of personalities this year. I have "Miss Chatty Kathy", who I absolutely adore, but I may or may not have ears by the end of the year because she could potentially talk them right off. I have 2 students who should not live in the same country as each other, let alone be in the same class together and coincidentally, attend the same daycare after school together. They hate each other, and fight constantly, so to say that it's easy to get along with them is somewhere where I won't even go. One of those children has seriously given me a run for my money. On the first day of school, this student used scissors to cut the other wonderful child's shirt because he was doing something that she didn't like. And what makes it even better, is that she doesn't feel like she did anything wrong. I can't even tell you how many times I have tried to explain to her that throughout life there are going to be people that we do not like, but we still have to be respectful to them. I have talked to her about how nobody is perfect, and she has made it clear that she feels as though she is an exception to that rule. Needless to say, I am having a really difficult time relating to her or getting through to her about anything, because I don't understand her, and she obviously doesn't understand me. On the other hand, I have some amazing students who I absolutely love and want to take home with me. My class really does care about one another, and they care about me. We have a lot of fun together and are learning some really fun things together this year. Each class I have had has given me such a different experience and I really am grateful to be in a profession where I get to work with children, even if there are some really challenging days. I love kids. They are amazing people.
Second of all, my baby had another birthday!! And now he is almost 2 1/2! He loved singing "Happy To You", and still loves singing "Happy To You" to everyone who has a birthday! He has grown up so much even from his birthday though, and is such an amazing little person. I truly didn't know how full my heart could be until I had a baby, and now my baby is learning and growing and taking on so many amazing qualities. One of my favorite things he says on a pretty consistent basis now is first thing in the morning, he will come in our room, climb on our bed, and say, "Mom, me have cake please after yunch (lunch)". Replace cookie, or bar (granola bars), or fruit nacks (snacks), instead of cake, and you have got this boys favorite foods. He really is such a good eater though, but he has got himself a serious sweet tooth. Just like his daddy, ok, and his mom too. He also still really loves playing the pad (iPad), but we have really tried to limit his time on it to when I am getting ready for work in the morning for a few minutes, and for a little while before we start our bedtime routine. He still loves to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, but he has also started to love Jake and the Neverland Pirates, and Bo on the Go. I love tv too though, and he really is so active during the day, that I still feel like he gets a good balance of screen time, and play time. Some other funny things that he says is when he decides that saying Mom and Dad is too long and just calls us MomDad, he loves basketball and calls his basketball hoop a basketball shoot. He is a serious climber and loves to see what we are doing on the counter at all times when we are in the kitchen, and so he will go get one of his many dools (stools) to watch us cook in the kitchen (or if he wants to sneakily try and get cookies off the counter). He loves cheering for the BYU Cougars and recognizes when we are near the BYU stadium and can also point out the "Y" on the mountain from anywhere in Provo. He loves to sing songs and can sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star all by himself, but it goes something more like "Twinkle Yittle Dar, How Wonder You Are, Up Bove World So High, Yike Diamond in Guy", he loves MomDad to sing "The Bear Song", "5 Green and Speckled Frogs", "Wheels on the Bus", "Patty Cake", and of course "I am a child of God". He is also really funny when he finds something in our house that he thinks he is sneaky about getting, and he will come in the living room with it in a sing song voice holding it out in front of himself singing, "Nah nah nah nah". He has shown a little bit of interest in potty training, and I swore that I would wait to even try to potty train him until he was ready because I would much rather change a diaper that underwear, pants, sheets and blankets. He knows that we go poop in the toilet, but he still hasn't success when we have had him try to go on the toilet. He will still go and hide in the kitchen, do his business, and then come back in the living room and say, "MomDad, me poopded!" very excitedly. So we are still kind of working with him on that, but we are doing it at his pace, and I believe when he is ready, it will happen. Heloves to read books, and some of his favorites right now are, "If you give a Moose a Muffin", "Brown Bear Brown Bear", " Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb", "Green Eggs and Ham", and this awesome book that my coworker Kristin got us for Christmas about a yellow dot. It's super interactive and I am going to look for more books like it because it has him poke the dot and shake the book, and blow on the book, and different things happen to the yellow dot and he thinks it's hilarious. We have also started to read scriptures with Noah before we go to bed, and having him read along with us and repeat what we are saying has been a really fun experience. He is a pro at saying his prayers, and hopefully we will all just get better and better with time. Noah is also excited to be a big brother this summer!!!
Third of all, I am pregnant!! I am currently 21 weeks along and feeling awesome. I knew I was pregnant this fall after a drive we took up Provo Canyon. One night we just needed to get out of the house, and Tyler suggested we go to Swig and get sugar cookies, and then take a drive up the canyon. What gave it away was that those cookies sounded disgusting to me, when normally I can down one in seconds flat, and I got super nauseous driving up the canyon, which was very unusual. I didn't know if it was because it was dark outside, or if I just wasn't feeling good, but I had my suspicions. It was confirmed by my at home test in October, and we are more than excited to add another person to our family! This pregnancy has been a little bit different from my pregnancy with Noah. I was nauseous with him until 18 weeks, and I think I have concluded that it was all because of the prenatal vitamin that I was taking, because I started taking that same vitamin with this one, and was equally as nauseous as last time, and so I asked my doctor if there was a different one, and so I started taking one without iron in it, and it turns out that iron is what was making me extra sick. So once I switched my vitamin around 10 weeks, I haven't been sick since. That has been wonderful. I started feeling kicks around 16 weeks, and what made it even more fun was that Tyler was able to feel a kick that week too. From that point, this wiggle worm hasn't stopped moving. I pretty much just barely started showing at 20 weeks, which helps make it feel more real also. I am super excited though. We still don't know the gender though. Whenever we ask Noah if he wants a baby girl or a baby boy, he says a baby girl though, so maybe he knows something we don't know. He also finally will acknowledge when we ask him where the baby is, he will say with great inflection in his voice, "In mom's tummy tummy tummy!"While my mom was here for Christmas, we had my 16 week appointment, and they said we could do an ultrasound because they said that we might be able to find out at that appointment, but all my doctor said was that he couldn't see any boy parts, but that didn't mean anything because depending on the positioning of the baby and the umbilical chord, the "parts" could be hiding. At my 20 week appointment, it was the same news. Noah was very proud of his "parts" during his ultrasound though, but maybe this baby is just being shy or something. So we still don't know, but I am really glad my doctor is staying more on the cautious side rather than saying oh yes, it's a girl because I don't see any boy parts, because I think it would be very emotionally hard for me for him to tell me one thing, and then when the baby is born, it turns out he was wrong. So even if we have to wait until the baby is born to find out the gender, I would prefer that over he tell me and not be 100% sure. I am glad that everything seems to be going really well though, and I am even more excited that I will be able to spend the whole summer with my babies. We have to find a new babysitter though for next school year because Jennie is moving to Canada! So that's another thing to add to my fun list of things that give me anxiety!
From August to February, here are some fun things we've done:
-Celebrated Noah's 2nd birthday
-Gone to the Curiosity Museum
-Had a yard sale and made $80!
-Grown and eaten squash
-Canned fresh peaches
-Gone to BYU football and basketball games
-Found out we are pregnant!
-Celebrated with Melissa at her baby shower
-Played at Cornbelly's for Halloween
-Taken new family pictures
-Won lots of tickets at Nickel City
-Gone to visit family in Green River for Thanksgiving
-Had family come visit us from Green River
-Learn that Scheel's is awesome
-Put up our Christmas tree at our house finally!
-Have family come stay with us for Christmas
*And learn that marshmallow kisses are so fun to give and receive
*This is also the Christmas we will remember as the Christmas with the flu
-Play out in the snow and build "no men" (snowmen) and make "no angels" (snow angels)
-Play basketball
-Have more family come visit from Green River this weekend
-Sell our big oversized chair and purchase an awesome new recliner and a cute dresser
-Play with lots of toys from Christmas
We have many more fun things to come, but I thought that I needed to update this blog so that I wasn't so far behind. I am excited, and hopefully we can have a good rest of the school year, so that we can have an unforgettable summer.
Ending the summer right with a popsicle.
The sweet tooth king with a birthday sucker from Brick Oven!
Eating birthday cake
Enjoying his playing outside..as you can see, he is always on the move.
Our $80 earnings from our awesome yard sale!
Playing with water toys at the Curiosity Museum.
I love this thinking face, "Where is the water Dad?"
Homegrown squash and canned peaches! Yum!
Having fun at the BYU football game.
I love this picture of Dad and Noah cheering.
Sometimes it's fun to play with toys without your diaper on...
He is so talented.
Reading in our freshly cleaned living room.
Sometimes you just fall asleep.
Fun at Melishka's baby shower. I love my friends!
He loves his "gooter" (scooter)
Playing on all the fun things at Cornbelly's this fall.
Refusing to let me get a picture with him standing in front of the corn.
Where's Tyler?
This kid has figured out what many people haven't figured out about this game. Stand on it! Duh!
Winning big money at Nickel City!
Some of our amazing family pictures from the Fall.
My cute little Lion with his pumpkins, and my cute class dressed up for Halloween.
Noah really loves all of our rugs and decided to do a photo shoot featuring them.
This is the only picture that I got of Thanksgiving at my Dad's house, but bear loved Tyler. haha
So sweet looking at Grandma and Grandpa Keil's little Christmas tree.
I still love how he sleeps with his arms behind his head.
We loved being able to put our Christmas tree up in our house this year.
We went "bowling ball" with Papa.
We loved getting to see Grama and Papa before Christmas.
Finally a better picture with Grandma Marilyn.
Noah loves Mickey and Minnie but didn't really love them up close.
15 weeks
At Melly Belly's 26th birthday bash, sorry Mel, we didn't even get a picture with you.
Spending quality time with Mamaw and Bapaw over Christmas break.
Cute Boza on the couch.
Marshmallow kisses!
Christmas jammies!
Playing his kazoo, flute, and drums with Daddy, from Grandma and Grandpa Keil.
So many new toys for Christmas.
Playing in the snow with Mamaw.
She is really not as nice as she looks. She throws a mean snow ball.
Having so much fun in the snow!
Eating snow for the first time and loving it!
Laying on dad in bed.
18 weeks!
Man I love my boys!
Fireman hat, no pants...the perfect combination to make the perfect shot.
Celebrating good friend Landon's 2nd birthday with a blue cupcake!
So handsome and ready for church!
Yummy waffles on a Saturday morning with strawberries and blueberries and cream!
20 weeks!
So comfy.
Having fun with Jennie and Ella.
Wearing a hot pad mit and playing baseball.
Building and tower out of the foam pit blocks.
Our new chair that is coming next Saturday!
Dad and Noah having fun at the BYU basketball game. Probably eating popcorn of course.
This is how we decided we wanted to pray last night.
He loves playing with his train.
Mag, I loved it!!!
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