The months seemed to fly by this winter for us, and we are already at spring!!!! (thank goodness!) Too bad the forecast called for flurries this week.
Lots of exciting things have been happening our way since January, the most exciting of which is that we are expecting an addition to our family around August 20th! That makes me 18 weeks along right now! Just about half way there! What makes it even more special is that our baby will have two cousins born in the same year as it on the Bennett side. Deanna and Dave Gunderson had their new baby girl, Keira, a few weeks ago, and Kim and Mark are expecting as well! Kim is due the week after I am. We'll see who has theirs first!
Deanna's looking pretty good for just having a baby! Check out Keira's dark eyes.
Papa and Nana Bennett with baby Keira.
Kim and baby Keira taking a nap!
Kevin and I haven't met Keira yet, but we hope to over the Easter break.
So far my pregnancy has been pretty much unnoticeable. I have only been nauseous a few times, and it only lasted temporarily. I have been a little more sleepy though, and am trying to keep my energy up as I teach my last month in Magrath Elementary. As far as a baby bump, I'm still fitting into most of my old clothes, with the exception of a few pairs of pants and skirts that were slightly too small before anyways. The clothes are all just fitting more tightly now. So far the only people commenting on noticing my bump are those that already knew I was pregnant, so I guess that means that I must still just look like I am putting on weight to those that don't know. It's been a fun ride so far though. Kim hasn't had it quite as easy as me on the nausea side of things, so I always feel guilty when I talk to her about how she's feeling. I'm sure that any future pregnancies might surprise me though, and I will have my chance to feel the worst of it.
Our ultrasound is booked for April 6th, which will be extremely exciting. We are still deciding whether to find out what we are having (meaning, I have decided, but now Kevin is trying to convince me that we should keep it a surprise, even though it was his idea to find out when I asked him a month ago... so I'm thinking that we will find out...). I will definitely put pictures up as we get closer to the due date.
This is me just after waking up from a nap, and Kevin having convinced me that it would be a good idea to take a picture of my stomach... Not a pretty picture, but at least it give you an idea of what I'm talking about when I say that my clothes are fitting a bit tighter than before. This was at week 16, and I really haven't gotten too much bigger since then. It just looks like I've had a few too many donuts that day.
Calving season has started, and it adds a lot of excitement around the farm. Many of the nieces and nephews go out with Uncle Jimmy to check the cows. Kevin's been taking the night shift fairly often, and he has had a few miracles, and a few that didn't make it. Yesterday he came home with a really neat story. One of his co-workers got their truck stuck near the calving pens, so he was on his way to help him out of the mud. On his way he decided to randomly check the cows. As he drove up, he saw that one cow had just finished giving birth. The calf, however, still had the birth sack over its head and was suffocating. Kevin was able to break the sack and save the calf. By the time he got to his co-worker's truck, it was already out of the mud, so we figure it was more than just coincidence that he happened upon the calf yesterday.
As far as practicum goes, I have enjoyed every bit of it. All of the students and all of the teachers have welcomed me into the school and have made my teaching experience wonderful. I look forward to going every day, and already know it will be hard to leave. It is an exceptional school, and I would happily take a job there in the future if the timing was right. I'm hoping at least to sub there for May and June, and then again after Christmas as I try to work up my hours to get my permanent teaching certificate.
