Rio is here... 2 months ago

I know I am a little behind the times be Rio is here and we love being parents. He has brightened our lives and we love having him around. He was born on June 29th at 2:01 pm. I had a c section because he refused to turn. I guess he was comfortable and was not about to change. The c section was an interesting experience to say the least. I was a little sad I did not get rushed to the hospital and wheeled in by Mario in a wheelchair. I walked in on my own. They hooked me up to all the monitors, started my IV and then they made me walk myself to the operating room. The spinal they did was so painful and all I wanted was Mario to hold my hand and tell me it was alright. But they would not let him in until they knew I was numb.
The Doctor came in and started after I was numb and Mario was sitting next to me. It all felt pretty unreal. I flat on my back which I had not been in months so it felt so weird. I remember a lot of pressure and then a lot of pain. I know I should not have felt pain and I apparently was not completely numb but they could not give me more pain medicine until the baby was out of me. I just tried to bare it the best I could and they did give me some good stuff as soon as the baby was out. It was just painful in the meantime. Mario told me that the Doctor, who happens to be a shorter woman, was standing on a stool and when it came to pulling the baby out he was not budging. She was yanking so hard.
I remember not being able to stay on the table she was pulling so hard. When he did finally come it was so unreal. All I kept telling myself was that is my baby. He is mine. I only saw him briefly and they brought him over to my face after they had weighed him and cleaned him up a bit. The doctor asked if Mario had his camera ready which he took as he could get out of his chair and take pictures. Nope. As soon as he stood up they all about had a cow. Apparently they don't want the dads to see the mom's open abdomens so he was not supposed to get out of the chair. They then took the baby and Mario out of the room and I stayed to be medicated and stitched up. After that they wheeled me into recovery and later Mario and the baby returned. They let me hold him and to my great surprise Mario had not held him yet either. I let him after a little while.
I stayed in the hospital for four days. Rio kept dropping weight because of feeding problems. He has since started bottle feeding. Now he is a tank and has no problem gaining weight. He loves to just look at his hands and loves it when I sing to him. He has been holding his head up from the very beginning. He can now locate his nose when I ask him where it is. He loves to smile and has started to giggle and laugh. He still loves to be awake at night, which we have been working on seeing I go back to work in a few days. We love our new addition.

We're Having a Boy!

It seems like everyone today is having BOYS! We are just adding our name to the list. We are so excited to have our little man joining us soon enough!

Pregnant Update:

Things have been going well for us in our own little world. The baby is growing right on target. I have started my second trimester and so far I have had very little morning sickness. My students are glad of that, I think they were tired of me always saying I was not feeling well. Now all I say is that I am tired and by the afternoon I feel the need for a nap everyday! The last ultrasound made the baby look so big... I can't imagine all this sometimes. Everyone has been so supportive! Our Christmas was great, we got to spend it with family and that makes it all the better. We have been trying to get the house ready for baby but it seems like a huge task and always gets pushed to the back burner (I have a fear that we will have the baby and it will have to sleep in the corner of the room we have boxes in right now). The picture I have added is just a little proof that I am still alive. I will make my best effort to post more every time.

Trying to stay stress free...

Since the holidays have never been stressful before I figured they would be ultra stressful now that I am pregnant. They are a little but only because I forget things all the time and work around this time is crazy. I have tried a few things to help: I finished all my shopping and wrapping two days before Thanksgiving, I only have two gifts left to make, I planned my class' holiday craft in November and bought all of the supplies, and I have a great husband who helps out a lot! And with all of this... I still feel stressed.
I just started feeling so tired all the time. I have started sneezing all the time and not just regular sneezes but a double sneeze almost every time. If I don't sneeze before I start eating breakfast then I will while I am eating and that is never a pretty sight. on top of that, none of the tests I take when I go to the doctors seems to come out right so I have to retake or take harder tests. The people at the doctors call me everyday about one thing or another. All I have to say is... being pregnant is hard.
Now that I have the complaining out of the way, I love being pregnant. I love the fact that I can grow another person. I like that my jeans are getting tight but I have still not gained any weight. I like going shopping and not having to sneak into the baby section. It is just so much fun. I am so grateful that I get to have this experience, and I pray everything will go well! So to all the prego's out there... just smile, you're growin' a baby!

Being Pregnant

Being pregnant has its ups and downs... more than normal of course. It seems like one second I am just enjoying life and the next I feel like I am going to explode.

Being pregnant has taught me to listen to my body a lot more. I know can tell you when I am full before I ever get full. I can tell you when I will be too tired to move in 20 minutes. I can tell you when I am going to lose my lunch.

Being pregnant has made me learn that I have limits. Most of the time I can't run errands for hours after work. I can't just run and run with my students... I have to sit down from time to time.

Being pregnant is this exciting adventure and I love it. Well I love most of it, I could do with out being sick all the time, but I am making a baby. That is pretty amazing.

Pregnant!

I am pregnant and I love it!

We found out that we were expecting on October 21, and about two days later the morning sickness hit! I have not been feeling well since. I have to say, after having all last week off of school, I do much better when I am working. I think it is because I wake up early and I don't have time to puke so I just don't. My students are very understanding, they don't know about anything but they don't mind that I drink diet 7up and eat crackers all day. The two foods I find my self eating a lot are pickles and potatoes. These two foods are pretty much all I can eat without feeling sick after wards. I just feel bad for Mario, who I am sure is sick of eating different types of potatoes all the time.

Cold Season

I have learned a lot about cold season down in 2nd grade. First 2nd graders still do not know how to cover their mouths for the life of them and they will sneeze on anyone within 10 feet, so wherever I am in my classroom if someone sneezes... it will hit me. I have a great class of students but a few stand out to me. I have one student who tells me I am pretty every day... he is so sweet. Today I came in less than pretty with no make-up and my hair already a mess and sure enough there he was telling me I am pretty (some days he uses different adjectives... beautiful, nice, etc... all make me smile)!
ON the other hand the germs don't stop with me, Mario has a cold right now, and despite all of my hand washing and Vitamin C I still have an awful head cold and cough. I can't wait to get a flu shot because 3 of my students have already lost their lunch! One of them multiple times! He is cute every morning I ask him how he is feeling and he tells me awful. Poor kid is never going to get better because the student sitting next to him got the flu too.
Whatever shall I do if I actually catch that. You may think that taking a day off is a good idea... well it is NOT. For a teacher it is harder to stay home than it is to go into work. It is one of the few jobs that you can't just stay home from, you actually have to work to stay home and be sick, and when you go back it is even worse because the classroom is a mess and you generally have to reteach everything that was taught the day before because they were not listening. I always say it is better to go to school and suffer just a little. In conclusion... I have a cold and I love my class!