Ultrasound pics

5 little toes on her little foot :)

Profile... her chin is resting on her chest

Another profile

This one honestly freaks me out... alien baby

Our little girl :)

Love my girls!

So, when I told my kids that I was having a girl, the reaction of ALL of the 4th grade girls was, quite literally, to scream, squeal, jump out and down, and run around. It was quite a sight! Apparently we are still in the "Girls rule and boys drool" stage, ha!

Here are a few examples of just how excited and just how adorable my students truly are:

9 year old girls LOVE to write notes....

"Dear Mrs. Jonkman,
I'm glad you are having a a girl I hope we get to see her I hope she is as pretty as you.
Love, Sadi"

This one was a card.... which they made before they knew what the baby was...

The cover:
"To: Mrs. J You will love it inside!!"
Inside:
"10 things why you should have a baby girl instead of a boy
1. They are more pretty
2. They are not as dumb as boys
3. They are more brave (instead of embarrassed)
4. They are more responsible
5. They're smarter
6. They have better personalities
7. They are more quite in school
8. They make quicker friends
9. They like animals more
10. Because they are girls!"
On the back:
"Your two favorite students, Sarah and Georgia, best friends forever"

My reading that was following by much laughter and excitement, along with a small talk about being nice to boys, too :-P.

I hope those made your day!

One More Week of Chaos...

Chaos seems to be a fitting word right now. I feel like I am treading water some days in every area of my life... doing just enough to get by in most things, but not doing a really great job in anything. Somehow once Thanksgiving was approaching, those few blissful weeks of less work, getting home by 5/5:30, and making dinner for my hubby each night were long gone. There has been so much to do with Christmas coming up, lessons to plan, science fair projects and papers to plan out for after Christmas, CPR training all day last Saturday, and only very minimal planning for Baby J lately. There have been many late nights, oatmeal or grilled cheese type dinners, and weeks with Matt running the errands and taking care of the house lately. He has been doing a fabulous job with all of that though!

This weekend was finally a weekend home with no plans. I was going to finish Christmas shopping and decorating, get Christmas cards out, bake Christmas cookies, get ahead on schoolwork, and have some time to relax and appreciate my hubby. But, I guess with all of the hard work and long hours... I was just asking to get sick instead. It has truly been a miracle that I lasted this far into the school-year without even a minor cold, but boy am I getting my fair share now! My voice has been going in and out since Tuesday or Wednesday, and the rest of the cold symptoms and soreness came along with that on Thursday, blah. I have been trying to take it easy this weekend so I can just make it through this one last week, ugh! But it's such a bummer that I can't get to all of those things that I had wanted to. Oh well, it should be a fun (but crazy) week either way, I just hope I have a smidge of a voice and energy to get by :/.

It's a Girl!

That's right! Baby J is a sweet little girl! I am SO excited! I am excited for bows and headbands, for hats and booties to crochet, for hand-me-downs, and everything sweet and cute that there is for little girls :).

The ultrasounds was the best one yet (as they each will probably be...). We saw her open and close her fist, kick all over the place, stretch her feet past her head, get the hiccups, and counted 5 fingers and 5 toes on each hand and foot. Everything still looks perfect!

I went out this weekend and exchanged a couple of boy and gender-neutral items for girly ones instead, yay!

***Ultrasound pics to come soon!***