Teachbroeck

Have I ever posted twice in one day???

I took all these today...excuse the UGLY afghan but it is the same one I took Kdog's monthly pics for her scrapbook...the middle one shows you how LONG he is!!! And his proud daddy would want you to look at his feet!

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about the worried post...I feel better...like I said it was a venting of stress..thanks for all the support!!! I knew the net would not judge me =)

I also SHOULD take a test...I just don't think I really am...or it could be denial...either way I would be in total SHOCK if I was and SAD and worried...BUT I would have a little pity party and then get over it.

If God chooses me to be a mother to another fine specimen who am I to argue..we will rack up our charge cards and I will be a bitter hag with spit up on my clothes and my roots uncolored...but a baby is a GIFT.....who could be mad at that!

NO BABY YET! I am not kidding ...we went in last Wed and I was induced twice in 24 hours and NOTHING! Stubborn little man....it was a bit emotional because I did not a know an induction could FAIL! Don't get me wrong I had labor! Contractions! But no cervix change......we finally went home and opted NOT to go back the next night...I needed a break...plus once you have potocin you are hooked to the bed...no walking, no bath, unhooking to pee every 15 minutes....I felt bad friends and family took time off work, but I guess even modern medicine cannot defy GOD!

So I had a dr appt yesterday.....(even though everyone thought I would go ON MY OWN this past weekend) NO CHANGE! So Thursday I will get cervidil and sleep all night then in the morning if it has progressed we get an epidural and labor OR C-section....baby either way.

PHEW....I was down in the dumps for a bit, but his heartbeat is great, my health is perfect...and we finally got K unpacked and settled after 4 days of being tossed around ....

Hope all is well with you!

Anyone know the date? HA!


I feel sooo much better than I did yesterday....sorry for being so whiny! (again) I should have just stayed home...but there was some plug losage last night and all the arrangements for K are made and 7am tomorrow the fun starts! I still feel tired and preggers but not in pain and misery like yesterday!





Plus how bad can it be when basically my summer vacation tomorrow! I have 3 kids (out of only 20) with a birthday today so it will be a fun day ...and who knows my water could still break at any minute ! Thank you for all the well wishes...most of you know I don't use the computer at home or I would never get anything done or have a marriage! But I will try to post asap!



I took Kdog out for breakfast this am ( I have been up since 4!) to celebrate our last morning as teacher and student!





GIDDY UP!

no baby.


12:15pm. still here. my back hurts. I keep willing my water to break. If I had a knitting needle I would use it.


12:24 OMG MY HEART IS SINGING!

no baby.

NO matter what Tuesday is my last day. My Dr scheduled an induction at 7 am Wednesday if I don't go before on my own. It is funny is that the first thing I thought of was work. With all the stress of my hardest kids ever, our small town ripped apart with our referendum, the cuts happening all around me, the fight over insurance ....I know I will miss it dearly.

Mostly. I will miss Kdog being in my class. I thought it would be a nightmare, and trust me we had our moments...early morning fights, eye rolls in class, nights I needed to go in my room and be AWAY from her ...but in the end it was one of the most unique, enjoyable experiences. I will miss being her teacher.

Think this will be the last public school bathroom shot I post?

I hope so....You all are so SWEET and EXCITED for us I can't thank you enough....

Here are some random weekend shots and 39 week belly shot!!

The Doc office was handing out freebies....K put this on and announced to the waiting room she was ready to give me my C section! HA

K and I got Pedicures together...

Then Jdog and I indulged in this little piece of heaven (Normally I am NOT an ice cream or chocolate Fan....I know I know something is wrong, but sweets are yumm when I am prego!)

39 weeks baby!

Gage dug up the subpump AGAIN!!! What a mess....

Does the ticker at the top of my blog actually say 8 days? HOLY CRAP!

I thought Friday was going to be the day. In the waiting room for the doctor I had my first contractions. Just at the top of my stomach....they hurt but nothing productive.


Doc checked me I was only 1-2cm and it hurt like a bisnitch to get "checked" He was going to "Strip" me but I was already teary and he did have the heart.


I used to be so tough...never cried...I think half of it is anxiety. The reality of it. Some of the past memories.

All in all I am trying to stay calm and peaceful. I walked and walked last night WILLING my water to break so I didn't need to come back to work...

Happy Monday!

It was "Kdog's Weekend". We wanted her to have some fun and time just with us and a friend before babyH comes. Not that she will be excluded, but we won't be able to go anywhere for awhile and no matter how smooth the transition- I can imagine there will be some jealousy. SO of course we headed back to her idea of paradise.

When we went back in September K was very T'd OFF that she had to ride with Jdog in the Gokart because she was NOT tall enough for the GoKart...well she STILL was short by 3 inches but we told her to cruise through the line like she owned the place and they didn't question her !!! She was so HAPPY to drive her own car. Of course she was one of the slowest drivers out there (those dads are RUTHLESS!) But the look on her face when she came off the ride was priceless!
Next we headed to hotel (only 35 minutes from home but in the same town as my hospital JIC) because Kdog loves to swim! They swam for 4 hours...I turned the house upside down looking for my cute maternity suit from K (she was born in Sept so I had all summer to swim and had a job that required me to take kids to the pool) but I could not find it. and really buying one for one time...nope...that would cut into my NEWCUTEUNDERWEARANDBRAFUND for after Baby H is born...anyway.... I was kinda bummed because the water would have taken the weight off my back! I read and watched Jdog drink Bud Light...

Almost 38 weeks
One of the reasons I love hotels (well besides ordering pizza...they don't deliver to the boondocks) is not having any laundry to do, cleaning to get done, OR OR OR PETS TO DEAL WITH!

Guess what? There was a dog show in town and most of them stayed in our hotel! HA! Most of the dogs were stuck up little Chihuahuas with pink bows in their hair, but these white dogs were so beautiful. There were 3 right outside our door in the atrium. they look like polar bears. The girls loved up on them and they were calm as could be.

Finally, I have an entry for the UGLIEST BABY GIFT COMPETITION....really WTF is this? And choking hazzard? What was your worse baby gift and did you save it and whip it out when the person who GAVE it you came to visit?

***Update...
Hdog? reminds me of oscar mayer wienies.
Hbaby?
Baby H?
Little H?
Prince H? okay okay...I will work on it and remove this post in a few days.
PS I just called Jdog, who has off today, and the letters you see here on my dirty counter are now UP in the nursery!!!

I had to WORK....yes WORK on Saturday ....curriculum junk. Then we had a Firefighters Christmas party later Saturday...not too fun or happening, but the free meal was YUM! Sunday I had a wedding shower (I am the personal attendant) the food was BEAUTIFUL but I didn't take any pictures. Sunday we watched our poor poor Packers bite the dust...I am not expert so I won't break down the game...in my eyes they played shitty and even when they had a huge gift in the end they BLEW IT!

The nursery should be done today!!!!! (J has the day off)
I have the worst heartburn EVER.
I want to buy this:

But...it is 369 bucks WITHOUT the ottoman!SO more realistically I will get this

PS I just started this: I don't have my mind made up yet...it is intriguing for sure!

PPS my TICKER SAYS 99 days to go!!! I never thought I would get under 100!!!!

Some of you asked for some other names in the running:

Titan....Ty for short

Blaise....I love the way this one looks but everyone says "BLAZE OF FIRE!"

Tristan is OUT....I have one in class this year =(

Noah is OUT ....JDog's one VETO (we each get an F no veto)

Parker floats in and out depending on the day

Randoms:
Briley
Jaylan
Jayce
Asher
Reece


we have played around with K names....like Kdog

Kade ( i love this)
Koben
Kael
Kalen
and of course Karter

PS I love suggestions, but I will be honest on my feelings towards them!

It is foggy and muddy here. I love the 40 + temperatures, but the mud and the wet dog- EWW!

I have no idea how my comments got turned off for that last post. Some of you sent emails instead. THANK YOU=)


According to the local news a St. Paul MN hospital reported their most popular names of 2007 were

Start Wed night:
I was having some pain and pressure in the uteral area (is that a word) area....I had some water, put my feet up and went to bed early. Throughout the night I had some pains and discomfort.

Thursday: By lunch I was UNCOMFORTABLE. I called the Dr. talked to a few people at the clinic they said come in.

12:50: Call our school secretary tell her I need to leave. Call other 3rd grade teacher (we split for core classes otherwise I have them all) and ask if my half can come over to her room for Reading. She is due in March as is a doll about it!Text my husband I am not feeling good. Get my class out of the room. Miss 3 husband calls. Text him it could just be a bladder infection...no worries. Remember my vehicle could be gone because in our nice small town the mechanic comes to the school parking lot and picks up or car for us and returns it with a bill. Text Jdog to find out where my vehicle is. Thank god it is still there. I am on empty! I have 40 bucks in checking (I got paid today- Christmas backlash) Call bank transfer money as I am pumping gas.

1:00 YES ALL THAT HAPPENED IN 10 minutes! Try to call Jdog..no answer meanwhile he has left me a message WHY Aren't YOU ANSWERING.....ummm see above. Finally get a hold of J on my cell

him:"Are you in pain?"
me: "Yes"
him:"NICE!" in a sarcastic tone
me:"Nice????" I did not just call you to tell you I blew a tire.
I hangup.

I needed him to show concern, support....not feel that I inconvinced his day or upset HIM.
Played phone tag I talked to him long enough to figure out if he could pick Kdog up from school and then told him I need to cool down and drive. I may have added that in crisis people show there true colors and he was not stepping up. I wasn't really mad I was stressed. It wasn't a crisis yet. I was just scared. In moments like that I need a calm, loving husband but he was just as scared as I was so I just cooled down and tired to keep my car on the road for the 45 minute drive in 50 mph winds (that is probably an exageration but whatever)

1:50 Check in...go to lab first to pee in a cup. The waiting room is packed. Amazingly they calls "teachbroeck" ((I have a VERY ,VERY COMMON FIRST NAME)) right away...before I can heave my aching pelvis off the chair some other girl follows the lab tech. Soon after she comes back ...wrong girl! Wow her cut fingers and my pee could have been very confusing for one of us!
2:00 Walk over to Ob/Gyn waiting are. Nurse calls "teachbroeck" again. I go. She looks at me funny. She is my usual nurse, but my Dr is on surgery rounds that day. She says I look familiar. I told her I come her every 4 weeks. She says I have no record of seeing my Dr before. WRONG TEACHBROECK! Back out the waiting room I go....a different girl named "teachbroeck" gets up ***NOT THE SAME ONE FORM THE LAB WAITING AREA!

2:10 By now I am nervous , laughing, and in walks a girl from my dinky ass town with her newborn. I GO 45 minutes away to get away from TOWN PEOPLE. She sites down DIRECTLY BEHIND ME IN THE ALMOST EMPTY waiting area...our pony tails are almost touching! Meanwhile the whole time a "challenged person" is bellowing and screaming for over 30 minutes between the 2 waiting area which are open air. I would never ever judge or wrinkle my nose at someone with special needs but it was SO loud...I got the giggles and worried I was going to start crying. If had been assisting that person to their appointment I would have asked to be place in a room so kids wouldn't stare.

Do I say hi?
Can She tell I am upset...?
Should I just pretend I didn't notice?
So I turn and say hi....ohh and ahh over her little boy. Then I get called in.

2:15 Get hooked up to heartbeat and movement monitor.
ALL IS GREAT! NO Contractions NO Stress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Could be Ligaments.
Could be Bowel. (whatever that means)
I don't care how much pain I have as long as my son is healthy.
Thank you God for protecting him.
All turned out well.

So you all know I have my Christmas shopping done AND that I miss my wine and of course I haven't touched a cig since I got preggers. Shopping gives me a little buzz....and since we know it is a boy I have gone crazy. I have mentioned my 30 second disappointment about not being able to us Kdog's baby clothes that I have treasured and saved for 8 years so I think I am trying to replace those feelings with buying things I love as much for baby boy...I HATE DINOSAURS and SPACESHIPS and a lot of the clothes you find (on the ONE rack next to the 7 racks of PINK!) include those two motifs...so I have been E b@ying some things I really like.....I need to stop

Most of it is NEW and waaay cheaper than in the stores,but I need to quit now. Because having all this STUFF will not make me ready for 3 am feedings or colic!

this one is not "trendy" but daddy

is a vollenteer firefighter so I couldn't resist

WHERE IS MY SIDEBAR?

UPDATE: HOLY CRAP I FIXED IT !!! With the help of Dummies Guide to blogging of course!

I am so excited to experience something new and have a son, but I won't lie and say I wasn't a tad sad about the 354304855690 boxes of Kdog's meticulously saved brand name clothes and accessories that I can't use....I guess I thought a part of her babyhood would come back through this baby by using her old things....instead she will have a baby bother to love and adore...and torture...AND we have NOTHING....no socks, no onesies, no blankets, no boots, no mittens, snowsuits, no swimming suits NOTHING....I need to start over and "boy" do I feel unprepared BUT SO BLESSED TO HAVE A HEALTHY, GROWING little SON inside of me!

20 weeks