I NEED YOU!

Jon and I work at the same school. I'm a 3rd grade teacher; he's the I.T. Specialist. Which means that any time something doesn't work, he's running around fixing it. The other day I was having serious problems with my computer projector and I couldn't get a hold of him, so I decided to bag the presentation until later and gathered the kids at the back of the room for a story.

Jon magically appeared out in the hall, probably on his way to put out a different fire, so I just yelled, mid-sentence in my book, "Jon, I NEED YOU!"

He stopped, smiled at my dramatics, and then one of my cute little girls stood up and said, "ME TOO! JON, I NEED YOU!" while waving her arms around. She's usually really shy and timid, so everyone stopped and stared at her. Then we all had a good laugh for like 5 minutes straight. It takes a lot for me to laugh until I'm crying, so when I do my kids think it's the best thing since chocolate cake.

I still haven't figured out why Megan needed Jon so much ... but the kids still talk about it and Megan is the new "popular girl" for cracking me up. I love teaching kids!

Guys and their Dogs

Last night Jon and I went to a movie, but not just any movie... a FAMILY film - "Marley and Me." Weird. I thought maybe it was the parental instincts kicking in that made us choose this movie over many others in theaters right now (Valkyrie, Seven Pounds, Bride Wars...). But near the end of the movie I realized why:

Guys love dogs. (And Jennifer Aniston. Hee hee.)

It was a cheesy little flick about how a family gets attached to a TERRIBLE dog - he's crazy and destructive and reminded me of someone in MY life! I would have given it maybe 2 and a half stars for being cute. But the best part was that someone sitting next to me (I won't mention names to protect the innocent) cried like a girl when poor Marley has to be put down. It was adorable. And he wasn't the only one! Guys all over the theater were sniffling and crumpling tissues like we women do during Steel Magnolias or Hallmark commercials.

It was hilarious. For one small moment there was balance and equality in the universe. So now I have ammo for the next time "someone" makes fun of me for tearing up!

She's already a star... or at least a banana!

We got a little video of our baby girl today. I'll be honest - sometimes she looks a little like an alien ... but the technician assured me she does in fact have a face, you just can't tell on an ultrasound. Good news, good news. :) It is so much fun to see her that I keep watching it over and over again! So far we know she's super wiggly, camera shy (we couldn't get a profile shot AT ALL), and she's the length of a banana. Cool.

Hmmm...

So, we were sure we were having a boy, so we had the perfect name picked out! Then... we found out the truth. Don't get me wrong - we're THRILLED to the brim about our new little friend. But, we can't agree on a name. (Sound familiar Jess and Gavin?) All I know is these are the names I will NOT name my daughter:
-Perpigillion
-Mergatroyd
-Adelheid
-Afon
-Agrata
-Quinoa
-Quacha

Online baby name sites are SO bizarre. Any ideas that you like?

I can't believe it!!

And the winner is...

XX or XY?

Here's a little pic of me, my pregnant belly, and my assistant at school, Syd.

My ultrasound was yesterday to find out the gender of our little jelly bean. We decided (thanks to Gavin!) that we would have the nurse write it in an envelope so we could open it on Christmas. Unfortunately our baby is already a little stinker and just wiggled and wiggled the entire time. The nurse was super surprised because we couldn't even get "it" to hold still long enough to get a profile shot or look at the heart.

So after an HOUR of poking and prodding the little one to "open up" and hold still, she figured out the gender and handed it over to us! Now we have it in an envelope just BEGGING us to peek. This is the hardest thing we have done in a long time, but it's sure going to make Christmas morning exciting!

What do you think it is? :) We'll keep ya posted!

I Love Christmas!

I have been really excited to finally have our own home to decorate for the holidays. So, I don't know if I went a little overboard, but it's definitely festive! Here are some pics of our decor - some tacky, some fun. You have to have a little of both at Christmas!

Our lovely tree...

The Nativity scene - can you find the baby Jesus?

Garland on our banister... look closely and you can see me in my cute pink pajamas!

These funny letters Katie and I made at an Enrichment activity - a little tacky, a little funky

The beautiful wreath my mom made me for Christmas - she's so talented!

My attempt at sewing pillow covers. They probably won't make it to next year!
Even Jovi was feelin' the Christmas spirit. We bought this as a joke, then just put it on randomly to calm her down. She HATES it! (I don't blame her!)

Our gingerbread house... it was much cuter before we got to it!

I think there must be a secret memo out there that says teachers love snowmen. All these snowman things are a little tacky for me, but they remind me of the cuties that gave them to me so I just smile. Luckily Jon is supportive of my habit. :)

Merry Christmas!