So far everything is great. I'm currently ten weeks pregnant. I haven't gained any weight yet which is good. But I already notice having to visit the facilities more often and certain smells have starting triggering nausea. I've had to ban gum and snacks in my class due to this. I hope I don't end up completely losing it on one of my students because of this. Don and I are still keeping it to ourselves for a while. I really don't want any of the kids to spill the beans before we can sit down with them and discuss it.
I've been feeling a little moody lately, as well. Pregnancy is really something a daughter should be able to share with her mother and I know she would be absolutely thrilled to share this with me. I've had my moments when I think about my mom. At my graduations and my wedding I was imagining if she and my dad were there. But this pregnancy thing has really made these thoughts linger. I'm not quite sure what my mother would even think of Don and I being together at all. My dad had very clear thoughts on our relationship. I just wonder if my mom would be proud of me. Would she be happy that I married a man with kids? Would she have any advice on how to deal with the exes? Somehow, I do feel that my mom is watching and in a way helped me receive this baby I'm carrying. Here's to hoping she has some more books in the attic about parenting specific to my situation.