19 weeks

Can't believe I am already 19 weeks! I don't know if it is because I have been so busy this pregnancy or if it is because I have had such an easy pregnancy so far... But every time my next doctor appointment approaches I get this weird feeling of anxiety that I will get some sort of bad news at my check up. Has any one else ever felt this way? I think I just need to get over it because sometimes it causes me to not be excited to go to the doctor but a little nervous/scared. Don't know what my deal is.. Anyway here is my 19 week update! I will be 19 weeks March 7 but I will be in Denver that day and through the weekend so I thought I would blog a little early- 

How far along? 19 weeks

How big is he/she? Size of a mango

Best moment of the week- getting our invitations/decorations in for our gender reveal party! Oh and thinking we may finally have a boys name we both agree on. 

Trouble sleeping? No

Miss anything? Not yet.. 

Movement? Don't think so.. Doctor said I probably won't until around 22 weeks but there are times I think I feel a little flutter! 

Food craving- one day I craved popcorn and the next Popsicles and then never again. So nothing consistent.

Belly button in or out? In

Symptoms? No 

Wedding ring on/off? On 

Happy/Moody? Maybe still a little moody but getting better! 

Looking forward to? Having a sonogram on Tuesday and then of course finding out if we are having a boy or girl at our gender reveal party March 15th... Can't wait!! 

Here is a photo of our Gender Reveal invitations.. Love them! 

15 Weeks!

15 week update!

How far along? 15 weeks

How big is he/she this week? 4 inches or the size of an apple.

Best Moment of the Week?  Tuesday night my brother Brent was in town for work so we were able to see him for a little bit and have dinner with him. I just wish we could have seen Julie and the boys. Hopefully soon though!

Trouble Sleeping?  No, sleeping great!

Miss Anything? Feeling pretty good about everything right now, even my energy is back a little and headaches are occurring less frequently. 

Movement? Not yet.

Food Cravings? Nothing consistent that I always want. Just every once in a while something will sound really good!

Belly Button - In or Out? In

Symptoms?  Not at the moment!

Wedding Ring - Off or on? On

Happy or Moody? Other than a mild meltdown I had on Sunday, been feeling pretty happy :)

Looking Forward to? Our doctors appointment on Monday! 

Here is a picture at 15 weeks, still a little surreal but I think every day we get more and more excited! 

 

 

Long time no blog..

I can't believe how hard a blog is for me to keep up with! A lot has been happening with us so I figured it was a perfect time for an update. I know I blogged about my new job at Bonham Middle School in August and I can't believe I am into my second semester as a teacher/coach. It has been full of ups and downs but it has been an absolute blast. I coached the 7th and 8th grade Gold volleyball teams and my 7th graders WON City and my 8th graders got 2nd... If you ask me, it was a very successful first year as a coach. I am now onto basketball and that is a whole different story! I have really been challenged as far as knowing everything there is to know about different plays, when to call time outs, practice drills.. etc. I did play basketball at one point in my life but geez that was a LONG time ago. I am coaching the 7th grade Silver basketball team and we have a pretty decent shot at making it all the way to the City Championship which is awesome. Having such a fun, hard working group of girls to coach definitely makes the stress of re-learning basketball SO worth it. Plus, our head basketball coach knows everything there is to know and has been SUCH a big help! 

Also, I cant forget the fact that since our last blog post Eric and I found out some pretty awesome news. In late Octorber/early November we found out we are expecting! I am due August 1st and can't explain how excited/nervous/is this real life? We are! 

I have decided to do those fun little updates so that I can eventually look back and remember these calm/exciting times before the craziness begins! 



How far along? 13 weeks!

How big is he/she this week? 3 inches or the size of a pea pod.

Best Moment of the Week?  Friday night, we we were able to go to dinner with my parents and my brother and his kids and then to see Lone Survivor.

Trouble Sleeping?  There for a while I was waking up often but I have been sleeping like a baby since Christmas :)

Miss Anything? Energy!!!!

Movement? Not yet.

Food Cravings? No cravings, but when I was nauseous for a little while, bean and cheese burritos from Rosas or Taco Villa were always good to me! 

Belly Button - In or Out? In

Symptoms?  Nothing big. Just a little nauseous (mainly before Christmas), no energy and headaches

Wedding Ring - Off or on? On

Happy or Moody? I think I may be pretty moody.... but then again I think I was moody before I got pregnant? :)

Looking Forward to? Being just a little bigger so I dont feel like I have a gut and of course finding out if we will have a boy or girl!

We had a sonogram at 8 weeks and then at our second appointment (12 weeks) we were able to hear the heartbeat which was 162 beats per minute :) 

I can't believe we are actually about to start this very exciting journey but ready or not.. Here we go! 

A whole bunch of crazy!

Wow... The first week has absolutely WORE me out. I mean it is pretty exhausting to do try outs before and after school and then teach 4 classes. I constantly feel like I am having to entertain for some reason. However, I feel SO happy and SO blessed to have this job. It truly is so much fun and I have already met so many kids that I know I will never forget and will always have a place in my heart. 

Try outs have been going pretty good.. I was so worried about over looking certain girls and I feel very confident with the teams I will have by the time try outs are over! We scrimmage Crockett next week and I can hardly wait! 

I was also worried about my classroom management and my kids being out of control but so far (and I know it's only the first week) things have been great and I really have some great kids! 

I haven't had any time to blog so I just thought I would give a quick update. 

On a different note: my brother Brent and his wife Julie are expecting their second little boy, Carson Reid Bullard, any day now! I cannot wait to meet that little guy. I can't believe I will have two sweet nephews that will now have my whole heart! Can't wait to see you and meet you Carson!! 

Other than that, not much as been going on- I will be sure and blog about next week and how our scrimmages went! 

Here's to something new...

I am so excited to be writing this post to announce to everyone my exciting new plans! 

For the past year since I have graduated college I have been working as a landman and have really enjoyed it... However a new opportunity was brought my way and it was just too good to pass up! 

I am officially the new teacher/coach at Bonham Middle School! I am so excited to be teaching and of course coaching volleyball. I feel like I will truly have a career that is a hobby and I will enjoy every minute of it! It's also pretty cool to be back at my old stomping grounds... It will bring back some funny/unpleasant memories that's for sure! Middle school years are always a little awkward for everyone. 

I must admit I am pretty nervous to be running my own classroom so if ANY of my teacher friends have any decor/advice for me I would so greatly appreciate it!! 

I will be blogging a lot about my experiences as a first year teacher and hopefully post anything that may be helpful to others! So... Here's to my new adventure! 

Go Mustangs!! 

The 4th and other festivities!

This 4th of July was so much fun! Eric and I were pretty much busy with plans almost all week which was kind of nice since we usually have nothing to do. Tuesday and Wednesday I was pretty sick and laid around the house all day BUT Monday and Tuesday I was able to see my brother, Brent, his wife Julie and of course my sweet nephew Luke! 

He loved the water fountain in my parents backyard and kept wanting someone to hold him so he could throw his ball in the water. He is definitely all boy! 

For the 4th of July Eric and I met our good friends Michael and Heather in Canyon for the fair on the square! I was still not feeling very well but it was nice to get up, take a shower and get out of the house and spend some time outside! I have never been to the fair on the square but it was great! I loved all the little stands that sold fried foods... just like the fair! Also, Canyon has some of the cutest little clothing/antique stores so Heather and I went shopping for a little while also! 

After the fair on the square we went with Erics family out to pop fireworks! I can't remember the last time we bought fireworks and popped them ourselves.. usually we just end up watching them somewhere so this was a nice change! Here is a little collage of our SECOND 4th of July as a married couple :)

The next day, the 5th we had tons of family and friends over to cook out, play some washers and of COURSE play some ping pong. I really love ping pong. It was great to have everyone over to see our new house even if it wasn't completely finished. Here is a little collage of that night! 

 Saturday, the 6th we went to an Amarillo Venom football game with my brother and his kids! I was pretty excited to go since my nephew Cade has never been before! He just played his first season of Flag Football so I was excited to see him watch all the big football guys play! 

Lastly, that Sunday I woke up and had my first volleyball practice with my club girls since the season ended. It was pretty laid back since the girls were all SO excited to see each other again. Afterwards we went to the Ramsey's for a pool party and hung out for a while. I don't have any pictures but it was a lot of fun. Words can't describe how much I love those girls! 

The week of the 4th was busy, fun and full of spending time with family and friends. I was mostly impressed with the fact that I remembered to take pictures. I am really trying to be better about that so I can document all of the fun times Eric and I have before we start a family! :) 

Slacker..

Well its official.. I am horrible at keeping a blog. I think mainly its because we don't have a lot of exciting things going on but luckily I have a good friend who stays on me about updating and even gives me ideas to update about.. thanks Mrs. Gillaspie! 

Lately, I have just been working away.. Club volleyball is over and I must say out of the 5 seasons I have coached this season was the hardest to say good-bye to! I loved coaching those girls and we ended on a great note. Luckily, next Sunday we will start once a week practices.. yay!!! 

Eric has mainly just been working as well.. we recently moved into a new house so Eric has been busy helping me move things, hang things and everything else in between! I wish we could say we bought a home but neither of us have been at our jobs long enough BUT we are so excited to be out of the small 2 bedroom, 1 bath duplex with NO central or air! This is a much bigger house that gives us room to grow! Here are a couple pictures of the house even though it isn't completely done yet: 

Here is the kitchen looking from the dining room that leads into the backyard... I love all of the storage and built ins! 

Here is a picture of all the built-ins.. its a HUGE wall to fill up and no matter what angle you take the picture from its hard to fit in the entire thing. I pretty much filled it with all of our decorations that were stored away at the other house that we didn't have room for... I think it will have to do for now! 

Here is sweet Jackson guarding his toys and enjoying his new backyard! Thank goodness the backyard is looking better than this.. we sprayed weed killer and have been watering it and it looks 100% better already. For those of you wondering.. the house came with this huge play pin/jungle gym.. It is pretty convenient for when the nieces and nephews come over! 

Here is sweet Charlie laying on our new couch in the living room.. we have lived there for a month and this is the ONLY time he has been able to get on the couch.. poor guy :( he was so sweet I just couldn't kick him off! 

I am still waiting to get the living room and some other rooms finished so I will post pictures of those some other time! We are really blessed/lucky to have found this house.. it was so spur of the moment and it is definitely what we want between now and when we will buy one in hopefully a year or less! 

Lastly, Eric and I celebrated our ONE year anniversary June 16th! That Saturday, the 15th we had plans to go eat at BL Bistro and then go to the Adaberry Inn here in Amarillo. My niece was going to house sit/puppy sit but that morning Eric got a call that his grandpa had been rushed to the emergency room and was going in for surgery in Lubbock. Unfortunately around 3:00 things had taken a turn for the worst and we immediately rushed to Lubbock. I felt so horrible for him and his family... losing a loved one is so hard but thankfully we have a Lord that promises we will see our loved ones again some day! 

The next day, Eric woke up me with beautiful flowers, homemade pancakes and O.J. I can't even believe how lucky I am to have found such a caring, thoughtful and selfless man! Here are some pictures! 

Eric- thank you for being the man that you are and for a wonderful first year of marriage. I cannot WAIT to see what the future holds for us :) 

I think its obvious that I should really post more often so I dont have to make such LONG posts! Hopefully I can keep up with it from here on out! :)