Whew! This last week has been one of the hardest for me in a long time. Between going to bed @ 1:00 AM and getting back up at 6:00 AM, getting to early morning faculty meetings, staying late to run concessions for FCCLA at the basketball games, and trying to celebrate Halloween...I am pooped! Halloween was especially challenging because in my four food labs, we decided to cook on Halloween. Try teaching over 100 teenagers to make popcorn balls and dirt cups and that is enough to wear anyone out. Oh yeah, and Carson was sick this week with Pink Eye and some sort of head cold. We were supposed to go to the temple this morning with our ward, but Carson was up all night coughing and sick, so of course we were tired and didn't want to leave him with a babysitter. Finally, at 7:00 this morning, I found some prescription cough medicine from when he had a cold earlier this year. I gave it to him and it knocked him out until 11:00.
I really shouldn't complain about being pregnant because I haven't even thrown up yet and I am almost 11 weeks. Although that doesn't mean I haven't been sick. I had to sit out one of my labs two weeks ago because I was in the storeroom at the back of our classroom dry heaving into the sink. I kept hearing my students say, "Where did Mrs. Birch go?" My cooperating teacher just told them that I wasn't feeling well. This week I had to run out of my second hour class because I was so sure that I was going to puke. Of course by the time I got to the bathroom, I knew that I wouldn't be throwing up. I always seem to get sick in second hour. I have been waking up every morning feeling like I have run a marathon. My hips ache so bad. It seems like everyone I have talked to has said that their second pregnancy was so different; I can't say the same thing. I feel just like I did with Carson. The only difference has been that I found out that I was pregnant later with this one.
Sometimes I feel like I can't do it all. But I only have four more weeks of Student Teaching so the end is in sight! I really dropped the ball this week, especially with my responsibilities in the Relief Society Presidency (sorry Shannon). It just gives me an opportunity to strive harder and to be better--do more! I love having a full life, I know that once Student Teaching is done I am going to be so depressed because I am not out there doing something. It is definately going to be a big change to stay at home with Carson, but it is where I want to be.
2 comments:
Yeah - life is definitely hectic for you right now. I must say I admire you for plugging along even though it is hard. And how nice that the end is in sight! So sorry Carson hasn't been feeling well - I think Chandler has the same cold too & his pink eye is almost gone. Even though it's hard to be sick, it's for such a great reason, right? Oh and when you get done with your student teaching, there's a lonely girl downstairs who doesn't get dressed half the time, stays home, and needs a friend....*wink*
please don't think that I am on top of everything all the time - cuz I'm not! I ABSOLUTELY understand how you're feeling (except the pregnant part). Life is crazy - it's supposed to be - that's how we learn.
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