April Happenings

First of all, a heartfelt thanks to those of you who commented on my last post. Registering was much easier thanks to your advice. I think I'm finally starting to form a list of things that I want for when this baby comes. I'm sitting at my computer thinking, "How is it possibly April 21st? Where is the time going?" As of today, I am 24 weeks along--and trust me, I DEFINITELY look pregnant now. I have now officially had complete strangers ask me when I'm due. I'm not sure how I feel about this. It's been really fun for me to feel my baby kick the past couple of weeks. Her kicks are strong enough that even Jordan can feel her now. Here is the 24 week shot. While I was in St. George I swear this baby tripled in size. It seemed like my belly got really big all of a sudden. When I came home my family was like, "Whoa, what did you eat while you were gone?" Thanks family.

One of the many benefits of working in education is that I get so much time off. The week before Easter was Davis District's Spring Break, and it was fabulous to have a whole week to relax. Jordan and I spent four of those days in St. George. Jordan's grandparents have a really nice fifth wheel trailer that they let us stay in, so we didn't have to spend any money on accommodations. We watched conference, went shopping, and even spent a day in Zion's National Park. Due to my ever-present sciatica, we were only able to walk a portion of the Riverside Walk in Zion's, but it was still fun to be outside in such beautiful surroundings.


Easter was great this year. We dyed easter eggs, had dinner with the Walker's, got nice easter baskets, and went for the traditional Hale easter egg hunt. You might think it's strange that adults in their twenties would still be excited about an easter egg hunt. Let's just say there's money involved. I may be gimpy, but I was highly motivated to find eggs this year.

Guess who these eggs are making fun of?



Scott was very excited about his easter basket.

Cyber Plea....

Hello all. I need advice. Good advice. You see, the ladies at work are throwing me a baby shower and they are insisting that I register. Problem is.....I have NO idea what to register for. I am completely out of my element here. Would you mind leaving me a comment listing the things that you absolutely couldn't do without as a young mom? What are your preferences when it comes to the different brands? What is your opinion about car seats, breast pumps, strollers, pack 'n' plays, baby bath products, binkys, bottles, etc? Do you like the ones you have? Why or why not? Many thanks!

Punked...

This morning as I went to open my office door, I was reminded that it was April Fool's Day by the hundreds of layers of tape that someone had so lovingly wrapped around my doorknob. After 10 minutes of ripping through tape, I was finally able to get my door open. This is what I found.


Check out my keyboard.

What was once a pencil sharpener.


Not only was my phone all taped up, but my receiver was also missing. Luckily I found it in my tree after minimal searching. I endured my receiver being stolen at least three additional times throughout the day. I was under the assumption that the April Fool's culprit was Blake, the custodian. Not only did I lock all his desk drawers and hide the key, but I also made him search his entire office to find his phone receiver. Well, come to find out that the REAL culprit was the assistant principal, Shar. All I can is what goes around comes around. I hope that your April Fool's Day was eventful as mine.