So the secret is out and we are pregnant! After miscarrying twice we were pretty happy/nervous this time around. We are due in September and are excited for this new adventure.
We bought a house here in Escalante that we are renovating and it is taking MUCH longer than we had anticipated because we are completely gutting the whole thing.
I am still loving my job teaching and the students are so great. Just last night a bunch of my students showed up at my door with a bunch of my favorite treats and the nicest little card. I really have the greatest students.
I have been SO sick this pregnancy. I throw up after I eat pretty much anything except potato chips (my students brought me some). I've lost quite a bit of weight from throwing up so much but the doctor says everything looks great. Hearing the heartbeat was insane and just made it feel more real.
We are excited to get the house all done, have a kid and kind of start this new life. We also just got a dog! His name is Dutch and he looks just like Mugs so he has a special place in my heart already.
I told my students about my pregnancy this week and they were so excited and happy for me and are already naming our unborn child after themselves. The best name we've gotten though is Cleitus the Fetus haha.
I have decided to not continue to teach next school year because I need to stay home with my child. I always thought it wouldn't even be a "decision" once I got pregnant but it really was hard because I feel like I have put so much work into the math program and didn't want to "abandon" the kids. In the end I can still be involved so they know I can but ultimately I cannot put other people's kids before my own kids.
Kevin is LOVING living in Escalante and is so happy. Because of this, it makes it worth living an hour away from a hospital haha. He loves working with his dad, working with the kids with basketball and riding motorcycles pretty much every day. He lives the life.
That being said, he is the absolute greatest at taking care of me this pregnancy and I really have been spoiled and feel like I may be milking it way too much. He brings me whatever I need and massages my feet. My body naturally wakes up around 5:30 every morning to throw up and he gets up with me and helps me get ready for school. Seriously, the nicest.
Sometimes I still can't believe I'm living in Escalante and get sad i'm not in Blanding but this past week so much crap has happened on top of being sick and pregnant and we have had an absolute outpouring of people in the community bringing us food, texting me and just being great. The people here makes me confident in our decision to live here and start our family.
Lastly, we are scout leaders.... and I know nothing about scouting so we will see how that goes.
