15 weeks and Feelin' Fine!

Hello to all and Happy Thanksgiving! I am sitting at home right now enjoying a morning off. This is a much needed break for me and lots of my coworkers I am sure. School has been a little crazy lately. At ECHS so far this year we have had 7 bomb threats which resulted in evacuations and one incident where a gun was brought to school. The guy said he was going to hunt for squirrel behind the school. At this point I may actually believe him. I am so thankful that the Lord has protected us from harm and I know that He will continue to do so. As PKJ(Pastor Keith Joseph) preached about on Sunday...HE alone is our SOURCE!

Thankfully, my second trimester has been great so far. Nausea-free and relatively uneventful. I am still waiting on that BURST of energy everyone keeps talking about. I still fall asleep during CSI. I seriously need Tivo. Maybe Santa is reading this:) I'm detecting a little belly bump, but not much to speak of. I can still wear my pre-maternity clothes with the wonderful Bella Band that Richard bought me. With this contraption I can wear my pre-maternity pants unbuttoned or unzipped and it keeps them up and covers them. It kinda looks like I'm wearing an undershirt. It's so nice. I highly recommend one to all pregos like myself.

My students and I have taken to calling the baby "Little Baby Doty". They laugh at me because I blame anything and everything on LBD. If I forget something...LBD's sucking my brain. If I trip over something....LBD is making me clumsy. If I yawn out loud in class....LBD is draining my energy. You see, he/she is a very handy scape goat. Poor little one can't even defend itself. My students are very sweet about the baby and always want to hear which fruit we can compare it to that week (I get weekly emails that say...'this week your baby is the size of a lemon', etc).
Here's a pic of me and my VERY pregnant friend BekaRay. She is due on Dec 28th. Can't wait to meet Miss Lynlea Ruth. P.S. Richard and I celebrated our 2nd Wedding Anniversary last Tuesday! Time flies when you are in love:)