9 weeks!

Baby/Pregnancy info
Well, I have now hit 9 weeks. It has been an interesting time. I can go from feeling great, to feeling sick, to feeling exhausted in no time at all! I've been having some troubles sleeping, but last night had a great night! I am hoping my sleepless nights have more to do with the start of a new school year and less with the pregnancy. I think I may have gained a pound or two, but I guess I will find out for sure at my first OB appointment on Thursday. I wish I was getting another ultrasound, but I think it will just be a regular physical exam.

Since our transfer I have been having nightly shots of progesterone. They are in the muscle on my hip and Ben has been doing them every night! He is so good with it now I think he may have been a nurse in a previous life! hehehe The good news is I get to stop the shots on August 18th!! WooHoo!!! I am soooooooo excited about not having to have anymore shots!! I have been getting injections everyday for like 4 months! It will be nice to be drug free!

Work info
I am back to work as of Monday even though this week is just for teachers; no kids until next week. So far this week has consisted of meetings, meetings, and more meetings!! I did get to work in my classroom today (no meeting today for a change) and am pretty ready for my new set of little munchkins! I'm not too happy with my schedule this year. The 4th grade has our plan times first thing in the morning. I was hoping for the afternoon so I could get a little break, but no such luck! However, our lunch time is about an hour later than last year, so maybe the afternoon will go a little quicker. I am a little nervous about the heat (no air conditioning - blech) and the fact that I am still dealing with some morning sickness, but I guess if I can make it through August and September I will be ok. By then I will be in my second trimester and hopefully the temperatures will go down a bit. I am pretty disappointed about our CSAP scores for last year in Writing. Only 21% of the 4th grade last year was proficient in Writing, which really bothers me. It really has my confidence as a teacher shaken! I realize the group of kids were not very strong writers, I just always take such things personally (which I know I shouldn't). I have been thinking about what I need to do this year with writing that I may have not done last year and my mind is spinning! I guess I just need to remember I do the best that I can! Right? And even though I am complaining and whining, it will be nice to get back into the swing of things!