"You're Getting Fatter, Mrs. Good"

Around the time I announced to my school that we were expecting, I went ahead and told my students. I didn't really know how to tell them or if they would really care or not. Their responses might have been my favorites out of everybody's. My position with my students is a little unique. Since I am an ELL teacher, I pretty much have the same students year after year - so we definitely form quite a bond. To tell my students my news, I flashed a picture of our #10 onesie up on the screen. It definitely took them a while to get why that would be up there. (What's that? Is that for messy babies? Why does it say Good?? Are you having a BABY?!!!!) When they figured it out - they were excited. Here are some of the responses:

You're having a BABY??!

Can we throw you a shower?!

Can we come to your shower??

Can I buy you a big screen TV? (uhm - duh, of course!)

You're married, right?

When? Why don't you have a big stomach?

Who's going to take care of the baby?

Who's going to take care of us?

Can we see it?

No you're not. You have a flat stomach. (okay, this is my new favorite student)

Bye-bye Baby Good (patting my stomach as they left for the day - kind of weird)

As the weeks have progressed and my stomach has grown a tad (who's knows it's probably just bloat or constipation) their comments have also increased:

You really are pregnant! Your stomach is getting bigger. (gee thanks.)

Yep, your stomach is getting fatter. (again, thanks.)

I thought my sister was lying - but I can tell you are going to have a baby!

What are you going to name it? (the most asked question) Good? Bumblebee? (no idea)

They've all started to refer to it as Baby Good and make sure to tell it hi and bye as they come and go. These kiddos are cracking me up. I love how excited they get!!

In totally unrelated news, here is a picture of Mat and I at the Internal Medicine Holiday dinner. We had a fantastic time and a wonderful meal at the Carriage Club on Saturday. I am 14 weeks pregnant, though you can't really tell in the dress. (And I chose not to pose with a cheesy sign at the party) We sat with our friends and Kyle and Jessica who are also expecting --their 4th!!!-- just a few weeks before us. (Kyle - I know you are an avid read so I thought I would give you a little shout out) It was fun talking about family life with these two and getting excited about what we are in store for!