the darndest things.

several of the kids at school know i am pregnant now, and it brings on all kinds of comments and questions (on top of the incredibly weird things i hear on a daily basis not related to pregnancy).

this is how i told them at the end of the day one day:
"do you have a daughter?"
"i don't know yet." (belly pat.)
"you are PREGNANT?! when are you DUE?!"

the next morning:
"mrs. emery?"
"yes?"
"nevermind."
"what is it? did you hear a rumor?" (i knew what she was trying to ask...)
"yeah...that you are pregnant."
"i am." then they all got really excited.

"maybe you two can have your babies on the same day!" -about another teacher and i who are due TWO months apart! hahaha.

"how many months are you?"
"three."
"you DO realize this is the first you have told us?!"

"i knew it. i thought you were gaining some kind of weight."

"do you have weird cravings? like pickles and ice cream?"

"what will you name it if it is a girl?"
"we don't know yet."
"how about if it is a boy?"
"samuel."
"my brother's chinese friend's name is samuel."

"you know that you can tell if it is a girl or a boy by the way your stomach looks."

"why are all the teachers pregnant?" there are only two of us in the whole building who are pregnant.

"why are you eating lemon heads?"
"because it helps me not be so nauseous."
"i will have to remember that." hahaha.

i am sure there will be many more between now and the end of the year.