I was a high school English teacher for 4 years. I have been out of the game for 4 years (since my 1st baby was born), but this time of year still throws me off. I feel like I should be working out my calendars, updating lesson plans, making copies, going to meetings, and cleaning my classroom. But, since I don't really need to be doing any of that, I am just left with a sense of stuff to do hanging over my head. I know; I'm a freak . I decided that I could get rid of some of this nervous energy by cleaning my house and buying school supplies for foster kids. I also havea bumper crop of tomatoes that I need to start canning. That should do the trick.

On the baby front, there is still no end on sight to the nausea. Unfortunately, the only thing that seems to help is eating . I know that's normal. I just don't want pregnancy to become my excuse to slip back into old habits. I still haven't even gained back all of the weight I lost in the first 10 weeks when I was very ill,. For some reason that doesn't make me feel better. I still have 24 weeks to go in this pregnancy, and I don't want to break 185. That means only 20 more pounds left to gain. Probably not very realistic.