16-Weeks

How I'm Feeling: I thought the morning sickness had ended but it returned Sunday and has continued. However, my aversion to water has dissipated. I do have a bit more energy, thankfully.  Sometimes I wish that I wasn't so in tune with my body as I feel like I feel every stretch or my uterus/stomach.  I already feel like a stuffed pig and I still have 24 weeks to go.

Fetal Movement - I am sure I began feeling this baby move at 15 weeks, 5 days and have felt movement every day since.  This is one active child.  At one point, I even felt a decisive jab or kick.

Informing Co-Workers - I let the staff know officially last Thursday.  I guess I am relieved to no longer have to hide this.  I received many well wishes and got teased by people who reminded me I had said I wasn't having more children.

Informing Students - I told my students today.  Overall they were excited.  The first question from every hour: is it a boy or a girl?  Then they wanted to know things like: How long have you known? And why are you just now telling us? What will you name the baby? When are you due? Can we help you name the baby?  In my first hour, a student asked if I wanted people to know. When I answered yes, I'm telling you aren't I, he posted my pregnancy to Twitter.  By third hour I just asked, "How many of you already know?" and half the class smiled and nodded. By sixth hour a student told me, "I already know your secret you've told every class.  Can I make the announcement for you?"  Some students said, "I knew it!" while others said, "How did I not see this?"  One young man told he knew last Thursday because he'd looked at me and said to himself, 'Mrs. Jones sure has put on some weight.  She must be pregnant."