Emotions

As I walked around campus in the early weeks of my pregnancy I kept thinking, what happens if I start miscarrying at school?  I would get teary eyed and want to just cry my eyes out.  I took this as a good sign that this time it was a viable pregnancy.

Kindergarten

The last time I was pregnant I was a computer teacher so I shared lots of quote from students of all ages. Now I am a kindergarten teacher so the quotes will be coming mostly from 5 and 6 years old children.

7th Time's the Charm

I have one little daughter, whom I love to bits.  My husband and I have been married for 5.5 years and I am on my 7th pregnancy. My 2.5 year old is my miracle baby.  Here's praying for miracle #2.

Breastfeeding

I don't mean to be critical of anyone who doesn't breastfeed but I stumbled upon this really interesting information on the internet.  I found the benefits of breastfeeding listed on this page very interesting, especially #4.  That one is awesome, my favorite!  Well, okay, it is not my absolutely favorite fact about breastfeeding.  It is my favorite benefits of breastfeeding for the mother!

I completely understand there are a lot of reasons why women don't breastfeed.  I am supportive of either decision.  I was so blessed to be able to breastfeed my daughter.  I pray the circumstances will be the same for my next child, that is my wish for me and my future children. I understand not everyone has the same opinions as me.  I just wanted to share this really interesting fact.  Be sure to click the link to find out what the awesome fact is.  Maybe you already knew it.  I didn't.

I know this post doesn't fall exactly into the theme of the blog but it is kind of about pregnancy. . .

Quotes!

I found comment some children said to a teacher!  They are cute.  Enjoy.

Pregnancy and children

So this quote by kids is not one about teachers but it is worth sharing.

Share your stories

I would really appreciate teachers sharing their stories about children and the comments they have made about pregnancies.  Parents could also share stories abut their children and the comments they have made about their teacher's pregnancy.

More student quotes

When the blessed day comes when our family will have the opportunity of adding another member of our family, I will be sure to add more quotes from comments children make to me in regards to my pregnancy. In the meantime, I will scope the internet for more information to share.

It's a sad world we live in

As I searched the internet for more student quotes about pregnant teachers, I realized what a sad world we live in.  Do a google search for teacher pregnancy stories and you find links to stories of teachers becoming pregnant due to an improper relationship with a student.  There aren't many stories about young students saying things about their pregnant teachers (who were in an appropriate relationship with a spouse).

A good time to get pregnant

As I searched the internet for more quotes about teachers being pregnant I found a thread, "When should a teacher get pregnant?" 

Really?  Like they can plan that.  Who can plan that?  For most people, pregnancy is not something you can just say, "Oh, I'm going to get pregnant in September." For most people it is not that easy, so to expect a teacher to be able to do that is totally unreasonable.

Baby's nose

I found this funny story about a 1st grader's comment of her teacher at 8 months.

The Middle Wife

Someone forwarded this email to me and I thought it was so hilarious!  I don't really care if it is a true story or not, it is funny no matter what. It is not about a pregnant teacher but I think it is worth adding to this blog!

The 'Middle Wife' by an Anonymous 2nd grade teacher

I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second grade classroom a few years back.

When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few sessions with my students. It helps them get over shyness and usually, show-and-tell is pretty tame. Kids bring in pet turtles, model airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that. And I never, ever place any boundaries or limitations on them. If they want to lug it in to school and talk about it, they're welcome.

Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very outgoing kid, takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class with a pillow stuffed under her sweater..

She holds up a snapshot of an infant. 'This is Luke, my baby brother, and I'm going to tell you about his birthday.'

'First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their love, and then Dad put a seed in my Mom's stomach, and Luke grew in there. He ate for nine months through an umbrella cord.'

She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying not to laugh and wishing I had my camcorder with me. The kids are watching her in amazement.

'Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts saying and going, 'Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh!' Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans. 'She walked around the house for, like an hour, 'Oh, oh, oh!' (Now this kid is doing a hysterical duck walk and groaning.)

'My Dad called the middle wife. She delivers babies, but she doesn't have a sign on the car like the Domino's man. They got my Mom to lie down in bed like this.' (Then Erica lies down with her back against the wall.)

'And then, pop! My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in case he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the bed, like psshhheew!' (This kid has her legs spread with her little hands miming water flowing away. It was too much!)

'Then the middle wife starts saying 'push, push,' and 'breathe, breathe. They started counting, but never even got past ten.. Then, all of a sudden, out comes my brother. He was covered in yucky stuff that they all said it was from Mom's play-center, (placenta) so there must be a lot of toys inside there. When he got out, the middle wife spanked him for crawling up in there.'

Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her seat. I'm sure I applauded the loudest.. Ever since then, when it's show-and-tell day, I bring my camcorder, just in case another 'Middle Wife' comes along.

Daddy

I don't know if my 22 month old daughter knows my name (other than Mommy).  It is a difficult name for children to say anyway.  But I know she knows her daddy's name.  One night while Daddy was at work she said, "Where's Curtis?"  I asked, "What?" She then went searching through the house, most of the time just looking at the front door to the house, saying, "Curtis, where are you? Curtis, where are you?  Dada, where are you?  Daddy, where are you?  Daddy, where are you?" It didn't matter if I told her that he was at work, she continued to call out for him.

Baby comments by children

Here are some more comments kids have made about being pregnant.  Enjoy this link.

Funny comments

Here are some more funny comments made by kids that I found.  Enjoy this link.

Funny Kids

I found some more funny things kids have said about pregnancy.  So funny.  Enjoy this link!

More quotes

Do you want to read more quotes from kids about pregnancy?  I'm not pregnant again, but here is a link with more fun quotes!