18 Week Bumpdate!

I always told myself that I would be really good about taking bump pictures & never imagined that i'd fall off the bandwagon... But, unfortunately, I have! I'm a lot better about posting some bump pictures on Instagram though (ADayInTheLifeCait)

Unfortunately, this picture was taken at 18 weeks & 5 days (and i'm currently 19 weeks, so i'm obviously way behind in these bumpdates!)

 

How far along? 18 weeks (and 5 days!)

Baby Size: Baby is the size of a mango (6 inches and a half pound!!)

Total weight gain: Refusing to weigh myself... Ugh.

Maternity clothes? Yup... and oh my goodness are they comfy!!!

Stretch marks? None yet! I'm hoping it stays that way ;)

Sleep: Sleeping pretty good! Except for the fact that my fan died last night before we went to bed... Me + Silence = HORRENDOUS SLEEP!

Best moment this week: Continuing to make this house a home! Enjoying being a homeowner with my hubs!

Miss Anything? Wine... Our end of the year school celebration was rough... I really wanted to have a glass of wine!! But, don't worry, I obviously didn't!

Movement: None yet, but i'm excited to know that I'll be feeling the little one any day now!

Food cravings: No REAL cravings... But, if I hear about something, i'll automatically want it. Like when I was searching Instagram on Friday and what popped up on my feed? None other than Kathrin's ( Shop.School.Sleep ) delish food truck foodies!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope... But, I have been feeling kinda icky the last week...

Gender: A BOY!!!!!!!!!! Colton John Cavallaro!

Symptoms: Sciatic pain... STILL! And exhaustion... I mean, I can literally sleep ALL. DAY. EVERY. DAY! (and pretty much do!!!)

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: Getting excited to know that i'm nearing the half way mark!!

Looking forward to: Feeling Colton move... Our baby shower back home in Indiana in a few weeks!

My crazy life just got a little crazier...

For those of you who have kept up with my blog for more than a day, you probably already know what a challenging school year this has been for me. I've had a really difficult group of kids who have made me go crazy on them, but have also made me love my job even more.

As challenging of a year as this was for me, it was also the most REWARDING year i've ever had. Not only did I feel as though my kids ACTUALLY learned something, but the most important thing that happened this year was making a difference.

Every teacher wants that "aha" moment with a child where they automatically love learning and you realize that you made this huge impact in a child's life. And trust me, working in a Title 1 district, you have students like that every year that you hope to reach. And sadly, 99.9% of the time, you don't reach them.

Well, that all changed this year. I want to cry just writing this because of how PROUD I am of one of my students! Not only did he change his life around this year and make good decisions, he stayed out of trouble, and for the first time in his life, HE PASSED THE STANDARDIZED TEST!!!!!!!!! The second to last day of school, we asked our little darling what made him change his life around this year... his answer? THE TEACHERS. It was literally the proudest moment i've ever had!!!!!!

I then received this on the last day of school:

Ignore the grammatical errors... But for a child who "doesn't say much," this spoke millions!

Which leaves me to my big news...

I have decided to leave the classroom.

Okay, not EXXXACTLY leave the classroom. A few weeks ago I was approached by my Assistant Principal who was recently promoted to principal at the nearby elementary school (the one that feeds into my intermediate school.) He informed me that he had a skills specialist position available and thought I would be perfect for the job! No interview, more money, and a better chance to help the babies entering intermediate school. So, after deliberating and sitting on it for a day or two (and talking it over with the hubs), I officially accepted the position!

As of August, I will no longer have my own classroom. I will be in working with 3rd and 4th grade students in Reading and Writing! I will be doing pull out, small group intervention, modeling lessons in classes, helping new teachers, leading collaborative planning meetings and creating lessons and activities for teachers. It's a huge step up from classroom teacher, as it's a leadership position in my district.

Prayers needed for all these knew changes in the Cavallaro household... New house... New baby... New job... What's next? Taking over the world?

We finally have a name for Baby Cav!

If you are already a friend of mine on Facebook, then this is a redundant post ;) If you aren't a friend of mine on FB, then shame on you... and you should probably go straight to FB and add me ;)

If not... Then me & V ****FINALLLLLLLLLYYY**** decided on a name for Baby Cavallaro! I have been waiting to name this little fella for a while now. And let me just tell you, picking a name was HARD (okay, not for ME, but it certainly was for V!) He pretty much veto'ed everything... He was definitely thinking TOO hard about it!

Here was our original list of names:

-Corbin

-Silas

-Colton

-Sebastian

-Kellen

Well, baby Cavallaro FINALLY has an official name.... Drum roll please....

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I'm thinking this will be a perfect addition to baby COLTON'S wardrobe! Yup, our Texas born baby will always be a Hoosier at heart! Mommy & Daddy can't wait to meet you in November, Colton John Cavallaro!

Colton it is! Although... I made V promise that our next son will be named Sebastian... My favorite name will never go away ;) Hahaha!

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How far along? 17 weeks

Baby Size: Baby is the size of an onion

Total weight gain: Refusing to weigh myself... Ugh.

Maternity clothes? Yup... and oh my goodness are they comfy!!!

Stretch marks? None yet!

Sleep: Sleeping pretty good, surprisingly. I can hardly stay awake and only get up once to use the bathroom

Best moment this week: Finally deciding on a name for baby Cav... I am SO in love with you already Colton John!

Miss Anything? Being "skinnier" this whole weight gain thing is making me super super super self conscious!

Movement: None yet, but I can't wait until I feel you a moovin' and a groovin' in my belly!

Food cravings: Not much actually. Candy. But that's all I ever ate anyways at school... My kiddos think it's hilarious

Anything making you queasy or sick: So lucky that I haven't had to deal with nausea or being queasy throughout this whole pregnancy. Hoping it stays that way!

Gender: A BOY!!!!!!!!!! Colton John Cavallaro!

Symptoms: Sciatic pain is still doing a number on me... It's getting pretty hard to stand all day at school. During SSR (silent reading) I tend to sit on top of my back counter or front desk (no kids sit there. It holds warm up and homework and other stuff.) The belly's growinnnng!

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: Happy and excited :)

Looking forward to: We move into our house on Tuesday... It was supposed to be tomorrow, but the title company dropped the ball, ugh! Our last day of school is Thursday and i'm starting to get emotional. As hard as this year was, I feel like I kicked freaking butt. I'm feeling very bittersweet about leaving them... I am so attached already and I know i'll be a hot mess saying goodbye to my little (errr... big) ones! <3


I also have some other important news to share... As if my life wasn't exciting or crazy enough... I'm adding something new to it! Tune in later this week to hear about it ;)

Weeks 13, 14, and 15!

I am an awful blogger, ugh! Life has just gotten in the way of posts between SLEEPING and SCHOOL! WAH! Unfortunately, I don't have any bumpdates of weeks 13 and 14 :(

My first chalkboard at 13 weeks! 

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Yup, same dress from the week before... haha! It's about all I fit into now-a-days! I'm thinking of wearing it every week to show the difference in my belly.

How far along? 15 weeks

Baby Size: Baby is the size of an apple!

Total weight gain: Refusing to weigh myself... Ugh.

Maternity clothes? A few shirts here and there... Mostly just wearing maxi dresses

Stretch marks? Nope!

Sleep: Sleeping pretty good, surprisingly. Especially because i've had such bad sleep problems my whole life.

Best moment this week: Finding out that Baby Cavallaro is a BOY at our early gender ultrasound! We already knew you were a little boy, but it was good to get confirmation! We are SO stinkin' excited!

Miss Anything? Wine... Especially at the BBQ yesterday at my brothers house.

Movement: None yet, but I can't wait until I feel you a moovin' and a groovin' in my belly!

Food cravings: Not much actually.

Anything making you queasy or sick: So lucky that I haven't had to deal with nausea or being queasy throughout this whole pregnancy. Hoping it stays that way!

Gender: A BOY!!!!!!!!!!

Symptoms: Sciatic pain since week one... Had it since before I got pregnant and it's just progressively gotten worse and worse. It's nearly unbearable... Can't imagine the pain once I get farther along and bigger. Dreading that part... And really tired! I need a nap every day or else I can hardly function!

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Mood: Happy and all smiles here! Especially when me and Daddy saw that you were healthy and moving around in there at our ultrasound!

Looking forward to: Happy that we close on our FIRST house next Monday and that we can FINALLY start setting up your nursery! Excited to know the end of the school year is coming to a close... and bittersweet that the end of the school year is coming to a close!

It's a...

THIS MOMMA'S INTUITION WAS CORRECT...
IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vince & I are SO excited to welcome our SON into the world come November! 

Mommas to little boys - what is the best advice you can give me about raising a precious little boy?

Who wants to help me move?!?!

More good news...

We put in an offer for a house today and they ACCEPTED our offer! Now we are just waiting on our home inspection to clear and if all goes well, WE WILL BE FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS!!!!!! We are sooooo excited.

SOOO... Who wants to help us move?!?! ;) ;) Since you know, this preggo can't lift anything ;) Plus, manual labor is NOT my friend.

Front of the house

Those are some ddaaarrrkkkk wood floors right there

Some interesting decor on the breakfast bar... Hmmm 

Glad they were willing to part with their fridge so we don't have to buy a new one

Nice granite countertops and dark wood cabinets

Kitchen

Game room (V thinks it's going to be his man cave... But, little does he know, its our new play room for baby!)

Cute covered patio

It's the perfect size and fit for us and we are crossing our fingers that all goes well with it, so we can move in before the babes makes his/her arrival!

Do you have a favorite room in your house? What do you love most about your casa?

Calling all mommies and my first bumpdate!

I can't believe it's been 2 weeks since I updated! First of all, I wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone for all of the congratulations! Me and the hubby are SOO excited to bring this baby into the world and have I mentioned that i'm already completely obsessed with this baby?! I've been waiting SOOOOOO long!

I am 11 WEEKS along today! Not long before i'm out of my FIRST TRIMESTER! So far, so good! I've been really lucky because I haven't had any morning sickness or nausea. Life is pretty good right now and just hope that this pregnancy continues smoothly!

The only thing cramping my style?? The fact that I already look like i'm 20357457 weeks pregnant! Please tell me i'm not the only one who shows this early on. It's getting pretty ridiculous because already none of my clothes fit! Any good recommendations on inexpensive maternity clothes?

Here's my babes at 9 weeks along

Looking huge already at 11 weeks, eek! 

How Far Along?

11 Weeks

Baby Cav is the size of a fig

Weight Gain?

Oh goodness, I don't even want to weigh myself

Maternity Clothes?

Finally bit the bullet and purchased a pair of black dress pants... and oh my goodness, I wish I could wear them every day, soo comfy! 

Exercise?

I wish I was doing more... This exhaustion & fatigue is KILLING me! 

Symptoms?

Fatigue, bloating, exhaustion, peeing 100 times a day, but i'll take all of that opposed to morning sickness. So lucky that I haven't had ANY morning sickness or nausea! 

Sleep?

I can hardly keep my eyes open. I've been coming home from work early (about 5:30 opposed to my usual 7 pm) and I usually fall asleep by 9-10 pm and lately i've been falling asleep with my light on, phone in my hand.

Food Cravings?

Anything & everything that's bad for you, i've craved it

Anything Making You Queasy or Sick?

Nope! Feeling good :)

Gender?

SOO anxious to find out!

Movement?

Nope, but I can't wait until I feel this baby a movin' & a groovin'

What You Miss?

ENERGY! And caffeine, red bull, 5 hour energy shots, ha

Mood?

 Excited and nervous. 

Best Moment of the Week?

Just talking about the baby with V... For someone who never really wanted to have kids until after 30, he's been soo sweet and soo loving to me and baby Cav. I love how excited he is about this babes to make his/her arrival! 

All mommies out there-

Give me your best advice on pregnancy and baby necessities, as well as where you purchased maternity clothes (needing them already!)