The Kohlmans

I look tired (this picture was taken at 6:45 a.m.). It's been a long week already... there must be a holiday sometime, or a full moon, no wait! Both! I actually don't really like Halloween. Maybe it comes from growing up in the country and not really going trick-or-treating or having many trick-or-treaters. (Although, Erin, if you're reading this, I'm pretty sure my mom still buys candy, just in case , so take your kids over!) We just hit a few neighbors' houses. I have to admit that we had it pretty good. Those few (mostly older or related to us) neighbors always knew we were coming and often had goody bags ready for each of us, instead of just a mini candy bar. And, if I recall correctly, some were sent along with me and Daniel for Hannah and Sarah even after they had stopped trick-or-treating. It also could come from the fact that the year I was going to be a ballerina it snowed. And I had to be something else... (this happened to be the one year that d...

Tomorrow marks the halfway point of this pregnancy. It definitely doesn't feel like I'm that far along, but I suppose there are obvious reasons for that . I'm still kind of at a point where the size of the bump depends on the day... (This picture is really from Friday, when I was 19 weeks 3 days, or something like that. I made Brad take it because I had on a really trendy outfit. I mean, those are (handed-down) jeggings... way too fashionable for normal Megan. Seriously, though, that's why. Otherwise you'd probably be getting sweats and a hoodie, which doesn't really show the bump very well at this point.) I have a pretty good collection of maternity shirts from a couple of friends and a few consignment stores. On Friday I ordered a couple pairs of pants from ebay. Gap Maternity, tags on, in my size for $20 (Buy It Now price)? Yes, please. The best part? The pants were delivered today... I guess that's why I paid $6 shipping. I'm still waiting on...

I'm not totally done. I actually haven't proofread any of it. Or checked any of my links. (Though Brad tells me they're okay.) But I just hit the "publish" button on weebly to put my portfolio out there for the whole world to see. So if you're interested ...or just really bored... here's a little bit of what I've been working on the last 2 1/2 years. http://mkohlman.weebly.com/index.html It seems a little weird that what I've poured so much time and energy and money into over the last 27-ish months is reduced to a little corner of the internet. It's also strange that my work is "out there" for everyone to check out. I know I'm not supposed to be prideful, but I'm kind of a little bit proud of myself (or will be until I check for mistakes).  And I kinda feel like I can breathe now. The list looks like this: proofread/revise portfolio write two more reflective journal entries (out of the ten total for...

Last week at this time I was mildly panicked, thinking about how I had a whole month less to get ready for Baby K. I mean, I know we're not quite halfway there, but I know that 20 weeks is going to fly by... the first half sure has (of course, that happens when you skip a month)! So Friday night, while Brad went on what was probably his last fishing trip of the year, I started to get things ready. I was just going to clean out the closet in the office to make space for my sewing things. But then I got carried away. I completely cleaned out the closet in the nursery (formerly the sewing room and guest room that no one stays in). Everything moved from that room to the office, except for the bed that went to the basement. All the things we stored in the office closet still fit, and all my sewing supplies fit. I'm pretty impressed with this. I guess that's a benefit of the boring subdivision home... substantial closet space. Yep, that foam in there is definitely for the...

Well, we got the official word from my doctor today that baby's new due date is March 19. Yikes! I'll be 19 weeks tomorrow, instead of 15 weeks today. (This picture is not creepy at all... right?!) I'm definitely having to adjust my thinking because of this. I'm fortunate enough to get 6 weeks paid leave because I'm in the district's sick bank. The April 15 due date was almost exactly 6 weeks from the end of the school year - perfect enough to take off the rest of the year and come back in August. Or so I thought. Now the probability of going back to work, even if only for a couple of weeks, is overwhelming... even if Brad will definitely be home one week since he's off for a whole week before I am. (While we're definitely financially stable, we have to consider the fact that we'll be paying for the last nine hours of Brad's degree right about when the baby comes and, possibly, preparing for him to take some unpaid leave to finish his...

...or something like that. This has been an absolutely crazy week, to say the very least. Before you anxiously read all of this, the long story short is the baby is doing great but measuring four weeks ahead. But in case you want it, here's the long story... Monday was my normal 14 week appointment. We even had a little sonogram (just the portable one in the doctor's office) to make sure there's only one baby. There is. Everything looked great. Tuesday I didn't feel well. At all. I kind of felt like someone stabbed me in the stomach all day long. I finally called the doctor and went in to listen for the heartbeat. (Brad couldn't be there because he had a faculty meeting... we were both feeling pretty nervous at this point.) Dr. Fullerton was very reassuring that there are a number of things that could be causing the pain that had nothing to do with the baby's well-being and everything to do with my body trying to accommodate the baby.  The heartbeat wa...

For the record, I was not going to take and post pictures of my stomach growing. But Katy asked. And she's all the way in New Zealand, so... here you go, Katydid! (and everyone else, by default, aren't you lucky?!) I tried to google creative pregnancy update blog posts because, if I'm going to do updates, I want it to be more fun than writing about how much weight I've gained and how my clothes don't fit anymore (which, for the record, some don't already). But I kind of struck out. Apparently nobody labels their creative pregnancy update blog posts as creative pregnancy updates. Bummer. Maybe I should start that trend? This is me (obviously) just shy of 13 weeks. I'm sure it's just the angle that makes me look so big. Right?! I do feel like I have quite a stomach these days, although my personal angle of looking straight down is not necessarily the best either.  As a total aside... who recognizes the location of this picture (if you were th...

Did you know today's a holiday? Seriously. You'd think schools would take a day off to celebrate the "discovery" of America (note the quotes). But no. That's okay, though. Because we did plenty of celebrating this weekend. Jamie and Sarah planned a worship service and reception to celebrate and honor their commitment to each other. Somehow we managed to completely transform the shop at the farm. This is not the best version of the sibling pictures, but it's hard to tell with the thumbnails when uploading... the "extras" love them All of these people joined us! And then we ate... but I don't have many pictures from this part. I think you get the picture... I had so much fun seeing everyone and decorating and taking pictures. I'm kind of sad it's over. Siblings... time to start planning another party on the farm?! p.s. I'll be answering the one question I got later this week. So i...

Well... I wish there were lots of exciting things going on around here to follow up my last couple of posts, but other than our big news , life is just pretty normal. Everyday. Same ol', same ol'. (Not to downplay the fact that we're having a child, of course. We're incredibly excited and thrilled and still a little in disbelief. It's just that life keeps moving... and there's not much to note on the baby front these days. Unless of course you have some questions for me/us. *hint, hint... leave a comment... hint, hint* I'm subtle, I know.) But just in case you like that sort of thing (or are my mom or grandma who loves me a whole lot), here is a little of our everyday. (Or is it every day? That's one I always get confused.) Whenever Brad mows, Jazzy likes to sit and watch as much as she can. If he's in the backyard, she barks to be let out so she can chase the mower.  Jazzy also believes with all her heart that she is a lap dog. Not so mu...