Remember Junior High? Remember the awkwardness of everything...braces, zits, boys, popularity??? Since I get to go to a Junior High everyday I get to see these things happening all over again. It's because of this awkwardness that I had a hard time deciding how to tell my 8th and 9th graders that I was pregnant. It should be easy right? "Hey students just so you know I'm pregnant....okay well then...what were we studying...oh maps okay let's move on." Hum...yeah that wouldn't work. So when I brought this issue up with Daron he said just wait until they notice, "let them squirm." Okay good idea.
So last week I came back from spring break. By then I was 21 weeks and well lets just say you could tell I gained a few pounds. I kept my mouth shut and didn't say anything. Pretty soon I heard my students talking to one another saying stuff like..."you ask her", or "But what if she's not...that would be mean!" That's when I just laughed to myself and waited for that brave soul to ask if I was pregnant. Nobody asked...and they kept talking with each other. This went on for a couple days. Finally a girl came in first period and loudly asked, "Mrs. Bergstrom are you having a baby?!?" Finally! That day I was able to tell all my classes that yes I was having a baby. They were so excited! I didn't realize how fun 8th and 9th graders are. As of now I have a whole list of baby names that girls keep bringing up to me, since I told them I would take any suggestions. Sometimes Junior High can be fun.
