"...is you pregnant?"

Most of you know that I work a few mornings every week as a counselor at an alternative high school. I love my job and especially love the kids. Today, one of my boys walked up to me and said, "Woman...is you pregnant?"
Now, I try to look for teachable moments with these kids while still respecting their uniqueness...and I quickly responded, "Did you just call me 'woman'?" To which he corrected himself and said, "Uh...oh yeah, Miss E., why you din't tell me you was pregnant?" And of course I apologetically told him that I guess I forgot to include him on my list of people to tell - can he ever forgive me? He got a good laugh out of my response and he quickly (and graciously - ha!) forgave me.
Anyway, I've recently had 3 long-distance friend/family requests for a mid-pregnancy picture of me (and all my round-bellied glory!). Much to my dismay, I'm posting this one. This picture is at 23 weeks - Zacharina is much smaller than Zachary was at this point. And I've been blessed with another mild pregnancy. Thank God.