I've discovered that I really am quite a boring person. Seriously. This is why you haven't heard from me for so long. Life just keeps going.
I go to work, Hod goes to work, we come home.
Sometimes I'm a good wife and I make dinner.
There is a gremlin who is in my house stealing my undershirts. I need to find him and kick him out, cause it's causing problems.
My sister L7 introduced Hod and I to a new restaurant. (Ok, she mentioned it, and we decided to go by ourselves, cause she's out of town.) I'm obsessed. I just need to be rich so I can go.
Our apartment is on the second floor. Luckily, this is too far up for big bugs to come join us. I think they are too lazy. But the little bugs seem to love our house. No matter how clean I keep it, I find at least one little bug a day. It's really annoying.
Hod and I are both growing. I'm looking more pregnant every day, and Hod is getting taller. Seriously. My handsome hubby is going through a growth spurt. Good thing I like tall men. :)
The Dr thinks I may be ... I don't remember what it's called, or how to spell it. Basically I'm burning too many calories, so I have to eat more often. All I do it eat!
I've gained 5 whole pounds this pregnancy!
Hod bought me flowers the other day. Just cause they were pretty.
We still aren't unpacked. I should work on that.
I got a lot of my favorite ice cream for super cheap yesterday, cause the machine at work exploded. So happy.
I had a dream the other night that I had a pet unicorn that could talk to me. I was sad when I woke up and it wasn't real.
And... that's about all. Thanks for coming!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Logic... It's a Great Thing
Ok, so I've admitted that I have pregnancy brain. As a result, I sometimes do stupid things. Hey, I'm pregnant. What's your excuse?
Let me explain. At my job, I work Tues and Thurs, and the other secretary (who is a dear friend) works the other 3 days. She has one of the CUTEST little girls, and she is allowed to bring her to work. Many of the customers enjoy seeing this sweet little girl. I can't blame them. I mean, really, her smile and giggle make your entire day better.
However, she is not my child. As a result, I don't bring her to work. To me this is logical. And yet, at least once a week a customer asks me where the baby is. I don't really look much like my friend, so people should be able to tell us apart. It's like they think the baby comes with the job. Along with being a secretary, we also have a baby-sitting business! Or something like that. But they just keep asking. My response is normally, "Well, she's with her mom." And, I kid you not, I've had people ask me, "Why?" WHAT? Are you really asking me why the baby is with her mom? Yes, I think she's cute, but I'm not going to bring some other lady's daughter to work. Maybe I'm a mean person, but... I think I'd rather work without the cute little girl. (Ok, I actually always bring my baby to work too, and she is also a cute little girl. However, she doesn't really interfere with my job much. She's pretty low maintenance.)
It's special.
Oh, and in other news, this week, I have found two places that I can no longer eat at, for at least the duration of my pregnancy. It is a bummer.
Let me explain. At my job, I work Tues and Thurs, and the other secretary (who is a dear friend) works the other 3 days. She has one of the CUTEST little girls, and she is allowed to bring her to work. Many of the customers enjoy seeing this sweet little girl. I can't blame them. I mean, really, her smile and giggle make your entire day better.
However, she is not my child. As a result, I don't bring her to work. To me this is logical. And yet, at least once a week a customer asks me where the baby is. I don't really look much like my friend, so people should be able to tell us apart. It's like they think the baby comes with the job. Along with being a secretary, we also have a baby-sitting business! Or something like that. But they just keep asking. My response is normally, "Well, she's with her mom." And, I kid you not, I've had people ask me, "Why?" WHAT? Are you really asking me why the baby is with her mom? Yes, I think she's cute, but I'm not going to bring some other lady's daughter to work. Maybe I'm a mean person, but... I think I'd rather work without the cute little girl. (Ok, I actually always bring my baby to work too, and she is also a cute little girl. However, she doesn't really interfere with my job much. She's pretty low maintenance.)
It's special.
Oh, and in other news, this week, I have found two places that I can no longer eat at, for at least the duration of my pregnancy. It is a bummer.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Losing Brain Cells
I can't even tell you how glad I am that Hod got a new job. Because I NEED him!
Pregnancy brain is such a real thing in my life. Because Hod has been working at least 60 hours a week, I have been taking care of everything in our apartment. And that's fine, because I've only been working around 10 hours a week.
However, it seems I have given all of my current brain cells to baby girl. Let me give you some examples.
I did a load of whites, and they came out smelling gross. I had been a little slow getting them from the washer to the dryer, so I blamed it on that. But it really wasn't that long! However, we have one of those high efficiency washers, so maybe I just needed to clean it? I don't know. Because we have a top loader, it's not supposed to get gross very fast, like I was told I should clean it 3-4 times a year. And we only have had our washer for a month.
We couldn't figure out what it was. Then, while Hod was changing cloths, he realized that his shirt smelled like a mix of Jolly Ranchers (remember this?) and of him. But I was no where to be found. Do you see where this is going? I forgot to put laundry soap in the washer! I have been doing my own laundry for SEVENTEEN years, and I have never forgot soap! Who does that? Pregnant ladies.
I've been demoted, so now it's Hod's job to wash and dry the laundry and I just put it away.
Along with this... I tried to burn down the apartment. Ok... not on purpose, but still. Here's that story.
I have this super fancy hair straightener, that I got from a friend in TX. But the power button is crazy sensitive. I've had this straightener for 3 years, and I just learned early on to always put the power button towards the counter. Then I couldn't accidentally turn it on. For 3 years I've been doing this. And yet, on Sunday, I forgot. Monday, when I went to go get in the shower I tossed my clean cloths on the counter. After my shower, I reached for my cloths, and they were all hot! My pants (and I only have 2 pairs of maternity pants) were burned. It's not horrible, the average person probably wouldn't notice, but still, I burned my pants! If I had taken a longer shower, I would have started a fire and burned down my apartment!
Because there was no real harm in this, I can laugh a bit about it, but it is still a bummer!
Pregnancy brain is such a real thing in my life. Because Hod has been working at least 60 hours a week, I have been taking care of everything in our apartment. And that's fine, because I've only been working around 10 hours a week.
However, it seems I have given all of my current brain cells to baby girl. Let me give you some examples.
I did a load of whites, and they came out smelling gross. I had been a little slow getting them from the washer to the dryer, so I blamed it on that. But it really wasn't that long! However, we have one of those high efficiency washers, so maybe I just needed to clean it? I don't know. Because we have a top loader, it's not supposed to get gross very fast, like I was told I should clean it 3-4 times a year. And we only have had our washer for a month.
We couldn't figure out what it was. Then, while Hod was changing cloths, he realized that his shirt smelled like a mix of Jolly Ranchers (remember this?) and of him. But I was no where to be found. Do you see where this is going? I forgot to put laundry soap in the washer! I have been doing my own laundry for SEVENTEEN years, and I have never forgot soap! Who does that? Pregnant ladies.
I've been demoted, so now it's Hod's job to wash and dry the laundry and I just put it away.
Along with this... I tried to burn down the apartment. Ok... not on purpose, but still. Here's that story.
I have this super fancy hair straightener, that I got from a friend in TX. But the power button is crazy sensitive. I've had this straightener for 3 years, and I just learned early on to always put the power button towards the counter. Then I couldn't accidentally turn it on. For 3 years I've been doing this. And yet, on Sunday, I forgot. Monday, when I went to go get in the shower I tossed my clean cloths on the counter. After my shower, I reached for my cloths, and they were all hot! My pants (and I only have 2 pairs of maternity pants) were burned. It's not horrible, the average person probably wouldn't notice, but still, I burned my pants! If I had taken a longer shower, I would have started a fire and burned down my apartment!
Because there was no real harm in this, I can laugh a bit about it, but it is still a bummer!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Our Goings On
Oh life. How you keep trucking on. Because I think that I'm interesting enough that you all want to know the every day stuff in my life, I thought I'd fill you all in. :)
I am working part time at an Ice Cream manufacturing plant. I work 2 days a week, for the most part. The other secretary is a long time friend, and I pick up shifts for her when she needs a day off for one reason or another. And it's a blessing. My job ends around Labor Day, but if/when my friend needs a day off she'll still call me! So that's cool. For the next year I am quite likely going to have some random income at random times. Oh, and even after baby girl is born they will let me take her to work. Pretty much the perfect situation? I think so!
Hod is a working machine! Because we don't want me to work after baby is born... well except for a random day here and there, Hod has been working 2 jobs to make enough money to support us. Between the 2 jobs, he is at work for around 70 hours a week. Yeah, sure, he's clocked out for breaks for part of that, but he's not home. It's been rough. I miss my hubby! But then, something exciting happened!
Hod applied for a manager job with a different company a few months ago. This would be a training job, where they teach you how to be a head manager, train you for a year, and then move you to some random part of the country where you are in charge of your own store. During his first interview he was told that he would be given a call for a second interview in about a week. After a week, we heard nothing. This company e-mails you to give you the bad news, and we didn't get the e-mail either. We waited, and waited, and Hod applied for other jobs, and we waited a bit more. Then almost 2 weeks ago, Hod was called in for a second interview. We were shocked! We had given up on this job. He went to the interview, felt it went well, and was told that he should hear back by Wednesday if he got the job.
During all of this, he has been miserable working his full time job. It is not a good job. It is lousy, and they are not nice people. He had given up hope of ever getting out of there. While I am so grateful that he is willing to work a lousy job to support us, it has been hard watching him be so miserable.
Wednesday came and went. No call, no e-mail. Then Thursday, while we were on our way to go see Hod's sister he got a call! He was offered a job. Not quite the job he had applied for. We are a little bit nervous. This current job is a little bit special. It doesn't make quite enough to support us. However, it is kind of a 30 day audition. Because Hod has never worked for this company (which has some commission type stuff, which Hod has never done) they want to make sure he's the right fit for the manager training job. Hod is pretty amazing, so we're not super stressed about him not passing the audition. But if he doesn't, then life is going to be really hard once I stop working in September. But when he does, he'll be salaried! SALARIED! We don't have to stress every time he needs a day off because that includes a pay cut. AND he'll be back to working only 40 hours a week. I get my husband back!
Baby is doing great! She is measuring right on schedule. Both ultrasounds she has been super active, but then again... I drank some juice so she was probably on a sugar high. Everything with my pregnancy is looking good. I have this random infection that you are either born with or not, so I'm on an antibiotic. It's not a big deal, but if it is left untreated it can cause pre-term labor. I take a pill twice a day, and it's all good! I have an anterior placenta, meaning it will still be a while before I can feel regular movement. This is also not a big deal at all, unless I need a c-section. Then it can cause complications, but not really, because you're already in surgery, so any complications would be somewhat expected and they will be able to fix them all.
Hod and I are very excited to have Baby here! And now it's fun that we can start getting the nursery ready.
Overall, life is going great! We are happy and life is only getting better!
I am working part time at an Ice Cream manufacturing plant. I work 2 days a week, for the most part. The other secretary is a long time friend, and I pick up shifts for her when she needs a day off for one reason or another. And it's a blessing. My job ends around Labor Day, but if/when my friend needs a day off she'll still call me! So that's cool. For the next year I am quite likely going to have some random income at random times. Oh, and even after baby girl is born they will let me take her to work. Pretty much the perfect situation? I think so!
Hod is a working machine! Because we don't want me to work after baby is born... well except for a random day here and there, Hod has been working 2 jobs to make enough money to support us. Between the 2 jobs, he is at work for around 70 hours a week. Yeah, sure, he's clocked out for breaks for part of that, but he's not home. It's been rough. I miss my hubby! But then, something exciting happened!
Hod applied for a manager job with a different company a few months ago. This would be a training job, where they teach you how to be a head manager, train you for a year, and then move you to some random part of the country where you are in charge of your own store. During his first interview he was told that he would be given a call for a second interview in about a week. After a week, we heard nothing. This company e-mails you to give you the bad news, and we didn't get the e-mail either. We waited, and waited, and Hod applied for other jobs, and we waited a bit more. Then almost 2 weeks ago, Hod was called in for a second interview. We were shocked! We had given up on this job. He went to the interview, felt it went well, and was told that he should hear back by Wednesday if he got the job.
During all of this, he has been miserable working his full time job. It is not a good job. It is lousy, and they are not nice people. He had given up hope of ever getting out of there. While I am so grateful that he is willing to work a lousy job to support us, it has been hard watching him be so miserable.
Wednesday came and went. No call, no e-mail. Then Thursday, while we were on our way to go see Hod's sister he got a call! He was offered a job. Not quite the job he had applied for. We are a little bit nervous. This current job is a little bit special. It doesn't make quite enough to support us. However, it is kind of a 30 day audition. Because Hod has never worked for this company (which has some commission type stuff, which Hod has never done) they want to make sure he's the right fit for the manager training job. Hod is pretty amazing, so we're not super stressed about him not passing the audition. But if he doesn't, then life is going to be really hard once I stop working in September. But when he does, he'll be salaried! SALARIED! We don't have to stress every time he needs a day off because that includes a pay cut. AND he'll be back to working only 40 hours a week. I get my husband back!
Baby is doing great! She is measuring right on schedule. Both ultrasounds she has been super active, but then again... I drank some juice so she was probably on a sugar high. Everything with my pregnancy is looking good. I have this random infection that you are either born with or not, so I'm on an antibiotic. It's not a big deal, but if it is left untreated it can cause pre-term labor. I take a pill twice a day, and it's all good! I have an anterior placenta, meaning it will still be a while before I can feel regular movement. This is also not a big deal at all, unless I need a c-section. Then it can cause complications, but not really, because you're already in surgery, so any complications would be somewhat expected and they will be able to fix them all.
Hod and I are very excited to have Baby here! And now it's fun that we can start getting the nursery ready.
Overall, life is going great! We are happy and life is only getting better!
Friday, July 8, 2011
Did You Notice The Change?
Hey, friends! Just a quick update.
Did you notice my ticker change? It has multiple changes. We are now comparing baby to various food items. Also, my due date has been moved forward! Yep, I gained almost a week. I feel really good about that option. And the last change is... IT'S PINK! As in, Hod and I are having a little girl.
I'm pretty happy! I originally wanted a boy first, but when we found out that she is a girl, I wasn't disappointed at all. This is going to be great!
Did you notice my ticker change? It has multiple changes. We are now comparing baby to various food items. Also, my due date has been moved forward! Yep, I gained almost a week. I feel really good about that option. And the last change is... IT'S PINK! As in, Hod and I are having a little girl.
I'm pretty happy! I originally wanted a boy first, but when we found out that she is a girl, I wasn't disappointed at all. This is going to be great!
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