Our computer has been broken for the past few weeks so I haven't been able to post anything in a while. I have been sick today . Really sucks. Sore throat, slight fever at first, allergies, nose and ears itching like crazy, and feeling fatigued. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow... i am booked the entire day but if I'm feeling like crap still, i'll just call and reschedule people. I've got to learn to just say no to people and not wear myself out at this stage in my pregnancy.
We had our baby shower a few weeks ago and it was a lot of fun. Lots of people there.. I'd say around 60 or so. Although, NONE of David's family showed up. Everyone was asking where David's family was and we had no answer. NO communication what so ever in his family... just ignore the problem and it will go away. So for David's sake I'm trying to hold my tongue since that's what he does. Just ignores the problem. There would be no problem if they would just talk to us and tell us their feelings and we would have understood. I just thought it would be a joyous occasion to get all of our family together...but I guess things just aren't that simple.
We recieved everything that we really needed at the shower. Everyone has been so generous to us. With the gift cards and money we recieved, we were able to buy the car seat, stroller and pack-n-play that we wanted. I returned what duplicates we had of things and bought lots of diapers. The room pretty much good to go. I have all her clothes and bedding washed and put away and the changing table is stocked. I love walking in there and looking at all her pretty things. It is such a happy little place. :)
It's getting hard to sleep at night. My heartburn and idigestion is really bad. I'm ready to hold my baby and nurse her and love her. I just hope I don't go crazy waiting for these last few weeks to go by.
2008-05-15 (31 weeks)
A lot to be thankful for David got a job!! What a relief. I was getting worried about how we were going to stay afloat while I was on maternity leave and now, with his new job I could practically QUIT working! But I plan on going back to work part-time and my income will just be icing on the cake...money we can save or buy things for mia.
We have so much to be thankful for. Monday David had received a phone call of rejection from one of the guys that hires at Englobal. So, we were starting to kinda lose hope that he would get a job because the guy told him he was too young and inexperienced. And of course, how do you get experience without getting that FIRST job?? So that same night I was praying to Jehovah for us to keep a simple eye and to help us to get by no matter what.. even if that meant david staying home with the baby and me working. I just talked to Jehovah honestly that night about how I felt and the very next morning we got a call from the secretary of Englobal telling David over the phone that he got the job. And not only that, she asked that he be discreet about his starting pay rate, because it's a few dollars more than what they usually start people out at! We couldn't believe it! It was more that what we had expected! And the timing couldn't have been better. He starts next Monday!
I really believe that Jehovah had a hand in this. And it's up to me to live in harmony with my prayers... I know what I need to do...with david having a good job, this will give me the opportunity to take off from work more to go in service, stay home with Mia, and eventually quit my job so that I can work at raising and keeping our family in the truth. I feel like the ball is in our court now, and it's up to us to not squander this blessing, but use it to the fullest and use it to improve our service to Jehovah.
2008-05-05 (30 weeks)
Nursery is coming along =) Today Kim painted the mural in the baby's room and it looks so cute! It is just so sweet and feminine - i love it!
One of my customers gave me a matching Dresser, changing table, rocking chair and crib...so the next project we are going to tackle before Mia is born, is to spray paint that furniture to match the trim and theme we already have going in her room...which is a dark brown.
I'm looking forward to our baby shower on the 24th! It should be a lot of fun and ofcourse, I can't wait to see what baby items we get. Then after, that my nesting will really kick in! Organizing all the gifts and seeing what all we need to get before the due date gets any closer. I'm thinking about going ahead and packing my hospital bag maybe next week... or the next...it doesn't hurt to be prepared.
I have been so sleepy today.. I think I'm going to take a nap.
2008-04-28 (29 weeks)
28 week ultrasound We had an ultrasound done this past Friday and got to see our little Mia. :) She is now 2lbs 10 oz. and already has a head full of hair! So cute! We got to see her face and she was moving her mouth around...perhaps practicing her sucking. My grandma has this nervous mouth movement thing that she does and I was joking, saying that she looked like grandma in the ultrasound. hehe Her development is right on track though. So that is good news to me, because i have had so many people (WOMEN!!) tell me that I don't look big enough and it was starting to make me paranoid. So now I can tell them to shove it! haha I've gained 16 pounds so far - NOT 60! So yah, i'm not using pregnancy as an excuse to gain a lot of weight and eat a lot of junk food. I still want to feel good about myself and look good for my husband. So I'm eating healthier than I ever have before in my life - for my baby and myself.
Anyways, we also had our first Childbirth class this week. I thought it went well. We both learned a lot and it is helping me understand exactly what the body will go through during labor and delivery. I really want to have her naturally without any drugs. I really wish that Beaumont had a birthing center, but the nearest one would be in Houston and I wouldn't want to risk driving over there. At St. E you have to have an IV in case of an emergency which I'm afraid will make me less mobile and I really want to be able to move around as I choose, in order to deal with the pain in different ways. We still have two more classes to go to. I think my mom will be a big help during labor because she is a nurse and had all of us naturally. So I think she will be able to help me focus during labor. I don't even want to be offered an epidural or any kind of pain medicine. I'm afraid it will only slow down the labor and progress. Plus, it may sound strange, but I really want to be able to FEEL the baby come out, that relief, joy and sense of accomplishment. I have a few friends that had their babies at home without drugs, and they say it is an amazing feeling to feel that relief when the baby comes out. So, that is my plan....to have her naturally. ONly , I'm just afraid that being at the hospital, they will offer me the epidural while I'm in pain and I'll be tempted to say yes! So I'm going to make my plans clear to my doctor beforehand and to the nurses when I am admitted into the hospital.
Well, I guess that is the latest .... I'm off to bed.
. Really sucks. Sore throat, slight fever at first, allergies, nose and ears itching like crazy, and feeling fatigued. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow... i am booked the entire day but if I'm feeling like crap still, i'll just call and reschedule people. I've got to learn to just say no to people and not wear myself out at this stage in my pregnancy. 