DH's first day so yesterday, DH got to his *current* job an hour early so he could leave an hour early and head out to his new job. when he came back home, around 6:30, he was very happy. he thinks he'll really like it there (aside from the pay cut), and he's already excited about the projects they do.
today (and yesterday - with no luck) DH called lawyers and asked about free consultations to see if he has a case against his current employer. i hope he does cuz they're a bunch of a-holes and it's time they take a hit instead of their employees. i don't want DH getting ripped off from the lawyers though...hopefully it'll be a "no fee unless your case wins" sort of deal. i guess he'll have to find out if the whole thing flies.
Syd's been doing little kicks here and there... she really likes kicking my right side...that's where i usually feel it. i feel like when i'm sleeping (on my left side), she ends up laying on her head as she should know gravity by now. one day, she did flip around and i felt some movement that night on my left...but it's pretty rare.
our humidifier on our furnace leaks so it's sooo dry in our house, and it's really hard to breathe through my nose at night. it doesn't help as my sleep isn't the greatest as it is. i'll wake up around 4am lately, and try to get comfortable and end up whining cuz of the pain in my lower back/butt. DH has been rubbing it out for me, which is really wonderful of him :) our baby has a really sweet dad :) very thoughtful.
2008-07-28 (26 weeks)
the weekend SATURDAY
friday night i saw something new on the scale... 109! my scale is off by 4lbs though, i'm really 113! movin' on up! i started at 94lbs, so i've almost gained 20lbs! no wonder why my feet, my legs, my butt, and my back hurt :o\ (well, my feet hurt mostly from walking around the mall today with my mom trying to find comfortable black sandals...which didn't happen :(
SUNDAY
DH and i finally got our relaxing day :) we went to my parents (they were on my aunt & uncle's boat watching the boat races) and lounged and went in the pool...so did puppy (kinda ;) it was nice, but i still feel soooo tired. i had such a crappy sleep after about 4am.
baby hasn't kicked too much lately...last night when i woke up she did a few really big kicks...felt like drop kicks!
2008-07-23 (25 weeks)
lots of news here's a run-down of what's been happening lately...
- Wed July 16 - DH ended up bringing up his breakfast this morning, along with a girl who's been there longer too. he's sooo stressed. i feel sick about the whole thing too, but not to the same point he is.
- 6th prenatal, Thu July 17 - DH & I meeting our OBGYN
--- went really well. i'm where i should be weight-wise...i'm at 110 lbs (i've gained 16 lbs so far! :) our baby's heartbeat is 160bpm (it's at the high side, confirming it's a girl! haha), and my uterus measures 24-25 cm - which is good!
--- we were told to think "42" weeks instead of "40" weeks. that way we (well, me moreso) don't get bummed out when i'm passed my due date and i'm all uncomfortable. she said to think somewhere along Nov 8, 9, or 10
--- she told us our little girl's odds for... Down Syndrome: 1 in 100,000 (super super low! that would be like the chances of me winning the lotto. haha :) ...and for Spina Bifida 1 in 5400, which is also super low seeing as they wouldn't even consider looking into any real spina bifida issues unless the odds were 1 in 200.
--- we (including puppy) went to my great aunt De's house and met my grandma and parents' there and we had pizza, and we all discussed the crazy position DH was in with his job and how it would affect him having to travel everyday, and the pay loss with gas, etc... it was a nice visit though, her yard is super nice! De and grandma insisted that we bring some pizza home too.
Fri July 18
DH & i had the day off together (and monday too). it started off with DH meeting up with the owner he knows from the sign company. he was there for an hour and 1/2. everything went well and he pretty much got the job... but the pay wasn't super great - although there is the potential for growth, he was told. So we were heading out of the house to make a few stops, and our neighbours were outside, and she said they just had their baby the night before! so we went to see, and she's super cute!!! so we headed out, and our first stop was at Trent's cuz DH wanted to see if his comics were in (he says they're cheap so...). and then we went to the EI office, as my company's HR said i could fill out the form and just hand in my ROE later. so the girl brought us to a computer, and we needed her help for a few things...like, the banking thing was weird cuz my branch wasn't on there. and we saw Katie - a girl who lived across the hall from us in our old apartment. she's 4 months pregnant! due Dec 24! so she was picking up a maternity booklet there. we ended up talking to her for a while (she pointed at my belly and went "ha ha! :)"...her time will come ;) and then i was starving so we stopped at the bakery pretty much next to trent's, on our way to the car, and i grabbed a banana muffin (it was yummy). and then we drove to HP (baby store) to check out bedding and i bought a stuffed toy bunny for our "new" neighbour and one for Syd cuz i had said before that if we have a girl, i was buying one! FINALLY we got home and got things ready, as the plan for the day was to go to my parents' and relax by/in their pool. we were heading out and our neighbour (Jes) was outside. we handed him the bag and he got Cry and they thanked us for the bunny. then, by the time we got to my parents - around 3:30 - it was too cool outside to go swimming :( i stuck my feet in the pool and that was it :( my dad picked up KFC so we ate that...probably the grossest thing Syd's ever eaten *L* dad mentioned earlier about us bringing our pork chops and we'll BBQ them (i felt bad eating their food two days in a row!) with the ones they had and have pasta salad...so we brought them. Because i was so bummed that the weather sucked by the time we got there, and DH had some web work to do, we opted to take off and go home so he could work tonight and not tomorrow, and hopefully the weather would be better then (although the forecast called for thunderstorms) There was a msg on the machine when we got home saying my banking info was wrong for EI... i'd have to call monday. My aunt and uncle came by to pick up our drinko game for T's stag & doe tomorrow...my aunt already picked up the fish game on the sunday before. they also came upstairs and saw the crib and dressers. they really liked them. i showed my aunt all the stuff i had set up in the one dresser too (lots of stuffed toys ;)
Sat July 19
DH started working on the computer this morning. grr. finally, we were both ready, and we took off to the grocery store to try to find a roast for tomorrow and get a few fruits, etc for my snacks. then we came back home to get puppy and ended up eating lunch (leftover pizza) as well. we got to my parents around 1:30 or so, and guess what! it wasn't hot out again! DH and i still ended up going in the pool - rather slowly!, and my dad just dives right in. my mom was at the grocery store when we got there. At least i can say i did go swimming this weekend...or tried to! (DH splashed me by accident, and didn't want me to splash him back, so i told him he owed me a back rub - a 5 hr one ;) when i finally dunked the rest of my body into the water and laid down and stretched out and took my first stroke forward in the water, i felt a strange, almost cold, tingly pulling in my right side. i figured i shouldn't do that again. even when i kicked my right leg up in the water later, i felt that pulling sensation again. it's the same spot where when i washed my face in our downstairs washroom and the right side of my tummy would rub up against the counter, it would tingle there too. so we sat outside on the patio chairs and DH FINALLY saw Sydney kick! twice! YAYYYY :) she kicked a LOT today :) my parents missed it though... anyway, it was a nice visit with my parents, as always :) we stayed there until 8pm-ish, and went to my cousin and her fiancé's stag & doe in the next town south at the arena. it was nice seeing her and her parents (my aunt and uncle) and my other uncle and "step aunt (?)" and one of her daughters - Ash...from more south of there. we stayed until about 9:30
Sun July 20
got up (i don't sleep in anymore...the whole weekend - including tomorrow - i got up at around 6 or 6:30am. i'm just too sore to sleep) and ate breakfast, let the pooski out, and then we got the roast ready (DH was on the computer again, but ended up helping too). then i showered and i think i just straightened up the house a bit. we were halfway through lunch and my aunt & uncle came by (around 1:30) and dropped off the games. i was still super bummed out b/c the weather has been so crappy. my parents came over for the roast around 3pm and DH and dad went to get drywall for Syd's closet :)
Mon July 21
DH GOT THE JOB! :) YAYYYY, but that means we're taking a $400/month pay cut. he probably won't even be able to collect severance (even though his current job left him no choice and told everyone in the meeting that they would be able to collect severance. it's their last "screw over" to DH) it's going to be super tough. we were on the phone with EI (i called to straighten out my banking and it turns out i'm not even supposed to fill out the form until i've stopped working. (silly HR told me i could!) anyway, they told me the most i could get is 55% of my pay :( then we also called child tax benefit (and the canadian revenue agency - no help) and we'll probably get a big fat $60/month from them. woohoo :P and i MIGHT be able to get interest relief from my student loans...i have to call Oct 1 and apply. how do people survive? so calling those places was a big waste of time. DH called Elec. Cray. (design office down the hall from my work) and talked to the owner (before he found out he got the job from the other place), and they had an interview set for...guess what time... 2 pm! there goes our other day off together :( but he had to. i spent way too much time infront of the tv today. at least 2 hours, and that wasn't at all how i wanted to spend any amount of my day off. i was supposed to be spending it with DH but i knew it couldn't be helped... it's too bad though too because today was a pretty decent day during the morning, and i was talking to my dad and he said to come out and we'd have the leftover pasta salad and ham (well, i brought a veggie dog and DH brought 3 hot dogs). by the time we got there, again, around 3:30 it was too cold to swim! :(
TODAY
DH threw up again.... mostly the stress of how little money we'll have now i think. i feel bad for him. anybody need a couple graphic designers for some freelance?!
Sydney had been kicking a LOT since saturday...but not as much today. maybe she doesn't like when i go to work :) yesterday though, i did SEE her kick while i was at work...just from the bottom of my vision. and last night, just before the storm hit us, i started going blind in my left eye... DH made me some apple juice & gingerale... i drank it while talking to my sis cuz she called...and i was seeing shaking gold lightning too (all migraine symptoms/warnings)...but the juice helped, and i went to bed at 8pm last night and just had a bit of a headache today. DH also started on the closet last night.
gotta run, there's work DH needs to do... can't waste time cuz time is money :o\ (as i said in an email to my friend Mic today, i wouldn't have it any other way though... i love our little girl and we'll find whatever means possible to make it through. i wouldn't trade this for anything :)
2008-07-15 (24 weeks)
DH's job curveball DH told me some news this morning. shitty news. his employers are transferring all their graphic designers (so like 6 designers from his work, and however many from
CHA) to WAL in august! that's next month! i won't get to
do lunch with DH anymore...he'll have to leave for work early, and
won't get home until later. it takes like 35-45 mins to get there.
PLUS he doesn't drive his convertible in the winter so i'll have to
tell him to take the mazda and then i'll be left without a vehicle.
the worst part is that we're having a baby and he won't get to come
home at lunch and see her, and he'll be spending more time driving
and less time being able to be at home with her. it's crappy. i'm
actually not stressed about it, as much as it sucks. we'll have to
just deal with it. i said to DH that maybe living in the same town as my parents or
the next town south may not be such a bad idea... (i know he won't though...).
i thought maybe he could take over my position here while
i'm gone and they could keep him there when i come back - that would
be awesome! but then we'd be putting all our eggs in one basket, AND
he'd lose his seniority with job (so, basically vacation
days and he does have quite a bit of reputation as far as being the
guy who can fix everything and design anything). Besides, hopefully
his website does extraordinarily well...and he always has his company
with his brother to fall back on if necessary. right now, we have
ways we could work things out...other options...if need be. it's the other options that worry me...we can't afford any sort of pay cuts. not right now...we're squeezing by as it is.
on a good note, our dressers are up, and the crib, and it looks like we have wayyy too much furniture crammed in our loft *L*...but it'll work.
