I woke up this morning with terrible heartburn to the point where I thought I might vomit. It was pretty uncomfortable but I ended up all but forgetting about it because our little wiggle worm has been moving like crazy today! Up until today I've only felt a few flutters from time to time but I swear this baby was swimming laps all day today! It was definitely more than just flutters but it's hard to explain. Basically it was just awesome.
1 week until our anatomy scan <3
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Weekly Check-In (19 weeks)
How far along? 19 weeks, 5 days
Weight gain/loss: +10lbs. Yikes!
Maternity clothes? Yup, all pants except sweats and a lot of shirts.
Sleep? I'm finally awake!
Best moment this past week? Feeling the baby moving like crazy!
Sex: The big scan is set for April 5, 8 days!
Belly button in or out? In, but getting more shallow.
Movement: Flutters!
What I miss? I went to a bachelorette party this weekend and I really wanted a drink but stuck to my Sprite and cranberry juice instead.
What I'm looking forward to this week: Feeling more movement.
Milestones: From babygaga.com, "Your favorite womb-hijacker is suddenly huge, at 10 inches in length!"
Picture: I didn't take one this week, sorry!
Weight gain/loss: +10lbs. Yikes!
Maternity clothes? Yup, all pants except sweats and a lot of shirts.
Sleep? I'm finally awake!
Best moment this past week? Feeling the baby moving like crazy!
Sex: The big scan is set for April 5, 8 days!
Belly button in or out? In, but getting more shallow.
Movement: Flutters!
What I miss? I went to a bachelorette party this weekend and I really wanted a drink but stuck to my Sprite and cranberry juice instead.
What I'm looking forward to this week: Feeling more movement.
Milestones: From babygaga.com, "Your favorite womb-hijacker is suddenly huge, at 10 inches in length!"
Picture: I didn't take one this week, sorry!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Pink Slips and Day Care
I am in my second year as a teacher with a small urban school district. Prior to getting my teaching position, I was a full time, TA-sub for two years. I have been able to avoid losing my job due of budget cuts the past three years but this year our district is $50 million short. $50,000,000.00. Crazy. They are cutting almost 600 positions out of about 4,000 total and I'm not super confident that I'll escape the cuts this year. The district sent out the first round of pink slips to be delivered Friday or Saturday and I was lucky enough to be spared so far. They sent out 93 slips to Unit 1 (teachers) and have another 72 to go, so they say. I don't know what will happen with this but all the talk about it and since being laid off was a real possibility, Bill and I have really thought about what it would mean if I were to lose my job.
We have figured out that if I was laid off, I'd get about $400 a week in unemployment. This is not even half of my salary. The positive is that I'd be able to stay home with our baby, something that I'm starting to feel guilty about. I was raised by parents who were home. My mom worked part time for my grandparents when we were little, so even when she worked, it was at their home office and we just played with Grandma while she worked. When we reached school age, my mom took on a better paying job and my dad took a job as a teaching assistant and was home when we were. We were far from rich and my parents made a lot of sacrifices so that they did not have to put us in daycare but I just don't see how we could swing that.
I know that if I really wanted to, I could quit my job and we would could make our finances work but I worked so hard for my degrees and I truly love what I do. I feel guilty about not being home for my baby but I also feel guilty about not working and letting myself down.
I'm not a big religious person I feel like I need to just leave this one up to God. If I'm meant to stay home, I'll get a pink slip. If I'm meant to be a full time teacher as well as a mom, I won't. I'm someone who believes that everything happens for a reason and Bill's motto is "everything works out in the end." I'm taking a combination of the two and leaving this one up to faith.
We have figured out that if I was laid off, I'd get about $400 a week in unemployment. This is not even half of my salary. The positive is that I'd be able to stay home with our baby, something that I'm starting to feel guilty about. I was raised by parents who were home. My mom worked part time for my grandparents when we were little, so even when she worked, it was at their home office and we just played with Grandma while she worked. When we reached school age, my mom took on a better paying job and my dad took a job as a teaching assistant and was home when we were. We were far from rich and my parents made a lot of sacrifices so that they did not have to put us in daycare but I just don't see how we could swing that.
I know that if I really wanted to, I could quit my job and we would could make our finances work but I worked so hard for my degrees and I truly love what I do. I feel guilty about not being home for my baby but I also feel guilty about not working and letting myself down.
I'm not a big religious person I feel like I need to just leave this one up to God. If I'm meant to stay home, I'll get a pink slip. If I'm meant to be a full time teacher as well as a mom, I won't. I'm someone who believes that everything happens for a reason and Bill's motto is "everything works out in the end." I'm taking a combination of the two and leaving this one up to faith.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Not so Weekly Check-In (18 weeks)
How far along? 18 weeks 2 days
Weight gain/loss: +8, I hope the baby is growing through a growth spurt because I sure am!
Maternity clothes? Yup, all pants except sweats and a lot of shirts.
Sleep? I'm finally awake!
Best moment this past week? Hmmm, I might have felt the baby move yesterday!
Food cravings: Everything.
Sex: The big scan is set for April 5, aka forever away!
Belly button in or out? InMovement: Maybe?
What I miss? Not much but I did try to put on one of my favorite work dresses and I couldn't get it to zip, not even close!
What I'm looking forward to this week: It's sad but seeing if I get laid off.
Milestones: From babygaga.com " We have two more ounces of amazing baby this week! Your super-cute uterus hi-jacker is smack in the middle of a growth spurt!" <--oh thank goodness!
Me at 18 weeks:
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