Recurring event

So, this seems to be a new habit of mine. I tend to only post on our blog every 2 weeks. Maybe it's just the fact that I have this new job and with school on the weekends. I'm BUSY! Trying to settle down a little in preparation for the baby but things always seem to pick up again once I feel I've finally relaxed. I'm 36 weeks pregnant today, so we're officially in the last month of pregnany. I will be considered full term at 37 weeks, with just the last few weeks for the baby to grow and get fat. Not that he already isn't anyway. 1 week ago they told me that they wanted to do another ultrasound because I was measuring small. Well, we had the ultrasound yesterday and apparently he's around 6.5 pounds right now and they are estimating him to be 8 pounds or so by 40 weeks. Kinda scared, thinking my hips won't lie and say "DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PUSH BABY THROUGH US!" But, knowing my side of the family.... I think I may be alright. Still.... I'm alread becoming a little stressed just because I know it's so close and it could literally happen any minute. I still have so much to do. I still need to find a pediatrician, fill out paperwork for childcare for the beginning of the year, worry about stuff I need to do like birth certificate, social security cards, and I still haven't packed my hospital bag yet! I've been so busy I didn't get the time to take any kind of labor/birthing/or breastfeeding classes so I hope I'm just a natural at this whole "having a baby" thing. The most I've done to prepare is totally clean the apartment (which by the way we gave our dog dixie to my parents to hold on to until we could get a house) and I've remembered to put towels in my car in case I go into labor while I'm out or at work. ....ugh, so much to do.

2 weeks later....

So, once again it's been about 2 weeks since my last post. I will be 34 weeks pregnant tomorrow and I'm loving every minute of it, but hating it as well. I've gotten to the point where I'm uncomfortable anywhere I am. Our couch makes my back hurt, and laying down in our bed is comfy but only on my back. And if you've been pregnant or lived with or known someone who's been pregnant, it's not easy to stay on your back plus the advise against it. I'm dealing with heartburn every night as well. I wake up a few times during the night to either go to the bathroom, get a drink, or take some tums. In the other direction, I LOVE my pregnancy because it's almost over. I have only 6 weeks left and it's amazing how fast time has flown by. Let's just hope I can make it to the 40 week mark just because the week before I'm due I have finals and plus with my new job, it would be very hard to keep up having the baby anytime early.
In other news, as it turns out my job did know I was pregnant. In fact, I didn't even have to bring it up. My boss later told me that regardless of my situation he wanted to hire me from day one and didn't care that I would be leaving for maternity leave. I'm so happy that someone has finally seen the good I can do and my honest and great work ethic. Count your many blessings I guess you could say. Not only did I get this job on a whim while being pregnant, but I'm also making a considerable amount more than what I was making at the daycare with plenty of potential to grow. THAT makes me so happy, that way I can help get Tim through school until we're at the point where he can work in an area he loves and I can be home with the kids... and hopefully not be in debt too much. So far, we've gotten through school debt free but with him attending OSU this next winter, things are going to be much harder. Not only is tuition a lot more than the community college, but the gas going back and forth from Springfield to Columbus isn't going to be easy on our pocketbooks either. It will also be around that time that we'll have to put our son in childcare -at only 6 weeks :(  So there's another reason why this job has been such a blessing to us. I suppose things are only temporary and we'll just have to continue to reach for our goals in life until they are met, then on to bigger and better things, right?
All in all, I've dealt with a lot of confusing, depressing, and mixed emotions in 2010. I can say without a doubt that it's definitely been a hard time, perhaps even one of the hardest times I've had. Amidst all the drama and trials in my life and seeing people go in different directions whether by their own choice or not. I've decided that I love where I am. I would not for a second trade my situation with anyone else in the world. I'm a wife to a wonderful man and I'm a soon to be mother to our first child. It's good to be happy with life again.