Other changes happening around here involve me at work. In 2 weeks I start my weekend position. What this means is I will be working every Friday/Saturday night and then one other day during the week. I will be getting paid a significant amount more and have the option of just going down to 2 nights (Friday/Saturday) a week after the baby is here and I go back to work. This would mean that I can be home with baby during the week and would not need childcare. Brett would be able to watch baby while I am at work at night on the weekends. It will be a huge change for us, and hopefully we will adjust well, but I think it will be good. I plan on taking 12 weeks off from work after baby is here and I know that time will go by very fast.
Our garden wasn't really a huge success this year but that is okay. We learned a lot and hopefully can improve on things next year. We got enough green beans to be able to eat them fresh. Something ate most of the first batch we planted, so next year we will put a fence up right away so that doesn't happen. Also, some bug or fungus got to our squash. We only got one squash off our 2 plants! It is quite sad. Our onions were too close to our tomatoes which grew like crazy and shaded them too much so the onions could not grow. Basically the only thing that really did much was the 4 tomato plants. And I don't even like tomatoes! HAH! Right now I have 19 tomatoes sitting on the counter. I might try to can some pizza sauce or something with them. The other day Brett made some fresh salsa with the tomatoes which was pretty good!
The last time I wrote a blog post I put a picture up of me pregnant at 18 and a half weeks. Things have grown significantly since then! :) We have been taking pictures about every 2 weeks. My next doctor appointment is September 13 and then after that my appointments will be every 2 weeks! I signed us up for a childbirth class at the hospital in October, so that should be interesting. The girls I work with are planning to have a baby shower for me in October. Crazy to think I only have 11 weeks to go. And if baby decides to come earlier then it could be less than 11 weeks! I have been feeling pretty well. This baby moves a TON. I wonder if he/she actually sleeps in there. I get tired and don't really sleep through the day (or night if I am not working) because I wake up to pee often, or I get uncomfortable and have to move. But overall I don't really think I can complain much! Can't really hide my belly under my scrubs anymore. I also am no longer working 3 nights in a row. I usually do one night, then one night off, then 2 in a row. It just gets too exhausting to do 3 in a row. I have a couple loads of baby clothes washed and put away in the new dresser. Otherwise I haven't done much "nesting."
Well time to get back to cleaning the house and doing laundry. Oh and some lunch...maybe I should eat some lunch. Here's the recent pictures!
22 and a half weeks
24 and a half weeks
26 and a half weeks
28 and a half weeks - quite the bump going on there.
