Where have I been? It’s been a busy few days here. We spent a night at the beach (free trip!) Friday and came back Saturday. Church yesterday (yes, still going to BCC…think we’re going to join) and I can’t even remember what else we did. This morning was my regular day to volunteer in my son’s kindergarten classroom, and this afternoon was spent doing some grocery shopping. I’ve sat down 100 times to write a blog post and just haven’t had a chance to get any thoughts out.
And because my brain is too jumbled for any big, meaningful posts, I’m doing a brain dump. There’s been too many of these lately!
- We settled on a name for our baby girl…she will be Violet. My oldest loves it (he is an Incredibles fan) and helped to pick it out. So far, the 2 year old doesn’t seem to have a clue. He can say it, and say a relatively clear version of “sister” but I think they are just new words to him. He does make an absolutely hilarious face when he says either, though. Like he’s trying to puzzle out what it all means!
- I got my first baby gifts today! A dear friend ordered a diaper bag and a blanket off our registry and I was shocked and touched when I opened the box this afternoon. Thanks, Susannah!
- I had to tell my oldest today that we wouldn’t be having a birthday party for him this year. That did not go well.
- I have a job interview on Wednesday morning. I am very nervous, but we desperately need the income right now. The hours are good and allow for child juggling with my husband. I’m just worried that he will laugh at the idea of hiring someone who is already 21 weeks pregnant. I do intend to get back to work ASAP after the baby is born (heck, I may need to!) so I hope that helps.
- I am having major problems sleeping. I’ve always been prone to insomnia, but this is getting bad. If I actually manage to fall asleep at a decent hour then I wake up in the wee hours and can’t sleep. I’ve been up between 3AM and 6AM several nights now. And if I’m not having a bad sleep interruption like that then I’m waking up way earlier than I need to and am unable to go back to sleep. I’m averaging 5-6 hours a night which isn’t enough for me on a regular basis, much less when I’m pregnant. I feel like a zombie a lot of days.
- This post has been sitting her like this for hours now and I can’t think of anything else to add…so I’m publishing it now!
