Good Morning all!!!
Congrats to all of you who have had their precious babies since I have been gone!!!!
And welcome to all the newcomers!
I'm back!!!! Well, I have actually been back for just over a week but my in-laws have been here and I can't get on the computer as much since they stay in the room where its located. The trip was good-we had to make a detour in the middle of my lower AL trip to upper AL because my DH's aunt passed away and we had to go up for the funeral but I did manage to get back in time to work the last two days of the consignment sale. I got a lot of great stuff!
Now I have to catch up with whats been going on around here since I left! It seems like its been forever!
OHMYGOODNESS!
I just had to share before I burst into flames (because I somehow doubt the jumping jacks I'm feeling the need to do are on a pregnancy approved list anywhere)
DH just got hired PERMANENTLY with the Federal Government AND bumped a pay-scale.
His job right now was a contract-to-contract basis, no benefits and his contract was up in September.
Now he's IN and gotten a raise and not only am I thrilled for him but I DEFINITELY 100% GET TO QUIT MY JOB NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!!!!! My DH works for the federal govt. too and you can't beat their benefits plus its VERY hard to get fired from the govt so he has great job security!! I haven't worked since we've moved up from the Keys to St. Pete 4 years ago. There are moments when working for the govt. seems hard but overall I love his job!!
I went to a county-wide consignment sale today and picked up some baby clothes, a Medela Pump-In-Style that someone apparently opened and decided that they didn't want (I checked it thoroughly before I bought it), and a Bumbo baby seat. (They didn't have those when my other kids were little and I love them!) My sister is giving me her crib, another friend has a bouncy seat and a swing, and I think I am feeling a little bit better about getting rid of all my baby gear three years ago. I was afraid I was going to have to buy EVERYTHING again.
I got a Bumbo seat too, at my sisters consignment sale. They are so cool!
I also got a Medela Pump In Style, a FP Nature's Touch papasan swing, a papasan bouncy, and lots of clothes and other things such as blankets and such. I still have the crib from dd.
I had to come home to my house still in renovation. We are switching bedrooms with dd and creating a master suite out of her bedroom. WE have the bathroom completed and the HUGE walk-in closet done-except for the carpet. This weekend DH plans on painting our current room for her (and eventually her little brother) and we should be able to move her into it next week. Then we have some demolition work to do on her current bedroom (we are taking out the closet in her room since we now have the walk-in closet) so we will have to sleep in the guest bedroom for a few nights. DH is doing all the work so it has to be completed around his work schedule.
On another note that I had to share, I had an u/s my dr. scheduled last week as a follow-up to my LEvel II I did a couple of months back. I just thought that was normal procedure but come to find out, the Dr. that did my Level II didn't tell my but there was apparently a little fluid around the baby's right kidney that my dr. wants to keep an eye on. She said that it wasn't enough to be worried about but that its still something they want to watch. I get to have another u/s next month, so if nothing else, I get to see him some more!!