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let's all update each other on whatever... jobs, marriage, kids.
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Audrey is learning so much right now! I cannot believe she is going to be 2 in a month from today. She loves to do puzzles, color, play in her kitchen. She has learned to identify a lot of letters, including A U D R E Y. She likes to count and sometimes she does 1, 2, 1, 2 but sometimes she gets 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. She is so amazing! She most definitely does not look like a baby anymore.. she looks and acts like a toddler, rolling around on the ground throwing fits included. We are planning her bday party... Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
My grandpa is "transitioning" into the actively dying state. We have taken Audrey to see him.. she always brightens his day. Hopefully we can get up there again before he goes. Stinks. Everyone is so stressed right now.
All of our home improvement projects and repairs are on hold right now bc of gpa.
DH and I are good. He is an amazing father and while he tests my patience, he is mostly awesome.
Not a whole heck of a lot to update here.
I hate my job, but am glad I still have one. School ends in November and you can bet your butt I'm going to be out of here that same week (my boss knows of my plans, so it's totally cool)!
I'm going to be starting my search for an internship soon - I'm thinking of trying for this upscale place a few towns over. We're toying with the idea of going back to NYC after I'm done with school, though. There are SO many more pastry chef jobs there than in CT. We'll see.
Marriage is great! We miss each other a lot while I'm at school, but the time we get to spend together is excellent. Sex is still amazing!
Still childless and happy about that. We see the Nephew all the time but love being able to send him back to Mom and Dad at the end of the day.
And, here's a pic - just because I know you gals love pics of the little ones.
PJ playing in the snow in his dino hat (that he never takes off).
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TTC update- January was my last pack of pills! We aren't ready to do a medicated cycle right now b/c I have NO PTO time, and my weight has crept back up a little bit. I should call the fertility clinic and tell them that I'm out of pills and we aren't ready to start a cycle but Im not going to. The Yaz made me really crazy and I haven't had a sex drive in I can't remember when. So I'm going to give myself Feb and March to get my butt in gear. Then hopefully April we will head back to the clinic if a miracle doesnt happen before then. Oh I am also getting some fertility drugs donated to me and the should be here soon!
House- Bathroom still not done. I'm still annoyed.
Jobs- Went back to work on Tuesday and was crying before 8 am. Yesterday was better though. My Short Term Disability claim was only approved for 2 weeks WTF?! So my paycheck for the next 2 weeks is about 25% of what it normally is. I have no PTO time so I'm screwed. H is in a grumpy mood today b/c after being handed the manager of the year award on Sunday, they have changed up his management team today. He is getting one of his old assistant managers back b/c know one else can handle her. No news on the Christian front.
Furbaby- I think she really missed me not being home all day this week. She tried to lay in my lap all last night when I got home (she's 86lbs). H got up with her this morning while I slept in. When I cam down stairs EVERY single toy was out of her toy box even the ones she never plays with. So we made an appointment and took her swimming and then gave her a bath. She is ticked off at me now for the whole bath ordeal. She's really been limping lately I have to get her back to the vet soon.
So sorry about your grandpa, Thor. I can't even talk grandpa without getting emotional so that's all I'll say, but hugs for you.
Nothing major life wise is going on over here. I still don't feel settled into TN and I'm counting the days until we leave. It's really nice here, don't get me wrong, but it just isn't me. H and I both love our jobs so that part is great, but everything else is just "meh". So odd since stuff really isn't BAD per say, but I just can't get in the groove.
Other than that nothing really to report. It's so odd to think that I found out almost exactly a year ago that I was pregnant. Strange.
Married life is still going quite well for us. My H is super awesome and responsible and dependable and I realize it more and more everyday. I need to be nicer to him and not as jokey-mean, but I have a hard time being serious, as you guys know.
Oh, and there's a jewelry making class that I SO want to take, but it's $280. Not a lot, but not in our budget for random things right now. I'm pretty bummed about that.
I am so sorry about your grandfather Thor.
Not too much to update on here.
I am pretty unhappy with my job and totally unmotivated so I have really started trying harder to find another job. I hope something pans out soon.
On the TTC front...it's going nowhere. Not that I really expected it to this soon, but ya know...I was on the depo shot and it has been really hard to withdraw from and I still haven't even had a period since going off it. That is normal though. I don't really expect one for another month or two. For the past few weeks I have had serious PMS symptoms. Even some symptoms that I never had when I did have a period. Sore boobs, exhausted, hungry all the time, serious bloating, etc. It sucks because it will probably not get much better for awhile. I think because I made the mistake of going on depo we are going to have TTC for quite awhile before we are successful.
On the marriage front things are good. H and I are getting along quite well and I am pretty happy right now.
On the weight loss front...what weight loss? I gained 6 lbs. (in one week) after going off the shot and I haven't been able to get my weight to budge back down to where it was. It is nuts and oh so annoying. Also my resolve is fading because no matter how good I am at eating I am not losing so I have been eating kinda bad.
oh man, sorry about your gpa thor. that's got to be really hard.
not much here. work is busy. one of my pieces was featured today on the hgtv design blog - very exciting! school started this week - ASL4! can hardly believe i'm that far along.
h is great. we're happy. not preg but you'll be the first to know if that happens!
i saw jewelry making classes yesterday at michael's for $25.
ouch. i'm sorry - but i'm sure you'll lose it again!! good luck!
Hmmm...I can't stand my job, but feel like I should be grateful I have one, and I am. It has great benefits and hours and I have a very short commute, but I am not challenged, I'm bored, there's one person in the school that makes life a living hell for everyone, and I am sick of making what feels like *no* money. I applied for a job in HR w/in the county (don't want to leave b/c I need my benefits and PTO for maternity leave) and while I don't think I'll get it, part of me is both excited and scared that I will. Even though I don't like my job, I'm comfortable there. I'm in a routine. Besides the one crazy lady, I like my co-workers. But I'm bored. And broke.
DH is busy working and likes his new job, although they seem much more disorganized than his prior company and that annoys me because we can't plan our day/lives very well. I'm hoping it evens out as time goes on, or even better, that my uncle's company gets work again and he can start making real money again and I won't worry daily about how we're going to pay for daycare.
The pregnancy is *knock on wood* going well. We had our NT scan on Monday and it was awesome to see the baby (who looks like an actual baby and not a bean now!) and be reassured that most likely, everything is fine. It's starting to kick in that I'm actually having a child and I'm happy, excited and terrified. I'm concerned about my weight because I gained about 7lbs immediately after going off BCP (I'm talking immediately!) and then I got pregnant and gained too much w/ in the first few weeks so I'm feeling unhealthy and big. I'm just concerned that I might get GD so I need to start trying to eat more healthy.
Marriage is good.
We're happy and enjoying the last few months of "just us". I wish a weekend away was in the budget or DH could get the time off, but I don't think it is. The main issue we have is DH works so much and the work is so tiring that he's often so tired at night we don't talk or do much before he falls asleep, but we try to make up for it on weekends.
We still don't like Maryland and want to move back to Alaska next year but I know it's going to be way harder than we thought it would be. We now have friends and a life here, and with my parents and siblings close by I know they will be invaluable when the baby comes. I'm scared for us to be alone in Alaska w/o that support system, but I also don't like it here at all and don't want to raise a family here.
Still working the same job that I have been. It has its ups and downs, but I feel pretty good about where I'm at. My coworkers are awesome, the kids usually are awesome, and I feel more comfortable with making decisions on my own. I've started to look for jobs in Minnesota. Already contacted and heard back from a place, which is exciting that somewhere actually might want me to work for them.
Relationship with FI is good for what it is currently. Neither one of us like long distance. We never get to talk as much as we want to. We're having a lot of communication failures that I don't think would happen if we were in the same place. But we're making the best of it and are both excited to finally live together. I did a Craigslist search for apartments and he's going to start looking next week (hopefully). We're both pretty involved with the wedding planning. Its nice having him help me instead of having to take care of 1000000 things the few times I can get up there. I'll be up there in March over spring break and then not again until the wedding!
No kiddos. Kitties are good. Sunny is getting a lot of fur mattes. She won't let me touch them, so I'm thinking of getting her shaved. Hercules actually looks like a cat now. He's grown out of some of the kitten behaviors, which I am thankful for. He's a cuddly little boy. I'm probably as obsessed with my cats as people are with their kids. And I'm ok with that.
We'll start with Baby Rebel. He's doing really good. He's such a happy little guy. He's got 2 teeth coming in. He's a little fussier than normal, but 20 minutes after giving him the tylenol and he's all smiles. These teeth are taking their sweet time coming in. So far he's not crawling. But he's a pro at sitting, and pulling toys to him as long as they are on his blanket. His follow-up appointment and u/s are next Thursday. We'll make sure that the spot on his liver as stayed gone, and that he won't need to go back on the meds.
Me- I'm doing good. School is going really well. Didn't have either class this week, so I need to make sure I'm fresh for both classes next week. In about 3 weeks I'll fill out a form for where I would like to do my internship. No real requests, just something closer to home. That internship won't start till March. I'm on my last pack of BCP. Our insurance changed for this year and we now would have to pay over $20/pack of pills. So we won't be actively trying, but also won't be preventing either.
We just filed our taxes on Feb 1st, so we're eager to get our refund so we can get a new car. Obviously it will be used, but H and I have never had a car that was from the decade 2000 or newer, so I'm excited for having something decent.
H- His last night on 3rd shift is tonight. Saturday he starts as a Supervisor. I'm excited to see what the raise means for his paychecks! He thinks switching off a 3rd shift schedule won't be that hard, we'll just have to see.
We're really happy as a family. I love seeing them play together. When K and I go wake Daddy up he always gets such a huge grin on his face when he sees Daddy. Playing together is so fun. Daddy and I love tickling him.
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Tthe pregnancy is going great so far. I'm really starting to enjoy being pregnant and I even like my belly. I can feel the baby moving more and more which I love. H started reading to the baby in french which is pretty sweet. Love him.
We're still waiting to hear about the LE job H has been in the application process for for the last 22 months. We should hear something soon. A lot of our life has been on hold for that so it will be nice to have an idea of what the future holds and where we'll be living.
Our marriage is great. We definitely have our rough patches and the last few weeks have been tough but we're still 'happily' married and willing to work on anything. H has been working out extra hard to be fit for his job 'and for the baby' according to him so he's looking extra good these days. It's really not fair that men get better with age! He's being incredibly sweet and supportive throughout this pregnancy, I feel really grateful to have such an awesome partner. I can't wait to see him with this baby.
Work is good. We got a new branch manager whom I really like and my boss and I have been getting along well. I'm worried about him (ok, more about our clients) while I'm out though because I won't really have a back up. I just recently found out that I get 16 weeks paid leave from the day the baby is born so I'm really happy that I'll get lots of bonding time before going back to work.