Well it certainly has been quite a while since I've posted, huh? I'm not sure what has kept me- but I will try to recount as much as I can remember about what has happened in the last month...
Danny and I went to the beach with my family on August 3rd. The Isaacs go to Myrtle Beach, SC every summer and Danny has been coming with us for the last 5 years. We were very much looking forward to having 2 full weeks of vacation and a relaxing time in the sunshine and water. It feels like I barely see the sun in the summer anymore. Work forces us to be indoors, we don't had a pool membership because they're so dang ridiculously overpriced, and I don't enjoy lying out in the sun when it's really hot and there is no water for a refreshing dip. I used to enjoy being super tan in the summers and would even go to the tanning beds starting around April or May to get my base. This summer was very different, and I was pale pale pale before beachy time. I lied out a few days before we left and got burnt! So the first couple days at the beach saw my skin freckling, peeling, and a little bit tanning.
I'm more interested in keeping my skin healthy and not getting saggy, wrinkly, and leathery, so I actually enjoy not being super dark. Funny how your perspective changes over time. I used to dislike my skin when I was "pale" because it showed all my flaws. My skin has usually been pretty good, but due to a healthy lifestyle, great natural facial products, a good intake of water, and now pregnancy hormones, my skin feels great without a tan. I think I'll keep her.
Well anyway, I thought about writing a post while I was sitting in my beach chair, but when I have time with Danny, I'd rather not distract myself with something else. For those of you who don't know, we're pretty obsessed with each other, so to have 2 weeks away from work together was precious. So everything we did at the beach was together. How glorious! We really had a fun time making raw smoothies and soups, playing in the water, getting ice cream, driving to Wilmington, building massive sand castles, even shopping. Unfortunately, we decided to come back 2 days early so that we could move while we still had days off of work We asked the apartment if we could move in on Friday, rather than the scheduled Monday. It was the right decision so that we could get our moving done all at once, but it was sad to give up 2 days at the beach. :(
So we finally moved!! Hooray! 6 months of staying with family to pay off debt, and we did it. It's too bad that we gave up 2 weeks of pay to be on vacation. Danny had PTO, but I barely had any. So our last paycheck and the one we get tomorrow are pretty small. So our budget is pretty tight right now. We're hoping this paycheck is enough to cover rent an BGE and all the other stuff.
Our apartment is pretty good and in our price range. The kitchen cabinets are hideous and there is a fluorescent like in there, but everything else is great. We have a 1 bedroom with a den instead of a 2 bedroom. The den is the baby's room- it has a big window and no door, so we have to figure out a way to keep Miles out of there.
So I'm 27 weeks! That's almost 7 months! And it feels so much different than earlier in pregnancy, both physically and mentally. I'd really like to be donezo and just have the baby now. I hope I'm still taking care of myself the way I should. 9 months is a long time. I have eaten way too many doughnuts lately from this awesome place near out apartment. They're hand made and awesome and we've seriously had like 1000 of them.
I still have a lot to do and I still have 13 weeks to go. I need to be focused on making and saving money since I will have completely unpaid maternity leave. 6 weeks of no pay and then I have to go back to work if I want to keep my job, even though I really don't want to be away from the baby. I also will lose my 30% discount when I go down to part time and it will be 20% instead. :(
I also need to take a Bradley method class and I havent signed up yet. I need to get my glucose screening test. I have to find a pediatrician. I haven't read enough books yet, and we don't have any furniture or anything for the baby- so we still have a lot to do, but I am starting to wish for time to go more quickly.
My feet are killing me from the concrete floor at work and I'm bracing myself for another 8 hour shift tonight. I don't get off till 10:30. :( so late!
Danny just started another class, so we have books to pay for and he's got to spend a lot of time doing work. It's good for the long run. He also just got a little bit of a raise at work, since he officially got the position he's been doing for a couple months. Hooray!
Random thoughts over- time for a shower and off to Whole Foods.
~27 weeks~
