How big is baby?: 17.75 Inches, 4.75 lbs
Food cravings?: Still peanut butter a lot. But it's giving me heartburn a lot too, so not as much as I used to want it. Right now I'm having a weird craving for the smell of wet dirt, kind of like the smell right after it rains. I never had weird cravings with Sam. No, I don't want to eat dirt or anything like that so don't think I'm super weird, just when the sprinklers come on in the garden or when I'm watering the flowers outside, that smell is just wonderful to me. I've always loved the smell, but I find myself going out and watering the flowers more often just so I can smell that. Apparently it's common in pregnancy (especially the dirt thing) and more common in those with an iron deficiency, which I have. Could be worse, at least I'm not like those other pregnant people that like the smell of white-out or markers, smelling wet dirt isn't going to harm me or Ella.
What I'm looking forward to: Baby shower is this Sunday!! I'm so excited, getting things ready for that right now, I'm starting to think about pulling up stuff from the basement and getting things set up for her... Only sixish more weeks till my due date.
Milestone: Not much going on still. She's maturing her lungs and just getting fat for delivery day. (Though we're going to hope not too fat and that she doesn't have her Daddy or Brother's fat head, that was hard enough on me with Sam, ha ha.)
Best moment this week?: Playing outside with Sam. He is my little outdoors man! He's already getting a tan.
Feelings this week?: This week has been better than last in terms of work. It is overwhelming sometimes when you have a billion things to focus on and your next shift depends on the way you manage those things. I am trying to focus on one thing at a time right now and hoping that everything else falls into place along the way. I really only have this month and next month to get things straightened out before I go on leave so it is hard not to stress about that since these last months are going to count as more than one month. The center is hopefully going to start opening even earlier than it was so as much as I don't want to have to wake up and work at 3am, if that's what's available, that's what I'll do. Same thing about working nights, as much as I don't want to have to do it, if I have to do it, I will. I'm not giving up on the hope that I can get a decent shift when bid times come around, I am just mentally preparing myself for the possibility of not getting the shift I want, and hoping my daycare situation isn't affected too much by it.
As much as work stresses me out, I am happy that I have a job and a well paying one at that. I'm happy that I get to spend as much time with my family as I do. It could be much worse, which is why going back to days isn't something that I want to do, either nights or early mornings is better for all of us in the long run. (Though I really wish I could work like 8am to 2pm, that'd be pretty sweet.)
Other than work stresses, things are going great at home. Sam is just wonderful, he's so smart and picks up on things so quickly. I can't believe how much he knows now. He's also a monkey and can climb up the big slide in the backyard, so we have to watch him like a hawk when he's out there. He loves spending time outside and can sit in the sandbox for at least an hour playing in the dirt.... all in all home life is pretty amazing!
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