The big news for this week is that I finally told my supervisors about the pregnancy- I was really anxious to tell them. Since I’m technically an “independent contractor” to the hospital, and therefore not a permanent employee, I was really worried about how this would affect my job. I’m so thankful that Eric has his new job lined up at this point, but if my job were to become jeopardized, we would really be in a tight spot.
So, that morning, I outlined a few things that I wanted to say- like our excitement but my dedication to the position and my anticipation to return to work after the baby is born. I spoke with Mindy first (who is head of Asthma Clinic) and she was very happy for me and for us. She asked a few questions about our plans, but it was overall a very positive meeting. She praised me for my work and reassured me that my position here was needed. Then later in the afternoon, I met with Denise (Clinic Administrator, head of my clerical duties). She didn’t seem to be too surprised, and mentioned that I looked a little different lately and had a suspicion about it. We chatted for just a few minutes and that was that. To my surprise, she wasn’t really as positive about it as compared to Mindy’s response, but it wasn’t a negative response either. I felt so relieved to finally inform them! Now I feel like I don’t have to hide it anymore (not that I’m really showing much at this point), but nonetheless, it’s one less thing to stress about. I know for a fact that one of my coworkers here has her own suspicions- she’s been asking me when I’m going to have a baby for quite a while now! So now it’s only a matter of time before everyone else here in clinic catches on. Should be interesting!
Since Eric and I both had Friday off, I figured it was a good time to start our baby research. So, we took a drive out to Lafayette to visit this all-natural baby store that came highly recommended. Our main objective was to look at their cloth diaper and carrier options, but we were pleasantly surprised to find many more things that we had wanted to look at. The store is a small, family owned type shop and the lady that was there to help us was fantastic at explaining each product and answering all of our questions. We didn’t buy anything, but the trip definitely helped us decide what products could possibly work for us. And as soon as we got home, I started a registry through her website for some of the things that we liked. Overall, I felt like our first attempt at baby research was a great success!
Earlier this week, we learned that Eric’s cousin Jason and his wife Christina are expecting. So that’s exciting! She’s due in mid December, so our kids will be very close in age. It’s fun to think that there will be quite a few babies in the family very soon!
According to our baby book, the baby is currently the size of an avocado (last week we were an orange, which doesn’t make any sense because one would think that any orange is larger than an avocado!). Anyway, it’s been fun to think about how big the baby is getting. We’re so excited to go to our next ultrasound in June to see how big he/she is getting and to finally find out if it’s a boy or a girl! So many people have been a little disappointed when we tell them that we want to find out what we’re having, but I think it will be so much easier to plan (physically, mentally and otherwise) once we know. Luckily Eric and I feel the same way. We really just need to know either way!
Luckily I’m able to eat a little more regularly now and taste things once again, which has been nice! I still tend to avoid foods that know will bother me, like fried or rich foods, but I’m able to keep most everything down. Food still doesn’t sound good most of the time and oddly enough, I still don’t want anything sweet or chocolate (which is completely out of character for me). But I know that I need to eat. So now I’m starting to focus on eating the right foods and including lots of fruits and veggies into my daily diet. Hopefully I’ll be able to put on some weight, as my doctor wants me to do, or at least gain back what I’ve lost over the past few months. I just hope baby is getting all the nutrients that he or she needs to grow nice and big and healthy!
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