Since Michael left I have been working hard to fill all of my time so that I never have a minute to think about the fact that he's gone and that I miss him dearly. On Monday there was an inservice day at school. I worked half the day, then had lunch with Sis and went flower shopping with Mama, Sis, and Dayton for a good chunk of the day. The rest of this week I worked both jobs, putting in four 12 hour days in a row. My feet and body are achy to say the least (I'm hoping for a massage for our anniversary!). ;) Today I work another 8 hours, so Mama and I are going garage saleing this morning until I need to go to work at 1. I think the toughest part about today will be the fact that usually Michael comes to work to be with me on my breaks, and today he won't be there. That's a bummer. :( Tomorrow I wasn't supposed to work, but I traded shifts with Jil. As much as I think my body needs a break, I'm convinced that my mind doesn't. Just want to get through all of the days and my hubby get home! So I'm working another 7 hours tomorrow. This coming week is my last full week in 1st grade. And while we have had our ups and downs the past 5 weeks, overall, I have enjoyed my time with them. They are teaching me a lot about love and patience, which is very good very a baby on the way, as I am not usually a patient person at all (ask my hubby) and the love can be a little less than understanding sometimes. Just a couple of my many flaws to work on. So this week I work 12 hour days on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Then, on Thursday and Friday I only work at school, so I will have Thursday evening to myself and Friday evening with Michael (the Friday shift was what I traded to Jil, and I appreciate so much her being willing to take my hours Friday night so I could get some much needed quality time with my hubby). I can't wait for him to be home! When he gets here I will still have a couple of days and shifts to get through, so we might not see each other as much as we would like, but it will certainly beat him being in Minnesota!!!!
We are down to 10 days until we find out if our baby is a boy or a girl! I am so glad our doctor permitted us to move our appointment back an extra week so that Michael could be there for the revealing and for our final look at our little one while she's still baking. :) The next time we will see her (if I'm patient and don't INSIST we go get a 4D ultrasound, even though the pictures kind of freak me out a bit) is when she is making her big appearance. :) We will just have to wait and see. I still can hardly believe we are almost halfway done with this pregnancy! It seems like it has gone by so quick! Yesterday we hit 18 weeks and she has grown to the size of a sweet potato (which can be quite large, but there is so much variation in sweet potato size, that I think it is a silly food to use as a comparison). Only 22 more weeks to go. I pray the summer is kind to me as I grow bigger and bigger.
I'm so pumped to go to Iowa at the end of the summer and see Michael's family!! Tugfest is one of the things I look forward to as soon as we get home. It's great time with family, lots of home cooked meals, a quaint small town, a carnival, bands, rides, and a huge tug-of-war. :D What else could you ask for in a vacation?!?! It's still 3 months away, but getting closer all the time! :D Can't wait!!!!!!
Well, I think that's probably more than enough for one day. Please continue to pray for me as I work myself silly anxiously awaiting the homecoming of my hubby. :)
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