Baby
I had another appointment today and I finally found out my induction date: Wednesday April 23!!! So if I do not go into labor naturally before then, I will be induced on that date and hopefully we'll have the baby that day! I only have 3 more appointments until I go in to the hospital. We are SUPER excited and now I need to seriously finish the baby's room and finish all my shopping. I've been reading a lot about inductions and also I've been hearing a lot of stories from women who have had them and I've heard both sides of the story. Some say it was quick and easy and others say they had the pitosin (sp?) administered and nothing happened for a few days or they ended up having a c-section. But there is a new gel they use before the hormone is given that supposedly starts dissolving the membranes and can induce labor without anything else. Also, since this is my second, chances are my body is good and ready to do it's thing and it'll hopefully go okay. I think she said I will go in the morning, but the scheduler lady at my doctor's office has to call the hospital to schedule it, so I will find out for sure at my next appointment. We will keep you all updated via email as the details come in and the date gets closer. Yay!
Josh
In my last post, I wrote about how Josh and I were getting a little worries about the job "situation" (meaning how he doesn't have one yet!!!) Although, all we can do is take it day by day, since I still have my job and insurance and all that. However, he went up to Kohler with Mark today and got some really good feedback . He met a ceramic engineer and other people in the ceramics department and they seemed very interested in him working there. They said that with his Masters degree he should be able to get into a position as a product analyst or related to that. Also, he can always get a job in the production area until he moves intyo a higher position. He is supposed to meet the head of the graphics department next week so hopefully that will go as well as it did today. They are always looking for product designers, etc... and I guess it is very common for people to move around in the company based on their interests and skills. So that went really well and hopefully we'll possibly get something out of it. Keep your fingers crossed!!!!
After ALL the crap we've been through in the past couple of years with Zach being sick and passing away, and money issues, and moving around a lot, I REALLY hope that things are turning around for us now. I feel like with this new baby and spring coming and possible leads on a job for Josh , maybe we can actually have some luck for once in our lives. Not that we haven't been blessed with so many things, but it'd be nice to see something good happen for a change! And I really like my job now and I'm actually going to be taking on some other responsibilities after I go back that will definitely give me a nice pay increase. I guess we can't take it too seriously since you never know what is going to happen. Like what happened with Zach; I'm sure he had hopes and plans and goals and then he got sick and didn't get a chance to do any of it. It makes me think of watching someone make a house out of cards and they finally get it all to stay together; then somebody just walks by and a little breeze blows the whole thing down. That's how I picture life too; you work so hard to get everything stacked up in the right ways and then in a split second it can all be over. So in the big picture, I know we are really lucky to have what we have and I can't dwell on the what if's...
Pandora's Box: A Blog for Artists
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Friday, March 7, 2008
Randomness
Quick Baby Update
Nothing new really. We won't really know much until I have an ultrasound in another few weeks and then my doctor can see how big he is and if/when i will be induced. I'm basically starting to feel very tired, unbalanced, and more tired. So sleepy...
Zach
Josh and his parents are donating a park bench to Zach's favorite frisbee disc course in Iowa. They are in the process of getting a plaque engraved that will be on the bench, with a short rememberence passage and Zach's name and birth date and date he passed away. I thought it was a really awesome way to honor Zach since he LOVED disc golf and sadly didn't get to play much the last couple years. Also, it is something his friends will see everytime they go there to play. They are also having a trophy made for the fantasy football group Zach was involved in, which he was also very passionate about. So every year, whoever wins will be able to keep the trophy until the next year. His parents wrote to the Packers telling them the story etc...and asked if they could get an NFL football for the trophy, but the were denied!!! Can you believe it? Although I'm sure they get thousands of these type of requests, it's only a ball, you wouldn't think it would have been hard for them to do! Oh well, either way I think they are both really nice tributes that would have been very meaningful to Zach.
Ethan Vogel...Teacher's Pet
I HAD to put this in here, because aside from the many things Ethan has accomplished and I'm proud of, this was the first from an outside source. He goes to daycare twice a week, and last Thursday his "teacher" gave him a little stuffed animal Eyeore for being such a good helper and good listener! She said he always listens and helps pick up the toys and things and helps the other kids. I thought that was so super cute because it shows we are doing something right, I guess! Yay Ethan!
Josh
Josh has been looking for a job in the graphics field for like 12537567 weeks now, and we still haven't heard anything! Aside from the fact that we have a child arriving in less than 2 months, he's starting to feel really bad about this! His resume looks awesome and stuff, so we just don't know what's up. But he is meeting Mark in Kohler in two weeks where Mark is going to introduce him to some "peeps" that may be able to hook him up with a job! Kohler would be an awesome and perfect place for Josh considering his knowledge and talent in ceramics AND his newfound skills in graphics. Oh wow, can you tell i've written a few cover letters for him?!? Anyways, everyone PLEASE keep your fingers crossed or pray or whatever you have to do, that something pans out. I'm getting really nervouse now!!! If anything I'll just have to take the minimum for my maternity leave (6 weeks) and then go back to work while he watches the baby and Ethan! That means I'll have to buy the $300 breast pump so I can frickin' pump my boobies at work super fast like 10 times a day!
Nothing new really. We won't really know much until I have an ultrasound in another few weeks and then my doctor can see how big he is and if/when i will be induced. I'm basically starting to feel very tired, unbalanced, and more tired. So sleepy...
Zach
Josh and his parents are donating a park bench to Zach's favorite frisbee disc course in Iowa. They are in the process of getting a plaque engraved that will be on the bench, with a short rememberence passage and Zach's name and birth date and date he passed away. I thought it was a really awesome way to honor Zach since he LOVED disc golf and sadly didn't get to play much the last couple years. Also, it is something his friends will see everytime they go there to play. They are also having a trophy made for the fantasy football group Zach was involved in, which he was also very passionate about. So every year, whoever wins will be able to keep the trophy until the next year. His parents wrote to the Packers telling them the story etc...and asked if they could get an NFL football for the trophy, but the were denied!!! Can you believe it? Although I'm sure they get thousands of these type of requests, it's only a ball, you wouldn't think it would have been hard for them to do! Oh well, either way I think they are both really nice tributes that would have been very meaningful to Zach.
Ethan Vogel...Teacher's Pet
I HAD to put this in here, because aside from the many things Ethan has accomplished and I'm proud of, this was the first from an outside source. He goes to daycare twice a week, and last Thursday his "teacher" gave him a little stuffed animal Eyeore for being such a good helper and good listener! She said he always listens and helps pick up the toys and things and helps the other kids. I thought that was so super cute because it shows we are doing something right, I guess! Yay Ethan!
Josh
Josh has been looking for a job in the graphics field for like 12537567 weeks now, and we still haven't heard anything! Aside from the fact that we have a child arriving in less than 2 months, he's starting to feel really bad about this! His resume looks awesome and stuff, so we just don't know what's up. But he is meeting Mark in Kohler in two weeks where Mark is going to introduce him to some "peeps" that may be able to hook him up with a job! Kohler would be an awesome and perfect place for Josh considering his knowledge and talent in ceramics AND his newfound skills in graphics. Oh wow, can you tell i've written a few cover letters for him?!? Anyways, everyone PLEASE keep your fingers crossed or pray or whatever you have to do, that something pans out. I'm getting really nervouse now!!! If anything I'll just have to take the minimum for my maternity leave (6 weeks) and then go back to work while he watches the baby and Ethan! That means I'll have to buy the $300 breast pump so I can frickin' pump my boobies at work super fast like 10 times a day!
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