Well it’s no big surprise that I haven’t posted in almost 5 months. Isn’t that my usual MO?
We have experienced a huge change since I last posted. And that would be that I am employed again. I actually received the job offer the week of my last post. I have returned to Hell. Hell being synonymous with my old employer. I guess I can’t give them total crap. They did send me to India for 3 weeks and I was able to tag on a week in London so I can’t say they weren’t generous in some ways :-) And really in the end I have found that the grass isn’t really that greener on the other side. It’s all what you make of it and how much importance you put on it. And if you know me, you know that work is never #1 in my life. It’s just a way to pay the bills and it allows us to do and enjoy the things we love. So it’s a job. It’s not too bad so far so I’m not complaining. Especially since apparently I started just in time. I will be eligible for Short Term Disability two weeks before this baby is due! Woo Hoo! We were so afraid of me having to take unpaid time off during my maternity leave. We can calm down a bit for now and know that we will have some income coming in for those weeks that I am home. Then we can move on to the new worry of affording daycare. But that’s for another day J
I am now 27 weeks pregnant. One week away from entering my third trimester. The time has gone by too fast. Yikes! The house isn’t even close to being ready. We have informed our peeps that visits will be non-existent until September so we can try to get our house ready for our new little girl. Yes, I am carrying on the tradition of most Beightley women by having another little girl! We are very excited. However, the poor thing doesn’t have a name yet. I feel like we need to decide soon. Just so I can stop referring to her as Biscuit #2 –Ha!
Poor Ana. She has no idea what’s coming. I hope she adjusts well to being a big sister. Lately she has been unbelievable crabby. A few new teeth along with a growth spurt do not go well together. But she is still our adorable little biscuit. She still doesn’t say a lot but has a few words. Our favorite is that she tells Ambrose “Hi Boy” all the time. Now lately everything has become “boy” but as far as I am concerned she is just talking about our puppers.
Speaking of our puppers….what a wreck. The poor dog. He has had so many issues the last 6 months or so. He had a few tumors on his snout and side that were removed last winter. Then a few months later, they found another tumor behind his eye. Fortunately, they are able to control that with steroids. But man, for a while there we were trying to prepare ourselves for a Pirate Puppers. Then a couple weeks ago, his OTHER eye started acting up. Fortunately, it wasn’t another tumor. It ended up being swelling and irritation from his conjunctivitis. So we had to put steroid drops in that eye too. THEN to top it off the poor dog also has a skin infection which is being treated with antibiotics. The last week or so he has been absolutely miserable. Fortunately he has been doing tons better the last couple days and it is almost back to his old self.
Well that is it for me today. I could go on and on about more boring stuff that no one really cares about except me. I would like to say that you will see new posts more often now. But let’s be real. You might get the next one after this kid gets here. But if I post before then, then hey, I have exceeded my (and most people’s) expectations….
Toodaloo!
