Even More Changes

Blah, I'm still not doing better about blogging. I'm not working anymore, so I really have no excuse. I will get better! lol. My last day of work was August 19th, and it was such a bitter sweet feeling. I love those kids and miss them greatly already. They are the sweetest and most fun and adorable kids ever, and I will miss playing with them and watching them grow. Don't get me wrong though, because I'm enjoying this time at home being able to clean the house, do laundry, relax and just prepare for the arrival of our son. I'm able to listen to my body more and take a nap whenever I feel like it. I will be 35 weeks tomorrow and just a month & a week away from my due date (Oct. 9th). My body is really getting to the uncomfortable stage, but it's really not that bad. The only thing that is really starting to hurt more is my back, and that's mainly from me being "all belly." This pregnancy has been pretty enjoyable and complication free, though, so I don't like to complain. A few friends welcomed their baby boys into their world last weekend, and they are all such beautiful and sweet babies. It makes me even more anxious as to when mine will come. I can't wait to meet him, hold him, and kiss his sweet lips. Daddy is ready to play with his baby boy instead of just the poking game they do through my belly. It's pretty cute & fun to watch though. We have a baby shower next weekend on the 12th, and I'm pretty excited about it. My sweet friend Melissa is throwing it, and it will be a great time to see a bunch of family & friends. My mom is even flying in from Georgia to come and spend a few days with us. It will be her first time to see me pregnant in person, so she's pretty excited (as am I).

I'm currently reading a book on breastfeeding that my friend Aly recommended called So That's What They're For by Janet Tamaro. It's a great book so far. It's easy to read, very informative but without being too serious or hardcore. It's full of good laughs. I'm really enjoying it and recommend it for anyone who is currently breastfeeding or thinking about it.

Daniel started his new job with Terracon, an engineering consultant business. Basically, he supervises concrete pours at construction sites to make sure the concrete is the right consistency and has the correct slump as per the client's guidelines. That's what my understanding of it is at least. He might have to correct me. lol. Not my field, so I don't fully understand it. His first two weeks he put in a total of about 114 hours, so needless to say he works a lot. This has been his 3rd week, and things have seemed to slow down. I believe he'll only be putting in 40something hours this week. He likes it, though, and really enjoys his co-workers. The downside is that some of these concrete pours are at like 4a.m., so he has to leave the house at like 2:45a.m. It's very tiring, and I never know what time he'll be done each day. He stays pretty positive and still spends quality time with me, though. Plus, the money is good, so we shouldn't really complain.

We are loving our new home, but did have to suffer through a very irritating loud buzzing noise for the first month. It came from the water pump to the hot water system outside on the other side of our bathroom wall that traveled through the pipes. So it was the loudest in our bathroom, but could be heard all along the backside of our walls in the condo. We had to shut our bathroom door at night just to muffle the sound some, but it still gave us a little trouble sleeping (mainly Daniel b/c I'm a pretty good sleeper- even at 8 months pregnant). Well, the beginning of last week it started to get worse, and last Tuesday (8/24), I saw two guys out there working on it. They were just moving the pump out from the wall some and told me that they honestly didn't think it would help the noise at all. To stop the noise, the pump needed to be replaced, but they didn't have the authorization to do that since it still technically worked (just extremely loudly). Well, since these are individually owned & managed condos and the pump is outside, I wasn't sure who I actually needed to go through. Well, after some phone calls, I learned I needed to speak with Century 21 who is the HOA for our complex. They agreed to replace the pump, but said it would take 2-3 weeks to come in. Well, thankfully, that pump came in Wednesday and has been replaced already, so the noise is GONE! YAY! You have no idea how nice it is to have a quiet home now. We can actually hear each other if we're talking to each other in separate rooms, and actually lay in complete silence. So thankful that issue is finally resolved, especially before Joshua's arrival.

Well, it's Labor Day weekend and we're going to enjoy some time together and with friends. Should be a good weekend. =)