You may already know from Facebook what the "big news" part of this post is all about. Jose and I found out a few weeks ago that Baby #3 will be joining us in February! When I found out I was pregnant with Holden, he was our first baby after a miscarriage earlier that year, so we waited 12 weeks before telling anyone outside of our parents and immediate family members. That was kind of our intention this time, too, but I had an early ultrasound last week to find out how far along I was and seeing the little creature on the screen and hearing that it's heart rate was good was pretty exciting and it was getting harder and harder to hold it in. Especially when we saw so many people over the holiday weekend. Then the kids were all dressed up in their Fourth of July outfits and it seemed like that perfect way to tell everyone.
Given that we sold or gave away all of our baby items just a month ago in our garage sale, I think it's pretty obvious that Baby #3 was quite a surprise. But, now that we've gotten over the initial shock, we're pretty stoked! I've definitely always wanted lots of kids but, with everything that went on with Holden, we decided we should be done. Obvs, God had other plans and we are totally okay with that!
I've actually planned to do a little life update post for a few months now, because I've had a few people asking about my work situation, so I thought I'd update everyone on a few things in general. (So that you can all see how unexciting and uneventful my life really is, lol.) So, as I mentioned sometime around last fall, I was able to go part-time at work, which was pretty exciting. It was also hard, because I really liked the position I was in and the people I worked with. But, upon returning from my maternity leave, it was pretty obvious that working full-time with two kids and Jose's crazy work schedule was just not working out for us. So I was fortunate enough to be able to step into a part-time position within the same division and going part-time seemed to be exactly the change I needed and everything was great. So, upon learning about this position, I knew that it would be a temporary position, meaning that the position would end in a certain amount of hours. I was okay with that, because it would at least give me a chance to see how part-time would workout for us. While I was in this temporary position, there was mention of a need for a regular(permanent) part-time position, so my next step was to aim for that. However, there was a little misunderstanding on when exactly the hours would expire for my temporary position, and it actually ended before the regular part-time position was technically a thing. So I was a stay-at-home-mom for about a month and a half. My mom would still come over a couple days a week, so I could play around with this blogging thing, basically keeping me sane. Because you know what I learned in that one-and-a-half-months? Being a SAHM is freaking hard!!! PLEASE don't get me wrong on this one. I love my babies more than aaanything. But man oh man, was it exhausting! Especially since we were really trying to watch our finances at the time and I couldn't just take them to the zoo every day to entertain them, lol. So anyway, I was fortunate enough to be able to return to work in mid-April with the same lovely people I was working with before, and am now working three days a week.
Since then, we've had Holden's surgery (which I already posted about), our first garage sale (Yes, I want to cry about this now), Holden's birthday party (details here), some fun weekends with family and friends for the Fourth of July, and work has been pretty busy in between.
We have Holden's first swallow study since his palate repair, this Thursday. Hoping to God it shows he's not aspirating or penetrating and can finally drink unthickened liquids. He's already starting to move from pureed baby foods to real people foods (bananas, eggs, ravioli, mac and cheese!), he's been drinking his full Pediasure feed through a straw (thickened with pudding powder), and the only thing he's getting through his tube at this point is water to stay hydrated. We had a little scare last Friday, because he pulled his g-tube out (the part that's attached to him!) but, after a few frantic hours and help from the best family in the world, his tube was back in and he was good to go! Super thankful for my amazing mother-in-law and husband for this and for avoiding an emergency trip to Riley!
So life has been crazy, as it always is, but also still the same ol' stuff, basically.
That's all for now, friends! Btw, how convenient is it that Holden's Riley appointments this week are scheduled on the same day that the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale starts!?? Coincidence? No way! You know where I'll be! Also, I'm planning on doing another giveaway this week as well. Trust me, you will not want to miss this one!
