I am happy to say that I will be leaving my job that I've worked as a Legal Assistant of 5 years to be able to stay at home with my boys! I am not saying that I will be a full time SAHM (stay at home mom) starting next year but I will have more flexibility and will not have that pressure of returning back to work after 4 months. I will have more months to be at home with the boys but we're not exactly sure quite how many. We have a few things that are in the works that will help us out financially where I will be able to stay at home full time but they haven't completely come through, yet. So when that happens I will let you guys know. I don't want to jinx it =)
My job is well aware of me leaving and appreciates the honesty of letting them know that I will not return after my "maternity leave". They are working on finding a replacement for me where I will train them before I leave. A big part of me is sad that I'm leaving because I will miss all of my friends at work that are like family to me but I'm not sad about leaving the work and the craziness that came with the job and most of all my paycheck! I huge part of me is relieved because I really can't imagine not being close to home (commuting to downtown Miami) and if Sean is working and Hunter or Tyler have some sort of issue at day care, I would need to leave which hectic in itself. It's time for me to move on anyway just because of always having some anxiety or some sort of issue with work. If it doesn't work out with our "master plan" then I'll go back and work at job that is closer to home. Which will make it easier on me anyway because I will be about 15 minutes from home compared to an hour- hour and a half and that in itself just makes me feel better.
Lately, I've been feeling like Tyler could come any day now. It is getting pretty hard. My feet are swelling a lot and I have major pain in my right foot. It almost feels like I broke it or I did something to it to cause so much pain but my doctor says its normal to feel it in my right foot. Something about the placenta and blood flowing on that side creates more pressure and with all the weight I'm carrying. Update: I've reached 30 lbs. I am currently just about 36 weeks (they upped my due date) and means that I usually gain about a pound a week so I'm hoping to be at 35 lbs. when Tyler is born. We'll see.
Right now, we are still finishing up on Tyler's room. Progress had been made, I promise! The walls are painted and Hunter has switched to his big boy bed and the crib is already in Tyler's room. We just need to switch the dresser from Hunter's room and Sean finished working on Hunter's new dresser. Which I'm so excited about. He did a great job. I'll give you guys a peek. We also go a new chair for his room so that I can put the glider in Tyler's room. Its big enough for both of us to sit and it rocks! It was a garage sale find and I'm so happy with it because we didn't spend hardly anything on it.
Right now, we are still finishing up on Tyler's room. Progress had been made, I promise! The walls are painted and Hunter has switched to his big boy bed and the crib is already in Tyler's room. We just need to switch the dresser from Hunter's room and Sean finished working on Hunter's new dresser. Which I'm so excited about. He did a great job. I'll give you guys a peek. We also go a new chair for his room so that I can put the glider in Tyler's room. Its big enough for both of us to sit and it rocks! It was a garage sale find and I'm so happy with it because we didn't spend hardly anything on it.
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Also, Hunter has been doing so well in his big boy bed. We're so proud of him! We have had zero issues with him. He is aware that he can get out of it but he knows that he is not allowed to get out until mommy or daddy come and get him. We'll see how long that works but right now it's going well. Here's a photo of his little bed. I tried to mimic how his crib was to him so this is what we have right now.
Also, I have been cleaning (aka nesting) like a maniac! Its so funny because lately on the weekends and at least once a week where I hardly sleep because of the pregnancy and I end up cleaning that next morning (or evening) when I should relax but it doesn't last very long because Hunter helps too! I do have some mixed emotions about how Hunter is going to be with his new brother because Hunter is a needy little boy and is very attached to me but at the same time he is my little helper and can see how I can get him to not be too jealous by helping me with Tyler. Either way, I know he is going to go through the jealousy stage (hopefully not for long) but I know that eventually they will be buddies and things will be alright. Just keeping my fingers crossed.
Also, I have been cleaning (aka nesting) like a maniac! Its so funny because lately on the weekends and at least once a week where I hardly sleep because of the pregnancy and I end up cleaning that next morning (or evening) when I should relax but it doesn't last very long because Hunter helps too! I do have some mixed emotions about how Hunter is going to be with his new brother because Hunter is a needy little boy and is very attached to me but at the same time he is my little helper and can see how I can get him to not be too jealous by helping me with Tyler. Either way, I know he is going to go through the jealousy stage (hopefully not for long) but I know that eventually they will be buddies and things will be alright. Just keeping my fingers crossed.
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