Life

Just a quick run down of whats going on lately...

-Baby is doing great. Kicking like crazy. I have actually seen my stomach move. Thats really cool and kinda creepy at the same time.
At my last appointment, I was only up either 1/2 a pound or a whole pound. My blood pressure must have been fine because they didn't even tell me what it was or the baby's heartbeat. It honestly felt like the shortest appointment ever. I even had several questions for the doc. We're signed up for the childbirth class. Nursery progress is....well there is none. We have the room mostly cleaned out, I just can't decide on a paint color. I have the bedding ordered and have even painted a few things to go in the room, but I just can't commit to the wall color. Someone should just decide for me. please :) I'll make a separate post of what the bedding is and stuff and maybe you decorator people can help.

-I did get an iPhone. For free :). Now I must explain how, which is something I actually never blogged about. WAY back in March, Ben and I went to Cleveland for me to receive a national award from my company. Basically, throughout the year, my company has a reward system where you can get nominated by other co-workers from any level in the company for doing things above and beyond your job duties. They have three levels-bronze, silver, gold. At the end of the year, they take all the people in your region that have won silver and gold and the managers nominate who they think should win. So I was originally nominated by two managers, both from other states for traveling to do some extra work last year. Short story here-I got picked for my region/area. They usually have a big national company meeting where every person who wins and all the management come out for several days to do whatever. This year, they separated it by region. So we flew to Cleveland, met lots of people, including the CEO of the company and had a fancy dinner and got my award. I got a little trophy, some money and 50,000 american express reward points. One of my options for my reward points was a gift card for an iphone. And thats how I got the iphone. Wow I talk to too much. lol
I've only had the phone about 2 weeks. I like it, still figuring out apps that I want. Suggestions?

-Crappy news last wednesday. Ben got laid off from his job. Unfortunately, I found out while I was at work. Which sucked cuz I'm emotional even when I'm not pregnant and the hormones. WOW...can we say cry instantly now. I think I'm pretty much past the crying stage and the angry stage. Just so many things were and have been running through my head. Like: well there goes our insurance. Where is our child going to sleep? We have no place for her to sleep. Yes we have a crib but no matress. No diapers. Nothing to bring her home in from the hospital. *sigh* Yes I've gathered myself and gotten over that freakout moment. Atleast for now. If he still doesn't have a job closer to when she gets here and we still haven't bought all those things, freak out again. I'm sure. Well I'll probably have it again even if all those things are in place. I think thats just normal. I did get the benefits worked out through my work. The baby stuff will just have to be figured out as we go and budgeted. Thats life. I'm trying not to stress and think about it too much. Its hard but I'm hopeful he'll find something new soon. We're not the only ones in this situation and I gotta remember that too.