How Far Along? 31w1d
Baby's Size: Between 16-17 inches and over 3 lbs!
Weight gain/ loss: 9 lbs
Best Moment This Week: Unbeknownst to us, my aunt made us a handmade Very Hungry Caterpillar quilt! It is the coolest thing I've ever gotten (pictures are on my Facebook). I took the bedding set I wanted off of the registry because I really don't need it now--my crib sheets all match the quilt. We also got the dresser upstairs and filled with baby clothes.
Symptoms: I have felt pretty good this week, other than having to eat like a bird.
Food Cravings/ Aversions: Same, same, same. Thank the Lord I am pregnant during the summer when fruit is so readily available.
What I'm Looking Forward To: I really would like to get the glider in the nursery this week, which is the last major piece of furniture we need.
Milestones: The baby has moved down a little--AND my pump came in, and the stroller is assembled.

I haven't really known what to say, hence the lack of updates. This past week was Mr. ABC123's first "regular" week in the office at his new job, and he's getting a lot of positive feedback on what he's done so far, so that's good. We knew when we moved here that this was not going to be a permanent position, but he did find out this week that they have work for him at least until the end of the year. That's a plus (even though it makes it more difficult to plan where we're going next). I'm still having a hard time with the whole situation, though--we didn't have a choice but to move here, but him accepting this job meant that he would get a lot of good job experience and it would really boost his resume (not to mention the pay is not bad). It solved two problems at once for us. However, now we won't be able to meet our goal of being out of my parents' house by Christmas, because we don't know what's happening after that. It's hard to plan for anything....clearly, we don't know what our financial situation is going to look like after the baby is here and all that, so we don't know what kind of living space we will be able to afford. But we also can't go sign a lease on anything when we only know that we'll be here until December. Who knows where we'll end up after that? As I get closer to delivery, I get more anxious just to know what's going on. It would be one matter if it was just the two of us, but now there's the baby to think about....maybe finding a new pediatrician in a new town, being far away from family again...

It's like spiritual boot camp. It's like God looked down and said, "I'm going to teach you that you have to rely on me for EVERYTHING....so I'm going to take away anything that you've ever been able to do for yourself or make it totally irrelevant, so that when something comes your way, you know it's not your doing but mine."

The lesson may be necessary, but I'm not enjoying it.