Away To Me

I made myself sick with worry

My darling hubby is out of surgery and in his room. I called and spoke to the nurses station and they said he had just gotten to the room not 5 mins before. The nurse I spoke with hadn't spoken with him yet, but said his eyes were open and another nurse was with him.

I've had the worse headache all afternoon. It started about the time I dropped him off at the hospital and it's gotten worse until about 20 mins ago when I called and talked to the nurse. I cant' believe the headache left almost the moment I found out he is okay.  I took 2 tylenol and tried to nap with Jake after we got home from dropping hubby off but it did nothing for my headache and my tummy has been a wreck. 

I found out what room he is in and I'll call him later tonight. I guess he gets out at 11am tomorrow. I can't wait to go pick him up. Tonight I'm going to clean and organize his closet and put clean sheets on the bed and fluff his pillows and make sure he is as comfortable as possible when he gets home. I've purchased all the foods he is allowed to have.

I really can't wait to talk to him! 

Hubby

Today my darling hubby goes in for surgery. I know it is only one night in the hospital but still, I worry. He's never been under anesthesia before so that is always a concern. I think he'll handle anesthesia well, his family members never had a problem with it. He also isn't overly sensitive to drugs. 

I couldn't get a sitter so I don't know if I'll be staying at the hospital while he is having surgery or not. He'll have to be there for 2 hours prior to his surgery and then the surgery takes about an hour and then an hour to recover so 4 hours with Jake in a hospital, during nap time no less is a lot to ask of our little man. The hospital is about an hour from our home. I could take him, come back home and then go back later in the evening to visit him. But I know how it is when you have surgery, you just want to sleep. 

Hubby says not to worry at all. To drop him off and go. He continues to remind me that back in December he dropped me off for a surgery I had in a foreign country. But the difference is that it was me that was okay with it. I wanted it that way cause I didn't want Jake to be away from home over night and have to be bored in a hotel room for 36 hours. This time it's my hubby who is going and it is different. I wasn't worried about myself, but I worry about him.

I'll pick him up sometime Thursday morning (probably late morning) and he'll be to work by Monday. He can't believe his company is actually going to have him work his two week notice. I guess they really do trust and like him. His boss is coming in on Tuesday to do a wrap up interview. He's thinking at that point they may cut him, or they may keep him on till Friday. He starts his new job on Sept 1. 

I'm sure all will be fine with his surgery. I like and trust his surgeon and I know he'll feel a lot better once he gets through this. He's getting an elective surgery (sort of elective) done at the same time he is getting his hernia fixed. He's not telling his family which I'm sure will put me in the middle at a later time. He's none to happy with his family right now, but that's all for another post. I'll keep you updated.

PC fixed. U/S Pics are here!

First pic ... both sacks showing babies in each! The baby on the left is being "photographed" directly down on top of his/her head. You can see what we think is a hand with fingers. It could be a foot, but the location makes it seem like an arm and hand. I hope you can see it as clearly as we can, I guess we see it clearly cause when the image was "live" it was a lot less blurry than the still shot.  The baby in the lower right is facing face up and that is his/her face. (upside down). 

Okay here are both babies on one shot again. 

This next pic is of the baby that had the hiccups. (I think)

And finally, I cropped the photo that shows the face of one of the babies. I hope you can see it and not think I'm crazy. The nurses saw it and so did my brother!

  You can see the two dark spots are the eye orbits and the single dark spot (just above the bright white area) is the mouth. Pretty neat!

Comment Of the day

"I hope you don't gain too much weight I know how hard it is for you to loose it".That's nice I've tried to get pregnant for 4 1/2 years.... do you think I give a rat's arse about my weight being hard to loose? Idiot! You can probably guess who that quote is from.

With that I'm going to turn my head phones on and clean my house like a mad woman. 

Dinner with the new boss

We had dinner with the new boss and his family last night. Once again it went really, really well and I'm feeling more and more confident about hubby's new job. They are really nice people and I love the way they parent their kids. Super easy going but the kids listened well, so obviously expectations on behavior had been set. 

The boss is way cool. I can tell he really genuinely likes and trusts my husband and even more than that, I can tell he appreciates them gem he has found. Hubby is really a HUGE asset to new boss. Frankly we got the distinct impression that hubby's wife is not willing to relocate here. They are renting a home in our state for 5 months and after that she made it pretty clear she was going back home (which is across the country to the east coast). It certainly seems like new boss is going to need someone like hubby to handle things. And frankly, setting my prejudice aside, new boss couldn't have found a better person to run his business. 

We took Jake with us last night. He made me so proud, he always does though. Firstly, despite the fact that he really needs a hair cut, he was as cute as he could possibly be. I mean, seriously cute. The other day I met a friend for lunch and since she was running late I ran inside the Mall and went to Gymboree and found a cute green polo with stripes on it on the clearance rack for $9. He looks so darn adorable in it and it really brings out his eye color. Jake enjoyed boss's younger boy who just turned 5 (I think). The boy shared his french fries and ketchup with Jake and they colored on their kid's menus (and the table). 

Today we are going to finish moving the guest room into the newly arranged office/guest room. I figure in a few months I'm not going to want to move anything and hubby is going to be very involved with his new job so now is the time to get moving on getting a nursery ready for the babies. Eeek, babies! I freak every time I type that. 

This afternoon we are heading to my grandfather's for a get together. A lot of family is going to be there, about 25 people are expected. It should be interesting to say the least. "Dinner" will be served at 1pm. Got to love that. LOL

Tonight is going to be big. We are going to take Jake's bed out (he's currently in the crib that is converted to a toddler bed. We are going to have him start sleeping on his twin mattress. We don't have the mattress on a box spring or bed frame. We are going to leave it on the floor for awhile. I figure we might as well make the bed change now while we are moving things. I'd like for him to forget his crib before the babies come so he won't be jealous that the babies have "his" bed. So it will be moved into the nursery and the door locked. Hopefully by February or March he won't even want his old bed.

Do you think this is a good idea? Or am I rushing my nearly 29-month-old?

Some news around here

Remember in the past month or so I've hinted at some big news that I would like to share but couldn't. Well, now I can. 

My husband quit his job today. I know it isn't earth shattering news for anyone but us, but it is a HUGE change for us. And being pregnant, makes it a bit more nerve wracking for me. (Have I mentioned I've been extremely emotional lately?)

My darling hubby has been really hating his job and the treatment he has been receiving for well over a year. He is one of the most giving employees a company could ask for. Seriously, the guy gives 100% all the time. He is really liked by his coworkers and his clients and I could feel his frustration grow as the big company he works for continued to become more and more corporate. They started to make changes that made not only hubby resentful, but his clients frustrated. Then they cut commissions but raised expectations, tell me on what planet does that make sense? Here employee, work harder - make less.  Not a good model for business.

A few months back hubby mentioned a new client needing a general manager. It was appealing to hubby and he mentioned to said employer that he would be interested in that position as he was planning on leaving his current employment sometime in the near future. The new employer made hubby and offer that just couldn't be refused. Things were finalized yesterday and notice was given today.

Giving notice went well. The old boss was excited for hubby's new opportunity and wished him lots of luck. I'm not surprised they were good about it, they like hubby and also, they need to get along with hubby as he is now the new GM of a major new dealership for them. But I'm glad they showed a lot of class and wished hubby the best.

Hubby has already taken all of next week off as he is having a surgery on Wednesday that requires one night's stay in the hospital and he wanted to take Monday and Tuesday off to get things organized. Not to mention, spending some time with Jake and I. I don't expect that they will have him come back the following week, but they may very well. He gave a two week notice. He may start the new job on the 25th or on Sept 1. 

The new job is a great opportunity for him and for us. There will be a LOT less travel. His drive time is about 15 minutes less (about an hour's commute) and he's got a lot more investment in the company on a personal level. There is lot's of incentive there to do well. I've met the new boss and his wife and kids. We had dinner with them last month and I liked both of them very much. They want to do dinner again this weekend and I'm excited about it. 

I must say it's been awhile since I've seen hubby this excited about work. He's been working on showroom layouts and new car specs and all sorts of things he finds incredibly exciting. 

For me, there is the relaxing aspect of having a happy content husband who will be home more. Then there is the anxiety of the income change (not less, just different structure). There is also the change in insurance companies (our pediatrician is not on this new insurance plan, but the OB and Hospital I want to give birth at is). I'm anxious about how his hours and work days will change. I think the change will be working on weekends more often and working more evenings. But he'll be home in the morning more. (Just the opposite of what I like). But that's okay, it will work out and the most important thing is my husband is happy. I hated having him hating his job so much. He's too good of an asset to company to take for granted.

I love him and I'm so proud of him. He's the best daddy in the world and the greatest husband a girl could ask for. He's truly one in a million!

Phew!

Just got back from the RE's office and the ultra sound. Boy am I relieved. Both babies are still in me! Both are doing fantastic. We got to watch them twist and turn and one had hiccups. It was amazing to watch that. AMAZING. Firstly, I had no idea they would get hiccups this early on and secondly I had no idea you could see it. 

I'm so amazed by this whole process. Truly amazed. One baby measured at 10 weeks 1 day and the other at 10 weeks 2 days. Which is right on schedule with where I'm at. I'm 9 weeks 6 days today. 

I have new u/s pics but my husband crashed the PC last night. If I can't get it going I'll go to Kinkos and Scan these u/s pics. One pic you can see both babies and it looks like the yin yang symbol. Another pic you can see fingers! It is really cool. But the greatest pic is of one of the babies' face. You can see eye orbits, nose and mouth. I am floored by the detail of it all. 

Now I'm going to fix some lunch I'm starved. I was too nervous to eat much before my appointment. 

Thanks everyone for the well wishes. I'm so thankful for all your support. 

That's a load of crap

Beyond a doubt one of the funniest news stories I've read in a long time. 

Sorry I've been MIA, I've been consumed....

.... by the Olympics! WOW. How much fun are the games. I'm so excited for all the athletes but I'm particularly pumped for the American athletes. I'm just pumped when they do well. I've been a crying mess every time I watched a great play or individual performance. The medal ceremonies leave me practically sobbing. Pregnancy hormones? Ya, I think that plays a part but I always tear up during the National Anthem. 

Thursday is the big ultra sound day. I can't wait. 

9 weeks

I'm 9 weeks pregnant today. (assuming I'm still pregnant) Is it normal to always feel like this will be taken away or that I'm a fraud? I feel like I'm faking symptoms now. Odd. 

Anyway, today is 08/08/08. And my darling husband sent me a cute email today:

Happy 5 year, 5 month, 5 day Anniversary.

 

I love you….