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November 8, 2003
26 weeks (!!!)
Once again, how can that be? According to some online calendars, today begins my third trimester. And those are the ones I'd like to believe, because I am really beginning to feel *big*. I'm moving more slowly, getting out of bed and out of the tub is becoming more difficult, and I must have managed to find some really good super glue, because it's sure getting hard to get my butt off the sofa once it's planted there! And yet I know that for as big as I feel now, I should just wait... just when you think you can't possibly expand more, your skin just stretches and accommodates all the extra expansion of the third trimester.
True to my word, I have not returned to work. I had already told the director of the day care that I would not be there for a week plus in order to go home for vacation, and the shit apparently hit the fan while I was gone. Enrollment has dropped further, and it is "rumored" in all areas that the day care will not be open by the first of the year. My kids had beautiful, beautiful glamour portraits done at the day care a couple of weeks ago, before I'd decided to leave. When I came back, one of the other teachers (actually Dylan's teacher, who is one of the few there that I consider a friend) called to tell me that my kids' pictures were there, in a pile of "children who no longer attend this center". She said, "And you'd better come and get them, because they are gorgeous!" And how right she was! Not to gloat, but honestly, this woman did a spectacular job of picture-taking. I so wish I had a scanner so that I could get these posted. So, I once again was ticked at them that they were going to send my pictures back without so much as a word to me that they had arrived. I'm assuming the director took the hint that I no longer was going to work there, because when I went to pick up the pictures, she charged me full price for them rather than the half-price offered to employees of the center. (What employees? Oops, did I say that out loud?) So there you have it. That is the very firt time I've ever burned a bridge at a job, and my only regret is that I have no stable work history to claim on a resume for the past (almost) year now. Oh, well... that's the way the cookie crumbles, and I don't feel I'm in the wrong, so...
On to better topics! Tommy and the kids and I had a wonderful time on our week off together! We visited with my parents, visited with his parents, visited with his kids... it was great! The show Saturday Night Fever was incredible - I am amazed at the talent of some of these young men and women! My step-daughter, Ashley, is an aspiring actress, and I would just love to see her make a Broadway-series production. She's good; I hope the right opportunities come her way. Things have also improved with my ex-husband and his family and career situations due to his recently being remarried and finding stable employment, and it is such a load off my mind that Liah and Dylan are now able to visit him in a good, stable home environment. It is so nice to not have to worry anymore when I drop them off. They spent two days with their daddy and came home happy with both families. This is like a dream come true for me.
I am feeling baby Jay doing a lot less kicking and a lot more "moving", if that makes any sense. I can almost feel little rolls or squirms rather than bumps and hiccups. Liah has begun asking a lot if Jay is moving around in my tummy, but she doesn't yet want to feel him. Maybe in time, maybe not - it's her decision. Speaking of Liah, she is now going to a private home for "preschool". Another parent removed her daugters from the day care also; she had a one year old in the class I taught, and a four year old in Liah's class. Along with her children, she also took the preschool teacher! Liah is now going to her friend T's house each day, and she still has her same teacher. It is working out beautifully, and Liah is getting one-on-one learning and playtime. She is thrilled with this arrangement, and of course that makes me happy. She is also going with T's family this afternoon to see Disney on Ice, and is just beside herself with excitement.
The past week has been full of travel, and the next couple of weeks are going to be no different. I have decided that while I am unemployed and before travel becomes even more difficult for me that I am going to make a trip to Pittsburgh to visit my Grandma (my dad's mom). My Grandpap has been gone for almost 15 years now, and Grandma is simply not getting any younger. She is not well enough to travel. I try to see her each year, which is not easy because I keep having babies!!! Tommy and I and the kids flew up to see her last September, but this year we took our vacation to visit our families in GA. So, I am going to (gulp) drive to Pittsburgh next week with Liah and Dylan to have a visit with her. We bought a 9" TV-VCR combo for the van last night to help combat boredom on the trip, and I have decided to make the 10 hour trip in two days rather than one. I've reserved a hotel with an indoor pool for the middle of the trip up there, so my plan is to just go slow, stop when we need to, and enjoy our freedom of time. I'll leave on the 12th and return on the 18th. The morning of the 19th, I have an OB appt, and I've even managed to squeeze in a Dr. appt for Tommy in the same building the same morning (!) and then we will hit the road together to go back to GA to catch our next play. I think we are seeing "Fame" this time. Busy week with lots of driving, but we are taking a break for the holidays, as my parents will be coming here for Thanksgiving, as well as Christmas. Also for Christmas, my mom's parents will be here, and I am so excited about it! I haven't spent Christmas with them in many, many years. So, lots going on this next month, but I am feeling good and looking forward to all of the visiting with family.
Hopefully everyone is doing well!
Cara
p.s. I did manage to post some belly shots (finally) at www.babiesonline.com/babies/h/hewittfamily so feel free to come and check out my crooked, lopsided belly!
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