Baby News:
Just started the third trimester. He (the ultrasound tech was 100% sure it's a boy, we saw "it" too, but you really never know!) is kicking and stretching and rolling around all the time now. I can interact with him and push back on his little feet when he stretches his legs. Coolest... thing... ever! I passed my initial glucose test which means I'm off the hook and don't have to take the second one that's a big hassle and would have interfered with my enjoyment of Christmas feasts. Very happy about that. The second trimester was a breeze - it went by super fast and I felt great! I still feel mostly great... just running into a little more difficulty finding comfortable ways to sleep, managing the acid reflux/heartburn with daily pepcid and watching what I eat, and feeling a little fatigue lately, but that could be due to low iron levels I just learned I had --- it's no wonder beans and peas and raisin bran have all sounded so good lately! (Baby just kicked the laptop to say hello) This is all going by so fast. I'm looking forward to this next week off of work to slow down and take it all in - Christmas, the New Year, and the fact that I'm just a college quarter away from giving birth if all goes well. Wow.
Nic's Job News
Thanks to connections from past employment, and thanks to our Good Dad for opening doors, my guy will once again find himself fashioning delicately balanced and heartwarmingly delicious libations at Starbucks! The formal interview process is out of the way. We are just waiting for word on where and when to start, as well as what official position he will hold - whether Barista or Shift Supervisor. And what the heck, I went ahead and asked the Lord if they would just say to themselves, "You know what? We already know Nic is awesome, let's just go head and make him an assistant manager and start the management training process!" It's a long shot, but God's been known to answer prayers like that for us before, like the time we were buying a car and I asked if I could have a car just like the one I used to drive but in awesome condition. What do you know, one turned up just in time and just in line with our budget. He said yes. :-) Nic is pleased to start working at the 'Bucks again. The current plan is to do his best there and work his way up while going back to school with a focus in business (perhaps finance and/or management?) starting next Fall or soon after. We had talked about starting school sooner but figured it probably wouldn't be the greatest idea to heap several big life changes into a couple of short months - i.e. I stop working, Nic starts new job, we move, Nic starts school, AND we have a baby? Yikes. How about one thing at a time --- ish.
All in all, we feel a lot of peace, like maybe right now is a calm before the storm, a time to walk slowly and breathe deeply before we have to pick up the pace to keep up with all of the changes coming our way. May we gather all that is good during this season (and the next)! And there is so much good...
Blessings,
Sarah
for both of us
