Happy Halloween

We had a great time on Halloween. Garrett dressed up as Spiderman, he liked trying to shoot webs from his hands. He had a blast. We went to a fall festival before we went trick or treating, it was in our neighborhood, he had a lot of fun, they had a ton of games geared towards kids and well, you just couldn't lose, so he always got candy! On our way back to the house, we trick or treated, and G loved it! One house scared him, it was decorated pretty well! Matt left us near the house and went to pass out candy, while Garrett and i finished up, then we went back home. He was getting tired by then, but after a little snack and some milk, he had SO much fun handing the candy out. He would rub to the curb and say "coming?" and then race back to us at the porch so he could give candy away.

I forgot my camera when we went to the festival, so I don't have many pictures at all. sorry! I have a couple of our great pumpkins though!

Fishing with PaPa

On Friday, Matt, his Dad, and Garrett went fishing. It was really cold that morning, and sadly they didn't get any fish, but they had a lot fo fun!

"get up, momma"

I've pretty much thrown in the towel on potty training. He has been asking to wear underwear lately, which i think is a great sign, but not peeing in the underwear seems to be something he's not ready to master! He has decided the best place to poop is under the kitchen table with all the chairs pulled in. Today, I'm sitting there eating lunch and he comes and kind of run/slides under the table and pulls all the chairs in, but i'm sitting in the 4th. He says momma, move. And i refused until he asked me nicely, finally, he sticks his head out and says, "get up, momma, PLEASE"!! How could i resist? Maybe if i put the potty under the table he'll use it??

ultrasound & surgery

Yesterday was a big day for us. I had my 20 week ultrasound and Matt had some much needed surgery on his lower back. Honestly, other then waiting around for Dr's ALL day, everything went great.

The ultrasound was so fun. I asked a ton of questions just to drag it out a little, we had waited almost an hour due to some mix up, so i was taking my time! We saw the face, and hands and legs, and, well, that was all :) we closed our eyes, when she measured the femur and found out the sex. For size reasons the Dr told the tech she needed to know what i am having, the tech said now they write it in the far back of the chart anyways, becasue some moms change their minds, so now they can go back and tell them. I can tell you the HR was 149, no idea if that leans boy or girl, but the whole experience was fun. My iron is low, but the Dr feels I can bring that up with diet, so I'm going to be embarking on an iron rich diet :)

Matt's surgery also went well, although i'm sure he won't call it fun! The Dr was an hour late. For some, this is a minor inconvenience, fo the pregnant women it was nauseating! I didn't want to leave Matt so I ate lunch 2 hours later then normal. The surgery lasted an hour from start to finish. All i can say is he has some stitches, it's pretty bruised and tender and getting him to sit on the couch and rest is nearly impossible! I've given up, if it hurts him bad enough he'll sit, right? He can't lift Garrett for the rest of this week, he also has to stay home all week, Monday he can go back to work, but only office work. He can't lift anything heavy for 4 weeks. This is going to be very hard for Matt, but I think pain will remind him!

20 weeks

I am 20 weeks today! I go to the Dr on Tuesday for my ultrasound, and sorry, we do not want to find out the sex. I know this is killing some of you, but I think it will be fun waiting this time. I feel fine, minor aches in my hips and that stubborn sciatic nerve that flairs up daily, but other then that, I'm good. I've gained 10 pounds, and i'm so happy I made it to 20 weeks only gaining 10 pounds. Everyone said 10 lbs at 20 weeks and I did it! I do try and walk daily, it doesn't always happen, but I'm trying.

We did end up pulling Garrett from daycare, so he is home with me full time now. Some days are better then others!! The daycare has been super nice, they are allowing me to bring him up for interviews and Dr's apts. so that's a big help. He went on Tuesday becasue I had a couple of job interviews.

Yes, you read correctly, 2 interviews in one day! The second one is a much better fit for me, so I am hoping and praying that they decide to go with me!!

Next Tuesday, Matt is finally having that surgery he's been needing since last Christmas! He kept waiting for a "good" time and I finally convinced him there isn't going to be a good time. Before the new baby comes is about as good as it can get, he finally had enough I guess. It's going to be hard for him, I know. He'll be home, probably, all week, and then won't be able to return to work, 100% for about a month. I know it will be hard for him to not work and it will be hard for his employers to not want him back, but again, there is no good time to be down and out for a month! I am desperately hoping I get a job soon, I'm just not sure how well the 3 of us will do at home, with Matt in pain and cranky! So, everyone cross your fingers and say a prayer for all of us!!

Appeal

I lost. No more unemployment. Not sure how we will make it off Matt's income alone. Somehow we'll muddle through. I imagine we'll pull Garrett from daycare, that will save a few hundred a month, not much else we can cut out. The gym membership for sure. But, the tv and internet are on a contract, everything else is kind of necessary, gas, electricity, insurance, etc. Pray that a job comes along soon. I need one, bad.

18 weeks

I am a little over 18 weeks now, which is the start of my 5th month. I am feeling fine, and gaining weight right on target, so things are great....pregnancy wise.
As far as unemployment, some of you know the roller coaster I've been on, when I was first let go, I filed for unemployment, I was denied, about a month later, someone from TWC called me and interviewed me about my termination, she made the decision to overturn the original decision and i started receiving unemployment, then 2 weeks ago, I received a letter from TWC stating that Wells Fargo was contesting the unemployment and i had to appear in phone court. This was a week ago Monday, WF was not prepared, so it was rescheduled for Thursday, I still have not received notification if my unemployment will continue or not, but when I went in and requested a payment for the last 2 weeks, my claim was not denied, so I am hoping this is a good thing! I should be able to debit the money tomorrow, so we'll see if it's there or not.
The job search is dismal, I've applied for approximately 75 jobs, I've had 4 interviews, 2 in the last 3 days. One with Chase bank, i was not hired, due to my recent termination. I had an interview today with a job placement agency and she was pretty frank and said it doesn't look good for me. I am in the "professional" category but unfortunately, so are plenty of others. With A&M being so close, they have a great HR/Recruiting degree program, she said they also tend to accept lower pay then someone like myself. She said she knows of one job posting that had 125 applicants!! I am trying to stay positive, but if the unemployment is denied I am not sure what we will do. I was even turned down at Target! If anyone has any ideas, I'm open to them!