Recent Photos

 Kyla's first time meeting the Easter Bunny, 2012.

Taught Ky how to make fishy lips just after getting her out of the bathtub.

Layoff

Got called into my Manager's office yesterday morning.  They are doing voluntary layoffs here at my work right now.  My Manager is basically asking me to do the voluntary layoff.  I told her I wouldn't, that if they are going to lay me off, I'll wait for the involuntary, so that I can collect unemployment.  Not really the way I planned for things to go.  The only sort of positive is their benefits package for both voluntary and involuntary is a severence package based on your years of service.  I have 9 years 7 months service here.  Not all of that has been full time work, which is why that 9 years 7 months is actually less than how long I have really been working here.  I've been here since July 2000.  Almost 12 years.  If I am part of the involuntary I should know around the end of June, right when I am due.  LOL, perfect timing for that stress on top of baby delivery, right?  Ugh....  it will be difficult not working anymore, but whatever.  I feel like maybe this is in the plans for us.  I should have enough from my severence benefits to pay my car off and we just paid our boat and Greg's truck off, so that will be nice.  Still it's scary to only have 1 provider for a family of 4, even with Greg having a PT job as well.  I'm sure it'll all work out, but still just not really how I wanted things to go.  We will see what happens.  And, if they replace me after the layoff, with me being pregnant, that is an easy lawsuit.  Hahaha, although they say they will just distribute my work amongst other co-workers.  Good thing is my Sister now works like 30 seconds away from my office and her job isn't going anywhere.  If I am gone, I've got her here to keep an eye on things for me.  :)  I was offered another FT job here, but I'm not going to work FT.  My family is #1 to me, and having both my babies in daycare FT is not what I want.  So I either work FT or I get the boot.  I will be getting the boot.  LOL. 

Update

Haven't written a post in almost a month, thought I'd do a quick update.  I am now 28 weeks pregnant and feeling good still.  I haven't been to the doctor in 5 weeks but go again tomorrow.  I am going to ask for another ultrasound, since I haven't had one since we found out the sex several weeks ago.  I need to see my kid again, make sure she's still got everything she's supposed to have (hands/feet, arms/legs).  She is fairly active, especially like this past weekend at the hockey game where there is loud music and at church where there is also loud music.  I'm ready for her to be here now, so is Greg.  Not that I am sick of being pregnant, since I'm still feeling really good, but I just want her here now; ready to start the baby process all over again I guess.  I've been on a hunt for yard play equipment for Kyla since the weather is getting warmer.  I finally found a nice Little Tikes swings/slides combo set and a sandbox, on Craigslist and yard sales.  Kyla calls it her castle and loves to swing.  Now we've got to build a playarea in our back yard with pea gravel and all that.  Can't wait to get all of the outside projects around our house finished up.  There are lots of them, but with my Hubby working so much, he can only do so much.  Anyhow, I'm also on the hunt for a twin bed for Kyla.  I've got to move her into a bed so I can use her crib for the baby.  The baby will be sleeping right next to me in a co-sleeper for probably 6 months but after that, it's to the crib.  Anyway, I've taken some really cute pictures lately and need to upload some of those here.  I will do that soon.  BTW, I've surpassed my weight gain from when I was pregnant with Kyla.  Last week I weighed myself and was 118, I was 117 when I delivered with Kyla.  I'm sure I'm like around 120 or so by now.  Whew...good for baby though, she'll be healthy and chunky.  Hope everyone is doing well.  P.S.  We think we have a name for our little girl.  I wasn't going to share it, but pretty sure we are going with Emma Skye.  At least for now that is her name, we will see if it sticks.