So last Friday, the 2nd, marked my last day of work. WOOOHOOOO!! I had no clue how uncomfortable I would be at work towards the end here, and am so grateful to find out that I was able to take the time off of work before having Jack as well. So, I'm home! Coincidentally, Amgen has a summer shut down the week following the 4th of July, so Josh was home with me this week too, as were the girls. We had fun! Last year we made tons of plans for day trips, etc... but that wasn't really in the cards this year. So we had fun doing lots of arts and crafts around the house, movies, park visits, etc. I think the girls were just stoked to have so much time with Josh, which always warms my heart to see.
A few other rather noteworthy things happened this week. At our doctor's appointment, we made the official decision to schedule a c-section. There are lots of reasons behind it I won't bore you with but I will tell you that I left the doctor's office feeling the best I've felt emotionally in a long time. I can be honest and tell you that during this entire pregnancy I had only viewed a c-section as the "what they have to do if something doesn't go as planned" option and that is as far as my mind went. But having that become a possible reality and going thru the roller coaster of making the decision, I was immediately confident as we walked to the car that this was the right decision for Jack and I. I can't explain it other than it just feels right in my gut... and that I have slept better than I have in weeks! So I'm goin with it and not lookin back! So.... I bet you are wondering when the big day is! Assuming everything goes as planned, baby Jack's birthday will be July 21st!!! Mind you, 2 days short of being a Leo (like his mama) which I selfishly wanted, but what can you do! We are SO EXCITED I can't even tell you how impossible it feels to get thru these next 11 days!!
One thing I strategically planned for in hopes that it would offer a much needed distraction to get thru the last few days... was the quilting class! Remember? This was the class Pattie and I signed up for together about a month ago that I've been way excited to go to. Well it was this week! I started to get nervous that I was a little too confident in my very beginner sewing skills. Just looking at all of that fabric I was not convinced that someone was going to easily be able to help me make heads or tails of it. Boy was I wrong. Within minutes, the teacher was breaking it down in such a way that I saw the light! It all makes perfect sense. Now I"m not saying that mine will look perfect, I get the concept just find, the execution is what needs practice, haha! But Pattie told me something right away.. a saying she actually has on the wall above her sewing machine at home: Finished is better than perfect! So I'm keeping that mentality in mind and having a blast. I'd rather finish and see what I would want to different the next time then get frustrated and leave it half done. So far I've burned thru half of my "homework" to have finished before our follow up class next week. I'm having a blast, it's so fun!! As it starts to come together I will post pictures of my progress because lets be honest, you can't wait to see!! :)
I think that catches you up on the big things this week!! Josh goes back to work on Monday, and the girls go to their mom's tomorrow... so I'm sure I'll post again with less of a gap as the last time. Stay tuned!!
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