Sorry this update's so long in coming... It got pretty busy around here for a while. I did go to the doctor like I said I would about going on the trip. She wasn't sure what she should do, so she called the referral department at TriCare, and then gave me the information I needed. It was easy. I was in and out really fast. I had another appointment with Women's Health the day before we left for Missouri. I got a refill on my iron pills, and the doctor palpated my belly to determine Junior's position. She found him head down, which is good. As he gets less and less room in there, he's less likely to suddenly switch positions on me and become breech. That would mean a C-section, no doubt. But, oh, man! Junior did not like all the poking and prodding she did! He started pushing and kicking as soon as she stopped! I just kinda laughed. The doctor did tell me that the next time I come in, at my 36-week appt., I was going to have a test for Group B strep bacteria. Apparently this is a normal bacteria in our intestines, and given the proximity of our waste disposal area to our playground, it is possible for that bacteria to find its way into the birth canal. They will swab the outer rim of the vagina, and if they find the strep, the baby will be given antibiotics soon after birth. I haven't had a vaginal exam since November, this should be fun.... heh, heh, heh.... ahem.
Anyhow, we left for our trip on Saturday morning. We made really good time, and were able to stay in a familiar city with the smell of cattle farms nearby, what a great smell to farm kids... :) We made it to Bryan's mom's house in the early afternoon, and hung out there for a few hours. We had to leave Sabre with her, since our resort didn't allow pets. But we were back the next day to have lunch at the restaurant where Bryan used to work, and to see some of his extended family. That night we were at his mom's so he could have her help him with his resume. They got to talking about the online game they play together, then his stepdad and brother joined in, since they play too. I just sat there twiddling my thumbs. I don't play the game, don't really have much desire to play the game, so I had no idea what they were talking about. Oh well.
Our resort was beautiful. We had an incredible view of the lake, a full kitchen with all utensils and cooking pots and pans provided. We had a dishwasher, which was awesome! The master bedroom housed a king size bed and a whirlpool tub. The place had two bathrooms as well. It was also equipped with high speed internet, which helped out immensely with Bryan's job hunting, since we'd brought the laptop. The dining room table was glass, which made me glad that we didn't bring any young children. There was a TV in the living room, master bedroom, and second bedroom. It was absolutely gorgeous. We lived better there that week than we do here at home!
Most of the rest of that week was spent doing Bryan's job hunting. We drove through the industrial areas and stopped by several places so that he could drop resumes, and got a couple leads from that. We went to a property management office with which I'd done business before and got a short list of (3) housing options to look at. The first one we turned down immediately, bad looking neighborhood, not so great looking house, too much money for what was there (or not there). The second one was an apartment. The worst thing about it was that there was very little place to let Sabre out. He wouldn't have been able to get any exercise at all, since it was right off a main road. The third place we liked from the start. It was a cute little three bedroom house. I didn't care for the barn red color on the outside, but it looked nice and had a fenced backyard, perfect for Sabre. We got to take a tour with the tenant, who was in the process of moving out. She told us she'd lived there for two years, and loved the place. She was moving because they'd found a bigger place in the country with some land for their horses. The only thing about the place that we would have liked to have was for it to be in a more secluded area. But it's in a quiet neighborhood, from what the tenant said, and well off the main roads. Nearly everything in it was no more than two years old, including the carpet and appliances. It needed a couple of small repairs, but otherwise, it was perfect. We told the management that we wanted it. The only hangup they had was that we didn't want to move in until August. But they took a deposit check, and said they'd only cash it if the owner changed his mind about waiting to see if another person wanted to move in sooner. The guy we worked with at the office actually called us yesterday to let us know that the owner was replacing the carpet in one of the bedrooms. He said he'd call once a week to let us know how or if things were progressing with the owner of the house. How awesome is that???!!!
So the house hunt went well. Unfortunately, Bryan's job hunt didn't go quite as well. He didn't pass part of the physical test for the Highway Patrol, so he's out of the running until next year. He plans to try again, but it put him down in the dumps for a while. He went to a job fair about an hour and a half away from where we will be living, but no one had any leads for our area. We found several jobs for which he was well qualified, but it never got any farther than putting in applications. Of course, now that we're back home, he is unable to do face-to-face interviews. But he's planning to put his resume up on websites like Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com. I may have to remind him to do it, though. We've been home for a week, and he hasn't yet. We'll see.
As far as pregnancy stuff, since that's what this blog is supposed to be about... My feet swelled to scary proportions on the trip there. Elevating them didn't do much, so we went out and bought support hose and tube socks. They helped tremendously. I also made myself get out of the car more often when Bryan did, since I'd sit in the car when he would go into places to drop off resumes. So my feet went back to their normal size, though my legs itched like crazy from the pantyhose. I did get to go swimming on our last day at the resort. I'd gone out and bought a cute maternity swimsuit just for the trip, since I knew we were going to have an indoor pool. Unfortunately it doesn't hide much of my stretch marks, since they're all on my thighs and hips. But I didn't care. I got to go swimming! An unfortunate side effect of my daily routine changing was that I didn't take my vitamins and iron pills like I should have, and I didn't stay hydrated like I should have. I ate okay, not as much as I do at home, but I think that was a good thing. On our way back, though, I had to force myself to eat. I didn't want to eat anything, even when I was starving, absolutely nothing sounded good. But I made myself eat. Luckily doing that didn't make me sick. I think I was getting depressed about going back home. It was so nice being back in Missouri, where things move at a slower pace, and the people are so much more considerate. I felt the change in my attitude when we got back. Our neighbors wanted to socialize a lot, since it'd been a while, our cat stayed glued to us nearly all of the first day we were back, and I wanted nothing to do with any of it. When I told Bryan how I was feeling, he said I masked it well, which made me happy. I wanted him to know that it wasn't directed toward him at all, I just didn't think I really wanted to be back home. It's nice because I have all my comforts nearby, but being away was such a nice change. I'm better now, though.
Well, that's about all for the trip update. I'll try to get a couple of pictures taken tonight or tomorrow and get them posted, so check back in a week. I might even get one of me in my sexy maternity swimsuit! :)
I'm going to start a new post to talk about what's been going on the last few days, so my readers can take a break. I know I tend to write mini-novels in these things. TTFN!!!
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