Saturday night I went to work. It was definitely one of my tougher nights. Another 13 hour shift with no break or lunch. :( My temporary position is supposed to end in mid-March, but my charge nurse told me that she talked to our supervisor and she thinks she will be able to put me on the schedule for the following month... if so, that would totally be an answer to my prayers! I just need a job until I become closer to delivering, so I hope that it's true and she can keep me on the schedule for another month. A lot of family/friends have been praying for my job situation and I know it'll all work out (whether I have a job or not, God will provide). Jim and I already see God stepping in and providing... besides Jim's regular full-time job, he has his own business on the side where he does computer work for people. Lately he's been getting more calls to fix their computers which means more money to save up for when Abigail arrives. It is so cool when we can see God taking care of us. :)
Sunday evening Jim and I hosted a neighborhood block party on our street. Last week we went door to door handing out flyers for it. Out of the 20 houses on our block, 7 of them actually answered their doors and 3 households actually came. :) Ever since Jim bought this house I wanted to make it a goal to reach out to our neighbors and befriend them. I feel like a lot of neighbors nowadays have become strangers to one another and I remember growing up where you actually knew your neighbors. I want the same for our nieghborhood and family. Even though only 3 households came, it was so nice to be able to get to know them more and connect. It was also nice to have the support of our friends from church. A few families from our church came over to support what we're trying to do and we really appreciated the extra love. As Christians, the world is our mission field, Jim and I are just starting out with the people on our block. :) The best way to share Jesus with others is to build relationships with them and show them the love of Christ, not by shoving the Gospel down their throat, but by being genuinely caring and loving neighbors.
Today I had the day off. Love my days off. :) I've been looking on craigslist for a pack n play since that is one of the pricier items for baby. I've always loved the Graco Silhouette pack n play in the Rittenhouse print, but couldn't justify paying about $200 for it brand new. I've seen it a few times on CL but either the price was still high or they were too far. Today I found it for a great price (only $79! which I think is worth it. I know there are pack n plays much cheaper, but this is the one I really wanted). It has all the bells and whistles (which I know isn't necessary but is a nice perk for the price we got it at). I wanted a play yard that didn't look too kiddish and would blend in nicely with our decor. I LOVE the black and white damask print on this one and even though I think this is more towards the feminine side, if we have a boy next, it'll do for him too since the colors are so neutral.
Our new (to us) pack n play! The canopy on the left goes up for shade and the cute little bears hang down like a mobile. And on the right the changing table folds down with storage for diapers and wipes. :) Love it!
This is the blankie that we will rock Abigail to sleep in before she naps in the pack n play. Her Berda and Papa gifted it to her (Jim's parents hehe)
Jasper was curious about this new contraption in our home...
So that's what's been going on with us the past few days... tomorrow we have Abigail's 31 week OB appointment! Ahh I can't believe she will be here in 9 weeks (or less, hopefully not more)! We will be getting a 3D/4D ultrasound done sometime soon and we are so excited to see what she looks like! Tomorrow night I work. The whole hospital is switching from paper to electronic charting this week, so it is definitely going be a crazy week at work. That's the reason I got hired in the first place, to add more nurses on the floor when we go live with Epic Electronic Medical Record. I hope I'm ready!
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