Love my days off.

I love my days off from work. Yesterday I got off of work in the morning, went to sleep when I got home, then got a wonderful prenatal massage at Dolce (thank you groupon!). When I returned home, Jim surprised me with a picnic packed and a date in the park. :) Ahhh I absolutely loved it. Jasper came with us too and I remember thinking, at this moment, life is absolutely perfect. I have the best husband in the world, a beautiful baby girl on the way and the most loving doggy. I love my little fam! Our time in the park was pure bliss. Definitely started my "weekend" off right. Spending quality time on a low-cost, casual date is exactly what I wanted and needed. I picked up 2 extra nights at work this past week since we just switched from paper to electronic charting and they were allowing everyone to pick up shifts. As much as the 13-hour nights are tiring, it is a blessing that I was able to pick up shifts with Abigail on the way and me taking time off of work. After our lovely date, Jim agreed to do whatever I wanted for the rest of the night! What a wonderful husband I have. :) So we went to Target to register for some more baby items and we picked up the baby swing I've been wanting from someone off of craigslist. Craigslist is amazing. I love getting things for a great deal! Then we went home and cuddled on the couch and watched some tv before bed. Ahhh such a wonderful day. :)

Today was a good day as well. I went grocery shopping with my coupons in hand. I usually go on Wednesdays since that's when the majority of new ads come out, but didn't have time this past week so I went today before the ads change tomorrow. It stinks going on a Tuesday since some of the items on sale are already sold out. I know I can get rain checks, but then I never remember to go back for the item once I do. Then I cooked dinner for us and enjoyed a nice night relaxing with Jim and Jasper.

I truly wish I could be a stay at home mom once Abigail is born, but it's just not realistic with a house mortgage, 2 car payments, and lots of bills. :( But working only 3 days of the week has got to be the next best thing! One of the perks of being a nurse. But I know if I were a stay at home mom, I would feel guilty about not contributing financially since I remember already feeling like that during those few months of not working after I graduated from nursing school. I hope I can find a job after Abigail is born that is also 12-hour shifts so I can continue working 3 days and having 4 days off and at home. Speaking of which, my contract for work was originally supposed to end in mid-March, but they are keeping me on the schedule another month until mid-April! Such an answer to our prayers. Now I will have a job up until I am 38 weeks, then I can just get prepared for Abigail those last couple weeks (if she doesn't come early).