So, although this blog started about happiness, I have kind of fallen off the spots of happiness bandwagon. And I've totally jumped onto the baby bandwagon. And I realize that not everyone cares about pregnancy and baby - but I can't help it. It's the most interesting thing in my life right now!
Anyway, I digress. I thought I'd start doing a weekly series called Friday Smiles. The name reminds me of Savannah Smiles, the movie.
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| Ok - so this movie cover makes the movie look so boring (and old), but it was so good! |
Did you ever see that movie? I LOVED it. And I actually wanted to name my baby girl Savannah for as long as I can remember. In the end, if we were having a girl we wouldn't have gone with Savannah because the way it's pronounced in Spanish means "sheet", like a bed sheet. Hubs was not all about it.
So, back to the series.
I decided that I needed to bring more happiness to this blog in the same way I did when I started it. Especially these days because grumpy/sad/depressed seems to be my middle name. I'm not sure if it's the pregnancy hormones, the fact that I'm moving in a week and I HATE moving, the big, stressful conference I have coming up at work, the depression of slowly moving toward poverty, or the many other things going on in my life. No matter what the deal is, I need to realign myself with happy and find something to celebrate (not that I'm not celebrating the baby, but I mean on a day-to-day basis).
So, here are my
Friday Smiles!
* Feeling the baby move constantly. Ok, ok, the first smile is baby related, but I can't help it! However, Baby M is so active these days. He just loves to move all over the place and I love it.
* The fact that summer is here! I love summer and I love the heat. And we are having some serious heat here in DC - but every time I walk outside I feel like I'm being wrapped in a blanket of warmth, and it feels grand.
* Getting a ride home all week from Bus Friend Dave. My bus friend and I have become spoiled because this guy Dave (no worries - he's not sketchy) started driving to work and he picks us up every afternoon if he gets out around the same time as we're waiting for the bus. This week I got a ride home Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday! Woo-hoo! It takes almost as long in the car as the bus but it's way more comfortable.
* Reading good books - now that school is over for the summer I have time to read something besides anatomy. And it's great! I am currently reading three regular books and one pregnancy book. I will review them soon. They are all good in their own way.
* Bagels, lemon bars, and donuts at work. I don't know what has gotten into my co-workers but they are bringing in treats left and right. I was on a webinar at work yesterday and the message went out that there were lemon squares in the kitchen and I couldn't get there. I was sad because I knew that by the time the webinar was over all the yummy lemon bars would be gone. However, I didn't factor into the equation that my amazing co-worker would think of me and save one for me. During the webinar I got a nice email from her saying she had brought me one and it was in my office. I work with some amazing people. And the lemon bar was yum-a-licious.
* Maternity/Paternity leave. I am so thankful that my job has a generous-ish maternity leave. Yeah, it's not as great as T. Rowe Price or anything (12 weeks paid maternity) but I do get some paid weeks off along with short term disability. Plus, my husband gets to use his sick time for paternity leave so he is going to take some time off after I go back and while my sister is awaiting the evacuation of her baby. So glad about this. My husband's boss's favorite phrase is "Don't worry" and "Family comes first" so I am hoping he is serious. Hubs doesn't get paid much but his boss seems to be really good about family stuff. And I think it will be great for hubs to spend some quality time with Baby M while I'm at work. He'll learn a lot about taking care of baby and learn how to handle things on his own. Or both him and Baby M will be completely traumatized.
What Friday Smiles do you have?
Did you ever want to name you first born after a movie/TV show you watched as a kid?
What book are you reading right now??
I was named after someone my parents saw on a tv show. Funnily enough, Jessica wasn't a really popular name back then - it sure is now though!!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your pregnancy is going so well!
I was named after my sister's babysitter, but there still aren't that many Kattrina's. And I kinda feel like less people will name their children Kattrina since the hurricane.
DeleteMy co-worker named her daughter Sofia and then it seemed like there was an explosion of girls named Sofia. I guess names goes in stages!