Meeting with Employer and Other Updates

I met with my boss yesterday and am pleased to report it went much better than I had anticipated.

She was very happy to hear my news (whew!) and I think we've come up with some ways of getting my 600 hours in. I will likely do a few hours here and there in December to do some overlap with the person who is currently doing my position, but not enough to affect my maternity leave pay. This person might even be interested in coming back again in the spring, after she fulfills her contract with her previous job where she has taken an leave of absence. I might be able to work a few extra hours per week in the early part of the new year and then taper off closer to my due date, and it is also possible that I have more vacation time available than I thought. Anyway, we are waiting to confirm this with the management, but I know they are willing to try to help me out as much as possible.

At 12.5 weeks the nausea and general "hung over" feeling seems to be mostly behind me now. I still need the occasional nap but the fatigue is nothing like it was.

Last night I had a terribly vivid nightmare that I was bleeding everywhere and losing the baby. It seemed so real I actually got up to go to the washroom and check. Gah... can't get away from those IF ghosts sometimes.

More reassuringly, I'm now picking up a nice strong heart beat on the fetal doppler. Most times its in the 140 range, but occasionally its higher or lower. Anika's was usually around 160ish. Maybe this baby will be a boy? We are going to find out this time. Hopefully the little guy or gal will be co-operative at the anatomy ultrasound in a few weeks time.

I see my OB for the first visit prenatal visit in 3 more weeks. We are once again opting out of the prenatal testing, so I guess there really isn't anything for him to do at this point. It will be nice not to feel completely on our own anymore.