It's 5 o'clock on Friday so clearly the only thing on my mind right now is can I go now? I didn't realize how many lulls this job really has to it and I have to admit I am rather disappointed. I know I will get busier as my meetings hit it's just crazy that I am sitting here with nothing to do but write about how I have nothing to do.
I already went onto babiesrus for hours today looking into all the neat gear that is out there and thinking about what things I want for my baby. I am not going to go so far as to create a registry yet but I am just looking at what is out there and reading consumer reports about things so when the time does come I can be all sorts of educated. Although I fully plan on taking a veteran mom with me when I do go to register to make sure that I have everything I need. I figure that all those checklists are chock full of what sponsers want them to say you just can't live without. I like the idea of haing a "living it" mom tell me what they couldn't do without at 3am. Plus it will be great mommy bonding time.
I focused a lot of researching breast pumps and let me tell you...yuck. Just the thought of the word vacuum as it is associated with my breasts is chilling. Although let me tell you I did have some hilarious mental pictures. I had done a lot of research on whether I wanted to breast feed or formula feed earlier in the year and after researching a lot I think that I really want to breast feed for 6 month or at least until my milk runs out. I figure I do want to pump a lot though because one thing I have always felt is that feeding the child helps the baby & father bond build. Plus it gives me a little mommy alone time (which will be so needed I know). I don't have anything against formula feeding I just like the addition of all of those wonderful immune building nutrients plus there is a lot of bonding while breast feeding. Since I fully plan on doing formula after a while I am going toget supplies for both. that way if I decide that I can't handle the breast feeding or whatever I will still be prepared. I will write more about my pump research on my maybe baby site since that is more geared toward that information.
On other fronts, Stan applied for the treasury job and yesterday found out that he was not high enough in the ranking to get referred to the hiring offical which really upset him. After a lot of loving support from all of his family members Stan walked into the office today and talked to someone about re-looking at the application to indeed say whether or not Stan was "qualified" for a job that he is currently performing. I am really praying that this comes through for him because that will open up a lot of doors for us and will be such a great thing for the baby (which he said he used as an inspiration)
Whether Stan actually does get the job or not I am really proud of him for walking into someone's office and confronting them. It is so incredibly unlike him and I am so glad that him saying something means that there is still a chance. It's just great to see people conquer those things that are really hard for them and completely inspiring. In that situation I doubt I would be able to muster up the courage to say something to someone and usually I can say just about anything to anyone (case in point posting on the internet all about how I am constantly farting in my office). I just think it is so great that Stan came out of his shell and really stood up for something he wanted. I think it made an impression on the hiring offical too because generally he has percieved Stan as a really hard worker who is really quiet. Well it shows him now just how badly Stan wanted this position. Like I said no matter what the outcome I am just happy that he was able to stand up for himself.
Ok I must really type fast because I have written all of this and I still have 15 minutes to go.
I think I mentioned before that tomorrow is my grandma's 25th anniversary party and I worked on a lot of the stuff today so I think I am pretty much set. I just have to finish the album when I get home. This is going to be such a great opportunity to see my family and I am so glad my grandma can have this. Her cancer has been such a rollercoaster and I know this will be a great high point- one that will hopefully keep her going as long as she can.
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