We're having a boy!

I meant to call family to tell them, but I was so exhausted after my appointment that I slept all afternoon.  The baby is healthy and the right size and active and male.  They estimate he weighs 12 ounces.  His heart rate was higher than it has been (camera anxiety?) but not dangerous.  My blood pressure was down this month (123/86).  Perhaps Luther Memorial really was raising my blood pressure.  I've gained three pounds since last month.  Apparently, the post-Thanksgiving weigh-in I did at home was water weight or something else temporary.  I figure that even if I gain a pound a week for the rest of the pregnancy, I'll be within a healthy range.  I'm still wearing my normal clothes but will probably need my maternity jeans by Christmas.  I think I felt him move this morning, but they said that the location of the placenta may prevent me from feeling movement as soon as I otherwise might.  Right now, he's still just "him" because we don't have a name for him yet.  Names under consideration include Neal, Graham, Miles, Cameron and Nelson.  Feedback on names is welcome but may be completely ignored.

Home from Thanksgiving Travels

We're back from our trip to see Matt's parents in Michigan for Thanksgiving, and somehow I've gained five pounds in the last five days.  At least I have a food-heavy holiday to blame. :)  Rick, Cathy and Drew were also part of the holiday fun.  It's nice to see family, but right now it feels REALLY nice to be home.

No substitute left behind

I did some research, and Kentucky certifies only substitutes who have degrees in education.  If you don't have a degree in education, you can get emergency certification if you have any 4-year degree.  But you aren't at the top of anyone's call list, and you make less money.  In Campbellsville, I would make $53 for a full day of substituting.  I made almost twice that in Springfield!  I'm not sure it's worth buying work-appropriate maternity clothes to make about $7 an hour.  If we really, really need the money and nothing else pans out, I'll look into it again.  But it's not as good as an option as I'd hoped.  I would think that being qualified to teach college English courses would make me worth more than $53 a day as an English substitute.

So I'll put my effort into my resume.  I'd rather build a website than substitute teach anyway.  I really just need something flexible to do until I can start adjunct teaching next fall.

NRO @ LMC: R.I.P

Other than being available to answer questions, I am pretty much through working for Luther Memorial. After 5.5 years, I'm moving on! To what, I'm not sure. I'm going to look into substitute teaching at the two school districts in town. I'm also working on my resume to be eligible for a web design job for the English Department at Campbellsville University. Until another job comes along, I'll clean the house, unpack boxes, and practice/learn Javascript and PHP.  Plenty to keep me busy.