terrypurple73 | (no subject)

Somehow, I'm 36 weeks preggo today. I'm not sure how that happened- it's here pretty quickly. I have a friend who is about 21 weeks along, and every time she posts something, it confuses me, because how can she possibly be that far along, when she's months behind me? So here I am. One more week and I'm officially able to deliver at the Birth Center (can't go there before 37 weeks), so that's pretty impressive. I showed up just before 37 weeks, and I seem to have turned out all right. I know things can still change, but right now- I'm not worried about birth complications. Heck, the kid is already probably bigger than either Joe or I were at birth (we were both five-five).
But I'm still home sick today, which is rotten. I've had a cold for almost a week that's kicking my ass, so I'm a little miserable. I've mostly been sleeping insane amounts- regular night's sleep plus 3-4 hours of napping a few days this week. Then I didn't get any extra sleep yesterday, so I thought I'd crash well last night. Nope- three hours in, insomnia hits, so I got up for a while. I'm glad Joe convinced me to call in for today. I went back to bed after a lot of snooze-alarms, and just got up at 11:15. I was only going to work a half day anyway, since I have the midwife appointment, but I just hate calling in sick. Might have to get over that.
The kid discovered my rib cage last week, so sleeping has gotten a little more challenging anyway, but mostly it's okay. And Joe hooked up the air conditioner yesterday, so we're all happier. Because with the heat, the illness, and the kiddo, I'm hot all the time right now. Thank goodness I'm not taking this pregnancy through the summer!
Non-baby related, work is going well. It's surprising to me, but it really is going okay. It turns out that despite not really wanting to or expecting to, I like Amy, the new supervisor. I think she has a good head on her shoulders, and I've appreciated her leadership style so far- some changes are coming and have come over this past month, but they're not huge programmatic changes- they're small, needed order to things. Generally, she's letting herself be taught how things run at FEJH, and doesn't want to step on people's toes or undermine them by using her position. She seems like she'll be a good advocate for the families, and while she still has a learning curve ahead of her, I'm more impressed than I planned to be. She seems to trust my insights and my expertise in just the way I'd hoped. I of course haven't told her I applied for her job; we will have to have a more personal relationship than the current good professional one before I let that get out (assuming Geoff kept his mouth shut, which I believe he did). And I'm actually feeling relieved at not having the program's leadership on my plate as I prepare to take time off. When some decisions have been needed, especially in the first week or so after she started, I found myself grateful that I didn't have to stress over them. Of course, none of this is to say that I wouldn't have rocked at this job, or that I shouldn't have been offered it. But it's been going much more smoothly than I'd thought it would. And really, it's not Amy's fault she got the job offer- it's Geoff who made the decision, and it's Geoff who I have no real desire to see for a very long time. Amy seems good, and while I still believe I should have gotten the position, she's certainly better than I'd anticipated.