Another Big Change for the Duffys!

It has truly been an interesting past ten days for me. Last Monday I was sitting at home doing the usual (nothing) when I applied to 5 jobs. I only work 8 hours a week at the swim school and I knew that would not be enough, especially with baby on the way. So I applied, assuming no replies would come. On Tuesday I get a phone call from one of the places I had applied and said they would like to interview me. On Wednesday I had a 2 hour interview, no exaggeration. I assumed that was a good thing, right?! At the end of the interview the one woman said that me getting this position would depend on how the second woman felt about working with me. Both had really good poker faces, so I had no idea if they did or didn't like me, but I would be just fine if I didn't get the position. Thursday was a waiting day. Friday I was supposed to get the call, but no call... until 5:30! They had offered me a position!

So NOW what are you doing?!: I am proudly working full time, Monday-Friday, 8:30-5:30, as a teacher's assistant in a 2 1/2-3 y/o classroom. Not only are we stoked that it's a full-time position, but after 90 days we get benefits (which we currently do not have and hospital bills are piling up already) BUT if Ryan and I stick around Cleveland after his internship is up in June, then I can bring Baby with me to work. So I can still work full time and have Baby in the room just across the hall! What blessings! On Saturdays I am still teaching swim classes in the morning because I had parents and children requesting me as their teacher. So glad the swim school decided to keep me! God has perfect timing for everything, we just have to be patient with it.

How are you feeling? The "morning" sickness has pretty much subsided. Its so nice to not have to worry about loosing the little amount of food I could eat when I went out in public.

What food aversions do you have? Meat, any kind of it unless it is fried chicken or chicken nuggets. Weird, I know, but I cannot stand the smell of it cooking or even to look at it raw. Garlic and popcorn still make my stomach and sinuses go bonkers, including the smell of it. And eggs, probably because I had a bad experience with them earlier in the pregnancy.

What food cravings do you have? Still stuck on fresh summer fruits, salads, carrots, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Eggo waffles, and plain spaghetti. Zebra Cakes is the one junky food that I could eat all day. That's pretty much all I have eaten the past 2 weeks.

How can you pray for us? Ryan has his resume all ready to send out to churches, so we are ready to see where God might have openings! We have still not heard from the state about paying our medical expenses, but I am far less worried now that God has proved me with a source of income to pay those expenses. That Baby continues to be healthy and active. Our Doctor's visit this past Monday showed a very active baby with a healthy heartbeat and moving arms and legs! Our big ultrasound is in just 10 days and we get to finally learn the gender! (A gender and name reveal will shortly follow.) Lastly, that I will have the energy to keep up with working, especially since I've worked 4 hours the past month. I am plenty well rested to begin working for a little bit.

This isn't a great picture but it shows the size of Baby.
We were able to see the tiny hands and long legs.

Baby is the size of a cantaloupe and so am I!