I know, I know... it's been weeks and weeks since my last update. Let me fill you in then on what's been going on in my life since we got back.
Husbo Blues. A month after we left Riyadh, J came home for a quick visit. Initially, he was only supposed to get a week's leave but his colleagues were nice enough to let him "borrow" their days off at work and he was able to stretch his leave to two weeks.
We spent week one by going out every day even if it was only to the mall or grocery. I'd put off buying Jeolo's school stuff so we could get everything together. At least, even if J wouldn't be here for our baby's first day in school, he did get to shop with us and share in the excitement somehow. Unfortunately, Jeolo came down with the flu at the beginning of the husbo's second week and we ended up staying at home for the rest of his brief vacation. Saying goodbye again was hard but we comforted ourselves with the thought that he'd be back again this September.
My Pregnancy. I'm currently on my 27th week now and have gained about 15 lbs total. I had an ultrasound when I was 21 weeks where I found out we were having another boy. Initially, I felt a little disappointed because I'd been hoping for a girl but then I quickly got over it and went back to being very excited about the coming addition to our family. We've already begun preparing for his arrival and the husbo has also gone a wee overboard in purchasing some stuff, hehe.
I expect to deliver our little angel around the first week of September.
Little J. Our baby started Nursery last week, yippee! I'm so glad that he's had a very regular sleeping routine since he was about a year-and-a-half old because I've had no problems getting him to wake up in the mornings. He's also been quite cooperative in getting ready and having an early breakfast, thank goodness.
In school though, as we expected, he's having a hard time staying put in his seat for longer than 10 minutes. And he thinks everything's still a game. He loves participating but doesn't know how to wait for his turn. I'm not worried though because I know he'll eventually settle in. Beginning tomorrow, parents won't be allowed to hang around anymore. We're only to bring them to school then come back to fetch them at dismissal. I'm hoping that Jeolo and I will be able to skip the whole crying-for-mama thing when I leave him. Wish us luck! :D
Me. I enrolled in graduate school again.
When I was fresh out of college, I immediately went for a Masters in Nursing degree with a major in Psychiatry. Unfortunately, after a year, I couldn't keep up with school work while also being employed as a nurse at the same time so I gave it up. This time, I chose to take up Master of Arts in Nursing with a major in Nursing Management. It's a thesis course but it will enable me to shift from bedside nursing to the administrative side when I'm done. Admin nursing pays better and I'll only have to work the morning shift which is ideal for a mommy like me. With God's will, I'll be able to graduate after two or two-and-a-half years.
For now, I was only allowed to take two subjects since I'm pregnant but I plan to catch up during the second semester. I'll be having classes every Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8:30 in the evening and our first meeting will be held this week. I'm both excited and nervous since I've been out of school for 15 years already.
That's about it for now, I guess. I do hope this means I've got my blogging mojo back because I have missed it terribly. I'll also try to do some blog-hopping later on and visit some friends. :)
Mood Music: Guess I'm Doin' Fine by Bob Dylan