Back to work I go

I was cleared to go back to work on light duty.  I am glad to be back at work because being home all of the time was getting boring.  Work is harder than it was now that I'm supposed to sit as much as I can and not lift anything.  My Dr. said nothing over 5 lbs.  Which is pretty much everything.  So I feel a little guilty at work since I don't feel like I do my share of the work.  I also get tired really easily now.  

All of the older ladies that come to pharmacy are now noticing my large baby bump and wanting to talk about all of their grandkids.  It is sort of funny.  I can only button the top two buttons of my jacket now. Hopefully we will get one that fits me better soon.

My parents are coming this next weekend which is always nice.  

That is all for now really.  Just trying to take it as easy as I can for the next 10 weeks or so.  

Lot's of stuff

Well, we are still recovering from our 2 and 1/2 weeks of off and on vacation. We had my sister one week, then my parents came for a few days, then we went to Vegas for a few days. Here is the recap for the past week.

1)Jojo: Joleen had some stomach tightness that we thought was nothing but it turns out it may have been contractions. So, doc has put her on light duty (which means she gets more vacation because she can't stand up all day at work!) and she has just been hanging out at home trying to take it easy. She has another appointment in the morning so we will see what they have to say then.

2) Vegas: Jojo, Kristi, Kyle, Karen, and I flew up to Vegas on Friday and got back on Sunday. We had a ton of fun. We saw two excellent shows in Blue Man Group (pretty dang funny and great music) and Mystere (hot ballet dancers and awesome acrobats -- overall a pretty impressive performance). Plus I didn't become a gambling addict and I may have finally kicked my soda habit. Great weekend.

3) Back to work: so it started out pretty well. Monday was very busy and I had a tech sick but it was one of the most smooth days I have worked in a long time. Tuesday was slow, but the real fun happened after I left. I guess about 10 minutes after I left for the day, a guy came in and held up the pharmacy for Oxycontin and Xanax. The guy was getting away but two of our managers tackled the guy just outside the store and held him down until the cops got there (about 3 minutes). The guy admitted to hitting 6 Walgreens and CVS's over the past few months so that's great news. The whole tackling an armed robbery suspect isn't exactly kosher with coorporate policy so hopefully they are okay with it. High five to my store manager and assistant manager though for bringing the pain. Even though I wasn't involved at all, the whole situation does scare me a bit and makes me think I should get out of the retail setting when I get a chance. I have a year left on my contract. Let the countdown begin????

Finally, a note about a few of my teams. Heads up to Joleen so she can skip this section. Yankees are doing okay but the pitching has been awful thus far. They are scoring plenty runs to win the game (even with A-rod on the DL) but the bullpen has been terrible and the only pitcher that has been worth his big contract is AJ "I'm gonna get injured at some point" Burnett.

To the cats, Kentucky signed Jon Calipari as their head coach 3 weeks ago and it has been a very fun 3 weeks already. This is the beginning of the rebuilding of Kentucky glory. I am so giddy about it I can hardly wait til Midnight Madness. Until then, I can follow the recruiting as Cal "selects" the players he wants. He is probably the best recruiter in the nation plus he plays a fun style. I am stoked!!!

That is all for now.

Already mid April! WOW!

This month is going by so fast.  Zak and I are having a great April so far.  We had lots of family come and 

visit us the last few weeks.  It was really nice to see everyone.  We went to two baseball games and went miniature golfing twice.  We also went to Amazing Jakes which is an indoor place where you can do lots of arcade games along with bowling, a climbing wall, and bumper cars.  Zak, Amber, Ryan, and Thad went to the Science Museum while I was at work one day. They said it was a lot of fun.  We spent one entire day at the Zoo and took a ton of pictures.  We also did some shopping which is always my favorite.  

Zak and his Dad went to Bass Pro Shop while his mom and I went shopping on our own.  One of the highlights of my week was when I discovered there was a Taco Time really close to the Bass Pro Shop.  YEAH.   The other Taco Time closed recently and I was very disappointed. 

We went shopping at Babies R Us yesterday and of course we couldn't resist some of the cutest little girl clothes.  Zak's parents bought us a few adorable outfits that I can't wait to be able to use.  

After a week of fun activities I had my 28th week doctors appointment.  They did an ultrasound and she looks great. They are estimating that she is already 2 lbs 15 ounces as of last week.   That seems big to me.  I have been having a few contractions (or at least what I think are contractions) and I talked to the doctor about them.  She did a test and I just got the results back.  It came back positive that I'm at an increased risk of pre-term labor.  So I'm restricted to light activity right now.  Since my job requires me to stand most of the day if not all, I am off work until further notice.  I have another appointment the 22nd which I'm hoping they will let me return to work.  We will just have to see.  However the best part of the appointment was the part where they did a 4D picture of our little girls face.  Isn't it amazing what they can see on one of these.  She is adorable according to her future parents.

Well, I guess that is all for now.

-Jo