Life has been throwing some curve balls at us lately. I'm sure it's all part of Heavenly Father's plan and I just keep reminding myself of that. A couple weeks ago I had a Dr.s appointment and it was the routine glucose screening time. Well... the first test did not go so well, so I had to go back and do a 3 hour glucose screening test. They gave me some glucola to drink (orange this time! so much better than lime). And then proceeded to draw my blood every hour for the next 3 hours. I wasn't too worried as many people have this test. Wednesday morning I get a call from my nurse and she informs me that I failed my test and the diabetes education center would be calling me to set up an appointment. I have gestational diabetes. If you would like to know what that is go here. I haven't decided yet how I really feel about it. Of course I'm not thrilled with the idea, but I don't know how bad it is going to be. Monday I am attending an information class about it. I am anxious about that. From the first test I also found out that I am anemic, so I need to take some iron supplements that my doctor has prescribed (not a big deal).
Thursday I had a meeting with our boss and he told me that we were being let go. Now, this was not a total surprise as we had a meeting with him about a month ago about our job performance. Things were really tough, stressful, and not working out super well. It's basically a huge workload for one person. So, our last day of work is April 9th and we will get free rent through the end of April. We are now looking for a 2 bedroom apartment and a new job! I am kind of relieved about the whole thing. I really did not enjoy this job and thought many times that I would be so much happier without it. Besides the financial side of things I think it really is a blessing. But I know we will be okay financially, so it really is a blessing. Also, it would have just gotten harder to handle once our baby girl is here!
When Tyler and I are much older I am sure this will be one of those times that we will look back on and be grateful that we had to go through it, but never wish it to happen again. He has been such a support to me through these hard times and I am so grateful for that. He's the best!
Today Tyler finishes his winter term of dental school! Finals will be over and it will be the start of Spring Break for him! Unfortunately we are not able to go anywhere because of our job, but it will be nice for him to have a break from school, go golfing, and relax around here.
Also, I am continuing to get huge! I need to take an updated picture. I feel like I have doubled in size since the last picture, just 3 weeks ago. Yikes!
3 comments:
Tara good luck with everything--potentially negative unexpected events are never fun to deal with! Good luck with the job hunt (and moving, again!).
Despite all the drama of the past few weeks for you, just know you have a solid group of friends here for you who are happy to do anything we can to help. I volunteer to take some stress off by getting pedicures. : )
Tara, I feel your pain. I've gone through two pregnancies with type 1 diabetes. It's not fun, but it's do-able. And now I have two healthy boys! Let me know if I can be of any help.
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