This weekend marked 25 weeks of pregnancy! Woohoo! I love that time is ticking on. It's starting to feel more and more real.
I went to Ottawa this weekend on a quick 24h trip (technically, I think I was there for 21h) to look at some apartments that were listed online with an amazing non-profit housing provider that I really respect. I almost completely withered in the non-airconditioned car on the way there, but managed to get to my viewing appointments almost on time. (Being pregnant in July in a non-airconditioned car in standstill highway traffic really sucks.)
Anyway, some friends and I looked at 3 apartments together on Saturday evening. They all had great floorplans and were priced similarly, but 2 of them had carpet (allergy alert!) and one of those two smelled of smoke and was located on the 3rd story of a 3-storey walk-up. It would suck to be there with a stroller and a dog + baby to pee on the rug. Fortunately, the 3rd apartment was super awesome. It has wood floors throughout and southern exposure, a nice balcony and a storage unit in the basement (that is awesome for me!!!). It's on the 2nd floor of a multi-storey, it has an elevator, and there are child & dog friendly parks surrounding the place. Also, strangely, the kicthen is exactly the same as the kitchen I had in my Toronto Co-op apartment, so that will feel strangely cozy to work in. I've submitted an application and there's a reasonable chance that I'll get it. There is someone who might usurp my position there if their internal transfer request lands them in that unit, but they should know if that's happening within the next day or so. If that doesn't happen and my credit check goes off without a hitch then the place will be mine. Please cross your fingers for me! I would LOVE to celebrate the first year or two of my baby's life in that apartment + give birth in that apartment! It's dreamy.
It was weird being in Ottawa for less than 24h when I really want to be living there *now*. I'm ok living in Toronto for the short term, but seeing all the greenery in Centretown and hearing the ambient Bluesfest music wafting through the air really made me homesick for my old/future neighbourhood. I look forward to going back again.
A fun and unexpected treat was that I had an unplanned mini clothing swap with one of my friends who were hosting me for the night. I swapped out a riotously colourful Old Navy jersey dress that looks cute on me but never makes me feel like *me* and in a generous exchange I got 2 loaner skirts and 3 loaner t-shirts. I'm particularly loving the skirts. All the stuff I got is non-maternity but it's in a size larger than I usually wear + it's cotton-spandex-jersey and therefore very belly-friendly and summer-appropriate. I need to buy a few more work-friendly pregnancy T-shirts and then I'll be 100% equipped until possibly my biggest days at the end. (I might just spend the last 2 weeks or so in my housecoat!)
The other piece of news is that I decided to totally come out of the closet about my pregnancy. I was waiting to hear about a job I'd applied to before I announced it because I didn't want the small community that is the Ottawa job market to have a possible reason for not hiring me... but since I've now gotten the official email saying that I won't be moving on to the next level of the competition, I feel like I'm going to use this as an opportunity to celebrate the baby-to-be. I'm really disappointed about not getting the job, but it's also fine because I am still employed at my lesser-paying-but-stable job and I will have access to maternity leave no matter what. I'm lucky. I know it. I was just hoping to be lucky enough to have a job that would allow me to save more money for daycare...
So... I've now announced the pregnancy on Facebook, so I expect that all of my friends-of-friends will know within the next 10 seconds. That means that you can now use my name and "is pregnant" in the same sentence without blowing my cover. I'm not explicitly sharing this blog with everyone, but I don't mind if friends tell other friends about it or if folks stumble across it randomly. I'm enjoying the slight anonimity of it for now.
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