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After being disappointed that I had to wait a whole more month to find out whether or not I'd been accepted into the Nursing course, I logged on today, to find that I'd been offered a place! I accepted it straight away - I definitely want to do this - and then thought about the complications of beginning a course in the week of February 19th, when the baby is due February 6th.
I could have accepted it, but deferred it until July, but being so ecstatic that I got in, here I am clicking "I want to accept and do not wish to be considered for any more rounds" before my little brain caught up with my hands...
Wow.
I wonder what's going to happen now? Will baby arrive overdue? (The hospital here leaves it a maximum ten days before they induce labour...which would put me at 16th/17th February for bub to arrive, plus the stay at hospital, which is three days for normal delivery, or five with a c-section). Will I get the knack of breastfeeding before I have to attend TAFE? Will we have some form of 'routine' going, so baby is settled whilst I attend? Can I bring him/her with me? How often do I actually have to travel to TAFE, being that the majority of the course is online (thus much for easier for me to stay at home, and reduce the need for/cost of childcare)? Will I have someone to care for them for the first couple of weeks, if it turns out I need to put them in childcare for several hours a week (the centres won't take babies under six weeks...which, of course, is perfectly fine with me - I'd prefer for them not to be in childcare at all!).
The enrolment package will be sent out in the mail very shortly, so the questions regarding the actual course will be answered in no time...however, I'm even more anxious now to at least have an insight as to when this little miracle will be born! I don't want them to come before they're ready, of course. I wouldn't wish that upon any mother. But sometimes, I think being a psychic would actually have it's advantages ;)
I went around to see the boy the other day. He was fixing some girl's car - she was from his (and my sister's) grade in school, so I recognised her, a little bit - but I'd never spoken a word to her at all before, and so didn't expect much of a conversation from her. Plus, she's into drugs, and has a habit of messaging Johno whenever she's on them, or would like to be on them, hoping he'll have a friend who can indulge her needs. So yes, I wasn't too pleased she was there. But what can I do? The fool hadn't any radiator coolant left AT ALL in her car. She hadn't EVER checked the oil, the poor thing was literally falling to pieces - and the boy is good with cars, he loves tinkering away at them and has a knack for being able to fix pretty much anything that goes wrong with them...
Anyway.
More to the point, this girl came over to me and said "I recognise you from school"
'yeah'
*"Oh wow, so you're pregnant now? You look ready to POP!"
'I have four weeks left'
**'Yes, that's great!!'
At this point, I told Johno I was going. I'd see him another time he wasn't busy. I'd barely even been inside the gate, before this chick annoyed me to the point that I had to leave before I thrashed her. And I would have. The look on Johno's face as she **TOUCHED MY STOMACH WITHOUT ASKING, AND PROCEEDED TO RUB IT (keeping in mind I'd never spoken to this girl in my life before, and I already hated her..) was one of pure fear...he just nodded, apologised and said he'd call me as soon as he was done.
Apparently, he told her she shouldn't have touched me, and the stupid girl just looked at him all innocent, not knowing what on Earth she'd done so wrong.
*This was the most ultimately stupid question, ever. I sent her a message ages ago (not knowing who she even was, except a number in Johno's phone asking for drugs) explaining that he was to be a daddy in the upcoming months, and not to message him again for drugs - to find someone else who may have been able to supply her habit, so yeah...imagine my frustration!
Anyway, rant & boasting over :)
I could have accepted it, but deferred it until July, but being so ecstatic that I got in, here I am clicking "I want to accept and do not wish to be considered for any more rounds" before my little brain caught up with my hands...
Wow.
I wonder what's going to happen now? Will baby arrive overdue? (The hospital here leaves it a maximum ten days before they induce labour...which would put me at 16th/17th February for bub to arrive, plus the stay at hospital, which is three days for normal delivery, or five with a c-section). Will I get the knack of breastfeeding before I have to attend TAFE? Will we have some form of 'routine' going, so baby is settled whilst I attend? Can I bring him/her with me? How often do I actually have to travel to TAFE, being that the majority of the course is online (thus much for easier for me to stay at home, and reduce the need for/cost of childcare)? Will I have someone to care for them for the first couple of weeks, if it turns out I need to put them in childcare for several hours a week (the centres won't take babies under six weeks...which, of course, is perfectly fine with me - I'd prefer for them not to be in childcare at all!).
The enrolment package will be sent out in the mail very shortly, so the questions regarding the actual course will be answered in no time...however, I'm even more anxious now to at least have an insight as to when this little miracle will be born! I don't want them to come before they're ready, of course. I wouldn't wish that upon any mother. But sometimes, I think being a psychic would actually have it's advantages ;)
I went around to see the boy the other day. He was fixing some girl's car - she was from his (and my sister's) grade in school, so I recognised her, a little bit - but I'd never spoken a word to her at all before, and so didn't expect much of a conversation from her. Plus, she's into drugs, and has a habit of messaging Johno whenever she's on them, or would like to be on them, hoping he'll have a friend who can indulge her needs. So yes, I wasn't too pleased she was there. But what can I do? The fool hadn't any radiator coolant left AT ALL in her car. She hadn't EVER checked the oil, the poor thing was literally falling to pieces - and the boy is good with cars, he loves tinkering away at them and has a knack for being able to fix pretty much anything that goes wrong with them...
Anyway.
More to the point, this girl came over to me and said "I recognise you from school"
'yeah'
*"Oh wow, so you're pregnant now? You look ready to POP!"
'I have four weeks left'
**'Yes, that's great!!'
At this point, I told Johno I was going. I'd see him another time he wasn't busy. I'd barely even been inside the gate, before this chick annoyed me to the point that I had to leave before I thrashed her. And I would have. The look on Johno's face as she **TOUCHED MY STOMACH WITHOUT ASKING, AND PROCEEDED TO RUB IT (keeping in mind I'd never spoken to this girl in my life before, and I already hated her..) was one of pure fear...he just nodded, apologised and said he'd call me as soon as he was done.
Apparently, he told her she shouldn't have touched me, and the stupid girl just looked at him all innocent, not knowing what on Earth she'd done so wrong.
*This was the most ultimately stupid question, ever. I sent her a message ages ago (not knowing who she even was, except a number in Johno's phone asking for drugs) explaining that he was to be a daddy in the upcoming months, and not to message him again for drugs - to find someone else who may have been able to supply her habit, so yeah...imagine my frustration!
Anyway, rant & boasting over :)