February- the month we got some news

Not much happened in January this year.  We were just getting settled into our new home and waiting to see when Luke would actually start working at his new job (which turns out to become a huge stress factor in our lives for the next couple months).

February was full of news for our family, some good and some not so good.  I'll start with the good.  On February 8th we found out we were expecting baby number 2!!  We waited until Valentine's Day to tell our parents the exciting news.  And about a week after telling them is when I started getting really sick.  It's true what they say, no two pregnancies are alike.  I was never sick with Carlos, only throwing up once the entire pregnancy.  I did have serious heartburn and some slight nausea, but not the kind that made me feel like I needed to camp out in the bathroom all day.  This pregnancy however was totally different.  I was constantly nauseated and miserable.  It was both a blessing and a curse that Luke wasn't working in an office at the time because then he was able to help me make sure our toddler was being taken care of.  Poor thing would have starved without his Daddy that is for sure.  Speaking of Luke's job situation,  about a week after finding out our happy news Luke got laid off from his job.  He got his 2 weeks notice and as of the 1st of March we were no longer going to be receiving pay or benefits from ATI.  (and we found out that 4 or 5 other people were put in the same situation as us...let's just say that ATI is NOT a good company and everyone should avoid them.)  That really messed up everything because I couldn't get in to see a doctor before we lost all those things which ended up stressing me out even more (and let me tell you, being sick, pregnant and having stress do NOT go well together).  Plus we had a mortgage to pay and we didn't know how long it would take for Luke to get another job or if he could even get one in our area.  Luckily Luke was able to file for unemployment and for the month of March that is what helped us not have to dip into our savings too much.  And I was able to apply for Medicaid, but wouldn't get to use it until April.  Anyway, I'll delve into that in a different post.

So February was both a good and bad month for us.  March seemed to get better and that is what my next post will be about.