OH NO!

We just found out the other day that Thad is NOT going to get the time off he wanted when the baby is born. He was planning on taking a week off while I recover. Because of this, I told Laurens mom that I would only need time off while in the hospital because Thad would be there to help with the kids. Well, apparently when Thad first started working back at locating (the week Raquelle was born) he took a couple days off. He had not been there long enough to qualify for paid time off so he did not request for that time to be paid. But, I guess they paid him those days off anyway. Now, 2 and a half years later, they decided to subtract those days from this years vacation time leaving him with only 2 days off for the birth of this baby! Unfortunately, after unexpected medical and dental bills that insurance didn't cover and a car that needs repaired, we don't have the funds for him to take additional unpaid time off. That means, if the baby is born in the daytime during the week, there is one day. If he can go to work while I am in the hospital then I may have help for the day I get out of the hospital. After that (3 days after giving birth) I will be on my own with 4 kids under age 3! I put out a message on facebook and myspace asking if any friends can come help, but so far have gotten no response. I guess I just need to pray that this is a very easy delivery and recovery so that I can take care of the kids...and maybe we'll have a few movie days or something. I don't think this blog has any local readers who don't have other things going on during the day, so this post is more of a vent then a plea for help. But if you do live locally an can come help with the older 3 kids or some of the housework for a few hours or a day, please let me know! It would be greatly appreciated!

I think the best scenario is if I go into labor on a Wednesday evening, have the baby over night, send Thad to work on energy drinks on Thursday and Friday, come home from the hospital Friday evening after he gets off work...then I would have Thad for Sat, Sun, Mon and Tue. That would give me almost a week. That's what I'm praying for. So I'm not making any more crazy attempts to start labor until next Wednesday.

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Anonymous said…
I am trying I have no vacation time but they might let me use a couple sick days but I can't use over 3 days or my work requires a doctors note.... Hmmm maybe ur dr will write me a note :). Mom
9:19 PM
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