Madam State

So I started my new job as a prosecutor yesterday. I got a badge and everything, so I'm pretty official. So far so good. I'm assigned to early resolution court, which basically deals with victimless crimes like trespassing, simple drug possession, prostitution, etc. The caseload doesn't seem like it'll be to bad (about 150 cases a day and somehow that's actually manageable), and it seems like a fun way to start to learn how to be a good prosecutor. I am stressing about the maternity leave issue though. FMLA will not apply to me since I just started the job Monday and FMLA's benefits are only for employees who have been continuously employed for 12 months at the time the leave is to be taken. I was really hoping to have 12 weeks off to bond with the little guy, but now it looks like the medically necessary 6-8 weeks might be all I get. I know it'll all work itself out, but it definitely keeps me up at night for now. Anyway, that's the news this week!

Our first baby

23 weeks

23 weeks and definitely getting bigger! My swollen fingers outgrew my wedding rings weeks ago (the ones on my finger in this picture are from a kiosk in the mall and haven't turned my finger green yet.) Fortunately my feet and ankles are not yet swollen. Baby is kicking and punching wildly all day and night. My OB tells me I have a "maniac" in there and says that we are definitely in for it with this child.

Henri and Maggie's Wedding in the BVI's

16 weeks

16 weeks along in early July.

12 weeks

Some shots from the first half of my pregnancy. This one was taken in early June when I was 12 weeks along.