I have received some of the paperwork required to enrol at university, but I am still awaiting information from the company that deals with student loans.  I've got until July, so I am trying not to pace the house concerned that I'll miss deadlines.  I've made contact with another agency a few days ago, she seems very professional and I am meeting with her this evening to discuss our live in childcare arrangements.  She already has someone in mind, so I'm excited to get this sorted out.  I've been liasing with another agency that are like a recruitment agency already, they charge huge fees for the priviledge and although I was initially impressed I've been sent some pretty random cvs to review and so far I've continually hit brick walls.  I was feeling quite disheartened until I happened across this other agency advertising on trademe would you believe.  I also decided to advertise our needs on a 'casual' basis with a good company online.  I've had some replies and I'm arranging interviews in the week.  Although they're not live in, they are able to help on an ad hoc basis and even just do babysitting for us which would be really helpful.  I've been quite taken aback by the responses, some are 50+ year old women looking to earn some extra cash, their experience is stated as being a 'Grandmother.'  I have also started to consider the prospect of voluntary counselling work for victims of crime.  Its something I got into back in Auckland, but have also done in some of the various other countries I've lived in.  I'm meeting someone on Thursday to discuss this.  There are a few considerations that make me wary.  Firstly, being pregnant would have some limitations, particularly if I'm called to a car accident in the middle of night, I'd have a hard time trying to clamber over bits of debris with this ever increasingy belly and my balance is quite off.  Plus the tiredness that would be 10 fold during shift work.  I'm going to discuss all of this and how I can best manage it on Thursday.  I would like to be doing something worthwhile though until the baby comes.  I have also contacted the mirror of the organisation that offered me that great job in Auckland here in Wellington.  It was actually the guy in Auckland that gave me her contact details.  Again, I have explained in an email that I am pregnant so I couldn't work permanently, but would be happy to work on a part time temporary basis.  I know its not an entirely welcoming prospect for a potential employer, but I have to try.  I finally saw the Dr about my acid reflux. I was disappointed to learn that the previous medication I was on is classed as a category 'B' tablet.  Meaning that its not even tested on pregnant animals, let alone pregnant women! A slightly better alternative is 'B1' which means its only been tested on pregnant animals, but hasn't been given the go ahead to test on pregnant women.  So all the statistics refer to pregnant rats!  B1 tablets are given to pregnant women with a bit of a disclaimer, but most women do choose to take them and it seems like any potential damage is done in the first trimester, with complications that could have happened anyway without the tablets, such as spina bifida.  I have opted to take them because I'm already at a stage where I have to sleep sitting up, I literally couldn't eat much at all and I've been chewing antacids too much.  The relief has been relatively minor.  Their sole purpose is to make sure I create less stomach acid, but they don't heal the  damage already done.  Still, its better than nothing I have been able to remove one pillow!

I'm really looking forward to May hurrying up!  We have a lot to do in the next couple of months.  I would like to see myself enrolled at uni, PR applications for Canada off, some kind of part time work be it paid or voluntary sorted out and a live in childcare worker.