growing baby

I’ve discussed next year with my two dissertation co-chairs, with the job placement director, with the graduate counselor and of course with Ilya.  (I also told my female co-chair that I’m pregnant–she’s super excited for us and gave some wonderful, level-headed advice.)  Based on everyone’s advice, I’ve come up with a plan: file the dissertation in summer or at latest mid-Fall (that’s so exciting/crazy/stressful/cool), go on the job market in Fall (and if asked what I’m doing, say that I’m working on an article or revising my dissertation for publication), have a newborn in Winter (whee!!!!!!!!!), work as a lecturer at UCLA in Spring.  That sounds like a wonderful, sane and healthy plan.  Our finances will be a little tight, but we’ll certainly be ok.  That just means we can’t go overboard on extra baby goodies. 

But that’s ok, my and Ilya’s working philosophy (to the bare extent that we’ve developed it) is to buy fewer toys, but of good quality and with lots of potential for imaginative play.  I think the bigger problem for me will be stopping myself from buying a ridiculously abundant wardrobe for someone who only really needs diapers–but baby clothing is just so darn cute! 

One more thing: a certain husband and hopefully father-to-be needs to post more.  This blog wasn’t my idea–in fact I thought it was kind of crazy to have a pregnancy blog–but I seem much more addicted to it than Ilya is.  Plus, said husband also needs to upload the latest ultrasound pic, ahem ahem.