Well, here's an awkward update since my last post about being super excited about finding a new job... I quit. Sort of. I was on a short term contract while waiting for the staff position to be finalized, but now I've decided not to continue past my contract term, which will end in early February. This means I will not come back to my new job after I have the baby. It was a really hard decision to make, but the more time that passes, the more I feel confident it is the right one. I wasn't lying before when I said I was excited about this opportunity. I still think it's important and interesting work that in many ways is a good fit for me. But in the first month, I started getting a lot of clues that this would not be a sustainable gig for me. Some were related to the job itself, but mostly it was how I was feeling about impending parenthood. I have to say that I always thought I'd have a great job and go right back to work after having a baby. My mom alw...