Good things..!
Whassup, y’all?!!
First of all, I’m throwin’ out big, fat, juicy congrats to my lovely Mr. Ian for landing his new job! He’s been working really hard to get a full time position at a decent company, and after many months his efforts have paid off. He’ll be starting next week - excitement abounds! Yay Ian!
So, yeah - that’s the awesome hot news around here. I am so very happy. And so very relieved. Not that we’re gonna be out of our hole anytime really soon, but at least we won’t be digging it deeper, faster like we have been. We’re not in the clear yet, but we will get there. Good things. Thanks to all of you who’ve stuck it out with us and taken care of us these past months when the going has gotten rough.
Today, I’m determined to wash some towels and vacuum something. My mom gave us a dustbuster - I’m pretty psyched about that. Perfect for the sofa. I didn’t get to the library last week, so I wanna try to do that too. My hausfrau tendancies are trying to get out - I just keep getting distracted by stuff.
August is halfway over. July seemed to go on for a hundred years, but August is practically gone. Our prenatal class ended on Sunday - we took a little quiz, did a birth blessing, and had a nice potluck farewell. One couple came from Natalie’s previous class and brought their new baby - it was really cool. They were actually in the class that I taught that one time - their baby was a sweet little boy with skinny legs. They were happy to pass him around and let people practice holding him. Ian held him for a bit, which was very sweet and cute. The few times I’ve seen him hold a baby, he’s appeared to be quite competent at it. Really with kids in general, Ian seems to have a knack for interacting with them that many adults lack - a nice, easygoing approach.
So, now we’ve got baby showers and stuff to do, which should be lots of fun. It’s always nice to get presents. I’m so excited - Vonetta’s coming up from Texas! It’s gonna rock! She’ll be bringing both of her beautiful children and she’s gonna paint my belly! I want to do a belly cast, too. The thing about belly casts, is you have to mount them up somewhere out of the way, or you end up bumping into it all the time, eventually destroying it. But my midwife said that I have a belly worth remembering, and I agree with her. So we’ll work it out somehow.
We’ve gotta get our home ready for the birth event - cleaning and rearranging and such. The birthing tub should be delivered sometime soon, so we have to make sure the space is ready. Things are just happening so quickly - it’s exciting, but it’s also pretty intense, like turning a corner and finding a door right on the other side that you didn’t know was there. You have to move fast and open it, or crash into it.
Anyway, I must get to my chores and errands (not to mention breakfast). More later…
Atena Oyadi
