120 more days

this morning, i looked on my i-google pregnancy calendar and read this entry: "You are 22 weeks and 6 days pregnant. Only 120 days to go!" that's not very long, is my thought.

aside from my feeling very disorganized, messy, irresponsible, un-stylish, tired and procrastinatory, today should be a fine day... these are the times when i wish so much that my mom were right in town, and could come over and help me set things right over a cup of tea. plus, you know, it really is hard to live with only 2 pairs of fitting pants (especially when one's dirty and laundry takes a total of 4 days between the tiny washer and line-drying)... well, i have two pairs of sweats, but those don't count.

well then: i suppose i should make a sandwich and do some work in the next 1.5 hours before teaching. the bells are lovely here - everyday at noon they ding away, playing tunes and dongs. love to everyone i know.

eth is quite cheery in the mornings

congrats to me: for two days i have gotten up at 5:40 to work out with eth. he is very cheery in the morning, saying optimistic things like, "well, we'll catch up on sleep eventually" and "wow, isn't that sunrise gorgeous?" and "we'll try to be on time tomorrow - we did our best today" and "it's such a sunny day today" and "boy does exercise wake me up and get me ready for the day"... he smiles a lot too. i don't smile very much, nor can i think of optimistic things to say other than things like, "wow, that bed sure looks comfy" and "i can't wait till bedtime tonight" and "aren't feather pillows soft?". maybe in a couple weeks i'll stop being grumpy at 5:40. off to teach little kindergarteners how to play piano...

hello, we are happy parents of a little boy!

in case you didn't hear, the little one growing bigger in me is a boy! we're naming him Emeth Lander. well, he's already named that, but it'll be legal when he comes out. today Husbandlove knelt down to chat with him. after a few "Emeth, Emeth?"'s, the little buddy started kicking around and doing who knows what in his warm little nest until Eth stopped talking to him. we were excited and smiled a lot. for the first time, i wasn't sure of a completely comfortable way to lean down and tie my shoes tonight.

our new home is lovely. everyone should come visit us now. the rooms that we've finished arranging are the kitchen and our bedroom. next, we tackle the office, then the bathroom, then the livingroom. Pippy (our budgie) is very happy in this home and spends most of her days chirping, fluffing her feathers, chewing her toys, eating, and whistling.

oops, i put my cookie in some milk to soak, then left it in too long and now it's crumbly mush in my cup. oh dear. off to fetch a spoon, then head to bed!

cair.