Our Little Litter

I am escaping the summer heat by posting up at a coffee shop with ginger iced tea to write this.  Our apartment is a sweat box, I just can't cool down there. It's been a big couple of weeks!  Renee, Evan's mom came to visit for a few days, we had a couple of doctor appointments and I had a new patient meeting with a pediatrician we are thinking about choosing. It was great to have Renee out for a few days.  I am at a point in the pregnancy where the weight, discomfort and fatigue limit my ability to be out and about.  Therefore, entertaining is not my strong suit, but Renee was great about enjoying a slower pace with me while Evan was at work. Unfortunately the morning that Renee arrived, Eugene was in a cycling accident that resulted in him fracturing a hip and having to head into surgery to get a replacement hip.  Luckily Aimee and Lucas were around to help in addition to a huge outpouring of support that Eugene got from his cycling group and friends.  Still it coul

This is my first full week of not being a student, not being an intern, not being an employee,but rather taking care of myself and being a stay at home pregnant woman.  I have cleaned the apartment about 25 times (and it still doesn't feel clean enough).  I go for walks, groom the cats, grocery shop, cook, read books, stretch, volunteer with the twins group we belong to, and meet friends for coffee dates.  Part of me is loving the free time, and part of me is going crazy.  Being busy with one, if not two jobs, plus going to school is manageable and for me and is what I know how to do.  This "relaxation" as they call it, is new territory for me, I'm almost afraid to enjoy it, and I'm sure Evan is dreading the day I say "Babe, I'm not sure I want to go back to work, maybe I should stay home with the kids."  Don't worry, it's not in my blood to not be working :) One of the things I am enjoying the most is reading a book called Trauma Stewardsh