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| 36 Weeks |
“No pleasure, no rapture, no exquisite sin
greater…than central air.” - Azrael, "Dogma"
I’m officially in my 9th month of
pregnancy…and I’m BIG! So is Bob – around 6 lbs (according to “the books.”) And
to welcome my ninth month is a week’s worth of 100+ degree heat (108 at the
ranch) – woo hoo, yuck. When we found out we were pregnant back in January, the
first big thing we did was have central air installed. Best. Decision. Ever.
EVER!
I'm a mama bird - the nesting is in full force. I go from bursts of
highly effective and focused energy to sitting quietly while blankly staring
into space. Tupelo prefers the blank stare as it is more conducive to hanging
in my lap. Greg & I assembled the crib – a feat that took about 1/100th
of the time it took to assemble the dresser. I also started packing the hospital bag. I don’t plan on packing much, so that’s not so challenging
either. One of the great things about our hospital being so close to our home
is that if Greg has to run home for something, the drive is mere minutes –
highly unusual for Los Angeles.
In other news, I
(finally) had my home inspection for my childcare business…and passed! For
those not in the know (or those that were in the know, but this process has
taken so long that you’ve forgotten or thought I’d given up), instead of
returning to working outside the home after Bob’s birth, I want to open a
small in-home childcare. My business plan is to open a ½ day “Mommy Morning
Out” that caters to the types of families that I’ve worked with in the past –
the stay at home Mom who needs a couple mornings to herself to “get stuff
done.” There are already 3 full time in-home day cares walking distance to our
home, so that demographic is covered. Plus, I don’t want other people’s
children here for 12 hours a day – that would just be ridiculous as this will
take place in our main living space (not in a separate area of our home.)
Originally I’d hoped to open WAY back in March, but the application process has
taken so long that clearly, I won’t open until after the 1st of the
year. This time frame will also depend on Bob & how all is developing on
the home front. Or I could just win the lottery & nix this plan
altogether. Everyone says, “You gotta play to win.” Well, once I played and I
didn’t win, so…not sure what I’m doing wrong.
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