We're trying not to focus on the fact that we are financially strapped and that our addition won't be done before she gets here. I'm trying not to freak out about not having a crib yet. Or a wood stove for our addition to keep us warm when the nights truly get cold. I'm trying to remember that these things tend to work themselves out, that our baby will have everything she needs when she gets here and that we will be ready.
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The pregnancy wasn't a surprise but I think that even when you're trying it takes awhile for the reality of the situation to sink in. Like, we're actually going to be responsible for another human being in 5 short months. Someone I can't just put out on the porch when they are misbehaving. It's completely surreal and I imagine it will be until he or she is actually here with us. We keep talking about how lucky our kid will be too; having two passports and so many different possibilities as a bilingual (I hope) Chilean-American growing up in the beachy countryside.Most of all I'm just trying to enjoy this time in my life, even when that entails falling asleep at 9:00 and accomplishing only one of the 15 things on my to-do list for the day.
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As I sit here stuffed to the brim with barbecued goodness, I am truly excited to finally have a minute to write a quick post. Chile is in the throes of its 'Fiestas Patrias' (remember last year?) so we are all gearing up for an entire week off (!) to eat assorted meat products and drink red wine until we can no longer move. It's all very festive. And man, are we in need of a break! We both took full class loads this semester so we could complete some way overdue house projects and the schedules have us running ourselves a little ragged.
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