For a brief period of time I wasn't sure I'd be able to continue this feature post. The decaf tea that Mom P brought for me was down to three bags only (gasp!) and it's nearly impossible to find regular decaf tea in Kuwait! Luckily, you can SOMETIMES count on those VERY rare occasions where random goods that you desperately miss pop up on your friendly grocer's shelf. And your life is MADE. Oh praise everything in my sight! (It may not be Tetley but it sure does do the trick!)
So let's resume..........if you were here for decaf tea:
* Today Nory is 5 weeks old! This may call for a special bath night with her pink, glittery rubber ducky! She's starting to focus on things now which means her toy box is officially in use! You should have seen her sweet face while we played with "Sophie" yesterday. She was all about following Sophie's squeaky sounds around the room.
* I set out on another "trust exercise" expedition this afternoon: I walked to school to visit Phil. The walk was fantastic - perfect weather, only one creepy-man altercation, and two "you still look fat" remarks. (Insert sarcasm here). Thankfully these events were not accompanied by last week's "Kumari just might steal my baby" thoughts. I think that phase of insanity has now passed........
* Speaking of Kumari, I have become to trust her much more this week. She does everything I ask and I really appreciate the extra help around the house! I even had the opportunity to bake the other day and she did all of the dishes before I could take the muffins out of the oven! Let me tell you, DISH-LESS baking is far superior to the usual thing ;)
* Phil and I have had many Sri Lankan people tell us the same adorable thing: when a baby smiles while sleeping they are having a conversation with God. This whole concept is nicer than the "oh your baby has gas" reasoning. I'm going to believe in it.
* My baby shower was INCREDIBLE. I will create a separate post for this special event. Details have been put on HOLD until then :)
* My final "follow-up" appointment with the obstetrician was on Sunday. Recovery is going well but I am frustrated with how long it is taking. Even today - 5 weeks after the surgery - I woke up feeling really sore! Then I had high hopes of walking both to and from school but only achieved the "to" part. The doctor informed me that I can't do any abdominal exercises for 6 MONTHS, too. Yep, MONTHS! That's like telling a starving person they aren't allowed to eat! If there was ever a time in my life where I wanted to do a serious ab work-out it would be NOW! Haha. Oh well, my eye is still on the prize: beautiful baby Eleanor.
* March Madness is almost here and filling in our individual brackets (is that what they are called?!) is on our to-do list. Nory has expressed a keen interest in the pool so stay tuned for her picks!!!
* In other basketball news, Phil told the kids they had a few weeks off. I think he lied. Because on Sunday night they have a practice with some NBA fellow and I saw another basketball event on the spring break calendar......(Do you think he LOVES the game?!)
Lastly, Phil and I could NOT stop laughing when we saw this on the Facebook newsfeed the other day:
I foresee this being a FACT. Haha.
Hope all of you are having a SPECTACULAR WEEK!!!
XOXO
So let's resume..........if you were here for decaf tea:
* Today Nory is 5 weeks old! This may call for a special bath night with her pink, glittery rubber ducky! She's starting to focus on things now which means her toy box is officially in use! You should have seen her sweet face while we played with "Sophie" yesterday. She was all about following Sophie's squeaky sounds around the room.
* I set out on another "trust exercise" expedition this afternoon: I walked to school to visit Phil. The walk was fantastic - perfect weather, only one creepy-man altercation, and two "you still look fat" remarks. (Insert sarcasm here). Thankfully these events were not accompanied by last week's "Kumari just might steal my baby" thoughts. I think that phase of insanity has now passed........
* Speaking of Kumari, I have become to trust her much more this week. She does everything I ask and I really appreciate the extra help around the house! I even had the opportunity to bake the other day and she did all of the dishes before I could take the muffins out of the oven! Let me tell you, DISH-LESS baking is far superior to the usual thing ;)
* Phil and I have had many Sri Lankan people tell us the same adorable thing: when a baby smiles while sleeping they are having a conversation with God. This whole concept is nicer than the "oh your baby has gas" reasoning. I'm going to believe in it.
* My baby shower was INCREDIBLE. I will create a separate post for this special event. Details have been put on HOLD until then :)
* My final "follow-up" appointment with the obstetrician was on Sunday. Recovery is going well but I am frustrated with how long it is taking. Even today - 5 weeks after the surgery - I woke up feeling really sore! Then I had high hopes of walking both to and from school but only achieved the "to" part. The doctor informed me that I can't do any abdominal exercises for 6 MONTHS, too. Yep, MONTHS! That's like telling a starving person they aren't allowed to eat! If there was ever a time in my life where I wanted to do a serious ab work-out it would be NOW! Haha. Oh well, my eye is still on the prize: beautiful baby Eleanor.
* March Madness is almost here and filling in our individual brackets (is that what they are called?!) is on our to-do list. Nory has expressed a keen interest in the pool so stay tuned for her picks!!!
* In other basketball news, Phil told the kids they had a few weeks off. I think he lied. Because on Sunday night they have a practice with some NBA fellow and I saw another basketball event on the spring break calendar......(Do you think he LOVES the game?!)
Lastly, Phil and I could NOT stop laughing when we saw this on the Facebook newsfeed the other day:
I foresee this being a FACT. Haha.
Hope all of you are having a SPECTACULAR WEEK!!!
XOXO
Thank for the update. Always thinking of you three xo
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