It' s been 6 months and 5 days since I posted on this blog. And there is a good reason for that. Lots of good reasons. We went on holidays to Rothenburg and Koblenz , Germany during the carnival holidays late February. We had a lovely time exploring different place, and taking long walks across streams.
By the time we came back, I was tired. Really tired and sleepy. All the time. To backtrack a bit, we have been planning to have number 3 added to our family of 4. So, that could be the link to all the sleeping and tiredness. On March 7th , I did multiple tests and found out, sure enough we were going to have that number 3. Happy and blessed to get pregnant easily and quickly was added to my list of "things to be grateful for".
After that time just flew. I slept wherever I sat. Mornings were battle sessions with evil nausea. And I was wiped out taking take of the boys and the house.Thankfully, I had great friends who cooked dinners and helped in many ways.
Very soon, it was time for the two week break in May, and we decided to go to Kuwait for the holiday, as I just received my Dutch passport. That meant, I didn't have to get visas and could just go immediately. And I could eat all the food I was craving for. 2 weeks at my parents was lovely. We stayed home most days and went out to malls in the evening. Other evening we were invited for dinner at houses of old friends. My dad had sudden work in Germany and that meant they could come back with us. And they stayed two weeks with us. Since I left home for university at 18 and after getting married, this is the first time I have stayed for an extended time of 1 month with my parents in a long time. And it felt good. Like old times.
After they left, it was fast forward to winding up work at my school and with kids before the start of the summer. Need I say more about the summer? It was just fun, relaxation, playdates, and more fun and more relaxation. Bobby was away in Shanghai for two weeks for work. And after he came, we went to the Rijks Museum and Nemo, the science centre
My parents went to the US to be part of my brothers Phd graduation ceremony.And also to celebrate my dads 60th birthday. I was meant to go too! They sure did celebrate in style.
The last week of summer, was our Bible club at church run by our friends and loads of volunteers. Space Academy(story of Daniel in Babylon) was fabulous. I worked with the 4-5 year olds. Even though the program was from 9:30- 12:00, we stayed for lunch, helped clean up and plan for the next day. It was around 4:30 most days before we got home. It was fun just to be with friends and get to know other people more. The kids of course loved it, as they got to have a whole day of playing with their friends for 5 days. The funny thing was as we would leave for home, they would ask if they could have a play date. What was the whole day then?Waking up early for Space Academy prepared us for the school week which started Monday. Though Elijah did prefer to go to Space Academy rather than school.
As we come to the end of the first week of school after summer, things have settled into a routine. We continue to prepare for the baby's arrival in November. And look forward to things in store for us. Exciting!
By the time we came back, I was tired. Really tired and sleepy. All the time. To backtrack a bit, we have been planning to have number 3 added to our family of 4. So, that could be the link to all the sleeping and tiredness. On March 7th , I did multiple tests and found out, sure enough we were going to have that number 3. Happy and blessed to get pregnant easily and quickly was added to my list of "things to be grateful for".
After that time just flew. I slept wherever I sat. Mornings were battle sessions with evil nausea. And I was wiped out taking take of the boys and the house.Thankfully, I had great friends who cooked dinners and helped in many ways.
Very soon, it was time for the two week break in May, and we decided to go to Kuwait for the holiday, as I just received my Dutch passport. That meant, I didn't have to get visas and could just go immediately. And I could eat all the food I was craving for. 2 weeks at my parents was lovely. We stayed home most days and went out to malls in the evening. Other evening we were invited for dinner at houses of old friends. My dad had sudden work in Germany and that meant they could come back with us. And they stayed two weeks with us. Since I left home for university at 18 and after getting married, this is the first time I have stayed for an extended time of 1 month with my parents in a long time. And it felt good. Like old times.
After they left, it was fast forward to winding up work at my school and with kids before the start of the summer. Need I say more about the summer? It was just fun, relaxation, playdates, and more fun and more relaxation. Bobby was away in Shanghai for two weeks for work. And after he came, we went to the Rijks Museum and Nemo, the science centre
My parents went to the US to be part of my brothers Phd graduation ceremony.And also to celebrate my dads 60th birthday. I was meant to go too! They sure did celebrate in style.The last week of summer, was our Bible club at church run by our friends and loads of volunteers. Space Academy(story of Daniel in Babylon) was fabulous. I worked with the 4-5 year olds. Even though the program was from 9:30- 12:00, we stayed for lunch, helped clean up and plan for the next day. It was around 4:30 most days before we got home. It was fun just to be with friends and get to know other people more. The kids of course loved it, as they got to have a whole day of playing with their friends for 5 days. The funny thing was as we would leave for home, they would ask if they could have a play date. What was the whole day then?Waking up early for Space Academy prepared us for the school week which started Monday. Though Elijah did prefer to go to Space Academy rather than school.As we come to the end of the first week of school after summer, things have settled into a routine. We continue to prepare for the baby's arrival in November. And look forward to things in store for us. Exciting!
From your FMF neighbor...your really did reach out and do some marvelous traveling
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your upcoming little one. Sounds like you have a very busy life. I remember that life when we were raising our kids. Take time to just sit and soak it all up...reach for a moment of peace. Blessing on you.
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