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Updates on Baby Boy & Some Musings (on the occasion of our 9th Wedding Anniversary)

The week leading up to closing has been jam-packed. Tuesday, we signed off on our buyer's Due Diligence requests- completing the process of selling our house a day early. Yesterday, Logan and I celebrated 9 years of marriage and had our 2nd to last Fetal ECHO. That doesn't include our day jobs, all the quotes on home repairs we're working through with our agent, or the massively unenjoyable temper tantrums we are blitzed with at all hours of the day and night. Our faerie-like daughter has begun to moonlight as a super villain and she is (unfortunately) quite good at it. The Fetal ECHO went as hoped- no new complications. It's funny what good news looks like when you live in bad news, but we'll take the good news however and whenever it appears. While we are not yet booked for our induction, we have a pretty decent idea of when that will happen, so things are starting to take real shape. We are sustained by the raw excitement of moving into a new place and all the ...

The Paradox of Comforting Strangers

The first question I ask myself when encountering a stranger who wants to be excited about my obvious pregnancy is, "how much do I want to tell this person?" For some readers, the automatic answer is "nothing," but once you're in the situation you find yourself at a crossroads and, for me, how my day is going is a large factor in how I respond. If I'm feeling optimistic and not really interested in delving into details, I simply say what my due date is, our son's gender, and confirm I'm very excited. This interaction is generally positive, but there is a lingering feeling of forced enthusiasm and falsehood- like when someone at church asks how you're doing and you robotically say, "I'm good," even if your world is in shambles. There is a certain level of showmanship when I respond this way. Everyone loves a pregnant lady and the hope and joy pregnancy represents. No one really expects to be bummed out approaching who they assume i...