So I am back to the blogging after a not-so-wee period of time away. Not only has school been kicking my proverbial butt, but our family has just moved through a fairly substantial period of transition. First we found out that I am pregnant with our second child, an exciting but in some ways disarming reality! Then just a week following the revelation, we moved from Minnesota to Portland Oregon. In that time we have lived in an 18 foot trailer that served us well for a short while. My main issue with the 70's style home on wheels was that it was really small and had this smell to it that still haunts me. Had I not been processing through my very sensitive first trimester, I probably would have not minded the confinement or even the smell so much. However, the reality was that I was incredibly sensitive to ANY smell, including the brand of potato chips my husband has a long standing love affair with, and our enthusiastic (to say the least!) toddler, was a major force to be reckoned with (considering the fact that all my energy store was going to the developing embryo, then fetus). This was all combined (sigh) with the fact that we entered Portland at the rear end of the rainy season so outdoor activity was a bit impaired.
Nonetheless, the complaining ends there! And really, it is not complaining that I mean to do. Instead, it was our reality that brought with it lots of life lessons. We are now in an apartment that offers much more space and even a little patio for our tomato and basil plants to flourish. School is now back on track (another named difficulty of living in the trailer without electricity or internet!) and now so is the blog.
Regarding the blog, I intend to shift the focus a bit to include more pregnancy related topics that are wrought from the heart of a pregnant midwifery student. This time it may be more diary or conversational style than academic like the first phase. Life if full of change and this blog must roll with the punches as well!
Happy reading and please remember that this should be a conversation, not a monologue!
