consuming: avocado toast. Protein smoothies. Varieties of ethnic cuisine and spicy foods. It's for the baby! Working on growing him strong, and developing those taste buds in utero too. And the ice cream... well, that's just because I want it, really, but happy to use him as an excuse anyway.
exploring: the idea of a birthday/babymoon/very belated anniversary weekend away with Peter now that all of the grandparents and I are vaccinated, so we will hopefully be safe in having Hendrik spend more extended time with them. When Rachel talked about her stay in one of these adorable Getaway Houses in the woods, I immediately wanted to book a tiny cabin myself - and turns out there is a site not too far from us! (And also, let's be honest, even vaccinated we're not ready to do actual travel/tourist things/restaurants yet, with how bad the community Covid spread is in Michigan, so this woodsy option is perfect for that too).
getting: a little anxious about all the extra work I have to do to prep for maternity leave. It's hassle enough to fill someone in on all of the tasks that I do that nobody else ever is involved with (or maybe even realizes happen) that I took only a pretty short one with Hendrik - but I am determined to have my full 12 weeks this time and not think about work during it, so that's a lot of up-front prep time now. Getting excited to snuggle a baby in my arms instead of getting kicked by him from the inside, so I will try to focus on that to power through the hassles...
hoping: for some more dress-wearing weather soon. Spring is so fickle around here... teasing us with a few glorious days, then back to chilly and gloomy. Highs in the 50s just aren't cutting it for me right now, and neither are waistbands... I've got a pretty good collection of regular dresses that work for maternity, so I'm excited to be able to finally be able to wear this, this, and this much more!
seeing: as many tulips as possible while they're in bloom around town! Most Tulip Time events are cancelled again this year, but we've still got our thousands of tulips to peep - so as usual the only walking and running routes I take this time of year are down Tulip Lane or through one of the local parks that has big beds of tulips. So pretty.
What are you currently up to? Link up a post below, and then join us again on June 2 for an early summer edition: celebrating, collecting, gifting, thinking, and trying.
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