Another Visit From Alicia

Alicia is my most amazing Hypnobabies doula - thank you, Crystal for recommending her to us. I will never forgot how she was there for me; such a wonderful memory and experience! And I am glad to be able to keep in touch.

A couple of days ago, I messaged Alicia to let her know I have pictures to give her and wondered if she can come by for a visit or if I should mail it out. She decided to come for a visit and see how Maddi has grown.

We love it when you visit, Alicia! We hope to see you again soon!

Later that night, since Henry was away on a work trip... Anne came over to hang out with us. We went to Yoko Yaya to see if they have any more knitting needles for our knitting night next week, then to T&T to shop for ingredients to cook dinner with. On tonight's menu - yellow chicken curry and green tofu curry.

I always get excited going to T&T, I feel like a kid in a candy store... I want EVERYTHING! Since we can only get as much as what the undercarriage of Maddi's stroller can hold, other than what we need tonight, I only got a couple other stuff to have congee with. I'm excited!

Hypnobabies Reunion

This morning, Sean and I started out with a bit of a bumpy ride in the way we communicated with each other after arguing all day yesterday. But since we had a reunion with our Hypnobabies class planned for this afternoon, we didn't want to have the day turn into another full day of arguing. So we tried to give each other space.

The reunion was great. Unfortunately, Helen, Mark and Otto couldn't make it. It was also too bad that Crystal was sick, so didn't think it would be a good idea to be around little babies. Thanks for the consideration, Crystal. Definitely appreciated it. It was great, however, that doula Alicia was able to join us. It was awesome to see you again!

It was a great reunion. There was punch and some treats, then we went in order of birth and shared all our birth stories. So awesome to meet all the babies! We even had a gift exchange. Paula and Juan, so glad we were able to have this reunion before your big move back to Chile. Safe travels and good luck on the move! Keep in touch, that's what Facebook is so great for!

In the photo are the munchkins that used to be in our bellies while we were in this very same room once a week for six weeks while we had our prenatal classes. From left to right: Owen, Lucas, Maddi & Milo.

After the reunion, Anne and Cat came for a short visit. So did Sean's mom. Unfortunately, Sean and I were starting to bicker with each other again, and I was just exhausted. So I basically "threw in the towel" emotionally, walked away and indulged myself with some intense Maddi cuddles. It's not a bad way to end the night, considering how rough the whole weekend has been.