Thoughts on Boston, Boxes and Babies

BOSTON, MASS. -- We've been in Boston for almost a month now. Wow, how time flies! And thank goodness it is flying, because we are in the middle of a nasty heat wave over here in New England and the sooner we are out of it, the better. I think, somehow, being pregnant makes everything feel a million degrees hotter. I hope that's normal. And note to self: never be pregnant in the summer ever again, if you know what's good for you.

Despite the sickly humid temps though, we have managed to have some fun. We explored a New Hampshire beach, and even braved a Red Sox game on the Fourth-- and boy was it HOT! One thing I would certainly not necessarily classify as "fun" though is public transportation. When I ditched the metro in D.C. to drive to work, I thought I had bid public transportation goodbye forever. But lo and behold, public transit is how things are done around here. It sure doesn't make moving around in the heat any easier. I'll spare you the details.

At Fenway. In 95 degree heat. It was a killer. But the Red Sox won.

 

After a month of living like minimalists, our movers finally arrived with our stuff last Friday (well, some of our stuff). Worst moving experience of my life. I miss the days when I could fit all my belongings in my car. Please don't ever refer your friends, family or anyone you generally care about to these movers. They were a disaster. Our boxes arrived looking like a ton of bricks had been stored on top of them. Some were completely ripped open with the contents pouring out, others were semi-flattened. One of our boxes of dishes marked "fragile" was completely demolished. The good news though, is that most of our stuff arrived and now we are finally starting to feel at home here. I think we're going to like it just fine.

Yes, that box is ripped open, and yes, that is how it was delivered to us.

And now, for some cheerier news... We recently had our big ultrasound, and despite thinking it was a boy for quite some time, our ultrasound revealed our first child will instead be a little GIRL! She was a wiggly one, and has been every time we've done an ultrasound. I am not sure how that will translate outside the womb. But we are very thrilled about the revelation (the gender part... not the energy level)!  In fact, this is the first thing we I hung on our new fridge:

Not many clear pictures of this little wiggle worm, but it's all we've got.

And, that's our update. We're hot, getting settled, and genuinely excited for what lies ahead. In the meantime, I am going to be taking it easy over hear sipping an ice cold drink. Hope all is well with everyone else's summer too!