The Nation's Cradle Is Now Chi-Chi's Cradle

Greetings from D.C.! We have successfully moved all the way across the country...I think it was around 3200 miles. We are settling in to our new home (pics to come shortly). After three attempts, IKEA finally delivered a bed for us to sleep on (all previous delivery attempts resulted in a mangled bed showing up at our door...I think the delivery men have a party in the truck en route to their delivery...what else besides exuberant dancing could explain finding bootprints all over your furniture?) We have one cooking pan (which is a wok) and we are slowly mustering up the courage to go grocery shopping (trust us, it's truly NOT that fun to go once you see the produce here...it PALES in comparison to our beloved California). We feel the loss of the avocado. It's like the death of a beloved pet.

I have started work, which is beyond frightening. I'm not sure I'm smart enough and I look around some days and wonder how on earth I even got myself into this gig...hopefully I'll settle in and manage to do an okay job. In the meantime, it is a humbling and awe-some feeling (in that it leaves me in awe) to work in this environment on these kinds of cases.

We had our first appointment with the midwives here in D.C. and I am in love with them and think they are best thing EVER. What smart ladies! Yay to be free from the established medical juggernaut!!! It's like I've been released from prison. Everything looks A-ok with the baby and we are at 13.5 weeks! The severe bouts of morning sickness have passed (thanks be to all that is good and holy) and I now only vomit occasionally. The baby has a room at our house which very conveniently came with green walls! A happy, happy green. It looks like spring grass. That said, if we only live in the house a year, I don't know how often the baby would end up in the room. I think we'll just keep the Chi with us--who doesn't want a cute baby in their bed?

Many apologies for abandoning the blog. We've been without internet, and then we were without energy. But we're back! And there is much more to come...