Through the Seasons

Another Update

Right now it is Wednesday afternoon and we’re getting ready to head to town for the internet café and our ultrasound.  Since our ride home from the doctor last Friday I have only vomited once: this morning.  I put on my shirt and lost it.  I’ve had quite a hard time with all laundry smells.  But other than that I’ve been in the clear.  I think I must have “normal” morning sickness now because I don’t necessarily feel great.  I’m just not actually throwing up.  I still have nausea and now all the tricks I’ve been given actually work where before my body just wanted to throw up all the time so it did – no matter what I did or didn’t do.  So I guess I’m grateful to feel normal – pregnant normal – pregnant with morning sickness normal.  :)  I’ve made it to half of our Swahili classes so far and although I’ve picked up a lot I still feel a bit behind the others.  I’ll keep studying… 

As far as accommodations, we are now living in a wooden banda.  It’s much nicer than a tent and we’re a lot happier here I think.  Every place has its adjustments.  Our banda was recently painted so that smell lingers and is a lot to deal with but hopefully it will continue to subside.  Also, we are quite a walk to/from everything so I just have to take it slowly.  The best thing is having our own bathroom and hot shower.  The banda itself is big and has two separate, locking rooms so we’re sharing it with another couple.  They have a seven-month old boy who provides our morning (and sometimes afternoon) wake-up calls.  Our friends say we might as well get used to it and really it hasn’t been bad. 

Hopefully we’ll get some pictures posted one day soon.  As much as Jonathan usually takes pictures, he hasn’t taken a whole lot since we’ve been here.  I don’t think either of us have found our “routine” yet but one day soon we’ll feel settled in…  The other day we realized that we’ve moved 6 times during our first month here.  That’ll take it out of you!  But we may be in this banda for the rest of our time here and if so that will really help.

Well, we’re off to catch a ride to town.  We’ll update you again soon.