august updates

I was so excited the other day to find “trolli” brand sour gummy worms…they are one of my favorite candies…and they we a good price! I just finished off the bag and thought that next time, I should get 2 bags J

Well, we are all moved into our new house and we love it. It feels more comfortable to live in a house vs. an apartment. We have more living space, as well as more space to entertain. There have been a few quirks with living in a Tico house in quepos, but nothing too bad.

2 days after we moved in…we ran out of water...for 2 days. Not having water is normal for half a day…but 2 days was a bit much (especially with a stinky bathroom!). After 1 ½ days, we realized that our neighbors who live below us had water, as well as the house next to us…so jared contacted the owner. I guess it was a simple problem…just to turn a nob to let the tank fill up. So, I think we have that under control now.

The blessing of having a washer of our own has had some issues. The first load I did didn’t drain all the way, so I needed to wring out the clothes. The next load I tried without any clothes, and it drained all the way. So now, it washes…it just takes 3 hours to do one load. Im not sure why it takes 3 hours, but maybe this can be fixed. I am just thankful we can do clothes in our own space. We also have 4 nice lines that are covered to hang the clothes out to dry…which can be a bit time consuming in the rainy season.

I think other than that, things have been going well. I love having a fridge with a separate freezer, I consider it a luxury. I have been able to freeze fruits that make great smoothies that are more like sorbet. We also now have an electric stove/oven which is a change from gas. Oh yeah, we don’t have hot water…which is not a big deal for me with this heat. There is a hot water heater, but it doesn’t work. The owner said he would get someone to check it out and if it is broken that he would buy a new one.

We have purchased some nice wooden furniture too! We bought 2 nice rocking chairs, 7 stools, and we also bought the nice big table that was in our apartment. We had to put the table outside since there isn’t a lot of space for a dining area inside.

We have also put together some baby items like the pack and play and a rocker. We have tested the rocker on our baby friend here, and the first time she was in it, she fell right asleep. It was funny to see her facial expressions when she felt the vibrations. I think I will start washing some baby clothes and diapers next week after school ends.

Next week is my last week at school. Thankfully, there is a sub to replace me and she has been able to spend some time with me and the students before I leave. Next week, she will start teaching so I can help her if she needs anything while I am still there. I think Tuesday, my last day, will be a big party day. On Monday, the moms from 1^st grade are going to throw a baby shower for me, so that should be fun! I will miss the students and I hope to return with the baby to show all the students. I still don’t know if I will return next year.

Also, next week we are off to Nicaragua for our visa run. We have never been there, so it should be a good time. It will be our last trip together before the baby arrives. We will be taking a bus to san jose, then a bus to Granada, an old colonial town.

I had an ultrasound last week, and everything is fine. The only slight concern is that the baby is in a breech position, which is not condusive for a homebirth. The midwives seemed to think that the baby has plenty of time to turn into a head down position and that if I do my exercises to encourage the baby to flip, we should be fine. So, we will go back to san jose at the beginning of October, when I plan to stay down there to wait for the baby to come. Please join us in praying that the baby will flip so we can have a homebirth and not have to go to the hospital for a more than likely c-section.