We have a midwife! I'm very excited about this, and we get to meet with her Friday. We've kind of been waiting and waiting for insurance to come through - which, frankly it's not. But we're letting that go for the moment (next week we try our kind of last resort... then we'll see!). I never thought of my wonderful beautiful baby to be as a 'pre-existing condition' but apparently insurance companies do.
Anyway - after hearing from a handful of offices and midwifes that we're way too late to find one, especially one that will do a home birth, we called one Birthing Center in Bonn and found one.... that speaks English! And we can still have a home birth. I am SO grateful!!!
Otherwise the past weeks have been quite busy - first with a trip to Leuven, Belgium to visit my friend Sarah I met last year on the farm (Vlierhof, while beginning my travels in Germany). We lived together there for 3 months or so and kept in close contact thereafter. It was so great, like we had just seen each other last week!
(PIC above, the four of us, Sebas, Me, Sarah and little Janis...below right Sebas playing with the laughing buddha baby of Sarah's!)
And she now has a beautiful baby boy - Janis (again, J pronounced like Y) who I got to meet and spend some time with. I also got a bit of advice about natural birthing, home birthing etc, it was great to hear about her experience. Catching up, exploring town, cooking, eating french fries...and getting to introduce Sebas and Sarah was very meaningful for me to...they had both heard about each other, but we all finally got to hang out together. so so nice.
Next, was a wedding! While we were in Leuven we got a call from David - Sebastians close friend who leaves for Namibia soon - asking Sebas to be his witness at his wedding! On Tuesday! So it was Leuven for Thurs - Sunday....Wedding Tuesday and driving them to the airport Wednesday....and with some small preparations and such Monday, time flew by! But it was really really great.
(PIC above: the Civil Ceremony with Sebas, David, Daniela, Anna-Lena and pic below after the ceremony gathering outside)
Obviously work on the flat took a small break - but now we're back and can focus on what we need to. Sebastian has some school things to work on here and there, baby things we can work on together....and piecing together the rest as it comes. Funny fact, Sebastian finishes his first school Module by going to Amsterdam for 3 days....November 1-3.... and my due date? November 6th! That will be a fun time. I'm sure it will all work out perfectly - after all, the first due date I was given was November 25th... and they were never really sure about either.
We just have to trust! We will meet Lemon whenever she (or he!) is ready.... let's all hope and pray we're ready for her!
Each and every one of your Blog posts are so wonderful - you look so happy! I am glad that you were able to make the trip to Belgium to visit with Sarah and her new little one, Janis. Glad that Sebastian could join you on the trip - then a wedding! And now arrangements to start with a Midwife! Glad life is full and happy for you!
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