It was my (and my husband's, actually) birthday last week, which was pretty uneventful. I had a prenatal appointment with one of my lovely clients, and then I went home and.... Nothin'. In theory, it sounds fun to share a birth week with your spouse, but what it really boils down to is paying for license tabs instead of birthday presents. Hahaha. Sigh. It was a rough week for us in some other uninteresting (to you) but annoying (to us) ways, so we are planning a birthday do-over soon. Goodness knows, we need it.
While my neck has been healing, I have taken a hiatus from riding the horses--not because it felt bad, but just because I decided I would be really, really mad if I happened to fall off a horse and rip my neck open. That would be unpleasant, probably. I was given the okay to swim last week but the crazy weather combined with work schedules made that a little problematic for me. However, I broke the ban on both of those things yesterday when I rode, took a swim with 3/4 boys, then proceeded to be five minutes late for wherever I was supposed to be next. Oops. Good thing that person loves me and only glared for a minute before moving on.
Friday night, my friend (also co-worker, midwifery student, and sister doula) Kristin Lacy invited a couple of us to hear her step-daughter and her band play at the Crofoot Ballroom. They were amazing! And last night I attended a lovely concert at DTE (Yep, still Pine Knob to me, but....) with my husband, my parents, and a friend and her family. It was gorgeous outside, the music was fantastic, and the company was aight, too. I have to get these carefree summer days packed in before babies decide it's time to turn my calendar upside down--which should be any day now.
A week ago we had our first meeting of the Doulas Share Peer Support Group, which was an idea that popped in my mind after hearing for so long about local midwives getting together to exchange ideas, information, and offer support in light of certain cases they had recently experienced. Ten doulas attended, and we had a great night meeting a lot of new (or new-to-each-other) faces and I am expecting this to be a great tool for seasoned doulas, aspiring doulas, and everyone in between. Please contact me for details if you would like to be included in this in the future.
Not much to catch y'all up with at the moment, but I'll post if it comes to mind! While you're waiting, fill me in on YOUR happenings!