Laowai

We are finally getting some snow. It’s been really strange having temperatures in the single digits but with hardly any snow or ice in site. Winter without snow makes me sad. Snow is like the warmth of summer – I know that sounds crazy but I like to bask in the snow like I bask in the hot sunshine of summer. So it probably won’t amount to much more than an inch or two but it’s enough to make me smile.

This is a photo out the front of our place. We have a sort of court yard/drive way which is really nice. It feels private and it’s nice to pull up there instead of on the busy road. There are several magnolia trees in big pots.

This is our patio looking very bare. I’m looking forward to planting this spring. Last year I thought I might be moving to China and so I didn’t get any perennials or shrubs like I would have otherwise. Hopefully baby will be into spending a little time out there while I plant.

I seem to have to pee every 10 minutes lately – and this is my view from the toilet. It occured to me that the little bin of baby toiletries makes a sweet color scheme. The green bin was a shower gift from cousin Laura.

These are two little chairs that mom bought for baby and me. She’s always thinking of me (warms my heart) and I think she has a bit of a little chair obsession. The best thing is that they are Heywood Wakefield. More sweetness.

These are two little chinese trinkets that Annie got for us. They are supposed to wish our baby good fortune… or something like that.

This is the view out our back window – from the baby room/office. The trains run right behind our building and then there is a row of houses that sits on a little ally. The colors of the houses are not unlike the color scheme of baby toiletries in my bathroom.

Here is a self portrait of my belly. Wow it’s getting big!