Only a few days left!
So I haven't been the most dedicated in writing in this blog, but work and home has kept me very busy!
I've been on bedrest, but still working, for the last few weeks. I'm really sick of typing while laying in bed on my side :) Oh well, at least I can still work!
Our new nanny/housekeeper Coco (Consuelo) moved in almost 2 weeks ago. She is a HUGE blessing for us! Even though the language barrier has been a challenge we are getting better. We have had a few minor incidents with the translation...here are a few of the problems we've had:
- Coco seems to really like cooking, which we didn't expect. So we have been eating the healthy chicken and vegetable based ballerina diet. Plus she feeds ME fresh beet juice which tastes like dirt and other fresh juices....including milk with boiled celery water. Good thing I have a strong stomach! So a few days after she got here I came downstairs and she was cooking. She had out a package of dry Wasabi peas to put in the salad. I though...oh that won't be bad in a salad...but then she put the WHOLE PACKAGE in a pot of vegetables she was steaming. So she obviously had no clue about the Wasabi. Ooops! I didn't have the heart to say anything.
- I went to let the dogs out (which the porch is off of her room) and noticied there were little articles of underwear scattered around the backyard drying. Once again - didn't know if I should say anything b/c I know this is acceptable in Latin countries. So I didn't. But a few minutes later I left to go run errands and noticed my neighbor was letting a group of 6 women into his house to look at buying it. I sure hope they didn't see the undies!!!
- A few nights ago we had some major confusion...I think she was ready to move out. She was downstairs in her room doing laundry (with underwear outside) and a Centerpoint energy rep jumped the fence. She came running upstairs and the dogs were growling....luckily Gabe was here. So Gabe ran downstairs and confronted the guy....who told him he had to get a gas meter reading no matter what...and continued to jump the fence of our neighbor. Gabe said Coco looked at him like "why didn't you protect us and knock this guy out?". So Gabe got on the phone with the gas company and they said they have the right....which was a huge mess. We ended up calling Gabe's mom and having her calm Coco down. Gabe put up some tack carpet tacks on the fence...so be REALLY careful if you try to climb over! I think I would be freaked out if it happened to me too, but you have to remember in Colombia if someone jumped the fence it would be deadly b/c they have so much crime. So it was understandable. But there is no calming someone down when they don't understand what you are saying!
- The most recent incident was last night. Coco is working on sewing some dance uniforms for her ballet and the sewing machine stich is messed up. So I called my mom and she agree to come over Saturday to take a look and try to help. I tried translating to Coco that she was coming to fix the machine Saturday when she was going to be at dance practice and that I would work with her to get it fixed...and she didn't have to be here. Well 30 minutes later she comes up the stairs with Gabe's sister Diri on the phone, and she had misunderstood - thinking since my mom was coming Saturday night she needed to leave and find somewhere else to stay. So luckily Diri translated everything for us and it was fine.
Whew! We would be in so much trouble if we didn't have family and friends that were fluent in Spanish! THANK GOODNESS!
So as a baby update....a week and a half until my May 15th due date. As of last Wednesday the cervix is not softening or lowering and the baby is not moving down. So I go in Monday for a sonogram. Plus I have a lost a few pounds but I think that is due to Coco's healthy cooking. Depending on the sonogram Monday, the doctor says she will probably want to induce labor a few days before my due date. So we will see what happens! I just hope I can continue to work through all of next week. Does that make me a work-a-holic?
Take care and I'll try to write more!
Bethany
I've been on bedrest, but still working, for the last few weeks. I'm really sick of typing while laying in bed on my side :) Oh well, at least I can still work!
Our new nanny/housekeeper Coco (Consuelo) moved in almost 2 weeks ago. She is a HUGE blessing for us! Even though the language barrier has been a challenge we are getting better. We have had a few minor incidents with the translation...here are a few of the problems we've had:
- Coco seems to really like cooking, which we didn't expect. So we have been eating the healthy chicken and vegetable based ballerina diet. Plus she feeds ME fresh beet juice which tastes like dirt and other fresh juices....including milk with boiled celery water. Good thing I have a strong stomach! So a few days after she got here I came downstairs and she was cooking. She had out a package of dry Wasabi peas to put in the salad. I though...oh that won't be bad in a salad...but then she put the WHOLE PACKAGE in a pot of vegetables she was steaming. So she obviously had no clue about the Wasabi. Ooops! I didn't have the heart to say anything.
- I went to let the dogs out (which the porch is off of her room) and noticied there were little articles of underwear scattered around the backyard drying. Once again - didn't know if I should say anything b/c I know this is acceptable in Latin countries. So I didn't. But a few minutes later I left to go run errands and noticed my neighbor was letting a group of 6 women into his house to look at buying it. I sure hope they didn't see the undies!!!
- A few nights ago we had some major confusion...I think she was ready to move out. She was downstairs in her room doing laundry (with underwear outside) and a Centerpoint energy rep jumped the fence. She came running upstairs and the dogs were growling....luckily Gabe was here. So Gabe ran downstairs and confronted the guy....who told him he had to get a gas meter reading no matter what...and continued to jump the fence of our neighbor. Gabe said Coco looked at him like "why didn't you protect us and knock this guy out?". So Gabe got on the phone with the gas company and they said they have the right....which was a huge mess. We ended up calling Gabe's mom and having her calm Coco down. Gabe put up some tack carpet tacks on the fence...so be REALLY careful if you try to climb over! I think I would be freaked out if it happened to me too, but you have to remember in Colombia if someone jumped the fence it would be deadly b/c they have so much crime. So it was understandable. But there is no calming someone down when they don't understand what you are saying!
- The most recent incident was last night. Coco is working on sewing some dance uniforms for her ballet and the sewing machine stich is messed up. So I called my mom and she agree to come over Saturday to take a look and try to help. I tried translating to Coco that she was coming to fix the machine Saturday when she was going to be at dance practice and that I would work with her to get it fixed...and she didn't have to be here. Well 30 minutes later she comes up the stairs with Gabe's sister Diri on the phone, and she had misunderstood - thinking since my mom was coming Saturday night she needed to leave and find somewhere else to stay. So luckily Diri translated everything for us and it was fine.
Whew! We would be in so much trouble if we didn't have family and friends that were fluent in Spanish! THANK GOODNESS!
So as a baby update....a week and a half until my May 15th due date. As of last Wednesday the cervix is not softening or lowering and the baby is not moving down. So I go in Monday for a sonogram. Plus I have a lost a few pounds but I think that is due to Coco's healthy cooking. Depending on the sonogram Monday, the doctor says she will probably want to induce labor a few days before my due date. So we will see what happens! I just hope I can continue to work through all of next week. Does that make me a work-a-holic?
Take care and I'll try to write more!
Bethany
posted by BethanyJoy at 5/04/2007 05:42:00 AM
1 Comments:
I'm so glad to read an update!
The stories about Coco made me laugh aloud.
I can't wait to hear baby news!
Love you!
Chrys
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