Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Newport RI - mini Babymoon


Since "babymoons" are all the rage right now I thought that's what I'd entitle the small trips we take before Baby Shah. About a month ago Dhrumil called me up in a small panic "we only have 6 months left so I've been buying tickets all day long." That made me happy and since we don't have enough vacation time to take a nice week long trip before the babe arrives, small weekend trips and events will suffice. It will be an adjustment when the baby is here to not be able to go anywhere at a drop of a hat, but I must say I have some wonderful examples from my friends who are quite mobile with their little ones.

So first on the list was Newport, RI. I have been wanting to go to Newport for a while since I love beauty and history... this town definitely has both. We stayed at a B&B and had quite the quirky woman as a host. :) One of the rooms in the house was filled with carrots... no joke. Fake of course but in every way you could imagine... ornaments, wall hangings, magnets, sculptures and so on. We were the youngest at the B&B by 50 years, but we had wonderful conversations with the other guests at breakfast. I was thankful to have a boost of energy that weekend and we were able to see a lot. The best part was walking hand in hand with my husband and just enjoying each other's company.
I have to say I still can't believe I have such a wonderful man in my life... still hard to grasp I found my other half. I still have those days where I'm like... wow I'm married... I'm old enough to have this life. And then BOOM wait I'm having a baby? Even though I wanted to be a mom for as long as I can remember and even though we discussed the possibility of children for a while it's still so hard for me to grasp the reality that there is a baby growing inside of me. I feel like I have a new identity... future mom. I'm still me and yet I'm not. Working through all of these thoughts and feelings has been a little hard, but I'm so excited to see our baby and go on this new adventure with Dhrumil.




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