workin’, workin’, workin’….

That is the theme of last week. Evan has been working at Microsoft, working on my Uncle’s website and of course, Green Ronin and Mutants and Masterminds sites. He hasn’t even had time to play his new Xbox game he got from the Microsoft store.

I have also had a lot of craniosacral clients, lots of trumpet students and played a wedding on Saturday. That was a long wedding… Usually it is the priest that takes forever in his sermon, but this time it was that everyone wanted to partake in the communion. Wow, that took at least twenty minutes. This is a fun church, though. It is the one where there is the sweetest kitty that hangs out during the services and gets everyone (congregation and priests, alike) to pet her. The thing I am noticing about playing gigs and being pregnant is that it is getting to be harder and harder to take a nice, deep, full breath. I will be playing there at Christmastime, too… That will be quite interesting, being 8 months pregnant and all, by then.

Pregnancy news — nothing really new… “we” are still getting bigger. I am still eating a lot of beef… teriyaki beef, enchiladas with beef, hotdogs, Kidd Valley cheeseburger… Chicken is no longer appetizing at this time. But, I am also starting to eat more veggies and still doing well on fruit and kefir, my new favorite all around good for you food/drink.

We have had our first prediction on due date from our wonderful friend, Monica: The last week of January. I think that will be true, although a bit earlier would be nice, too. So, an aquarian baby! I am trying to learn all about an aquarius, from astrology.com:

Aquarius is the eleventh Sign of the Zodiac, and Aquarians are the perfect representatives for the Age of Aquarius. Those born under this Sign have the social conscience needed to carry us into the new millennium. These folks are humanitarian, philanthropic and keenly interested in making the world a better place. Along those lines, they’d like to make the world work better, which is why they focus much of their energy on our social institutions and how they work (or don’t work). Aquarians are visionaries, progressive souls who love to spend time thinking about how things can be better. They are also quick to engage others in this process, which is why they have so many friends and acquaintances. Making the world a better place is a collaborative effort for Aquarians.

The Sign of Aquarius is symbolized by the Water Bearer. In much the same way that the Water Bearer brings that precious liquid as a gift, Aquarians shower the world with their thoughts and new ideas. Luckily for Aquarians (and the rest of us), they are at a near-genius level, so their minds churn out some amazing things. Their thought process is also inventive and original. While Aquarians are happy to bestow these ideas as a gift with no strings attached, they are much happier when the rest of the world agrees with them. Naysayers will quickly find out that Aquarians can be impatient, even temperamental, with those who disagree. Yes, these folks can be quite fixed in their opinions, in keeping with the Fixed Quality assigned to this Sign. Even though Aquarians are happy to give, and they do, it’s often on their terms and within their comfort level. Generally, that means ample space, since these folks are freedom-loving and individualistic and need to roam (and yes, they do enjoy travel). While Aquarians are generally sympathetic and compassionate, they like it when things go their own quirky way. Some might call their behavior eccentric (and they would be right), but when you consider that the Aquarian’s heart is truly in the right place, a few oddities should be overlooked. In their own way, Aquarians treasure their many friends and acquaintances and want to give back as much as they can.

FUN! And from the chinese zodiac, www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/zodiac/… (I still can’t get the links to be all cool and linky from this page. Sorry.) [[Chinese Zodiac Link]]

And our baby is… oooooh, another one on the edge… the chinese new year will be January 22, 2004, so if born after that… the baby will be: Year of the Monkey! Just like her mama. And if born before, the 22nd, Year of the Ram aka Sheep. Evan is year of the Rooster.