Yesterday was gorgeous here. Dave and I headed out to City Forest for a walk, and as we got back near the parking area, a woman on the next trail over yelled "GOOD FOR YOU!"  I looked around, and she waved frantically at me, yelling "IT MAKES IT EASIER!" and then gave me a big thumbs up. DAMN. If people got THAT kind of reception every time they took a walk, we’d have amuch healthier community.

When we got home, i called Jenne, who I hadn’t seen since my shower, and we went for lunch. BEST LUNCH EVER, considering it was the last day of the last month that I would NOT be someone’s mom… emerald curry, super spicy and with eggplant!, and then a scoop of coconut ice cream, borderline GD be damned, it was SEVENTY DEGREES.  It was good to catch up with Jenne, too. I’ve been trying to see my friends before the baby gets here — jess stopped by on Friday, I saw Deb last week, Jenne yesterday, up next is tracking down Andy who I haven’t seen in weeks, if not months.

We finished up the first half of the backyard (okay, DAVE did, and I held the bag open once), and Dave started in on the back half of the backyard, which is less of an issue than the first half. But, he ended up slicing his finger open with a pair of gardening shears, so after getting the bleeding to slow down, he decided to work on the carseat installation.

Now, if you know Dave, you know he’s Mr Safety. One of his other projects this weekend was to install a fire extinguisher in the upstairs hallway, and make sure I knew how to use it. But the carseat has been this weird issue for him — I sent him a bunch of links and videos on what to do, and it took him days to even look at them. And there was a big discussion on locking clips that was just… odd. Anyway, once he got started, he sort of ‘got it’ as to why I wanted it done before I’m in labor, since it’s still NOT done — we don’t have LATCH, for one, and the center position wasn’t working for the snugride, and I need to get shelf liner because we have leather seats, etc. But, it was just odd, likie installing the carseat was some weird mental-emotional hurdle of "OH MY GOD I’M GOING TO BE A DAD." Defendinghis home against fire has been an easy priority for years, but defending his baby against car accidents is TOTALLY NEW.

Annnnd, anyway, it’s May. I will have a baby this month. That is SO FUCKING WEIRD. Huh.