Staying at home full-time…
Posted by Becky on May 18th, 2006
I’ve been staying at home waiting for Logan’s birth for a week now, and I’ve actually enjoyed it even though I can see how being a housewife could be a bit lonely.
And I’m not even a housewife… I haven’t really done anything at home. The ah-yi, Xiao Mei, started working on Tuesday. So far, she’s done a real good job, and I feel like a lazy queen. She does everything and always tries to occupy herself with whatever she can find to clean. Hopefully she keeps it up coz I really don’t like how ah-yis come and go from our Living Quarter. I don’t want to have to keep changing ah-yis like a lot of people do. In S.A. and in Taiwan, the maids seem to be much easier to manage than the ah-yis here. I wonder if skin color has anything to do with it. In S.A. the maids we had were Africans. In Taiwan, the maids are usually from south-east Asia. Here, the ah-yis look just like us. We’re all of Chinese origin.
This is the first time I have a full-time ah-yi. I thought I’d be annoyed having a stranger around me for 12 hours a day, but it’s actually gone pretty well so far. Praise the Lord!
This week I send her home for 2 hours of lunch break everyday. Next week she’s probably going to get busier because my parents and my brother will be back and will probably have some meals at my home. I wouldn’t be surprised if my mom takes her grocery shopping too. And, Logan’s probably gonna add to her workload a bit too. John’s prepared to take 2 weeks off from work right after Logan’s birth. I can’t wait!!!
Other than that, I’ve just been visiting and being visited by friends. Saw Hanna finally and held her baby, Mayah. She’s so cute and tiny, and looks like Hanna a lot more than Stephen. She opened her eyes, pooped, and smiled during the 1.5 hours I visited. I was very happy coz I got to see pretty much all that a newborn can do. It was really nice just to chat with Hanna also.
Luisa came to visit me and brought so many things for Logan. I really enjoyed seeing her and being able to gossip with her for 3 hours. Hee! And tonight, we’ll be having dinner at Deborah and Marybeth’s. Debs can cook really well, and she’s so kind to invite us to dinner sometimes.
My good friend, Ingrid, since third grade was going to fly over to visit me on Wednesday, but a typhoon in Taiwan forced her to change her travel plans. Bah! I was really looking forward to seeing her this week. But it might as well be later, this way she’ll probably be able to see Baby Logan.
Been really wanting to pop in and visit friends at school, but it’s been rainy and I’ve been lazy. I watch dvds and basically just wait for Logan’s birth all the time. I really can’t wait. Why is he still in there?! When? When? When will he be born?! I wonder all the time. Just can’t wait to hold him!
John got a cold since yesterday. He’s worried about passing it onto me and baby. We hope he recovers very soon. Please pray for all three of us. Thanks!!!
Ok, I gotta go eat lunch now. Smells nice! I thank the Lord for all that He provides in my life. Logan, Logan, my precious Logan! Please come out soon so that I can see and hold you! ^_^