On Father's Day Natalie assured me I was already a father and that I should celebrate a little. I feel that I may not be fully deserving of the title until I too am losing sleep and changing some diapers or something. So far my part has been limited to being supportive, going to our classes, assisting in exercises and helping lift things.
Personally I’ve been doing things to prepare for fatherhood, like brewing beer! If I’m still preparing that must mean I’m not all the way there yet, right? We, early on, decided we would do some trimester home brewing. During the first trimester Natalie was craving apples so we decided to brew a batch using apples. We found a recipe for a Belgian Abbey Ale, we added apples and we now have a tasty Apple Abbey ale. Unfortunately, this means the name Abbey is out of the question because we’d hate to tell our kid we named her after a beer.
The second batch we brewed is a maize ale. We chose it because it is light and something different and probably a good summer beer. It was also a fairly fast beer to ferment, etc. We wanted to make sure that it was ready for the move to our new house. We plan on having a little shindig following our move. We’d like to reward our friends and family with homebrew and tasty eats for their help with the move. Our good friend Dan has very generously lent us his brewing equipment and helped us with the brewing. He has kegs that we used for the beer but, don’t worry we bottled a little so Natalie can have some down the road when it is safe for her to be drinking. Currently, as you probably guessed, she is not drinking. Dan will be in Alaska when we move and drink the beers so he and I had to have a taste of the Apple Abbey while we were brewing the Maize Ale. Quite Good!
The past two or three months have been rather hectic for me personally. We were short-staffed at work so I was able to pick up a lot of extra hours. This was beneficial financially but was challenging for me. Part of the challenge was having all the pressures of the home buying process peaking simultaneously. The home purchase requirements have subsided now and I’ve now gotten a schedule that should be ideal and will really allow me some time to focus on family needs. We are very close to completing this home purchase but are at a pivotal point in the next couple days. So send some good vibes toward the banks today and tomorrow. I know that may be hard to do these days but that’s what we’re up to.
As you can see from the photos Natalie is getting larger. That’s a good thing! She has been plugging away at packing, writing children’s books, exercising, eating healthy and volunteering. She finished teaching her fire dancing class last Friday and will not start another class up. It seems her belly can get in the way of the fire. Maybe not the best situation!Nonetheless, she has been amazing through this whole string of busy times and has managed to keep herself focused on nutrition, exercise and mental health.
We hope all of you are doing well and look forward to sharing more than a fat belly with you. Like maybe some Beer, HAHA!
Much Love, Tim, Nat, Ruby, Singer and Squishy Feet!
Much Love, Tim, Nat, Ruby, Singer and Squishy Feet!
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