I had remarked a few weeks ago that I was anticipating the end of the month because up until that point, it had been a pretty crummy month for me.  Since then, things have looked up considerably.  So I suppose you can say that August has been thusly redeemed.  It’s not been without it’s trials, don’t get me wrong.  Shoot, there’s trials yet.  Saying that everything right now is 100% smooth sailing would be a total lie.  But it is better.  Couldn’t get much worse, for a while there.  It’s a start.
I’m still hoping September wipes the slate clean somewhat and presents a fresh start.  This will be my third month of pregnancy.  That seems strange to me.  I still don’t quite feel like I’m truly pregnant.  It feels too good to be true, somehow.  Like something that would happen to someone else.  For so long, I felt like everything was against us, that if there was luck to be had for us, it was bad luck.  If there were two possible outcomes, we would get the worse of the two.  Being pregnant now seems like the BETTER outcome and that’s just strange to me.

I must say, I’m looking forward to putting summer behind me and embracing fall.  Cooler temperatures, if nothing else.  I’ll take 80’s right now, rather than the steady lineup of 90’s we’ve had all month long.  70’s seem like a dream.  I want to watch the leaves turn colors, the mornings to get that “bite” in the air, the earlier evenings, the anticipation of the holidays.  I never really care for the summer months much, they seem to drag on for ages and the heat is so oppressive.  There’s no escaping it.  September brings the promise of relief, as far as I’m concerned.

So, things that will be fun in September:

• We have a wedding to go to down in the Bay Area around the middle of the month that promises to be a great time.
• My sister and brother will be there and it will be very cool to see them both.
• I’ll have my first doctor appointment on September 12, and hopefully my first ultrasound.
• Which means, we’ll finally know for sure when this baby is due rather than having to rely on my faulty reckoning.

Okay, so that’s not a whole lot yet, but I’m hoping that list will grow and grow and grow… I want to blow September off the map here, people.  And what better way to kick it off than with a 3 day weekend?