This is likely to be my last post for a week, maybe for a few days longer than that.

We leave at the crack of dawn on Saturday for a week-long vacation in St Maarten! This is our first "real" vacation, ie, longer than a long weekend, since our honeymoon. And obviously, the last one we’ll get before we’re parents. We are so excited we can hardly stand it.

My sun-sensitive burqa coverall finally arrived yesterday, weeks after the hat, dress, sarong, shirt, and SPF 60 non-chemical sunscreen. I still need a few more books. Wish us luck, fun, and lots of fruity drinks with umbrellas!