MY PREGNANT PILGRIMAGE #9 May 21, 2012 Happy to report that Aimee and I have made it safely to Puenta La Raina – 19 kilometers from our starting point in Cizur Menor. We were up at 5am and on our way by 6. We arrived at our destination at 2pm and got a room at the …
MY PREGNANT PILGRIMAGE #8 May 20, 2012 Things are settling in on the Camino. That´s not to say it is not a very different trip than I had anticipated. It is a very different trip. Very. For example, having trained extensively with my pack, I could not have imagined that the day I got here that …
MY PREGNANT PILGRIMAGE #7 May 17, 2012 I write from Zubiri. The past three days have been up and down. The scramble of last minute packing, the excitement of heading to the airport for an adventure, the sadness of wishing Colin goodbye, the fun of reuniting with Aimee to take flight for Spain. When my meticulously …
MY PREGNANT PILGRIMAGE #6 May 15, 2012 Onward! Adventure! Unknown! I head to the airport in 15 minutes. Camino de Santiago: Here I am! The person I am today does feel nervous, even a little bit TERRIFIED, about the next 5-6 weeks on the trail. But I know that this is a step taking me towards …
MY PREGNANT PILGRIMAGE #5 May 1, 2012 So it is official. In two weeks I leave for Spain. I like to imagine that I have continued to feel calm and collected in the face of final preparations for the Camino de Santiago. I imagine: • That I have not felt nervous about how my pregnant body will feel …
APRIL 20, 2012 / MY PREGNANT PILGRIMAGE #4 I was sitting in my prenatal class last weekend when the instructor decided to mix things up. Instead of asking us to go around the room and say our names and how many weeks we were, she asked us to each answer the same question. What am I moving towards? …
April 13, 2012 / My Pregnant pilgrimage #3 Things are in flux. I’m in the middle of a home renovation, less than 2 months away from my departure to Spain (!), and well into my second trimester. Life these days feels not a little chaotic. So many changes are afoot. We’ve got holes in our walls …
For those who didn’t see the announcement on our instagram feed, I wanted to share the delightful news that our sweet baby has arrived safely and soundly to the world. Iggy (Ignatius Alexander) is sleeping on my chest as I type and my heart is full. He is nearly 2 weeks old and is proving …
April 6, 2012 / My Pregnant Pilgrimage #2 In mid-May, I’ll be heading to northern Spain to embark on the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage route that has been travelled for thousands of years by the lost, the hopeful, the miracle-seekers, the penitent. A dear friend Aimee will be walking the 500 mile route with …
