Let me do some explaining about the weather in the highlands of PNG. We refer to it as eternal spring, and there is a lot to that definition. When you think ‘spring,’ what comes to mind? Flowers? Birds? Baby animals? BUT, if you live in the northern part of the northern hemisphere, maybe spring means something different: ice/snow that comes out of nowhere, buckets of rain, gloomy skies, mud. Here in PNG, ‘spring’ is marked with the end of rainy season—“wet” time-- (nobody really knows when it begins or ends, so it’s just a guess), and we say it’s the beginning of the “less wet” time of year. The temperature doesn’t change much, year-round. It’s typically 60’s at night and 80’s in the daytime. It can get hot and humid, but because we’re in the mountains, there’s no need for central a/c or heat. It’s rather pleasant most of the time. Most people who hear this say something like, “Oh, I would love that!” I have to say, after the time we’ve spent here, especially not leaving the c...
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There is a baby bed in my house. A baby bed. The night Justin put it together, I just sat there in the room and looked at it. I thought, "this room is way too quiet." It's exciting to think that at some point (soon, we hope) there will be a resident in that room! 
Those moments are bittersweet for me. Bitter because I want that baby in my arms already, but sweet because as I see baby things coming into the house, it's a reminder that there WILL be a baby there!
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