Well, a couple of months ago we added a new Mrs. Van Scoyoc to the family mix and it looks like soon we’ll be adding a tiny baby as well. Erin is pregnant. Somehow despite the difficulties of 30 hour work shifts, she was able to plan a pregnancy to occur soon after her medical residency ends. I consider this a miracle of planning especially considering my family’s general inability to plan ahead. Well played Erin and Rusty.
We are all very happy for her and this news certainly is another reason for me to spend another year in Durham. The more time I spend here, the harder it is to imagine leaving, and yet I feel leaving may be inevitable in the end. I’m trying to get used to the idea of going where graduate school takes me. I’m trying to get Eli used to this idea as well, and yet we still pop into open houses on Sundays wishing we could settle down.
I feel a little bit down on myself because in the end it is my fault that we need to move. Why couldn’t I make it into UNC this year? Certainly it’s nearly impossible for psychology, but still, what can I do better next year? Very little will change. It looks like I’m going to spend the next year here and damn I’m going to enjoy it as it will probably be my last for a long time.
Here’s a photograph of Erin from the other day. I love how the light comes into my bedroom in the morning creating light patches on the wall. Here is also a photograph of Erin when she was very little and very bug-eyed. These two photos should give anyone who gives birth to a strangeling hope for the future.
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