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It's a Little Girl!

It’s confirmed! The newest little member of our family is a girl. She’s due in the first week of September and we can hardly wait.

On Wednesday, doctors confirmed she’s healthy all round and the pregnancy is going perfectly. When she arrives in September, we’ll already be at the new house, in a more ‘peak oil’ friendly area so she’ll have a good head start in the coming transition.

 

Alexander is getting his head around the idea of another baby in the family and at two and a half years old, I think he’s starting to understand. The thought of two babies running around the house is a thrilling one for me. I just love being a Dad.

 

We make the move in around two weeks, so I’ll put a post up regarding the move, the reasons for it and why we chose the area in relation to peak oil and transition. Until then, take care and enjoy your family.

 

Michael

A Little Ray of Sunshine

Today my heart filled with pure unadulterated joy as my wife approached me upon stepping out of the shower with a pregnancy test in hand and a beaming, glowing smile. The two simple words that followed encapsulated the two of us in an aura so sweet and warm that I could almost feel myself melting into Tracy’s quivering embrace, “I’m pregnant!”

 

From the moment I held my son for the first time a little over two years ago, I knew I was born to be a Dad. Now it’s round two and I’m elated!

 

I’m not too sure what else to write, except that I wanted to share this with you, whoever you are and wherever you are. As far as peak oil is concerned, I will now redouble my efforts to ensure my family is well prepared. Whatever unfolds in the ensuing decade or two, we’ll face as a family, together.

 

When the long emergency dawns, it is the adhesive bond of family that will hold reality together when it seems that all is about to fall apart. If there’s one thing peak oil will teach us, its ‘together’ is far better than ‘alone’.

 

Be well, and enjoy your family

 

Michael