There have been requests for more information on Greta and the baby.  This amuses me.  I’ve been keeping journals for the past 10 years, and many of them are addressed to my unborn child….it’s a very strange practice that a psychologist would probably have a field day with.  But my children will never be starved for information about what their father was thinking, if I ever work up the nerve to actually share these journals with them.  Herbietown has been more of the same….lots of personal reflections, straight from the heart, that I probably will regret sharing later.

Anyway, I was discussing this with Greta just yesterday, as we watched the sun go down over Santorini and burned more Euros.  The baby will probably be sick and tired of Daddy’s sophomoric rants.  The baby will not have a Dad complex.  The baby will have a Mom complex.  “How did you put up with Daddy?”  “What did you think, Mom?”  “Did you go to Greece, too, or did Daddy go alone, with all his books?”

To solve this problem, I’ve set up an account for Greta, right here on Herbietown, so she can blog about the baby, herself, and whatever else she wants.  But she’ll never use it.  That is my prediction, anyway.

In the meantime, here’s an update:

Greta is doing just fine.  She continues to feel the baby kick, or punch, or nudge, or do whatever it does.  I run over, every time, and place my hands on her tummy and try to feel what she just felt, but so far I haven’t been able to detect anything.  It’s completely unfair.

The heat has subsided, and it’s absolutely perfect weather.  Not too hot, always sunny, nice breezes.  This is definitely paradise.  Greta is holding up just fine.

Greta has recovered from the cold she had last week.  She is reading Cryptonomicon, which I’ve recommended several times on this blog.  She is pretty looking.  She is lucky, because whenever we go anywhere, I carry everything.

We just changed hotels, so we could save 6 Euro/night, and get closer to the beach.  Now we’re at the Hotel Poisedon, right on the water in Kamari.  Our new room is much nicer than our old room.  There are still many bizarre bathroom curiousities, but for the most part it’s a huge step up.

We find out the gender next week.  I can truly say that I don’t have a preference either way.  I know, I know, I’ve been making all kinds of noise over the past several years about girls being trouble.  But we’ve been seeing little girls everywhere, and they’re all adorable.  I hope I’ve built up enough credibility here that you believe me….because I would tell you if I preferred one or the other.

Anyway, we’re very excited.

Is that a good update on Greta and the baby?  I’ll try to do better, which shouldn’t be too difficult because Greta is full of surprises.