Yesterday, we had one of our more eventful walks down the dock. This time we pushed a stroller with a small baby down the dock, instead of a shopping cart full of groceries. The total count of humans living on Otis Pagoda is now 3! We were stopped by several neighbors who also welcomed the smallest and newest member to the houseboat community.I believe the most interesting thing about the last several months is the awareness of the community surrounding the arrival of the newest houseboat dweller. Everyone on our dock has commented that they are excited about the move in date for this small human. This is one aspect of living here that I did not expect, and in fact was taken aback by.
I did not expect our neighbors to care and or notice the changes that were happening. When in fact there was an interest in what was going on with our lives. Making this just another part of houseboat living that surprised me. The other fascinating commentary about our experience in the last couple of months is the neighbors all had positive and heartfelt intentions when speaking to us about the upcoming addition to our family. Which is not always the case with pregnancy as you tend to hear the worst.
Overall, we are thrilled and pleased to bring little MMM home with us, and have her begin houseboat living. We look forward to finding out when she is an adult if she will think living here will be super cool or of course super dorky.
So the adventure begins. . .
