BOCA BETH: One Song at a Time

I have been feeling a bit ‘off’ lately breathing wise, dizziness wise, shortness of breath wise and felt that I should really have it all checked out before I begin my next round of Bilingual Fun Travels to share my passion for second language fun with young children!

I already had my annual appointment with Dr. Jones (YES!  THE Dr. Galen Jones of Tampa, Florida!!!).  What is it about our OB/GYNs that make us put them on a pedestal and into some very special category no one else in our human life could ever take the place of?!?!?!?  I love, love, love going to see this man - it’s only once a year (God willing), but I treat him like a king in my mind.

In Puerto Rico, in our haste to depart the hotel before they began charging us the half day rate of $250 for the room, I left my daily birth control pill on the hotel room’s vanity and forgot to take it or take it with me.  I have never totally missed a pill - sure I have been a day or so late but never lost it or left it behind (never to enter my mouth!).  With all of these weird symptoms I was a tad bit sure I might be expecting my fourth child!  I kept it to myself, never told anyone my suspicion, did my patient duty in the cup and waited for the exam. . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . Long 15 minutes.  I was thinking, “Okay, so you’ve been reading about older moms, late life babies, in fact, Beth, you have a late life child already.  Having another at 48 will be fine!!!!”  I was really becoming quite used to the idea of a little one again - especially after the H.E.R.I Homeschool Convention where these moms and dads have 5, 7, 10 and even 13 children!  I was really viewing this ‘perhaps-soon-to-be-Butler-Baby’ as one of God’s extra blessings on our family.

But, Dr. Jones, that guy who I hold so high in esteem informs me it won’t be so!  I disguise my somewhat medium level of disappointment and continue on with our delightful discussion about his Mission trip, my recent believers’ baptism, our new Boca Beth Christian bilingual music CD for children and his daughter who will be teaching kindergarten for the first time here in Tampa, Florida.

So, it’s been another day at the office.  Head Start calls and wants me to do a very cool training (God’s blessing), our studio guy feels that we can shoot our new Spanish and English music videos for preschoolers in a way cool studio in Orlando as long as the price is right (God will provide!) and my ‘bebé’ Megan is napping peacefully recovering from a double ear infection (God watches over us all).

I will continue being mamá to my three wonderful children and know that I have been given what I can handle!  Oh, and the symptoms that I have been experiencing?…?…?…?…?  My general practitioner who I also went to see this week says it’s time for me to go back on Beta Blockers for a while to help with the level of stress and level of excitement my keynote and workshop engagements present for my body!

 

Happy Educating!  ¡Sea feliz educando!

Boca Beth