The rest of the summer went by so quickly. Tristan went to his father’s every other week. He chose not to go to any summer programs this year; he actually asked if he could alternate weeks between his father and myself and we both approved. Jonah had signed Jaxson and Illy up for the YMCA. A bus picked them up in the morning and dropped them off in the afternoon. It was helpful to us because I had Arabella and Jonah had to work. My first post-natal checkup went well. I’d lost about 20 lbs. since giving birth. My bleeding had only lasted 5 weeks. I continued to use liners for the occasional spotting. My doctor cleared me for s*x, which I knew would make Jonah happy. I’d provided the occasional relief with my hand or my mouth but it wasn’t the same and we both knew it. That Friday, Trista

