IrishOboe

Joseph got his Swiss ID card in the mail today and I got a letter from the NSH testing center.  I passed the German C1 test!!!!  Hopefully I didn’t damage Joseph with the study stress and we already know that the birth went okay even though I had just finished the testing two days before I went into labor.  Somehow it seems more worth it now that I know I passed.  A bit on the test:  The levels are A1,A2,B1,B2,C1, and C2 so I only have one more test to go to show that I’m fluent in German.  I don’t know if I’ll go for it someday.  The C1 is good enough for now.  Of the four sections (reading, listening, written and oral) I passed all but the reading and I failed that by one point (14/25).  I stink at reading comprehension tests in English anyway, so I’m not too surprised.  Luckily my scores in the listening and oral tests were high enough to pull me grade not just up to passing but up to “satisfactory.”  I’m not “good” or “very good” but I don’t care.  This test was a bit of a push for me and the test was hard enough so I’m super proud that I passed!  Excuse my gushing.  I think I’m also excited because here is proof that I have a brain – or at least had a brain – and am not just a cow and a frail piece of flesh.  Speaking of mothering and babies, Joseph is asleep on my chest in the Moby Wrap.  We’re both getting used to it and have made a few successful outings with him in it.  Hopefully soon he’ll be happy to be awake in it as I do laundry and other work.  For now he still likes all of my attention when he is awake.  Luckily it’s a pleasure giving in to the cuitie!