Birthday

I'm off to the hospital. My scheduled c-section is this morning.
So excited to meet my new baby girl.
I may not be posting for a while, we'll see.
But I will be back with details and maybe a photo or two.
Jen

Lots of News

First of all, we are having a girl!! So excited. Sofia...something. We haven't decided on a middle name. Either Ann, Elizabeth, or Lynn. My mother-in-law's middle name, my mother's middle name, or my middle name. Hmmm....It's a hard one.

In other news...we are moving to Nevada. My husband's sister offered him a job in their family business. It's a huge move. All of my family is around me here, but I do think it's the right decision. We have a million things to do as we want to be moved by the time school starts at the end of August. So, I'd better get busy working on some of those now. I'll leave you with a picture of my new back yard. One of the big selling points for me.

Yes, that's a deer. No, we won't be living in the woods. It's the middle of town. But it feels like the country with our yard full of cottonwood, cherry, and apple trees. And the deer.

Anyway, back to the million things...

My Little Garden

Ok, I've been so bad at posting. But I've been waiting to get my USB cord from my husband's office, so that I can post a bunch of photos. Don't know why it took like a week to finally communicate the fact that I NEED MY USB CORD, BUT YOUR OFFICE IS LOCKED. I guess I wouldn't really remember until he had left for work. But, now, I am ready.

We had great weather last weekend...Oh, my gosh, I think I just felt the baby! For the first time! Wait a moment while I hold still and see if I feel anything else...Hmmmm, I don't know, I'm only 13 and a half weeks...was that the baby or gas? I'm gonna say it was the baby. How cool! I love being able to feel the baby. It's so reassuring and special. Anyway, back to my post...

My little garden has gotten off to a good start. Here is a list of what is growing on my back deck:

from seed:

green beans

sugar snap peas

little finger carrots

sweet bell peppers

eggplant

tomatoes

from seedlings, my little herb garden:

lemon basil

thyme

sage

dill

chives

lavender

peppermint

still to plant:

lettuce

broccoli raab

cucumber

(I'm not sure where these will end up, I'm out of pots and soil, unless I break down and buy more.)

I also bought a few pony packs of these pansies and cosmos.

I have sweet pea and nasturtium seeds to plant as well. I'm trying to be very frugal with this gardening stuff. I would go hog wild buying plants if I could. But it is kinda fun to -ok, definitely feeling the baby now, more than one movement, and it feels just like my son did. Yeah!, but no one is home to tell!!! Baby boy is napping, and he wouldn't get it anyway. I'm gonna have to call my sister when I'm done here.

More photos:

Our view. I love watching it get greener and greener. It changes so much with the light. At sunset, the city looks so much closer. Here is a rather grey day:

And here is today, much brighter:

Hmmm, so bright, you can't see the green very well. Bummer.

Last week the girls did school outside:

They had a lovely snack of strawberries,

Well, the little man has woken up, time to go and play...

Have a great day everyone!

Nice Things

Baby is sleeping.
Girls are at school.
Husband is at work.

The house is actually quiet. I can hear the hum of the fridge and the clacking of the keyboard; oh, and a few birds chirping.

It's so nice.

I just ate my third breakfast, so my tummy is actually full; not a common occurrence these days.
My dishes are not quite done, but they're close.
It's a grey day, but not raining, and it's supposed to be in the 80's starting tomorrow and all weekend.

I have a veggie garden to plant. It's going to be in containers, because we have a bit of a marmot problem. They seem to think it's ok to run all over our backyard and eat whatever they fancy. I'm not taking any chances. My veggies are going to grow in containers on our back deck. I've already planted sugar snap peas, green beans, carrots, and a tomato plant. I have eggplant seedlings to transplant, tomato seeds planted indoors, and a few more seed packets to deal with. I think this kind of garden will be better for me this summer anyway. Much less maintenance to worry about.

Oh, another nice thing: on Monday, I had an ultrasound and got to see "belly baby"! (Trying to differentiate between baby in utero and baby who is currently still referred to as "the baby" by his sisters.) It was amazing to see this little life, only an inch and a half long, but looking very baby-like, kicking and moving its arms. So cool! This is early to have an ultrasound, but my midwife wanted to find out how far along I really was since I'll be having another c-section. Baby looked fine, and due date stays the same--Thanksgiving Day! But we'll schedule the section for a week or so earlier.

Well, I hope everyone is enjoying their own "nice things" today.
I'm off to plant some more seeds, or do my dishes...or play with my baby boy who I hear waking up as I type.

Have a great day!

Oh, Man

You know your pregnancy hormones are going strong when your 5 year-old daughter mentions casually at dinner: "I don't want to have a baby in my tummy, cause I don't want to be mean and not play Go Fish."

Tired

I'm tired. I'm so tired and it is only 9:30 in the morning. I have so many things that I want to do. Just look at my list in the post below. And that doesn't include all the daily tasks of caring for my family and home. All I want to do is go lay down. I haven't let myself do that yet. I'm sitting at the computer, reading blogs, writing this post, hoping for a burst of energy to go get something done. But my baby boy is napping, my girls are playing together and not fighting...maybe I should go lay down for just a little while...
On the bright side: I'm not morning sick, thank the Lord. I've been blessed in this way, and I'm very thankful. I know many moms who get so sick. I'd rather have tiredness and crankiness any day, at least I can try to rest and change my attitude.

OK, now for that little nap...