Nora

This morning was a bright-and-early for both Chris and me. He to one of his last days working in American Bounty, and I went to the farm at 6 am for work hours. I picked snap peas for two hours, cleaned the eyes off of potatoes, helped set up the tables for distribution, and washed…

Friday was my seventh month appointment. It kind of fun going and seeing how much I weigh now since we don’t have a scale at home. 146 lbs! Four more than last month and my belly is 29 cm. The doctor said I have a “cute little boy belly” (meaning it’s all out in front).…

June 1st marked the beginning of our seventh month – with an expanding belly to prove it. I traveled to Dallas to visit my mom for a long Memorial Day weekend, where we had a mini baby-shower BBQ with some of Chris and my friends. Our friends Sarah and Matt came; they were married the…

Last weekend, on a business trip to Vermont, I was lucky enough to get to stay at Mim’s and Papa’s house. (Yay, molasses cookies!!! And, German chocolate cake.) Mim and my Aunt Leslie did the ol’ ring-on-a-string test on me to determine if baby is a boy or girl. And boy, did the ring swing…

Well, I had time to get a few pictures off of the camera today. There’s one Chris took of my belly on the 1st – just starting to show!!! Chris’ dad arrived today to visit us for the weekend (drove here all the way from Texas in 34 hours without stopping). It will be a…

Today Chris and I had our first ultrasound. It was pretty exciting to see what a perfect little person the baby is. The ultrasound tech was able to get a picture of a little hand sticking up so we could see each individual finger. Getting to see baby is really making this start to feel…