27 weeks...today!

I went to the midwife today....lost 2 pounds (overall net gain of 3 pounds so far!)...my iron is low (not really a surprise) and I am borderline with gestational diabetes (just like Mom was with me). Other than up my iron and watch the sugar, all is going well! Lily continues to display her soccer kicks for us...the boys love to watch my stomach jump and roll. I am starting to really feel pregnant now. I can still fit into most of my regular clothes, but they are starting to feel snug. We took a tour of the birthing center, which was nice. Pretty private, and plenty of room for visitors!! :) Officially I have 13 weeks left...but the boys were 1-2 weeks early, so we'll see what happens. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers...time is flying by, and everything is going along smoothly!

Berry overdose

We have been blessed with hundreds of blackberries and, now that our blueberries are beginning to ripen, we have more delicious, nutritious treats to snack on! Jonathan found out (the hard way) the down side of eating too many blackberries in one day. (I don't think I really need to elaborate). We picked a small container of blueberries yesterday, and between our morning cereal and snacks, they are already gone! The boys think they are getting a "sweetie", but little do they realize how good they are for them. Now, if I can just get Jonathan's digestive tract back to normal, we'll be good to go!

Bitten

Yesterday, the boys and I were riding home after church, and I spotted a tiny orange kitten standing on the edge of the road. It had just rained really hard, and the poor little kitten was shivering and meowing, and seemed to be in a state of shock. I was afraid the little kitty would get run over, so I pulled the car off the road, and tried to catch it. Every time I attempted to reach the kitten, it ran under my car! (It was like a bad episode of the Carol Burnett show!) Just then, Luis came driving by (he had to take a friend to run an errand), and he pulled over to see what I was doing. When I told him about the kitten, I could tell he was LESS than thrilled, but humored me (and the kids at this point) in rescuing the poor little kitty. It the process of trying to grab the cat, Luis got bit! We were unable to get the cat, and searched for it for about an hour, but couldn't find it. Long story short, I called the health department and talked to my friend Reahnita (who I used to work with when I worked in environmental health, which included the rabies investigations!!) and she got the process going for Luis to start his rounds of post exposure rabies shots. Boy do I feel like such a heel today! I will NEVER (under any circumstances!) ever stop for an animal again! I already told the kids, if they see something, don't tell me! They say the shots aren't as bad as they used to be...they don't go into the stomach and hurt like the dickens anymore, but still, he has to receive 6 of them! Luis is being a good sport about it, and hasn't even gotten angry (which wouldn't have been me if the tables were turned!) We are off to his MD in a few minutes...UGH!

Galilee by the Sea...

Tonight was the last night of our church's week long Vacation Bible School. The kids had a super time. Here's some pictures-

My Mom reminder

Every morning for the last two weeks, I have walked out of our house, and have been greeted by another gardenia bloom. The fragrance is so heavenly, and each time I see my pretty flowers, I think of my beautiful Mom! It's one of her favorite flowers, and I enjoy the daily reminder of her.

On another note, we picked a bunch of peaches today, and our blueberries are starting to turn, won't be long now!! I love the SC fruit season!