Another week bites the dust

Whew, week 38! Seems like yesterday was Verity’s celebration and I was SO over being pregnant, but then in the blink of an eye a week has gone by and I am doing great!

She’s having a growth spurt, this little one. Checking out the 4 pounds I gained in one week, the new stretch mark on my belly, and the constant ravenous hunger I’m having, I can safely assume she’s putting on a pound or so of baby fat to tarter her up for Portland’s “Spring” which in my humble Florida-native opinion is way too cold.

Speaking of weather, though, we’re actually having some pretty glorious skies right now. Yesterday I connected with my roots a bit: I walked around barefoot in our yard to cut some pretty dandelions for our vase. There is nothing better than feeling earth, sand, or grass on your feet and the warmth of the sun on your neck. Amazing that I have done without it now for about 5 months! Gosh.

Today the windows are open, beckoning the sunny 65 degree air and the dinging of the bamboo wind chime indoors. Hubby is out looking at some bikes at a used bike sale today, his birthday gift being a used road bike (his is a hybrid) so he can more easily commute to work. When he gets back, we trade off the tot and I get to go swimming with Misty at the community center. My back is feeling better at the very thought of it

Well, okay, I’m wasting time blogging about it rather than being out in it, so I’m going to grab a blanket to lay in the yard a bit and check you guys later.