snow & slush

Tuesday night we got 3-4" of snow.... unfortunately by the time we woke up on Wednesday, it had turned to rain, and the snow to ice. Not quite what Evyn was hoping for! But she munched on a few chunks anyway.




As if chomping on frozen snow wasn't enough, Evyn got a Blue Coconut Slush from Sonic and quickly became a Blue Coconut Evyn. I tried to snap a picture of her blue face (and shirt and hands) and our little clown seized the opportunity to show off her goofy side.







Then she settled in on a chair to read the dictionary. It's one of her favorite books!






Catching up on basketball highlights, after a bath and a few rounds of UNO:

mark your calendars

I just read a post elsewhere on the 'net that babies are more often born in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesdays that fall under a full moon. I don't know if the Tuesday connection is accurate, but I do remember the L&D nurses telling us that their busiest delivery days are, indeed, under full moons.

I looked up Evyn's birthdate - 4am on a Tuesday - and sure enough, she was born under a full moon! On the waning side, but full nonetheless.

Then I looked up the lunar phase chart for March, and the date that corresponds, moon-wise, with Evyn's birth is March 12th. So, mark your calendars for March 12th - if there is any truth to this full moon theory, we just might have a baby that day :)

33 weeks

Baby hit the 33-week mark on Monday. I'm at +14 pounds and feeling.... very.... slow.
We had a prenatal appointment on Tuesday - heartrate was 124 bpm, and we found that s/he is now head down, with his/her little tush just under my left ribs - right where my sore spot is! The rib/back pain has increased dramatically in the last few days, and I find I am getting very little accomplished.

I've also been dealing with nausea - yes, this late in the game! The morning sickness I experienced early in this pregnancy never fully went away... and seems to be increasing again. I'm doing a pretty good job of eating small meals throughout the day, as I should be, but food doesn't appeal to me in the least. So different from my pregnancy with Evyn!

I wasn't keen on the idea of posting pictures of my now-huge belly, but since our family blog is doubling as the baby's pregnancy journal, it seemed incomplete without a few.



Our new slings arrived! I ordered two from Mamma's Milk - they are sturdy & beautiful, I am excited to use them. I had two ring slings when Evyn was a baby, and hated them - but I have high hopes for these. I also got a Full Change pad - I'm aiming for a streamlined diaper bag this time around.

Evyn's sibling class, which had been canceled on Jan. 19th due to snow, has so far not been rescheduled. Evyn is pretty bummed about it (so are we). I'd been counting on it, to acclimate her (and us) to L&D before we need to be there for the real deal. There is apparently another class to be scheduled in March - we'll try to get into that one if it's before my due date!

Christmas, & a snow delay

Sunday afternoon the extended Martin family got together at Scott's parents house for a belated Christmas dinner. It had been postponed due to the loss of Scott's Grandfather in November. It was the first we'd all been together since his funeral. Evyn was particularly excited to see Lizzie (her "favorite friend") again.




Monday Evyn & I ran some errands and stopped for lunch at Bob Evans.





Day 7 of the construction project: the crew raced against the coming snow to get holes cut in the roof that would allow them to pass large pieces of lumber through to continue building the subfloor. The electrician was back and reconnected a few of the outlets and lights in the living room that he had to rewire, so we once again have power in the living room - but the adjoining powder room is still in the dark. Now we're waiting for the snow/ice to pass before they can open up the roof again and get back to work.

1 week down, 5+ to go

First weekend of construction wrapped up and left us with lots of little projects.

Support beam was added to the garage ceiling, bearing posts were added to garage walls, trusses were removed and new joists added. After the crew left Friday Scott had to relocate our satellite dishes, remove an AC vent, move the light/fan in the powder room, plug the holes in the wall between the garage and the living room (see second picture), and rewire the speakers to the patio, garage, and living room surround.

Me - I got to clean up piles of drywall dust & insulation, while trying to ignore the many holes in my living room walls. Fun times!








I thought we needed an official "before" snapshot, for comparison later. I still need to take one of the front.



The weather was (temporarily) warmer Friday, and Evyn played in what was left of the snow while I did some garden cleanup.


After all that work it was - pizza night! Evyn does the sauce & the cheese (while taste testing along the way).