moving day & swim lessons

I remember that hot, sticky summer day, the summer before 4th grade, when we moved into the house on Pearl Street. I thought it was the greatest thing! Old, real linoleum floors, polished to a shine... french doors.... a fireplace.... and best of all, my very own bedroom!

Last week, after 27 years, the last of the Reed family moved out of that house. I couldn't resist snapping a few pictures:










Evyn asked if she could take swimming lessons. She loved her first class! And Andrew loved gazing at the clouds. We go back for three more lessons before the end of the season.










Fun with charcoal.... it's not just for grilling anymore :)

a look back

I had a good time digging out old photos to post on my Facebook profile, here are a few:


my parents, 1968 or 1969

Scott on the right in both strips - mid 70's


Stephanie, Lori, Jule Kellie & Jana early 80's


Julie, shooting rifle at Camp Snoopy with her grandfather, early 80's





we were so young :) late 90's


wedding day 2/13/2001 Botanical Gardens, Nassau, NPI





My old pregnancy journal, from when I was carrying Evyn, is now back online. I can't say it's the most exciting read, but I did promise I would post the link when it became available. So, here it is - link to pregnancy journal, original due date 4/15/04.

Here is what we were up to, when I was 32 weeks pregnant with Evyn (I'm 32.5 weeks now) - funny to note my writing was even more fragmented than it is now:

32 Weeks -- 2/21/2004

Notes: Yikes! Only 8 weeks to go! We have been very busy the last couple of weeks. Scott is working a lot, and he suddenly has a bunch of side jobs to do. We're glad that business is good, but it's sure taking away from all the things that need done around here.

I have been working 4 days a week, due to holidays and maintenance days. I go back to 5 days this week. I will soon be cutting back my hours, though, because I am beginning to have a difficult time getting thru a whole 8 1/2 hour shift. By the end of the day my legs and feet are swollen, and my back hurts.

On February 7th the Martin's went to Mazzi to celebrate Chris' 40th birthday. That was a lot of fun, though I had to come home early so I could be at work at 4 a.m. the next morning.

On February 12th I had my first haircut in over a year! (Unless you count the hack job I did in December, when I cut off 7 inches!) But I resisted the temptation to go short.

Scott & I were in Centre Country Friday February 13th-Sunday the 15th, working on the tile in the cabin. It went quicker than I was expecting and everything is really starting to look good. We stayed at an Econolodge about a half hour away. We had dinner on Friday night (our 3rd anniversary!) at a place called Elizabeth's Bistro, near Bucknell. The food was great and we had a lot of fun walking around the town.
On Saturday we dined with Mom & Guy at the Towne Tavern, just down the street from Elizabeth's. On Sunday we worked 'til about noon, had lunch, and were home before dinner time.

Wednesday February 18th was our first scheduled childbirth class. Neither of us wanted to go! We did, although the teacher forgot to show up, so the class was canceled. We'll try it again this week!

I went through another growth spurt between the 15th and the 19th! My belly aches now from being so large. It doesn't feel like it can stretch any more. I had a checkup yesterday and finally learned that my 3 hour glucose test came back normal. My blood pressure was 100/60, and I gained another 3 pounds, for a total of +15.

Baby should be a little over 4 pounds, and 18 inches long. S/he has been more active than ever the last few days, putting on quite a show between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. most nights. The poor baby is still having hiccups 2 or 3 times a day, every day! And they usually last for 10-15 minutes. I haven't noticed that anything in particular is triggering them (sometimes things that the mother eats can cause baby's hiccups).

We got the walls in baby's room patched, sanded & primed this week. Scott built some shelves in the closet, and I picked out our paint and carpet. I don't know yet how long it will take to get the carpet, but the painting should definitely be done this week.

We picked up the cabinets for baby's bathroom yesterday, but we can't install them until our tile order is in. I'm still hoping I'll get to take a bubble bath in my new tub before the baby is born!