The Woodpile and The Belly

Here's a couple of pics, Trav needed to show off the GIANT woodpile we have this year, at least twice the size of normal, all thanks to his hard work and the 40-foot yellow wood-hauling vehicle we now own. He worked hard cutting all this, plus four other cords that he sold! And, here is an attempt at a belly-profile shot for all of you who wanted to see how giant I am. I wasn't kidding. :)

Countdown Agony

Ugh, the last few weeks of pregnancy are the worst! Giant belly, everything hurts, no comfortable position to be found anywhere, waking up to contractions thinking, is this it finally?, and waiting, waiting, waiting. Funny how I just did all this two years ago and have already forgotten what the final weeks are really like. I think Baby is getting impatient too, he/she wants to get out and play with big brother Isaac. Who can blame him/her, he is awfully fun to play with! That is one nice thing about these final weeks, I'm more or less on "maternity leave" from diaper making and have had quite a bit of time to just hang out and play with Isaac. The weather has been unusually warm so we've been out and about a fair bit. Isaac's big news these days is learning to use the potty, which is going amazingly well (warning, sales pitch...cloth diapers are awesome! They make potty-training sooo easy!). He only wears a diaper to go poo and at bedtime now, and for long outings, and has had very few accidents. I hope his good pottying continues after the massive disruption of baby's arrival!
Well, I just had to whine a bit about being gigantic and brag a bit about Isaac, so that's it for now!

So Why the Blog?

Well, here we are, days away from the long-awaited arrival of our newest member of the family, and waiting for our Thanksgiving dinner to finish up in the oven. I've decided to start a blog to keep everyone updated on the new baby (Iris or Elias?) and Isaac, who is fast approaching the grand old age of two. Lucky kid gets a sibling for his birthday and Christmas! Also, this will come in handy down the road when we've uprooted and become mobile once again to keep everyone posted on where we are. Right now, of course, the old Stewy school bus is still being used as a wood-hauler, but I'll be sure to keep y'all updated on its transformation into our future home once that fun process begins.
Hope everyone has had a fabulous Turkey day, wish we could have been with all of you, but we'll save the visitin' until we are a family of four.