April 7, 2012

Happy ZJ day or Easter depending on your belief system!

We have lots of news this blog, well at least 2 news worthy items. First of all, Carter is on her way to Missoula! My last fetal fibronectin test (which is a test that I have had to take every week for the last 6 weeks and if negative, nearly guarantees that you will not go into labor in the next 2 weeks, and if positive means you have a 20-30% chance of going into labor in the next 1-2 weeks) came back positive. It was the last time I would have had to take the test (which is not a pleasant experience let me tell you) and of course the cock-sucker comes up positive! Anyway, I have been feeling awful labor-y lately so we figured it was time for Mommy to get out here. Hopefully Ken can join us soon and hopefully Olivia will hold on for a few more weeks!

Also, after over a year of growing job dissatisfaction and strained relations with my boss, I am leaving my job at the U. I am taking the job of director of PT (really I am just the only PT on the team) at the Community Bridges program. I will mainly be treating people with traumatic brain injuries and vertigo. I am super excited and will also be getting a $6 an hour raise and pretty great benefits. Here is a link to their website if anyone is interested:

http://www.communitymed.org/index.php/care/care_rehabilitation/community_bridges/

Molly and the kids came over to dye eggs. We used natural and store bought dyes. The natural dyes aren't as fun because the eggs really need to marinate in the dye overnight, I think they turn out cooler though.

When I asked Sulli what he wanted me to write on this egg, this is what he said. He is such a sweet little dude

This egg cracked while marinating in blueberry dye, made a pretty cool pattern

Most of the eggs we used were from our girls. Not sure what Halbie and Laghosta think about it.

Although spring only shows her face occasionally this time of year, our garlic is coming up

And our strawberries are coming out of hibernation

Sulli still calls this an apple moon

See, he does like them!

After an impassioned and heart wrenching plea from Sulli to please not give his chickies away, we have compromised. Except for a few hours a day, the girls now live in their coop and this run. As soon as we have more time we will make a bigger run for them. They seem to have handled the change well.

Carter and Ken have been shipping baby stuff to us and one of their things came in this huge box that has made an awesome fort for bubba

Last week we went to see the lamb farm again. Evidently the baby lambs carry some type of bacteria that can harm unborn babies so I wasn't allowed to go into the lamb pen. This sheep was giving birth when we arrived.

The farm also had the cutest baby goats I have ever seen

And this monster of a Turkey

A shot of my foot peaking out from my big belly

32 weeks! I never thought we would make it this far! Hopefully we will get to 34 but I am damn glad we made it to 32!

He's going to be one heck of a soccer star

Um, and gymnast. With his parents, it's a good thing he is smart

And artistic!