Fall Catch Up

We've tried to take advantage of this Fall season that will be gone too soon! I got to meet up with Katie at the pumpkin patch in Surry.



The best part was the pumpkin ice cream.



It was my first time on the ferry - couldn't have picked a more beautiful day!

We also got to tag along when the kids went trick or treating on Halloween.



They all had such great costumes - but I think Ben and Rosie had the best.

Eric and I have been doing some fishing.




A couple days ago we got to celebrate Ben and Rosie's 2nd birthday with them!

We were all in just as much awe over Katie's homemade cake.

And this past weekend Benny and I went to Colonial Williamsburg for some of their Veteran's Day events.

This was the Military March featuring Colonial Williamsburg's Fifes and Drums.


We also attended a memorial service in the Revolutionary War Cemetery behind the Governor's Palace. 


Happy Veteran's Day to all the veterans out there - most notably the family members we love so much. Thank you for your sacrifice and service!

32 Weeks

We hit 32 weeks this past Saturday. It's now November which means we can officially say we will *hopefully* be having this baby next month!

Everything continues to look good at the prenatal appointments. I was told they don't try and determine the baby's position until around 36 weeks since she could still move around. I've also been told I will be gaining an average of a pound a week from here on out, the baby gaining half a pound each week. I believe I'm up around 16 pounds at this point so I seem to be on track. At the last appointment her heart rate was 141. I got my flu shot and also finally thought to ask about my blood type - A positive.

I am running to the bathroom all. the. time. It's kind of ridiculous. Thankfully my ribs are no longer sore nearly as often as they were. I do get some really random sporadic sharp pains in various different areas of my core - almost as if she's hit a nerve or something. I'm not sure what that's about.

Eric and I continue to try and take advantage of date nights or doing things that will be much more difficult when the baby is here. We still have a lot to take care of around the house but are slowly getting to things over weekends. This past weekend we cleared out a corner of the living room where we can eventually have a Christmas tree and/or a swing or rock-n-play for a baby to sit.
The biggest thing I am looking forward to in the next couple weeks is the baby shower being hosted at my sister's house! I feel so incredibly lucky and excited!