Life seems like it is never ending busy but slow and memorable all at the same time. I don't know how to explain it. I feel like this last month has flown by me, which I love and hate all at the same time. I love that every day that passes means baby Fern is one day closer to being here, but I hate that this means summer is passing me by and the cold months and high power bills are coming all too soon.
So with that, I leave you some pictures.
Paul and I went to Ruston on my birthday and then did 5 mile drive. It was just the two (well 3) of us, we sat, we talked, we drove, we watched the sunset and it was absolutely perfect. Paul and I both celebrated our last birthdays as just a couple this year. Kinda cool to think about.
We went on a 6 day road trip to Bend, OR to visit my Aunt and explore the awesomeness of Bend. Paul drove me to work on Monday and then picked me up and we got straight on the road, since it is nearly a 6 hours drive, and even more with my tiny pregnant bladder having to stop at 4 restrooms along the way. We found a delicious little hole in the wall Mexican diner for dinner and it was amazing, fresh cooked and so so yummy. Yelp is our best friend when it comes to little places!
The first day we visited Lava Butte. I guess I just need to go on vacation to get pictures with my hubby because I got more in those 6 days than I got all year! Lucky me. :)
We went to a cute little coffee shop and I ordered a Caramel Latte, the Barista is not the one who took my order and somehow misunderstood and made me a Cardamom latte and it was so good. Something I would have never ever ordered but I enjoyed to the last drop. There was also a dog at the coffee shop. Apparently the owner eats and drinks there daily and puppy just lays outside and waits. :)
My Aunt has the most amazing group of friends. Many she has known for 20+ years, some since gradeschool. They all love to hike and do outdoors activities. We floated the river twice, and each time one of my Aunts friends was able to come along, it was so so fun! We just had little blow up rafts, and one little oar, but the river is shallow and there were tons of people playing in and floating in it both days. It was close to 90 degrees every day we were there!
Paul and I went to Safeway to get dinner ingredients one night and found this fun little machine that tells you different measures of your health. BMI, eye test, blood pressure and more. It is so crazy to me how low my blood pressure has gotten with this pregnancy compared to my regular. I kinda wondered if the student midwife was just not hearing it right, but nope, the machine got the same thing!
The belly is bumping along. It actually looks smaller now than at 20 weeks, I think baby moved higher so the bump is less pronounced and more stretched out. I am so glad I have been taking weekly pictures because there is no way I would notice all these slight changes.
Speaking of baby, this one is a swimmer and a mover. Bumping and punching my belly like you wouldn't believe and I love every second of it!
We "hiked" to Lucky Lake. It was one mile in and one back, but all uphill on the way there. I was much more tired than I should have been on the hike up, but it was so beautiful and great to get a little exercise!
Lava Butte again!
One of our awesome dinners. My aunt is amazing at cooking chicken on the BBQ. I think we BBQ'd for 5 nights straight. And that lake is a 5 minute walk from her house and we walked down there most nights. :)
Lots of belly bump pics. It was the first time I looked truly pregnant while not actually showing my bare skin belly so we had to have a little fun!
We went to Munch and Music in the park. Also a 5 minute walk from my Aunts house and there were hundreds upon hundreds of people there, it was almost like a mini fair. Lots of food stands, we got some amazing ice cream, and lots of music and blow up bounce houses. Makes me want to live in a smaller town again. Now Bend isn't that small, but I feel like over here in Western, WA all our towns run together and it is hard to build a community.
Little baby Fern and more hiking!
Hiking....
Paul didn't shave for 9 days or something like that, it was crazy. I am not a fan of the facial hair, much too pokey and scratchy for his or my liking, but he had fun growing it out while it lasted! And baby was really bumping on our last night there :)
I just swam a mile for the third day in a row, which is more than I have done in the last month or more. It feels so good to be getting back in shape even if my abs don't feel like they work any more. I can't sit up without pushing with my arms or having Paul help me, split abs are the weirdest thing!
The end.
That is some seriously beautiful latte art!
ReplyDeleteI still am chuckling at the cardamom latte...I mean, how many people order caramel lattes, and if you don't quite hear what the person is ordering why would you assume it is CARDAMOM?! hahaha, i'm glad it worked out well though!