Jammin at 33 weeks

Last weekend we went out to Graymarsh Farms in Sequim, WA (pronounced "squim") to pick raspberries, blueberries and strawberries. It was a nice day trip, and we came home with some beautiful strawberries and raspberries for making jam. I don't really recommend going for a full day of berry picking at 33 weeks pregnant...but if you have to, do what I did: leave the squatting for strawberries to your husband after about 15 minutes of effort and move on to arm's-height berries like raspberries. Also, blueberries really are the perfect berry to pick; their ripeness is easily detected, they do not grow thorns on their bushes, the bees generally leave them alone, and they stand at about 3-5 feet in height, meaning that they won't break your back reaching for them. There didn't happen to be too many that were ripe enough to pick on this trip, but we're hoping to get back out there in a week or two to try again. Here I am back at the ranch prepping the strawberries for the blender. Normally I insist on "driving" the blender, but strawberry prep can be done while sitting down, so it won me over. I just like "shifting gears" from "stir" to "liquefy". I usually downshift back down before I can feel right about pushing "off". Luke makes fun of me for this, but he is after all the man who pretends to shift while driving our Volvo (automatic transmission). I say, let each one find a way to shift in the way they are comfortable! I'm now going to attempt to shift my growing body and bottom out of this glider and get into bed...thanks for reading and more pictures soon!

32 week belly pics

Here I am at 32 weeks. Please excuse the tired circles under my eyes and the rumpled hair...it was hot and I had just gotten up from a nap. Luke suggested that I update the blog, and I agreed to at least take a couple more belly pics. I'm measuring at 33 inches, which is pretty much right on track for being 32 weeks along. It's the same measurement as two weeks ago at my last appointment, so my growth seems to be tapering out a bit (but not the baby's!). The books tell me that the baby is now somewhere between 3 and 4 pounds, and measures out between 16 and 19 inches from head to toe. It sounds huge to me, but judging from the amount of activity that I feel on a regular basis, I think it's still got plenty of room to move and stretch.