Mom & House Update

Every day seems to come with a new experience this fall!

My body is changing very rapidly. I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping, but finally had a great nap yesterday in the afternoon with the rain pouring down outside. Those three hours left me with more energy than the past week of "kind of sleeping" through the night. I also got up at 5:30 rather than tossing and turning, and was totally engrossed reading Pat Conroy's South of Broad. I can't bring myself to spring for a body pillow - so I spend every night moving 4 or 5 pillows around trying to make something work. If after we get back to our own bed I still can't settle in well, I might invest in the body pillow - maybe.

Thriller moves around a good bit, but continues to save large movements and kicks for music. Specifically, over the weekend Mike Gordon's baseline caused a large series of kicks and Thriller also started moving rapidly when his/her Granddaddy Ray put on some Opera.

I am also STARVING all of the time now. It really just kicked in. Last week Morgan made me a PB&J (which I usually hate-especially with GRAPE JELLY) and I have been waking up dreaming of them ever since. I can't seem to get the proportions right and only like them when Morgan makes them for me. I have a feeling this might last as a craving. Also eating tons of dill pickles (which is not really abnormal for me to crave, now I am just giving in) and trying to balance all the other major food groups. Eating out of the garden here has been awesome! There is nothing like homegrown organic veggies to make meal.

I have made it through the pregnancy without any falls (knock on wood) - and for those of you that know me you'll appreciate what an accomplishment this is! However, I have noticed that in the past 2 or 3 days I have become exceedingly clumsy. Last night I almost fell over for no reason at all, I was just standing up! It is probably a VERY good thing that Morgan and I will soon be in a one story home rather than living on the third floor. Hopefully some yoga will help me find my center of gravity later today.

On the logistical font, Morgan and I started final repair negotiations on our ALMOST new home in Raleigh today. We are in the throws of wanting to keep our October 22 close date so we can get started moving in, but also wanting to go through the negotiations properly.

Assuming all goes to plan, we will pack up on Tuesday (oh man, that is TOMORROW!) night, leave early Wednesday for a doctor's appointment at 8:00 am in Virginia Beach, drive to Raleigh and close on Thursday morning.

Over the weekend Ann & Ray came to Wachapreague to pass down their Prius, which is awesome! We are so blessed! We need to counteract the carbon footprint of the Great Southern Road Trip in a serious way and as a practical matter will absolutely need another car in Raleigh. Plus the old Infinity is on its way out. Still ticking, but we are not sure for how long...

Thriller will soon be riding Raleigh around in eco-friendly style!

Additionally, we started to get furniture for the ALMOST house. Ann and I went to the Blue Crow Antique Mall (which should you ever been on the Eastern Shore is a MUST SEE) and found two beautiful tables, one dining and one for the living room, at an amazing value. The dining table will compliment the wild cherry cabinets my mom had made for me from Norton Creek cherry when I was a child perfectly. Now we just have to find some chairs! I have a feeling we'll be using camping chairs for a little while.

I do have a sense of our lives starting to come together very rapidly. As a result I went through the chronology of travels and adventures we have had over the summer last night (you'll see the photo posts I'm sure) and maybe for the first time appreciated the chaos and adventure. We will not be able to be so free in a very short time.