Greening up our Backyard, and a Prego Pic

Rus went out of town about four weeks ago and my friends, Tara and Taffy decided that we needed to plant grass while he was gone. Because then it could grow while we went on vacation, and that would mean that I wouldn't have to worry about keeping the kids off of it. So, my awesome friends came over and did all the work while I held Tara's baby. Now they see the grass growing and feel a burst of pride because they were the ones who planted it. And I'm sure they'll never let us forget that. :) But it is looking pretty good for brand new grass from seed! We just reseeded again last Saturday, so hopefully it will continue to fill in the brown spots. On Saturday we also planted two trees, a peach one and an apple one, two raspberry bushes, strawberrys, and honeysuckle on my arbor. Horray for the green!

Yup, and there's me, I guess now at 32 weeks. Can you see the sign on my belly, "OPEN FOR ALL PUBLIC DISCUSSION"? For example, the lady in front of me, checking out in Walmart..."You're having a boy, aren't you? Yes, I could tell because you're carrying him low and in the front. When are you due? July 4th? Oh, you'll never make it that long. It looks like he's already dropped." And then she continued on to my favorite topic, Random-People-I-Don't-Even-Know-Labor-Stories. I couldn't even meet the eyes of the man checking me out after that, what with the lady vividly explaining how she popped her 9lb baby's head out. The same baby that is now at least nine years old and standing next to her, somehow oblivious to the conversation.

The ladies in my water aerobics class also agreed that I would deliver this baby much sooner than July 4th. I think that's supposed to be a "reassuring" way of telling someone that they look huge. And I guess I should believe them, because they see me twice a week in a bathing suit.

Personally I think I'm getting used to my current size of belly because I don't feel huge. Just big. And like I'm wielding a weapon in front of me, a weapon that likes to either bump into things or get bumped into by things or people. I have no idea when this baby is going to come, although I'm pretty sure he won't come as soon as everyone else thinks, and I hope that he won't come later than that date stamped in my mind, July 4th.

Who knows...Oh yeah, the lady in Walmart does!