The countdown...

Well this week our baby E is at 37 weeks, and considered full term, so now its just a matter of waiting until she is ready to come, or else long enough after my due date that she will be nudged along :).

Waiting for something so big (well in this case someone) makes it very hard to be patient. I go back and forth between being delightfully happy, to terrified... :)

Chicken update

Our chickens are almost full grown!

They have lived in a small chicken tractor in our yard for quiet a while now, but have started to out grow it.  Joey has started building them a beautiful set up but when you are only home briefly on the weekends it makes it hard to get everything done.

Enjoying today

Today I have off from work. 

These days of complete freedom to choose whatever I want to do are very limited I know, so I try to enjoy them to the fullest of my ability. Balancing relaxation with the endless list of neglected cleaning and organizing of the house. 

I have many projects I would like to complete before the arrival of our little one. It gets very overwhelming trying to decide how best to spend my time that I end up wasting time trying to decide. 

Today I choose to enjoy today for what it is. Get done what I can, but to enjoy today and to be open to what the day brings, in every moment.

Pregnancy and Heartburn

I have been having such bad heart burn / acid reflux that it has started making me throw up. I have decided to do an experiment to see what works (at least for me...) from this list of  "9 Natural Remedies for Heart Burn in Pregnancy" from the Baby Center website http://blogs.babycenter.com/life_and_home/6192012-9-natural-remedies-for-heartburn-in-pregnancy/  Its funny because sometimes certain things work, and other times they make it worse...

Here is the first remedy I tried:

Fennel seed

2 tsp seeped in boiling water for 10 min, strain and sweeten, then drink

I lost track of long it seeped, and it ended up pretty strong, but with enough agave nectar it was tasty.

It seemed to help the two days I tried it. Then my chronic heart burn went away... so I haven't tried the others.  I am now prepared though :)