Ruminate (roo muh neyt)

It was a beautiful week this week... 50, 60's and 70's. Was hard to believe that when we went to UMAS in Grand Forks we had to start the car on a daily basis and let it run just so it would start when we wanted it to. Now the conference attendees had polos and I even wore sandals to the vendor show. Matt was glad for it to be done come Tuesday evening after the banquet because it's a little bit different running the show versus attending.

We celebrated it being over by getting new phones. Matt has had his phone since he broke his old one the night we got married on the floor of the Radisson. I've had mine for over a year and had become really frustrated with the quality of pictures. I didn't realize how excited Matt was about this new technology until we got home and he got synced up and connected.

On Friday, we had our last monthly appointment. As we slide into the 8th month, we'll start visiting the clinic every two weeks. She was pretty active and kicked at the doppler for Dr. Jan. Her heartbeat was 154, which is inline with what we had. I was a bit surprised when Dr. Jan measured me and said, "oh, you've really grown! You are measuring right at 31 weeks and her head is right here!"

That night, we went out to the farm to celebrate Mom's birthday. Was quiet as it was the five of us for steaks and sides with key lime pie for cake.

Saturday was a slower day. Matt went fishing and I worked around the house cleaning and organizing a bit. On Sunday, we stayed close to home. We've been itchy to get out in the garden due to the nice weather. We decided it was time to look at the garden beds. Matt even got a soil kit to test our nitrogen and ph levels. Our kitchen counter became a chemistry lab. We even hashed out what we wanted to plant this year - we changed a few things this go around. Aside from crop rotation we are also adding carrots to the mix and taking out a few things.We also plan to put blood meal on the garden on Monday to bring up our nitrogen. 

We weren't the only ones that wanted to go play in the weather. Lola wanted to go outside and wanted to go badly. She howled incessantly Friday afternoon, Saturday, and Sunday. It drove Matt and I crazy. Matt even attempted to put her on her leased harness and take her out. Didn't work well.

Best meal: While Matt was at the banquet, I enjoyed Taco Bell chalupas.

Name of the week: Sloan
Cravings: Licorice nibs, tacos, milk
Pregnancy Symptoms: water retention in feet and legs, indigestion, restless nights, vivid dreams, incessant grunting, much more consistent baby movements on a regular basis

ALR: Hey, hand me that nail file on your side table.
MJR: No, its mine.
ALR: What?!
MJR: It's all nice and rough and doesn't have your nail crude all over.
ALR: Are you serious?
MJR: You are going to ruin my emery board.
ALR: Who are you?

This was the face that met I got after I started going through a massive pile of baby girl clothes that Matt and I had picked up at a rummage sale. After washing, I set it all out to evaluate and someone seems very concerned about his future.