21 weeks

Today is the start of 21 weeks!  Last week I had a stomach bug for several days but I'm feeling much better now, probably the best I've felt in months.  And my bump is very obvious!

 

Last weekend Matthew and I drove up to Emily and Miran's in Charlotte.  We met Jane and Richard there as well for an exchange of furniture and baby goods. We stuffed the truck full of boxes and all kinds of goodies!

 

We are so thankful for all of the wonderful supplies, clothes, and gear from family!  As soon as I unpack everything it will be like an instant nursery :)

Due to my illness last week, the anatomy scan got moved to yesterday.  Matthew and I spent almost two hours at the specialists' while they scanned and measured both babies.  Although the babies were a little small (10th percentile) all of their measurements were normal.  In two weeks I'll go back for another check on fluid/growth and then in four weeks they will repeat most of the measurements from yesterday.

 

Profile of baby A.  This one was not real cooperative for measurements and the tech actually told us this was one of the hardest scans she's done in 15 years!  Both babies were side by side, head down.

 

Profile of baby B.  The tech recorded the gender of both babies but we decided not to find out yet.

Bees!

I've been interested in beekeeping for a few years now and this year I decided to start my own hives.  I attended two seminars, read one book, and joined a local beekeeping club over the last couple of months.  Here is my first hive, some assembly required!

 

Putting together the frames.  These are what the bees use to build their comb and store honey, pollen, and brood (baby bees).

 

The boxes that hold the frames had to be painted after assembly.

 

The big day!  Robert, a local beekeeper, sold me two starter hives and installed them into my larger hives.

 

These ladies seem to be enjoying their new home.  The jar is filled with sugar water as a food source while the bees are settling in.

 

Both hives are set up in the garden.  The one on the left we purchased and Matthew made the one on the right.  We won't get any honey this year but hopefully next year both hives will be strong enough to start producing.

Equine Affaire

Last weekend I flew up to Columbus, OH with my riding buddy, Judy, to attend two days of horse seminars.  My mom and friend Monica drove up from Tennessee and my best friend Julie, her mom Ruth, and her daughter Kloey came from Michigan to meet us there.  We had a very busy weekend learning, watching, and catching up!

 

Hanging out at our Airbnb apartment.

 

Kloey and I watching the Fantasia presentation.  I love this little girl!  (and her mamma, of course!)