Chilly

The past month has been sort of a blur. Things of note (and no pictures to share at this point but coming soon!):

-early belly jabs not the baby, it was organs moving around. Ick!
-feeling real baby kicks low and fluttery, fun! Can't feel on the outside yet.
-Maggie is really coming into her own. Such assertivness, opinions, new phrases like "I've got an idea dad". First morning today where I told her if she didn't get dressed (she only wants to wear pink or purple dresses which we don't have a infinite supply of OR shorts in 40 degree weather - mom says no!), I was taking her to daycare naked.
-threw up wonderful 5th anniversary dinner, boo...
-I dressed up for Halloween as a mouse but because of Charlotte's Web and Maggie's like for Tempelton, Maggie declared me a rat. Maggie was a cute giraffe.
-turning one year older next week, eek!
-1st ultrasound next week and gender will be revealed. Not sure whether I will be finding out, I've come up with some fun scenarios. Keep hearing about the new thing -gender reveal parties.
-so thankful for my family and friends. It really makes my life joyous, especially when you might lose your mind. The good things: kids at home, grandparents helping out, friends helping out in a pinch, friends lending me their pregnancy goods, being invited to wonderful places, and all the love shared!
-another thing I really love: organization and keeping things rolling. It really drives me.

Got to spend some time last weekend in Oakland on an annual girl's day, which before kids, was a trip to the east coast to knit our hearts out. We attended a talk by Clara Parkes here, a women well-known in the knitting world and someone we met a few years ago on those trips. Clara's talk was a delight, I really enjoyed it. She shared her own personal history and how life has led her to knitting. She was really funny, somewhat quirky, and fun to listen to. Even though I'm not knitting as much as I used to, it was a great day with good friends surrounded by beautiful colors of fiber. I also enjoyed a wonderful drink - ginger citrus spritzer, all fresh and yummy.

Another good story...we carved pumpkins for Halloween (first time with Maggie) and the same week visited Apple Hill-just sisters and cousins. Eden at the end of the day asked Maggie if she could have the pumpkins and Maggie gladly gave them up (to her mom's despair!). Light at the end of the tunnel-Eden is in LOVE with our pumpkins and has been filling them with all sorts of things found in nature. They weren't meant to stick around our place for more than a few days and I'm glad Eden is enjoying them so much. Love these girls.