The Adventures of Dave, Lindsay, Cora and Edie

We planted a fabulous garden in our backyard this year and it's growing like crazy with all the sunshine we've been having. Tomatoes, lettuce, snap peas, onions, peppers, cucumbers and more. I don't think there is anything more satisfying than making a salad out of your own backyard! My belly is also growing these days with only three weeks left to go until our due date (although I'm thinking she's going to be late). I'm working until she arrives and when I have the energy, we're trying to get the nursery and everything else ready to go. Can you ever really be prepared for a new baby? The carseat is installed so at least we'll be able to get her home from the hospital. We'll keep you posted on her arrival...

This is a family photo that our friend, Kira, took this week.

Our friends and family have been kind enough to throw us a few baby showers in the last couple weeks. Dede and Brooke hosted a pre-baby BBQ for us in Seattle a few weekends ago and on Saturday we had another shower in Portland with two dear friends flying in from Kalispell for the occasion. Thanks for all the wonderful baby gear! We're going to start working on the nursery this weekend...

Just a few recent photos. Boys & Girls Aid, where Lindsay works, had their big black tie event a few weeks back so we got all dolled up and headed downtown for the night. The following weekend, we were off to do a little camping in the Vanagon with some family and check out Crater Lake. We figure it was our last pre-baby camping trip and it was definitely memorable! Let's just say the big ticks of Southern Oregon seem to really like Peeka (and Dave)....YUCK.

A little over two months to go before it's baby time! We had a very babycentric weekend last week with two different baby classes - ABCs of Natural Baby Care AND Comfort Massage for Labor. It was a beautiful Portland weekend and we were inside most of it but I suppose it's a good reminder that in two months our whole lives will revolve around this little one. We did find some time to plant a garden in our backyard, which is very exciting. And Dave got to pretend that our van was a pick-up truck when he was hauling dirt around in it. Now if I can just get stuff to grow... In other news, we've had three new babies enter our lives in the last two weeks. Baby Matlock, Baby Benzel and Baby Lucke. It seems we're all having little ones at the same time!

Three months left to go and the belly is growing quickly now. I'm pretty much in maternity clothes 100% of the time these days. On Saturday, we had an hour long tutorial on various baby carriers and cloth diaper options. Who knew there were so many choices? I swear it could be a full-time job just researching and preparing for this little one. You wouldn't believe the stack of books I have by the bed right now, just waiting for me to find the time. If only I wasn't in the middle of a fantastic novel...

I've often heard the term "nesting" when it comes to pregnant women. My understanding is that it's the desire to settle in at home in order to get ready for the baby that will arrive and change your life forever. So...I guess I'm nesting. I took a sewing class a few months back with a friend and now I have a long list of things I'm planning to make for the nursery. Didn't know I was the sewing type? Well, I'm not, or at least I didn't used to be, but I have this strong instinct to make stuff and maybe it's a pull to be more like my grandmother, who was a wonderful seamstress. I completed my first project last night - valances for the nursery made out of a vintage fabric that I picked up at an antique store. I'm leaning towards a "vintage-style" nursery with lots of fun colors - red, apple green, turquoise and brown. My future sewing projects include a crib skirt and mobile...wish me luck!