I'm so not a farm girl. Somehow or another I landed on a little hobby farm, though. But, admittedly, I don't do much as far as the animals go. They're pretty much Mark's hobby. Just like I have my thrifting/junking hobby. I help out when it's (absolutely) needed - which, luckily, is very rarely. The animals we have are all really low maintenance animals so it's pretty nice.

{Carter with his goat, Rio.}

{Gia and Charlie.}
I really enjoy the animals, though, even if I'm a total germ freak when it comes to animals. They're pretty fun to watch. Goats and chickens each have their own personalities, something I never knew before we started this little venture.

{I love being pregnant. It's easy for me to forget how rough it was in the beginning with hyperemsis gravidarum - and enjoy the rest of it all.}

{Meadow}
In an effort to continue working on a lawn this year, Mark is planning to move our free-range chickens out to the back field and keep them either fenced or in chicken tractors. (The big clearing in the middle of the woods, out back. Or 'out yonder' as the kids call it.)

{Nikayda with Charlie and Flossy.}

I need a haircut, so bad. I was hoping to get it all trimmed up before the baby came but I don't see that happening any time soon. I'm waiting on my birth (exercise) ball and an inner tube to use for leaning on in the birth tub. The package is expected to arrive on Tuesday, along with my oil for my wood cutting boards. I've never used any of them but I've collected a few thrifting and garage saling over the past year. Looking forward to sanding them down and oiling them up! - especially the big butcher block style one that will stay on the counter.
I'm also expecting the baby's car seat this week. It will be nice to finally have that, too!

{Totally an unflattering expression here - but I'm documenting the bump. I ran into the gas station the other day and the girl working the register said, "You must be due soon. You like you're going to *pop*!" I got such a kick out of that one. haha. I'm pretty sure my belly can't get much bigger!}
I'm really enjoying my laundry room. It's so nice being able to throw a load in the wash whenever I feel like it instead of waiting for Mark to get home to help me lug heavy baskets up and down the stairs to the basement. I know I'll really be appreciating it when the baby comes!

{Abram with Flossy, and Carter with Rio.}
Mark brought home a sink for the laundry room today. It was the kitchen sink of the lake house he's working on right now. I wanted a double sink for the laundry room and it'll work great. Hopefully, he'll be able to install it sometime this spring. It'll go in the white metal cupboard he found at the local dump this winter.

Saturday is my due date so I really, really feel like a ticking time bomb right now. The anticipation is killin' me! I just wish I knew what day is destined to be this little lady's birthday - but, of course, that would take away half the fun. I've been having a lot of relatively strong Braxton Hicks lately, so I imagine it won't be too many more days. But, who knows!