The past few days - and 32 week update

Gemma's hair is getting longer, still with lots of cute curls at the back...this week for the first time we were able to put a hair clip in!! Which she now personally requests and calls a "pink hair cut". Phew, thanks Aunt Katie B, for your faith in her all the way back to last Christmas when you made this cute barrette for her.

eating a blueberry muffin which she helped Mommy make

Baby boy at 32 weeks is going strong! (And now 33 weeks today: Thurs, 13th Sept.) Actually this pregnancy has gotten even smoother than with Gemma, even while that pregnancy was also great (minus gestational diabetes, of course). I haven't been able to swim like I did with Gemma, but my back is holding up well and we have only a month-and-a-half to go! My biggest complaint so far are the Braxton Hicks contractions throughout the day and which even wake me up at night. But it's all good preparation for the real labor and then life with a newborn, right?

believe me, this photo is a bit deceptive. My belly feels so much bigger than this may look!

Jim's birthday present this year: an Ice Cream Maker!! Here we are in our first attempt, chocolate frozen yogurt. Only four ingredients: vanilla yogurt, milk, dark chocolate and a bit of sugar. Blend it up and pour it in the machine; 25 minutes later it is ready. Oh. So. Good.

yes, can you tell who is REALLY excited?!