Pumpkin

Everything pumpkin! YUM!!!!
I went to the Teeter Totter (Harris Teeter) last Friday to pick up supplies for pasta salad and while pursuing the isles I stumbled upon pureed pumpkin! Yay!

I bought four cans and the spices listed on the can to make pumpkin pie.

Several weeks ago Jesse and I had been on a hunt for pumpkin puree and had come home empty handed. So when I saw some I grabbed them up. Since then we've had pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, spiced pumpkin latte, and pumpkin butter. Isn't fall wonderful?

In pregnancy news. I think I've finally figured out how to stop my hips from burning at night. BIG CHEER! A couple months ago it started and adding a pillow between my knees got rid of it... hooray fire free sleeping. Then they started up again with a vengeance! So much so that I had to get up and walk around to put the fire out. So what do you do when you can't sleep on your back, sides, or stomach. Yup, don't sleep. Toss and turn. (which makes baby either annoyed or excited because I get some punches and/or kicks. I imagine her going WWWHOOOOAAAA! each time like I do around turns at increased speeds. Which, when riding with either my husband or myself, happens often. Love you honey :-) WWWHOOOOAAAA! ) Secretly... well not so secretly... get mad at your husband because he's sleeping just fine and has no idea what you're going through to grow his child! and if you woke him he'd say.... this is what you wanted honey. Poo. Humph! So what was the answer????? another pillow. Yesser, Two medium sized pillows anchored between the knees. Holy Crap my hips are widening that much? Oh man. Well good because a certain person has to pass between them and I need not forget this is a good thing.
Can I just tell you how excited I am to meet this kid. Wondering what her personality is going to be and thinking of her childhood and reflecting on mine. Great stuff. Except... the teenage years. I remember what I was like. (pause it fear of my future altercations with teenage daughter in belly (eyes widened)) I remember my mom saying "You'll have a daughter just like you." my response.... "We'll thats where you're wrong! I'm not giving you grandchildren because you've made me babysit sooo much I hate kids and am not having any!" Wow. Can't wait for that part of our lives. For now I'll think about snuggles, giggles, diapers, and feedings.... and hope she isn't born with the set of lungs her mom has.
Continuing to get exercise daily through walking, water aerobics, elliptical, wts, some light cycling, and yoga. Trying to rotate different foods through my diet so she'll have experienced different tastes.

Love and pumpkin for all!
Heidi