I can't remember exactly which day this newest belly picture was taken (ETA: I checked the digital time stamp, it was 29 weeks and 0 days). But I was at 29 weeks and some number of days. Tomorrow I'll be 30 weeks along. Lovey is about 17 inches long from head to toe. My belly is certainly growing. But I still can't help but wonder "HOW DOES SHE FIT IN THERE!?" The stretch marks are multiplying. And my hair is frizzy because my pregnancy hormones are causing my hair to go curly.

Yesterday we were invited to Thanksgiving dinner by our neighbors/friends from Church. It was a wonderful meal! After the meal we let the two older children feel my belly. Their little girl was feeling too shy and didn't want to. But their son did, and as soon as he put his hand on my tummy Lovey kicked *right* where his hand was. His eyes lit up as if he had woken on Christmas morning to discover a real working space ship under the tree! It was very sweet. After the fact I realized besides Adam and I he is the only person who has felt Lovey move.

And in closing here are two other totally unrelated pictures for your enjoyment.

This is the current state of our entryway closet. The scale is all wonky. But you know what...it was free hand. I was tired. And I just didn't care enough to fix it. It's done by mixing 1 part dish detergent to one part acrylic paint (the soap is what makes it possible to clean up later).Saw this box at Wal-Mart. Do you notice anything funny? See the bit at the top about going online to vote for your favorite shape, diamond or square? Yeah...that's what Adam pointed out. They're the same. In fact...the two Shreddies (Canadian cereal) pictured are exactly the same. That's right. It's the same image just copied and turned on it's corner. How weird is that?