growing things

i've always wanted to plant a garden, well, "Edit" that....to "successfully grow a garden full of vegetables." i've planted things in the past but never followed through and reaped a harvest. in the city, i tried to plant things in our backyard, but quickly found out that it was more work than i had bargained for. now...i have the whole summer, so i'm hoping to be a bit more productive with my free time. my seedlings are a bit late, though. i should've had this thing planted and ready to go a month ago. o well. sets the stage for next year. i think my peas will pull through at least.

in other news, i have not gotten used to nor do i think i ever will get used to seeing pregnant pictures of myself. sheesh. its just too weird. i feel fairly fit and able when i'm out working in the yard and then see a picture and think whoa...i have not accounted for the changes that are taking place physically! don't worry, no overworking. jonathan is quick to jump in and take over when things get to be too much. plus, having a garden means about 24 square feet less of grass to cut, so he was willing to help make that happen.

summer vacation mode is a strange thing. we do manage to keep busy for the most part, little yard projects and what not...but its a weird thing to get used to for me. i'm terrible at sitting around doing "nothing." or what i see as "nothing." i can if i have to, but for the most part just feel lazy right now or something. trying to at least be productive and read some good books, journal here and there, and be a good "home maker" by cooking and cleaning much more than i ever have. next year at this time, jonathan will be planted in front of the TV 24/7 balancing watching the World Cup and the Tour de France throughout the entire month of July teaching the baby abotu these sports, and I will be free to go ride my bike until my heart's content. So, I guess I can find things to do this year.

next week the baby will be 28 weeks along...which is crazy. 7 months, third trimester. yikes. i know i'll appreciate having all this time off at that point. i managed to track down a mercury free rhogam shot for next week, so if you know someone who is pregnant and has a negative blood type, it IS possible to avoid the serious overdose of mercury in the typical rhogam shot. its a bit of a hassle/run around, but i'm convinced that if docs want pregnant women eating less fish while they're pregnant because of mercury, there's no way a heart dose of it in a shot can be healthy.

well here are some pics from the day. they're on facebook as well.