3 Cats and a Baby

Working the fields (that is, backyard)

With the family decision to become entirely (within reason) locavores, that is - attempting to only consume food from grown or pastured in our local area of Hampton Roads, Virginia - on the 22nd of April we built and planted 2 4x4ft raised beds.

We’re using this blog as an avenue both to show friends and family of our progress and ultimate harvest, and also as a means of internal tracking. In April, we planted seeds and transplants for a total of: 3 romaine bushes, 3 red sail bushes, 1 basil plant, 1 rosemary plant, 1 sage bush, 1 oregano bush, 6 yellow onions, 3 zucchinis bushes, 3 summer squash, 9 green bean vines, 9 wax bean vines, 32 carrots, 2 alpine strawberry perennials, 3 cauliflower bushes, 3 watermelon vines, and 8 marigold flowers. All within 32 square feet of a blend of compost, vermiculite, and peat moss!

Welcome, Elisabeth Anne

Our beautiful daughter was born Thursday, August 21st at 10:16pm.

She weighed in at 9lbs (!) and is 21 inches long.

Stress Test + Ultrasound

We’re all a little disappointed that Elisabeth isn’t wanting to come out of her cave yet (I don’t blame her, personally.) Today we’re heading over to DePaul to take care of another stress test, which basically monitors the baby’s heartbeat for 15 minutes to look for anything abnormal. Immediately afterward, Deborah’s having another ultrasound. We’re all hoping they’re off on their due date projection, which is very possible. A lot of babies are delivered prematurely via induction because the due date was later, but the professionals thought otherwise.

Almost there!

Deborah was due 3 days ago, and the anxiety of meeting baby Elisabeth grows daily. I still have time to pick up some melons at the VB Farmers’ Market, a necessary (and delicious) requirement of childbearing.