Happy Thanksgiving!

I am so thankful this year. I am surrounded with a wonderfully loving family, exceptionally awesome friends, and I have my faith. I am entering the last weeks of a normal, uneventful pregnancy. (30 weeks exactly on Thanksgiving Day!) Our farm is doing okay, the cows are (mostly) healthy, and Fall fieldwork is just about done despite wet weather, mud, and mold. I am thankful for a four-day trip to the UP to see family I haven't seen since August. (Also thankful for the four days without chore duty...) The usual assortment of the usual things to be thankful for. However, I am thankful for a rather unorthodox thing as well...

Due to a whole herd lice infestation, I am VERY thankful that humans can't get bovine lice.

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

Never thought I would be glad for...

At my last doctor's appointment, I mentioned that I am worried about having a big baby. (Seeing as the last three babies around here have been 10+lbs, can you blame me?) My doctor reassured me with the facts. 1. My weight gain is minimal. Only 11 pounds to date. (She still thinks I am going to gain 25+ pounds but I am still determined to prove her wrong.) 2. My glucose tolerance test came back normal so gestational diabetes isn't a concern. (Yay!) 3. "With your pelvis, I can see you easily delivering an 8 or 9 pound baby." (8 OR 9?!?!? Yikes!) Good to know my big hips are good for something other making it hard to find pants that fit right. :)

What a Way to Start the Morning...

Chasing cows into the holding pen for morning milking and an overeager cow decided to knock me over. Fortunately, I had a soft landing as I was standing behind a cow laying in a stall. I sat down on the soft, doughy part of her leg. Unfortunately, I also happened to sit right down in the middle of a cow patty that was conveniently left by another accommodating cow. I swear I heard the cow who knocked me down snickering as she headed up to the holding pen.