Hello March…

I am so happy that we’ve arrived in March.  I can see the light at the end of the weather tunnel.  Our high was a lovely 27 degrees today, but the sun is out and the forecast is promising.  As long as the snow is done I’ll be happy. 

Newest development in my pregnancy is a shortness of breath.  My belly is growing and seems to be getting in the way of my lungs or something.  I was hoping to work at Eli’s up till June but my body will have none of that.  I worked this past Wednesday morning and after temporarily loosing my vision and then fainting on the back porch, I realized it just wasn’t going to work no matter how I talked myself into it. 

But the kicking is getting stronger and the little guy doesn’t really like it when I lean forward.  He kicks the hardest then as if to say “stop your squishing me!”  But I love to feel the kicks because I feel like we are hanging out.  Here are some pictures Brian took today in the backyard.  23 weeks 3 days. 

Jeepy has been having some issues with oil.  There was a loud knocking noise for a while and the mechanic said I needed a new oil pump and that it was going to be $800 to fix!  Ack.  Brian, Aaron and Justin worked on it and found out that the old oil gauge fell off, leaving a hole in the oil tank.  Which caused it to leak oil like a sieve.  They put in a new oil gauge plugging the hole, fixing it for a mere $30!  We were worried that we’d have to sell the Jeep and get a new one with a payment.  Glad to know it’s going to be ok and I can keep driving it.  Not quite ready to trade it in for a newer prettier model.  It’s just been so good to me.  Thanks for the fix guys!