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We discovered our dog loves corn on the cob.  He eats it whole!  We were cleaning out our garden and pulled our few sad corn stocks up and Moki jumped at the opportunity to chow down on some not-quite-ready corn cobs.  He is a mild mannered dog but when I had that corn in my hand, he nearly bit my fingers trying to get it away from me.  He must be a vegetarian at heart.

We just found out that we are pregnant!  We’re about 10 weeks along and things sound like they’re going fine.  It’s amazing what the human body can do.  As anxious as I am about getting things under way, our doctor has indicated that she will not see us until the end of our first trimester!  They say this is normal but it makes me nervous.  I’ve never done this before.  But I do have to remember that women around the world have babies (who are healthy) without any pre-natal care at all.  So with my good peasant stock, I should be a healthy and sound baby making machine.

We announced it to the grandparents to be the other night with a dinner and t-shirts that said, “Great dads get promoted to grandpa” and “A grandmother’s love never fades.”  It took them by surprise and now they’re out there telling as many people as will listen to them.  It was exciting and quite a happy event but of course, in my drama-filled family, there had to be a tinge of negativity.

Around the same time my husband and I got pregnant, my brother (whose only 20) was told he would be a father by a one-night-stand he had this summer.  Needless to say, my dad has been bogged down with the pressure and fears surrounding this un-planned pregnancy with him.  I know it’s a big deal, especially seeing that he doesn’t have a stable income, but it was still a bit of a bummer.

I can’t say I’m super suprised that something like this would happen, but it was just another reminder that things have been a bit crazy and up in the air since my mom died.  She would have loved being a grandma and would have been so comforting during these past few weeks with all my questions and concerns.  But I know she’s checking in on me and it wouldn’t surprise me a whole lot if she didn’t have something to do with my ability to conceive on the first try.

But life goes on and I’m excited about starting a family.  Thus far, I’m not crazy about the pregnancy part but I hope to soak it all it (even the unahppy parts) as much as I can.