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Life on the farm

Even though we won't be in town for Halloween, we still wanted to take advantage of all of the fun Fall activities including a tractor drawn hay ride, pumpkin picking and general merriment of spending a beautiful morning on the farm!

Our "go to" farm had a whole slew of activities to keep us busy for hours and even though it was a little chilly in the breeze, the sun was shining and we were able to have a great time outdoors before the cooler weather is upon us.  Riley enjoyed climbing on the tire playground, driving a firetruck and even learned how to lasso a 'pony'.  He was also the leader through the corn maze and was such a pro that we made it out without having to cheat.

It was a great way to spend the morning and we how have a mini pumpkin patch on our front porch filled with each of our pumpkin selections from the farm.  Riley found his brother on the way back to the car - see the resemblance? 

21 week ultrasound visit

Yesterday, we visited our friends at the ultrasound center and they were kind enough to spend about 45 minutes watching our little Matzo Ball baby wiggle, squirm and show off!

Matzo Ball weighs about a pound and is the size of a spaghetti squash - hard to believe that it's so big already.  Because we found out about 5-6 weeks later that we were pregnant, I still feel like we are playing catch up to how quickly the baby is growing.  

Riley was a big help during the appointment by assisting in the jelly squirting.  I'm just hoping that he doesn't take future opportunities to squirt things on my belly!  We pointed out things to him like hands, feet, a spine and the baby's heart.  The ultrasound tech even said that the baby had a really good looking heart!  I told her that I wish I could take credit for it and she said I could!  Most parents come in around 18 or 19 weeks to find out the gender and it's still a little early to see the development but since we waited a few more weeks, she could see how strong the heart was and she said that everything looked really great!

She also said that she could see the gender - at which point, we looked away and didn't cheat.  We had her write it down and the secret is currently living in a well-sealed envelope that we plan to use in the next week or so.  Stay tuned!