my girls.

I love them.

Pumpkins!

Today we want pumpkin picking with our great friends, The Waltons.

Piggy Faces.
Elina loves Claire very much.

canning season!

Salsa Base in the making.
Fresh Cherry tomato bruschetta & homemade bread.

Corn Relish in the making!
Corn relish!
Cherry Tomatoes.
Chard stems & Beets.
Dilly beans & dried kale.

With Our Garden in full swing, it is time to start preserving! We have discovered the JOY of canning!!

Also the Democrat Herald did this fun little article. Check it out.

http://democratherald.com/news/local/article_2b31386a-de77-11e0-9d35-001cc4c03286.html

Delicious.

Crepes!!

This morning I woke up and realized that I really wanted some sweet time with my big little chica! So we decided to make crepes for breakfast!!

Elina was very helpful in mixing the ingredients for the crepe batter!

And she was very helpful at cleaning it up!

Can't have crepes without the homemade whipped cream!! (Heavy cream, vanilla, and Evaporated cane juice!!)

Elina Holding the cup for me While we whipped the cream!

Elina got nervous while whipping the cream and let go of the cup, and the cream went flying. :D

Whipped Cream!

We cut up some strawberries and finished cooking!!

Crepes are her favorite! Probably because it is one of the only times I'll give her cream and sugar!! :D

The Finished Product!

What a wonderful time with my Elina. And they were delicious!

The likeness of a tree.

My emotions like the Branches of a tree. Strongly attached to the core of my being, yet when a storm hits they seem to thrash in the wind. And on the occasion a branch will break off and crash to the ground leaving a slivered raged open hole.
My body feels worn and tired. My womb like a hollowed out hole in my trunk, inhabiting a small babe, creating the perfect nest safe from the cold winds and rage of the outside. My skin becoming calloused with time showing signs of wear. The carvings of my family and loved ones have been cut deep into my bark for all to see. From my head grows wisdom, like fruit, growing more abundant and sweet with years. As I move from the shade of my mothers covering, my hair like leaves grows more wild and untamed, covering my own children. The seeds of my fruit fall over them and take root. My unborn children, like the saplings who have died at my roots, leaving rich nutrients in my soil, helping me to grow stronger and taller with each passing day. My feet like roots remain firmly planted in the soil without sway. And my bark, my God. For without my bark I would be left standing alone, naked in the cold storm of life.
This is who I am. Who I have become. Time only aiding my journey through life. Reminding me that the scares and callouses only add to the beauty of the creation. And only speaks to the wonderment of the creator.

Home.

I got released today! I'm ready for good food and full BED REST. Ok more the food and less the bed rest. And the best of all back to our Sweet Elina!! So wonderful to be home with her! She is so happy to have us home again. At the moment she and seth are out shopping for some groceries. She was very adamant that only her and papa go. Not me. It is such a wonderful thing as a mother to see a fathers face light up like that.

So here is what my OB ended up feeling is wrong with me. I did have a slight partial abruption. Looks like a small tear around the edge of the placenta. Also I am very anemic. My Iron levels came back high because I had been taking floridex (Liquid Iron supplement) and this caused my blood level to show high amounts of iron. However my iron storage in my body is extremely depleted. So it's a matter of waiting for my iron storage to fill and bring my blood count back up. It will be nice to do this in the comfort of my home in my bed.

The reason for the bed rest is because if I do too much I could cause the abruption to continue to worsen and more bleeding. Also I have been trying off and on to go into labor. And it would be so wonderful for baby Bella if we could hold off until the 18th. (induction date) Sooo bed rest it is. I am much looking forward to my belly blessing on Friday, because this belly can use all the blessings it can get!

As most of you also know (I have an older blog on this) The reason for the induction is because I also have a rare condition called Cholestasis. I have to deliver by 37 weeks or our sweet baby is put under a high risk of stillbirth. But she is very strong and I feel that her birth is going to be wonderful and beautiful!

So once more thank you so much for your concern and love. I know the trials are not over and it will take some time to get my body back on track, but we are one step closer.