6 months! With 4 more to go??? Hmmm...

6 months and growing fast!

Who had the kooky idea to tell women that pregnancy lasts 9 months?! I just passed the 24 week mark which is marks 6 months, right? Well my due date is October 12th and that is about 4 months away! So in my calculations that is 10 months of pregnancy. Thank goodness I am enjoying it! My baby is due on a Full Moon! How cool is that? We just passed the full moon of June on the 15th. There are 4 more full moons until the baby is due to arrive!

As you can see my belly has gone through a growth spurt and her kicks are getting stronger with more muscle behind them! It is such an awesome feeling that I cherish every time I feel it. River has also been able to feel her move in my tummy. We have been talking to her now and playing her special songs. River plays to her too on his guitar and makes up silly songs. It's really sweet.

So many things have happened since my last post it's hard to know where to begin. Let's start with the happy events! My great friend Jen Edington was just here visiting over the past week. She was my co-worker at Indralaya for 3 1/2 years. She and her partner Mark now live in Oregon but she came to co-headcook for a workshop back at Indralaya. She brought her amazing camera and we got several really great shots that I look forward to sharing once she sends me copies.

Here's Jen with one of the 3 Mastiff Dogs she lives with!
This picture is from a visit to her home in October of 2010, she did not bring the dog to Orcas :)

The Orcas Island Summer Solstice Celebration was yesterday. It has the best parade, so many fun costumes! This year's theme was "Around the World".

I opted out of being in the parade this year and enjoyed it from the sidelines! It actually rained a little bit on our parade! Last year it was sunny and hot! My good friend Megan was in the fashion show put together by a friend of ours, a local designer, made out of recycled materials or re-fashioned clothing. Here she is below modeling for me!