The rest of September

September went by too fast! Over the last few weeks I've grown out of most of my pre-pregnancy tops...evidence that the baby is putting on some weight. More evidence...for the first time tonight I was surprised by a kick that felt like it was splitting my abs. Ouch! Then another one. Either baby just learned a new move or he's changed positions again. Either way, I'm a little worried about what those baby Max legs are going to be capable of in the coming months! I'm a week into the third trimester now...really hard to believe. We've switched back to the midwife group that we started with. They're a wonderful, calm, supportive group of women and we feel like we're in good hands. All is well on the baby front.

Earlier in the month we had the floors poured to cover the tubing. This is the cleanest the house has been so far...far cleaner than it is today. Here's the kitchen and back room.


And the front entry. At the time of the pour the rough plumbing had just been finished. Since then the electricians have had their chance at the place and the walls are starting to look like a road map with main highways and side roads of wires and pipes. We've made the most progress on the utilities this month, which isn't particularly evident in photos. That's probably why we haven't loaded any here in a few weeks.

We're still working on the exterior insulation and the black weatherproof liner. Max's two-week work trip to Canada slowed down the process for a time, but we've been back at it over the last week. Rachel gave up a beautiful Saturday morning to help out.

The autumn trees were lovely while they lasted. Unfortunately they only lasted a week before a cold front came through bringing rain and snow that knocked most of the leaves to the ground. The forest looks a little less colorful these days.

We had scaffolding delivered last week and Max and our friend Franz were able to erect it in no time. The decking has been a huge help getting the bare spots on the corners patched and it will allow us to get the rest of the insulation and siding up this month. It will also be a big help to Marcus who will be back in a few days to put on the metal roofing and install the windows. Oh, to be weather tight! Maybe we'll beat winter yet!