Now it's the end of April and so much has happened since January! Namely - me and the baby have gotten bigger and we have a well, field, house plan and a big hole that will become our house!
Our first ultrasound was amazing - I was pretty nervous. But as soon as the doctor zoomed in we could see our little peanut jumping all around. I hadn't expected to see such an active little baby in there. I cried. Jerry squeezed my hand and stared wide eyed at the screen. It was real. There was really a little tiny baby in there with a heartbeat and his/her dad's inability to sit still. I'll never forget seeing the baby for the first time. The picture of the ultrasound is above - click on it for a better view.
About the same time, we had Clouser Drilling come out and drill our well. It was a pretty cool operation to watch. A big truck with a really long drill attached to the back. As they dug down, soil and water from the hole poured out onto the surface. I wondered how long it had been since that soil had seen the open air and what the land must have been like then. I wondered if our land was a dense, lush forest filled with critters of all sizes unmolested by humans. I wondered if Takelma women had walked across the that soil searching for berries and roots. Local lore holds that there are some remains of Takelma houses either on or near our land. We haven't found anything yet, but we're going to keep looking!
They dug to 170 feet and we are the proud owners of a 20 gallon a minute well - which is pretty good in this part of the world! Below is a picture of Jerry watching the drilling, the lighter color, muddy looking stuff is what is coming out of the whole.
