Ultrasound

Today we had the third and last ultrasound.
Gilda is doing fine by drinking a lot of amniotic fluid while the doctor was taking the ultrasound.
Her head is already upside down (I don't know how she can handle 2 more months like this:-)), and she weights about 3.850lbs (1,750 kg) that will be around 7lbs (3,200kg) when she'll be born which is good.
I cried when I heard the heartbeat and when I saw her face. I am now sure my life will totally change in a couple of months.

Rain

I forgot how depressing a rainy day is.
Today is one of those, rainy, rainy, grey, depressing, rainy days.
I will go hide under the comforter together with my cat!

Chestnut time!

Chestnut foliage
Originally uploaded by margiana.

Andrea and I spent the week end at my mom's hometown and went to pick up chestnuts.
There was also my mom and brother there and we spent the whole Saturday afternoon in the woods.
The weather was fine... not sunny but the perfect temperature. Moreover the long walk and the effort (at least for me) to bend forward several times to pick up the delicious chestnuts made me sweat and breath like if I was running the marathon. But it was all worth it!
On Sunday we spent the day in another small town nearby where a village festival of the chestnut was held.... do I have to tell you that I ate an incredible amount of roasted chestnuts so that later I had to drink some 3 liters water in order to feel a little detoxicate... but still big as a gigantic baloon?
Today I am back to normality (that means an average baloon) and feel good.
Fall is really here. I am at home sewing things for a friend of mine. Which is not so bad after all. :-)

Gilda is in this Striped Balloon!

Stripes baloon.
Originally uploaded by margiana.

Yes, Gilda is my daughter's name! And this morning I had to see her with a short ultrasound that my gynechologist performed just for my own curiosity. She's the perfect size for her 28th week of life and is way overactive!
I went out of the ambulatory and was very happy to know everything is proceeding just fine.
For dinner we had a piadina with mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and olive oil and some great salad I bought last Saturday at the farmer's market.
After lunch I harvested the basil and prepared some Pesto alla Genovese! mmmmmmm I love it. I freezed some of it to taste in the next months.
I also finished to cook an apple cake for my Ukrainian nextdoor neighbour. She is so nice, everytime she goes back to Ukrain she brings me caviar or some good local things. She's so sweet!
But later I will cook a cake for Andrea and me too... blueberry and nuts... the odd thing is that I am not loving to eat sweets since I'm pregnant, but I love to prepare them. Good for my weight!