chicklings

Havilah put a chicken egg under Naphtali's duck (Ducky Duck) who is sitting on duck eggs. Last night the chicken egg hatched. There's no use trying to get anything done around here today. The children want to sit on the stairs outside and watch the mama duck care for her little chicken. We are waiting for the ducklings to hatch also. Naphtali says he doesn't mind if we eat the ducks when they are grown but, it will be fun to watch them for a while.
We are down to one cat (our favorite). We are not sure what happened to Mouw but, we are glad that she is gone. She was deprived of oxygen at birth and would never really be a pet or let us tame her.
Leon is taking Ephraim, Asaph and Naphtali on a fishing retreat with Colin Campbell (Above Rubies) this weekend. The girls, Nehemiah, our unborn and I are having our own girls retreat right here. We plan to watch girly movies, eat easy food and sew.
I am looking for ideas from other moms about how to enjoy these last two special months before the baby comes and also ideas on easing those last hours of labor and delivery that are so difficult. Maybe you have a herbal tea that helps with after birth pains or something that you found to help you relax during transition. Please let me know.