Pottery Village and All Moved Out

We took one last trip to a pottery village across the river this week for a few last minute items to bring home.  Cody wanted a serving dish for our tagines (the traditional meal here) and a new tagine to cook in.  If you come to our house for dinner get ready for some delicious North African cooking!  


Here is what the traditional tagines look like. The colorfully decorated ones are just for looks but these are for cooking in.

This store sold random wrought iron animals.  Such as deer, rhinoceros, and donkeys.  We couldn't exactly figure out which market they are targeting, I have never seen one of these anywhere in the country!  

Well we are officially moved out of our apartment today.  We packed up all the small stuff yesterday and got it out and the movers came today for the big stuff.  We are staying at a guesthouse for the remainder of our time.  

Goodbye, old bedroom.  All we have to left to do is clean the place and give the keys back to our landlord.  We still have our four bags and carry ons to rearrange and get settled.  BUT our flight leaves at 9:40 a.m on Thursday!  So that means the next post will be coming from America.  

I can totally relate to this one.  I am an emotional mess this week!  

BG Update:

-This Thursday (the day we fly out), I start my THIRD trimester, woot woot!

-Trust me, this week I am definitely feeling the affects of ending my second trimester.  My body is so tired and sore from all the moving and this girl is getting heavy!

-Another new development is I developed a rash this week and freaked out, hoping it wasn't PUPPPS, the pregnancy induced rash that doesn't let up until after delivery.  I went to the doctor on Friday (mine was out of town so it was all in French and Arabic) and she thought it was temporary and gave me a wash and some creme to put on.  She did an ultrasound just to make sure everything was okay.  (they hand out ultrasounds here like they're lollipops)  So it has been improving and today the redness is almost gone, PTL!!  I will see my normal doc on Tuesday for my last check up and for her to give me a letter for the airlines saying its okay to fly.  

-This week BG is almost 15 inches long!!  She's over two pounds and at my ultrasound was in the head down position.  She probably won't stay like that, but hopefully she's practicing her moves for October.  

-The last big news of the week is her little eyes are opening up and she can see!  She is developing sleep/wake patterns and may start dreaming as early as next week.  

Went to the beach this weekend.  I had just gotten out of the water here and it sure did wear me out!