Bugalugs growing up...

It's been a while since we updated the Bugalugs photos. A lot can happen in a couple of months....

This is a couple of months ago, back in the good ol' days when I could still fit into my normal clothes.












A couple of weeks later, and a new skirt (hooray!). The bump is growing but I still look like I'm just chunky, not pregnant.























Now I'm really starting to look the real deal. Semilla might be starting to wonder what's going on (that's her nose that I'm looking at).
















Oddly, Howard's belly isn't getting any bigger. He has a lot of catching up to do if he wants to get to my size!

Even though his waist is still the same circumference, he's complaining of other pregnancy symptoms - wants to nap all the time, gets really hungry and has an aversion to yoghurt. But I guess that's nothing new....

WHB: I don't want to nap all the time!!


And here is a cute photo of Semilla, just for fun.

Pecos wilderness (Holy Ghost Creek trail)

One weekend, late in June, we headed off to the Pecos Wilderness with our good friends Aaron and Leslie. It was wonderful to see some green forest and to walk in the cool mountain air....







It was Bugalugs' first backpacking adventure - 6.5 miles to camp and five months pregnant! Here I am in some very attractive Grandpa Pants - my usual attire no longer fits.










Semilla had a wonderful time on the trip. She loved adventuring and running backwards and forwards. She never goes too far out of sight - she always runs back to check that the humans are coming along as well.














Here she is at Stewart Lake, admiring the view and wondering if she should swim across and see if Howard is catching any fish. (Howard did indeed catch a trout - Ayesha and Bugalugs got to eat it that night for dinner because we forgot to pack the garbanzo beans that had been on the menu.)
















Here's the happy camping crew, coming down the mountain the next day.

We saw a billion wildflowers that weekend - wild orchids, roses, lots of things that we didn't know how to identify...


Finally, here is a must-watch video. Semilla is part otter and part beaver. And part clown.

She was a very tired puppy the next day....

If you want to see more silly dog videos, leave a comment and we'll stick some more up here!