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By Natalie
 What a busy weekend! Someone lost a second tooth Sunday morning!
 
 
 
 
we heavily encouraged the pulling of said tooth as it was rotating all around and just hanging out in the spot. After about half an hour, Harris handed her a tissue and we got her to pull it out on her own. Afterwards we talked about whether it was scarier or actually as painful as she was making it out to be. She agreed that it was fear more than pain and that now it was out, she was proud of herself.
 
Not as proud as Mommy and Daddy sweetheart.
 
Our annual selfie watching fireworks outside of the Durham Bulls stadium. This time we perched at Dillard and Pettigrew to try a new view.
 
 
 
 
We also went blueberry picking on Saturday. We managed to weigh 8 lbs of sweet organic rabbit eye blueberries at the end. Pretty sure the blond ate a pound while we were picking.  This should be enough to get us through summer and fall (frozen) after we gorge ourselves on blueberries for the next several days.
 
31 weeks pregnant although, I suppose with the dress and angle you can't really tell.
 
 
Utterly lovely evening to pick blueberries. The weather was cool, the sun setting as we picked, a nice drive there and back. Blueberry picking could be my favorite of the 'pick your own' in NC. 
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