Chapter 335

“I waddled at least five miles a day even through half of my seventh month, with Anna Marie. I had to use a belly brace contraption to keep from bouncing around too much, but I should be running. It makes getting in shape again after I deliver, so much easier if I’m in as good a shape as I can be beforehand. You do know that our pioneer women used to have their babies in the field while plowing, don’t you, Master?”

“Seriously?”

“As a heart attack, sir.”

Brigitte and Alicia put on minimum clothes as we’d have to carry anything they had to remove. We went through a drive-thru and Alicia and Brigitte gobbled down five breakfast sandwiches without the bread. Sean and I had our normal meal. We arrived at Custer State Park and found Hotah and Makawee waiting for us just outside the entrance. It was $20 for a seven day pass per vehicle. We preceded them in to the Peter Norbeck Education Center where we parked. Hotah had prepared for a long walk with food and water for bot