I never win anything, but I just won a giveaway from One Fabulous Mom.....
I won some cookies from A Dozen Eggs....I think baby will like. (Oh who am I kidding, I love frosted sugar cookies, so I will love them!!!)
Yummy! I will give you all a full review once I've had some!
Friday, September 3
22-23 Weeks
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| Diaper cake done by my stepMIL |
Weeks 22-23 were busy. Included in those 2 weeks was my trip to Lexington (remember, I posted my diary version of how busy the days were). The two highlights of these two weeks were: James finally seeing and feeling the baby move and my first shower! I had been feeling the baby move for a few weeks, but every time I would call to James the baby would either stop or he couldn't feel it. But sitting out by the pool that Saturday, I caught his attention and baby gave a good kick or punch! He could see it from about 4 feet away!! Awesome!
My shower was amazing. Hosted by members of James' family, it was attending by some of my favorite people in the Lexington area (a notable few were missing). We are definitely blessed by our family and friends. We got some great baby stuff! Pictures are below. Overall, it was a great couple weeks!
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| me with the grandmas - can you tell which one is my mom?! |
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| Opening gifts, you can kinda see the bump |
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| Me with my sister and SIL - the aunts |
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| Holding a newborn onesie - I think I got a little teary eyed - its so tiny!! |
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| The incredible generosity of our family and friends |
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| Flowers done by my MIL - so excited to have the hydrangea plant! |
Thursday, September 2
Williams Sonoma Fall Catalog
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| (all pictures from http://www.williams-sonoma.com/?cm_type=gnav | ) |
Think I am ready for some hearty Fall foods???!!! I'll let you know if I try any of these. And please let me know if you do as well!
Quick Easy dinner
Last night I created a quick and easy dinner and thought I would share the idea with you. I can't share a recipe, because well, I just went for it and don't really measure anything anyway. (PS - James did help with the chopping!)
Pound 2 chicken breasts until thin (or you can buy the thin breasts already)
Using 3 plates, line up some flour with salt and pepper, 1 beaten egg, and some breadcrumbs (I used a combination of panko and Italian seasoned crumbs)
Heat oil in a pan and place the coated chicken breasts in the pan. Cook an appropriate amount of time on each side (I think it was 3-4 minutes each side)
Meanwhile:
Chop a couple Roma tomatoes, about a tablespoon of onion, 1 clove of fresh garlic, parmigiana reggiano cheese and some basil. Season with salt, pepper, olive oil and a splash of balsamic vinegar. Mix.
Plate chicken and top with a healthy portion of tomato mixture.
YUM!
For a side, I sauteed some spinach with onions and garlic, seasoned with red pepper flakes, nutmeg (thanks Rachel Ray), salt and pepper.
It was fairly quick and pretty easy to do.
ENJOY
Pound 2 chicken breasts until thin (or you can buy the thin breasts already)
Using 3 plates, line up some flour with salt and pepper, 1 beaten egg, and some breadcrumbs (I used a combination of panko and Italian seasoned crumbs)
Heat oil in a pan and place the coated chicken breasts in the pan. Cook an appropriate amount of time on each side (I think it was 3-4 minutes each side)
Meanwhile:
Chop a couple Roma tomatoes, about a tablespoon of onion, 1 clove of fresh garlic, parmigiana reggiano cheese and some basil. Season with salt, pepper, olive oil and a splash of balsamic vinegar. Mix.
Plate chicken and top with a healthy portion of tomato mixture.
YUM!
For a side, I sauteed some spinach with onions and garlic, seasoned with red pepper flakes, nutmeg (thanks Rachel Ray), salt and pepper.
It was fairly quick and pretty easy to do.
ENJOY
Tuesday, August 31
Thank you Publix
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| www.fritolay.com |
UPDATE: Bag 1 - gone on Thursday (I think I should be ashamed)
20 - 21 Weeks
Since I'm a little behind on this one it will be in bullet format.
- Heartburn has officially set in. I spoke with the midwife who said I could take zantac twice a day as a preventive measure. I can definitely tell when I forget to take it. I also asked the doctor for a prescription to see if I could at least get the cost to go against the deductible. (I got the Rx in this past week, I think it is more expensive that getting the Zantac over the counter, and they sent the generic...doesn't make much sense does it??)
- I got to hear the heartbeat 2 times in 2 weeks. The first time, the nurse said "awww" and I had to ask. She said that each time she heard the baby's heartbeat, it was right next to mine. She said "See, you're bonding already." This made me feel a bit better as I have been having a hard time feeling "connected" to baby.
- I started to gain a good amount of weight. I didn't really gain any in the 1st trimester. Looking back I think I was up around 9-10 lbs at this point. Definitely needing maternity pants/bottoms if they're not elastic.
- With the pending shower (at the time) James and I set out to get registered. We registered at BRU and Target. An interesting process to say the least. My patience wore thin a couple times. But registering made James think again about not finding out the sex....He got tired of all the neutral stuff - too much white and cream! So we put a few blue and pink things on there.
- We had a date night to celebrate 20 weeks. We hit Target for registering then grabbed dinner. While at dinner (this was before our u/s) I asked James if he secretly hoped the tech would slip up and tell us the sex...he said yes, kind of...I could tell he was still wavering a bit.
- no worries - we did not find out the sex at our ultrasound. Everything looks great, baby was measuring right on the 12/22 due date and looks great!! Yea! That was exciting to hear as you always worry (or at least I think we as mothers or mothers to be continue to worry). Now we're just hoping for a healthy baby in 18-20 weeks!
(I think this is an adequate description of what was going on in those weeks - Its hard to go back and remember!)
- Heartburn has officially set in. I spoke with the midwife who said I could take zantac twice a day as a preventive measure. I can definitely tell when I forget to take it. I also asked the doctor for a prescription to see if I could at least get the cost to go against the deductible. (I got the Rx in this past week, I think it is more expensive that getting the Zantac over the counter, and they sent the generic...doesn't make much sense does it??)
- I got to hear the heartbeat 2 times in 2 weeks. The first time, the nurse said "awww" and I had to ask. She said that each time she heard the baby's heartbeat, it was right next to mine. She said "See, you're bonding already." This made me feel a bit better as I have been having a hard time feeling "connected" to baby.
- I started to gain a good amount of weight. I didn't really gain any in the 1st trimester. Looking back I think I was up around 9-10 lbs at this point. Definitely needing maternity pants/bottoms if they're not elastic.
- With the pending shower (at the time) James and I set out to get registered. We registered at BRU and Target. An interesting process to say the least. My patience wore thin a couple times. But registering made James think again about not finding out the sex....He got tired of all the neutral stuff - too much white and cream! So we put a few blue and pink things on there.
- We had a date night to celebrate 20 weeks. We hit Target for registering then grabbed dinner. While at dinner (this was before our u/s) I asked James if he secretly hoped the tech would slip up and tell us the sex...he said yes, kind of...I could tell he was still wavering a bit.
- no worries - we did not find out the sex at our ultrasound. Everything looks great, baby was measuring right on the 12/22 due date and looks great!! Yea! That was exciting to hear as you always worry (or at least I think we as mothers or mothers to be continue to worry). Now we're just hoping for a healthy baby in 18-20 weeks!
(I think this is an adequate description of what was going on in those weeks - Its hard to go back and remember!)
Monday, August 30
Bummed at the Gap
We made a stop at the mall yesterday after church because I wanted to look at maternity clothes at the GAP while I had the Give and Get coupon (30% off helps the sting of clothes you only wear for a few short months). I did get a couple cute tops and another pair of jeans. I now have 2 pairs of gap jeans and am hoping I'll like them all the way through. On our way out, I suggested we run through the Body section to see if my favorite underwear (besides the Hanky Panky thong) were on sale. (they are actually low rise enough that I think I will be able to wear them all the way through, unless my backside expands too much). I searched everywhere and did not see any, so I asked. Guess what....THEY AREN'T MAKING THEM ANYMORE...seriously Gap, love these underwear, would buy plenty more pairs if they were available...but nope they aren't....so what's a pregnant girl to do since I really could use some more undies......
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