Menu Sunday

Sunday: Lasagna w/ a small salad

Monday: Blueberry Pancakes. The big isn't going to be to happy about this so his may be without.

Tuesday: Chicken Enchiladas

Wednesday: Leftovers

Thursday: Pulled Pork Sandwiches. Attempting homemade buns.

Friday: SURPRISE!!!

Saturday: Chicken Breasts stuffed with Spinach and Cheese

This weeks purchases for the little.

Since I have been pregnant this go around I have caught myself doing something completely obnoxious... Looking at prices!!!!
If it isn't what I would consider to be a great price or if I consider it now or never than I just can't bring myself to carry it all the way to check out.
We have items that have been purchased or gifted to us sitting in her room currently but I just wanted to keep some sort of tab on what I have purchased recently and hopefully from here on out.

So I was out with the big at Target earlier this week and popped over to the baby section browsing their clearance section and found this! Tommee Tippee is the brand of bottles I have had my eye on and practically jumped at this (basically) 75% off bargain for the diaper bag!

I received an email from Baby's R Us this week with coupons, most of which I couldn't use because it wasn't something we needed and or the item I would have preferred was excluded. BUT one coupon in particular stood out. 20% off double breast pumps. PERFECT! First of all the pump was the same price at BRU as it was on Amazon/Online and secondly if we put this item on a registry it would merely be to get the 10% off at the end to purchase items that were still un-purchased. So 20% was enticing.
I was also fortunate enough to be able to purchase the Snoogle with a 20% off as well (they have SO MANY exclusions on those dang coupons)

And finally today while I was out with the SIL we popped into Once Upon a Child just to see what they had. Holy. Cow. I can't believe how much they ask for some most of their items. But anyways I just had to pick this little guy up for my little monster!!

Happy Shopping!!!

26 Weeks!

Pregnancy: 26 weeks. Appt this morning. Glucose test as well as a Tdap. The lowest BP we got today was 129/87 which is not good enough lol. I tried...

Weight Gain: Some how I lost 9ozs this week with a total gain at 26 weeks of 8.3lbs

Sleep: Just fine with my new friend the "Snoogle"

Gender: It's A Girl!

Name: Something perfect!

Feelings: I am so excited to see her sweet face!!! But with that being said I don't want her to come for 14 more weeks.

Health: I am motivated to be more active... Since I had to admit that I am not at all (basically) at my appt today.

Movement: At our appt today she was transverse. So good to know she has plenty of room to hangout sideways and it makes total sense that I feel those sweet little kicks on my right side. 

Belly: 25cm and right on track per Dr.

Nursery: I am so close to ordering fabric!! I need to get measurements so I don't go to crazy.

Next Appt: At 32 weeks. I will also be starting NST (Non-Stress Tests) at that point due to my BP issues. 

Family News:

Super proud!!

Two days in a row!!! I have prepared dinner, cleaned up the whole kitchen, made sure everyones lunches were in the fridge and put together, laid out clothes for the next day and got everything out of my room that I would need in the morning (I wake up much earlier than Nicky)!! Today I even prepped veggies for the Fajitas we are having on Thursday while I was chopping veggies for our dinner tonight!

I don't think I have EVER been on a roll this long!!! Which is also a little sad! But it has come to my direct attention that it is probably the only way I will survive heading out the door each morning this fall with one very special extra little one!!

I also am super stoked about a planner I ordered!! As much as I use my smart phone to help me wake up, balance the books, zone out and stay in touch, there is something therapeutic to me about writing things down. I think it really helps my struggle with Short-term Memory Loss, that and a touch of ADHD!!

Menu Sunday

Sunday: Meatloaf - Our bread maker has a meatloaf function... How funny is that? So why not try it out! Along with the standard green beans, whole wheat garlic bread and fruit.

Monday: Brinner...? Brenner? Breakfast for dinner. The plan is eggs, perhaps a mini frittata at least for this Mama, potatoes and monkey bread. Just so we are all aware I was just trying to find a way to have monkey bread.

Tuesday: Risotto. Chicken and asparagus. Freezer meal.

Wednesday: Leftovers

Thursday: BBQ - We bought a Mojito Lime marinade that we decided sounds perfect for Chicken! So perhaps we will make fajitas with it?

Friday: Pizza - Having a big kid play date full of tin cans, bulls-eyes and air soft.

Saturday: SURPRISE!!

Sweet Relief

Anxiety has been building up. Slowly. But surely.

Who is going to care for this sweet little one while this Mommy works.

First avenue for childcare stopped abruptly once I found out that Mondays would be out of the picture. That won't work.

Second avenue stopped once age was brought into the picture. 1 year olds preferred but possibly once she is 10 months. Boo.

Third... is a charm? At this moment it has the most possibility. Our part time schedule would work, we only need three days during the week. They take infants as young as 6 weeks, our precious angel will a few months old when services are actually needed. And they charge a daily rate that I feel is reasonable. We have arranged to have a meet and greet towards the end of next month and at that time if we all feel comfortable we can discuss the possibility of saving a spot. 

And after waking up to an amazing dream all about this little one, which I tried so very hard to fall back into that dream. It all feels so much more real. Less than 15 more weeks! Sounds so much closer than 101 days.

Menu Sunday (I totally forgot to post this lol)

Since I have had a weekly menu hanging on one of my kitchen walls for many, many... Many months that hasn't changed or been updated in any way. Even N mentioned it over dinner the other night. I decided it might be convenient to get back in the habit. Its helpful no doubt and I am currently trying to shop from our freezers for dinner ideas, we just have so much food that we already own that we are not eating. So I printed a menu out and am ready to go!

Sunday: Pizza - I am excited about this one because I will be making the pizza dough in our bread maker and be using up some grilled chicken (for me at least) and some of Shane's favorite pepperoni from Napa Valley Olive Oil Comp. Fingers crossed!

Monday: Soup and biscuits - I bought a few cans of pillsbury biscuits for quick and easy biscuits and gravy for Christmas morning but decided not to make them.

Tuesday: Burritos - in the freezer.

Wednesday: Left Overs - I'm sure this is the boys favorite night of the week lol!

Thursday: Pasta - because its a staple in this house and so very quick and easy.

Friday: BBQ and Brownies - I'll let N decide what he wants to BBQ for this one. It's his day off so its easy enough to run out and pick something up to throw on the grill incase he doesn't feel like chicken. And I got my eye on making a batch of espresso fudge brownies!

Saturday: SURPRISE!!