35 weeks . . .

Date:  March 30

How far along?  35 weeks

March 30

Maternity clothes:  Yes, and yes please!

Sleep:  Hit or miss.

Stretch Marks?  What mom doesn't have them?

Best moment of the week:  Dying Easter Eggs with the family today!  Brandon had a lot of fun!

Miss anything:  not being uncomfortable, and being able to sleep

Movement:  ALL THE TIME!!  She is going crazy in there!  I am pretty sure that she is out of room!

Food Cravings:  I really would like some Chinese food right now.

Anything make you queasy or sick:  Not really

Have you started to show yet:  Yes

Gender:  Baby Girl Natalie

Labor Signs:  I think I started having contractions this week.  I don't know for sure, because I didn't really experience them with B.

Belly button in or out?  Still Flat

Wedding rings on or off:  Off

Happy or moody:  Tired more than anything

Looking forward to:  Seeing Natalie on Monday!  My doctor ordered monitoring twice a week now, and I get an ultra sound every Monday until she is born.  We don't really know why, but at least I'll get to see her every week!

Friday Five

1.  Thank goodness for Good Friday and all that Jesus has done for us!!

2.  So thankful for a four day weekend, it couldn't have come at a better time.  Excited to spend the day weekend with my family celebrating the greatness of the cross!

3.  Thankful for my wonderful bible study ladies!!  We are working on The Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster.  I would recommend it for any bible study to read.  We love it, and I look forward to those Monday nights!

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4.  My class is starting The BFG this next week, so I am excited to jump onto teacherspayteachers and pinterest to see what fantastic ideas I can find for my kiddos!

5.  Tyler and I are loving this new CD that he had to download on Thursday after he discovered on Wednesday that it came out a little bit ago.  He was very sad that he was behind in the times, but Rend Collective is a great band!!

You can order this awesome CD at amazon or iTunes!

Dr. Visit Update

Well today I went in again for my normal check up.  I start going weekly next week.  Crazy to think that in just a few short weeks Natalie will be here!  We are so excited, and yet there are so many changes that are coming.  

My doctor told me today that I have to start having monitoring twice a week now.  I will go in on Mondays and Thursdays for monitoring.  This isn't that big of a problem, since her office is right across the street.  It just means I'll get to listen to Natalie twice a week now until I meet her at the end of the month.  

She also ordered that I have an ultra sound every week now.  We have to check on growth and fluid levels?  We are a little concerned about this, just because we didn't have to do this with Brandon.  Brandon also came three weeks, and two days early though, so we only had one weekly appointment before he entered the world.  If Natalie follows Brandon, then she will be born in Tyler's birthday.  Tyler isn't too stoked about that, and really, we do have lots of things to do the weekend of his birthday, but obviously we'd love to welcome our little girl as soon as God decides she is done cooking!!

I also get to start taking a medication at bed time now.  My fasting numbers have been higher than my doctor would like.  I wish I knew how to solve that problem without medication, but I don't.  Hopefully these new pills help, and it will solve the problem.  If not, then maybe she'll consider earlier?  She had said two weeks ago she would, but wasn't on the same thought this afternoon.

Who knows what will happen, only God does, but until then, we are preparing for our precious Natalie!  We can't wait for her to get here!!

Thoughtful Tuesday

I'm sitting at my desk listening to Pandora, and this song came on.  I love this song, and the lyrics.

I made You promises a thousand times
I tried to hear from Heaven
But I talked the whole time
I think I made You too small
I never feared You at all No
If You touched my face would I know You?
Looked into my eyes could I behold You?

(CHORUS)
So What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
So What do I know? What do I know of Holy?

I guess I thought that I had figured You out
I knew all the stories and I learned to talk about
How You were mighty to save
Those were only empty words on a page
Then I caught a glimpse of who You might be
The slightest hint of You brought me down to my knees

(CHORUS)
So What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
So What do I know? What do I know of Holy?

(CHORUS 2)
What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of wounds that will heal my shame?
And a God who gave life it's name?
What do I know of Holy?
Of the One who the angels praise?
All creation knows Your name
On earth and heaven above
What do I know of this love?

(CHORUS)
So What do I know of You
Who spoke me into motion?
Where have I even stood
But the shore along Your ocean?
Are You fire? Are You fury?
Are You sacred? Are You beautiful?
What do I know? What do I know of Holy?

What do I know of Holy?
What do I know of Holy?

Thank you Addison Road for a great song!  Thank you for this great video on you tube too!!

34 weeks . . . 5 to go?

Date:  March 23

How far along?  34 weeks

Maternity clothes:  All the time!  I love them.  I am so thankful for friends who have lent me clothes so that way I had more to choose from this time, and didn't have to go out and buy a lot.

Sleep:  Most of the time.  I still get up at least twice a night to use the bathroom.

Stretch Marks?:  Oh yes, my belly is flatter this time, so there are some new ones there.

Best moment of the week:  The math conference I went to yesterday, and then taking B to the Art Fair last night.

Miss anything:  Ice cream, milk shakes, a regular soda

Movement:  all the time, she is so active!

Food Cravings:  not really

Anything make you queasy or sick:  Not really this week

Have you started to show yet:  I would say so.  :)

Gender:  GIRL!!  Natalie!

Labor Signs:  Not yet, hoping we don't really see any

Belly button in or out?:  Flat

Wedding rings on or off?:  Off

Happy or moody:  Happy?  Stressed?

Looking forward to:  Friends coming over tonight, getting things ready for my awesome sub this week!  Bible study Monday night!

Friday Five

1.  We had our art fair at school, and it is always amazing to see the great work that is done by our fantastic art teacher!  Plus I took B with me, so the girls had fun checking him out!

B wasn't so sure about Alice

2.  I had a great time at the Creative Mathematics conference today!  I love learning new ideas, and am excited to see how these new things are going to work in my room!

My favorite buy from the conference.  Can't wait to use these with the kids!

3.  Made another interesting dinner from pinterest, a crockpot chicken dinner.

Source and recipe

4.  B and I helped pull some weeds in the backyard!  It is amazing how quickly our yard turns green!

5.  Loving On Every Side by Karen Kingsbury.  If you have not read any of her novels yet, I would check them out!!

Thoughtful Tuesday

How can you resist this face?!

Spring Break

All good things must come to an end. Sad to see that this week is over already, but excited for everything we got done. We did our pantries, cleaned up our rooms, bought new frames, and got stuff ready for Natalie!! Excited to see my kiddos tomorrow, and hoping they enjoy their cupcakes!!

Lounging on the couch after nap time today

33 weeks . . . 6 to go!!

Date:  March 16

How far along? 33 weeks

33 weeks with Natalie

32 weeks, 6 days with Brandon (I'm thinking I was bigger with B)

 Maternity clothes? All the time!  I love them!

Sleep:  Better this week, probably because I wasn't stressed out about anything.

Stretch marks? Don't you just love them?

Best moment this week: It was Spring Break, what wasn't there to love?!

Miss anything: Eating whatever I want, when I want to.

Movement: She is head down, kicking and punching away!

  Food cravings: Strawberry lemonade from Claim Jumper, or a Raspberry Limeade from Red Robin

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really this week

Have you started to show yet: Oh boy, am I.  I am pretty sure that I am smaller than I was last time around though

  Gender: Girl!!  Yeah, baby Natalie!

Labor Signs: Nothing going on yet

  Belly Button in or out? Flat

Wedding rings on or off? They are now off, and sitting in our room.  I broke my necklace a couple of months ago, so I don't even have a chain to wear them around my neck on.

Happy or Moody most of the time: This week I think I've been pretty happy, but tired.

Looking forward to:  Going back to work on Monday?  I like a routine, even though it has been nice to get things done this past week.

Friday Five

1. I love Spring Break!! Spent the week cleaning house and with my son!!

He enjoyed playing more at Grandma's house!

2. Made Natalie baby blankets thanks to Pinterest!!

3. Found out really good friends will be finishing the next four years of med school stuff at UCI!!

4. Started working on a hanging for Natalie's room, thanks to inspiration from Pinterest!

5. Made a candy bouquet for Tyler for Easter. Can't wait to see what he thinks about it!

Easter Bouquet

For Easter Tyler told me he wanted to do baskets again, but that he wanted a candy bouquet for his. I thought I would go ahead and give it a try. So I gathered up my candy coupons, hit up Walmart and CVS for deals going on this week, and bought my supplies.

It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be to put it together. We found a 100 pack of skewers at Walmart, so now I have plenty for the next bouquet he wants me to make. Thinking of making him one for his birthday with drinks?

Finished product, ready to to go for Easter for the hubby

32 weeks . . .

Date:  March 9

How far along? 32 weeks

32 weeks (sorry it's so dark)

 Maternity clothes? Yes, yes and yes!!  Looking to get a new skirt for pictures over break.

Sleep:  Wishing I could!!  Last night I was up from 1:30 - 4!!

Stretch marks? Don't you just love them?

Best moment this week: Hubby helped me clean and organize the garage this afternoon!

Miss anything: Ice cream!!

Movement: All the time!

  Food cravings: Not really this week

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not this week

Have you started to show yet: Yes, and yes some more!!  I can still see my toes though!

  Gender: Girl!!  Yeah, baby Natalie!

Labor Signs: Not yet, getting closer though!

  Belly Button in or out? Flat?

Wedding rings on or off? I had to take them off at school yesterday.  I was sad.  :(

Happy or Moody most of the time: Tyler told me this afternoon that I have been really moody this week.  Sorry babe!

Looking forward to:  We get to have another ultra sound on Monday!  Brandon is going to a new pediatrician on Monday!  I am having a preggo massage on Tuesday!!  Then B and I are going to visit Grandma and Grandpa from Wed - Sat!  It will be a fun week!

Friday Five

Found this one some of the blogs that I have started reading, so thought I would join the spirit.  Maybe setting these new goals for myself will help me keep up to date on my blog more!

1.  Yummy dinner Thursday night, thanks to this post here!!  Second time we made it in the last month!!

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2.  I've been inspired to begin thinking about how I am going to organize our bathrooms and the linen closet thanks to the March challenge over at iHeart organizing!!  Check out all of the awesome ideas she has to help you keep your house and life organized!!

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3.  I'm excited for Spring break, and the thought of going away for a few days to spend time with my parents and my main man!!

April 9, 2013

4.  Sad my rings don't fit any more, but excited that means it is getting closer to Natalie's due date!!

5.  Excited to finish a few books over break!

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2013 Bucket List Update

At the end of last year Tyler and I decided that we needed to make a list of things that we wanted to accomplish in 2013!  We knew that if we set these goals out, and held each other accountable, then we would have a better shop at accomplishing them.  Some of them we have done very well at, and some we are failing at.  That's okay though, that is why they are goals.

One of the ones that we are enjoying the most, of course has to do with food!!  We, (I), love pinterest, and finding new ideas, recipes, and things to try.  One of our 2013 goals was to try one new pinterest recipe a month.  Luckily for us, Brandon will eat just about anything, so we have been able to try way more than one a month.  Also, most recipes since I am making them myself I can still eat with this diet, I just have to eat some in moderation.

Check out some of our favorite so far!

French bread pizza

So easy, mac and cheese

Creamy garlic pasta, we added shrimp!

Looking through my pinterest board I just realized I didn't take pictures of all of the recipes that we have tried so far!!  They have all been so yummy!!  If you want to find things that I have already done, and you can see if we liked them or not as you are digging through then check out my pinned achievements board!

31 weeks . . . 8 to go!

Date:  March 3

How far along? 31 weeks, 1 day

Weight:  Doctor said I lost almost 2 pounds in the last two weeks, crazy!

February 27, 30 weeks, 4 days

 Maternity clothes? All the time!  Especially pants.  I don't have as many shirts, since I don't think I need to pay $20 for a tank top, when my old navy normal tanks work just fine, and are long enough.

Sleep:  Friday and Saturday nights were late nights, so I slept much better!

Stretch marks? Don't you just love them?

Best moment this week: Having everyone over Friday night, and being able to spend time with friends.

Miss anything: My baby boy!!  He is growing up way too fast!

Movement: She enjoys doing gymnastics in the middle of the night, Thursday morning it was 3:30

  Food cravings: A big bowl of ice cream

Anything making you queasy or sick: Not this week

Have you started to show yet: Oh yeah, but everyone keeps saying how small I look.  Maybe I looked huge with B?

  Gender: Girl!!  Yeah, baby Natalie!

Labor Signs: Not yet, but had a dream that I went into labor last night.

  Belly Button in or out? Flat?

Wedding rings on or off? On! (starting to get tight though)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy this week I think

Looking forward to:  Brandon coming home today, and then Spring Break in one week!!