Monday
We were going to eat at a new Scotto's just down the road from us, but they were closed when we got there at like 7:00! Guess maybe they are just open in the evenings on weekends, maybe? So we just fended for ourselves for dinner tonight. :/
Tuesday
Italian Pork Chops
Wednesday
Tacos
Thursday
Chipotle with a B1G1 free coupon!
Friday
Pepperoni Calzones
Saturday
Sonic is doing the entire menu at half-price, so we're eating Sonic for dinner!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
19 Weeks
How Far Along: 19 Weeks
Size of baby: the size of a heirloom tomato
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Probably up a pound or two from original weight...
Maternity Clothes: Not yet, but I don't know how much longer I'm going to be fitting in my jeans!
Gender: It's a BOY!!!
Movement: Just feeling a kick (or something) every now and then and also sometimes I think I just feel him moving or turning in there. :)
Sleep: This week was not a great week for sleep since Bailey had a terrible cold, but last night she was back to sleeping all night in her own bed, so hopefully it stays that way now!
What I miss: Nothing, but I know I will miss sleeping on my belly eventually, so I am doing as much of that as possible!
Cravings: No big cravings this week really.
Symptoms: Nothing really
Best Moment this week: Feeling the baby move, it just never gets old. Also, finding out that our baby boy is going to have a boy cousin who is just weeks younger than him! :)
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Paci-holic
Let me preface this story by telling you the "paci rules" in our house. Bailey is only allowed to have her paci when we are in the car or when she is sleeping. She knows these rules. I keep one paci in her diaper bag for when we leave, and the rest stay in her bed while she is not using them.
Earlier today, Bailey was in her room and she was being very quiet. I went to go check on her to make sure she was okay/wasn't up to no good. Here is what I saw when I went to her room....
See the legs behind the rocking chair?
Head behind the curtain.
Notice what's in her lap?
And there she sat, my little paci-holic who needed a paci fix. :)
Earlier today, Bailey was in her room and she was being very quiet. I went to go check on her to make sure she was okay/wasn't up to no good. Here is what I saw when I went to her room....
See the legs behind the rocking chair?
Head behind the curtain.
Notice what's in her lap?
And there she sat, my little paci-holic who needed a paci fix. :)
Monday, February 21, 2011
Meal Plan Monday
Okay, so this is the easiest meal plan ever, since I'm just now doing it, and there's a few days that are already spoken for.....
Monday
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Tuesday
Garlic Chicken Bake
Wednesday
Marlboro Man's Second Favorite Sandwich
Thursday
It's RCS Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A AND Anthony's birthday, so we are going there for dinner!
Friday
Hamburgers, hopefully on the grill!
Saturday
Dinner and a movie for Anthony's birthday
Monday
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Tuesday
Garlic Chicken Bake
Wednesday
Marlboro Man's Second Favorite Sandwich
Thursday
It's RCS Spirit Night at Chick-Fil-A AND Anthony's birthday, so we are going there for dinner!
Friday
Hamburgers, hopefully on the grill!
Saturday
Dinner and a movie for Anthony's birthday
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
18 Weeks
How Far Along: 18 Weeks
Size of baby: the size of a bell pepper
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Roughly the same as original pregnancy weight, I think.
Maternity Clothes: Not yet, but I think I have officially decided that I am starting to show!
Gender: It's a BOY!!!
Movement: DEFINITELY felt baby move twice yesterday. Felt like a little knock from the inside. :)
Sleep: Sleeping pretty well, oh how I love sleep. I am treasuring my nights of uninterrupted sleep while I still can!
What I miss: Nothing, but I know I will miss sleeping on my belly eventually, so I am doing as much of that as possible!
Cravings: No big cravings this week really.
Symptoms: Nothing really
Best Moment this week: Feeling baby move and hearing the heartbeat today. Also, not a best moment, but a cute story I had to share. When Bailey and I were at the doctor's office today, I laid back on the table and started pulling my shirt up so we could listen to the heartbeat. Bailey got upset and started crying! She was worried about what the doctor was doing to her mommy! She is just so sweet and tender hearted. Dr. Bukovac quickly reassured her that everything was okay, and then Bailey was interested in hearing baby brother. :)
Size of baby: the size of a bell pepper
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Roughly the same as original pregnancy weight, I think.
Maternity Clothes: Not yet, but I think I have officially decided that I am starting to show!
Gender: It's a BOY!!!
Movement: DEFINITELY felt baby move twice yesterday. Felt like a little knock from the inside. :)
Sleep: Sleeping pretty well, oh how I love sleep. I am treasuring my nights of uninterrupted sleep while I still can!
What I miss: Nothing, but I know I will miss sleeping on my belly eventually, so I am doing as much of that as possible!
Cravings: No big cravings this week really.
Symptoms: Nothing really
Best Moment this week: Feeling baby move and hearing the heartbeat today. Also, not a best moment, but a cute story I had to share. When Bailey and I were at the doctor's office today, I laid back on the table and started pulling my shirt up so we could listen to the heartbeat. Bailey got upset and started crying! She was worried about what the doctor was doing to her mommy! She is just so sweet and tender hearted. Dr. Bukovac quickly reassured her that everything was okay, and then Bailey was interested in hearing baby brother. :)
Monday, February 14, 2011
Meal Plan Monday
Monday
PW Chicken Picata (ended up not having this last week)
Tuesday
Girls Night Out!
Wednesday
Baked Potatoes w/ Chili
Thursday
Duggar's Tater Tot Casserole (ended up not having this last week)
Friday
Breakfast Bake - borrowing this recipe from my friend Brittany, thanks Brittany!
Saturday
Encore Valentine's Dinner at church
PW Chicken Picata (ended up not having this last week)
Tuesday
Girls Night Out!
Wednesday
Baked Potatoes w/ Chili
Thursday
Duggar's Tater Tot Casserole (ended up not having this last week)
Friday
Breakfast Bake - borrowing this recipe from my friend Brittany, thanks Brittany!
Saturday
Encore Valentine's Dinner at church
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
17 Weeks
How Far Along: 17 Weeks
Size of baby: the size of a turnip
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Didn't get on the scale today, but probably at least back up to original pregnancy weight, if not over, thanks to some indulgent eating this past weekend!
Maternity Clothes: Not yet
Gender: It's a BOY!!! We have a short list of names but are thinking we might keep the name a secret once we do decide. I have two names that I like best now and am really leaning more towards one of them, but we have not decided yet.
Movement: Actually thought a few times this week that I MAY have felt the baby, but I'm not 100% sure.
Sleep: Sleeping pretty well
What I miss: Nothing, but I know I will miss sleeping on my belly eventually, so I am doing as much of that as possible!
Cravings: Besides everything I see, I am craving Sprite all the time now!
Symptoms: Nothing really
Best Moment this week: Once again, just talking with Bailey about her baby brother. I let her carry around one of the ultrasound pictures and she said something about baby brother's beard! Hahaha!
Size of baby: the size of a turnip
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Didn't get on the scale today, but probably at least back up to original pregnancy weight, if not over, thanks to some indulgent eating this past weekend!
Maternity Clothes: Not yet
Gender: It's a BOY!!! We have a short list of names but are thinking we might keep the name a secret once we do decide. I have two names that I like best now and am really leaning more towards one of them, but we have not decided yet.
Movement: Actually thought a few times this week that I MAY have felt the baby, but I'm not 100% sure.
Sleep: Sleeping pretty well
What I miss: Nothing, but I know I will miss sleeping on my belly eventually, so I am doing as much of that as possible!
Cravings: Besides everything I see, I am craving Sprite all the time now!
Symptoms: Nothing really
Best Moment this week: Once again, just talking with Bailey about her baby brother. I let her carry around one of the ultrasound pictures and she said something about baby brother's beard! Hahaha!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Pioneer Woman Potato Skins
Last night, for our Superbowl party, I made Pioneer Woman's Potato Skins.... I must say, they were AMAZING! Of course, I knew they would be good since they were PW, but they exceeded my expectations. My wonderful friend Katie, requested the recipe, and since PW doesn't have this one on her blog, I thought I would share it on my blog. :) So here it is, with my comments added.
Ingredients
8 slices thick-cut bacon (I used a bag of Oscar Mayer real bacon bits, and it worked just fine!)
8 russet, potatoes, scrubbed clean
Canola oil
Kosher salt (I don't have this, so I just used regular salt)
1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese (I probably used a little more than this)
1 cup sour cream
4 green onions, sliced (I didn't use this, since I didn't know if everyone likes them or not)
Directions
1 - Preheat the oven to 400 F.
2 - Fry the bacon.
3 - Wash the potatoes and rub the skin liberally with canola oil. Place on a baking pan and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the potatoes are fork-tender.
4 - Slice the potatoes in half lengthwise.
5 - With a cookie scoop or spoon, scrape out the inner flesh of the potatoes, leaving a small margin of potato in the skins.
6 - Brush both sides of the potato skins with canola oil. Salt both sides liberally.
7 - Place the skins cut side down on the pan and return to the oven.
8 - Bake for 7 minutes, then flip the skins to the other side.
9 - Bake for 7 minutes more, or until the skins are crisy (mine were in the oven for probably 10 to 12 minutes).
10 - Grate the cheddar cheese.
11 - Chop the bacon into bits.
12 - Sprinkle cheese into each potato skin.
13 - Then sprinkle with bacon and return to the oven just until the cheese melts.
14 - Just before serving, spoon 1 tablespoon of sour cream on each skin and sprinkle with sliced green onions (I just set the sour cream next to the potato skins so everyone could put in on themselves, in case anyone didn't like sour cream).
Pretty easy and SOOO delicious. I'll definitely be making these again. Thank you, once again, Pioneer Woman for making my food life complete. :)
Ingredients
8 slices thick-cut bacon (I used a bag of Oscar Mayer real bacon bits, and it worked just fine!)
8 russet, potatoes, scrubbed clean
Canola oil
Kosher salt (I don't have this, so I just used regular salt)
1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese (I probably used a little more than this)
1 cup sour cream
4 green onions, sliced (I didn't use this, since I didn't know if everyone likes them or not)
Directions
1 - Preheat the oven to 400 F.
2 - Fry the bacon.
3 - Wash the potatoes and rub the skin liberally with canola oil. Place on a baking pan and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the potatoes are fork-tender.
4 - Slice the potatoes in half lengthwise.
5 - With a cookie scoop or spoon, scrape out the inner flesh of the potatoes, leaving a small margin of potato in the skins.
6 - Brush both sides of the potato skins with canola oil. Salt both sides liberally.
7 - Place the skins cut side down on the pan and return to the oven.
8 - Bake for 7 minutes, then flip the skins to the other side.
9 - Bake for 7 minutes more, or until the skins are crisy (mine were in the oven for probably 10 to 12 minutes).
10 - Grate the cheddar cheese.
11 - Chop the bacon into bits.
12 - Sprinkle cheese into each potato skin.
13 - Then sprinkle with bacon and return to the oven just until the cheese melts.
14 - Just before serving, spoon 1 tablespoon of sour cream on each skin and sprinkle with sliced green onions (I just set the sour cream next to the potato skins so everyone could put in on themselves, in case anyone didn't like sour cream).
Pretty easy and SOOO delicious. I'll definitely be making these again. Thank you, once again, Pioneer Woman for making my food life complete. :)
Monday, February 7, 2011
Meal Plan Monday
Monday
Homemade Pizza (again, I used PW's pizza dough recipe, you can find here, and it makes enough for two pizzas, hence the reason we are having it again, and it was just THAT good!)
Tuesday
Marlboro Man Sandwich, Pioneer Woman Style - we still have the leftover buns from last time we made this, so I want to use those, I'm definitely going to throw in some mushrooms this time, and maybe peppers too
Wednesday
Skinny Tuna Noodle Casserole - ended up not having this last week
Thursday
Duggar's Tater Tot Casserole
Friday
PW Chicken Piccata
Saturday
Leftovers
Homemade Pizza (again, I used PW's pizza dough recipe, you can find here, and it makes enough for two pizzas, hence the reason we are having it again, and it was just THAT good!)
Tuesday
Marlboro Man Sandwich, Pioneer Woman Style - we still have the leftover buns from last time we made this, so I want to use those, I'm definitely going to throw in some mushrooms this time, and maybe peppers too
Wednesday
Skinny Tuna Noodle Casserole - ended up not having this last week
Thursday
Duggar's Tater Tot Casserole
Friday
PW Chicken Piccata
Saturday
Leftovers
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
16 Weeks
How Far Along: 16 Weeks
Size of baby: the size of an avocado
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Still down from original pregnancy weight by a couple pounds
Maternity Clothes: Not yet
Gender: It's a BOY!!! We have a short list of names but are thinking we might keep the name a secret once we do decide.
Movement: Have not felt any baby movement yet. It was 20 weeks with Bailey.
Sleep: Sleeping pretty well
What I miss: Nothing, but I know I will miss sleeping on my belly eventually, so I am doing as much of that as possible!
Cravings: Same as it has been... everything! PB&J is always sounding good to me right now.
Symptoms: Been feeling the round ligaments stretching this week some.
Best Moment this week: Can't really say there has been a "best" moment this week. Not that it's been bad, but late last week I had a constant headache and was just exhausted for a few days (side note: I have the best husband-- he helped so much with dinner and dishes last week!) and been dealing with Bailey still having a cough and runny nose (she slept with us in bed two nights because of the cough), but I *think* she is starting to get better. Hopefully I have something to put for this next week!
Size of baby: the size of an avocado
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Still down from original pregnancy weight by a couple pounds
Maternity Clothes: Not yet
Gender: It's a BOY!!! We have a short list of names but are thinking we might keep the name a secret once we do decide.
Movement: Have not felt any baby movement yet. It was 20 weeks with Bailey.
Sleep: Sleeping pretty well
What I miss: Nothing, but I know I will miss sleeping on my belly eventually, so I am doing as much of that as possible!
Cravings: Same as it has been... everything! PB&J is always sounding good to me right now.
Symptoms: Been feeling the round ligaments stretching this week some.
Best Moment this week: Can't really say there has been a "best" moment this week. Not that it's been bad, but late last week I had a constant headache and was just exhausted for a few days (side note: I have the best husband-- he helped so much with dinner and dishes last week!) and been dealing with Bailey still having a cough and runny nose (she slept with us in bed two nights because of the cough), but I *think* she is starting to get better. Hopefully I have something to put for this next week!
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