Monday, June 27, 2011

Meal Plan Monday

Monday
Egg Salad Sandwiches

Tuesday
Chicken Primavera with Pasta

Wednesday
KFC-- have a coupon for buy one meal, get one free

Thursday
Italian Beef Sandwiches (had this courtesy of Hollie last week, and I have to try the recipe myself, it was so good!)

Friday
Three Cheese Chicken Penne

Saturday
Homemade Pizza (still didn't have this, but it's because we ended up eating over at some friends' house on Friday)

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

36 Weeks

How Far Along: 36 Weeks.... what???!!!

Size of baby: the size of a crenshaw melon?? (almost 6 pounds) and over 18 1/2 inches long

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I think I am at no more than 15 pounds.... go back to the doc on Friday so maybe I'll ask then

Maternity Clothes: I'm at the point now where only so many shirts are long enough to cover the belly. I'm actually wearing one of Anthony's tall white undershirts today! :)

Gender: Boy, and I think we are almost settled on a name. We've had our first name for a while, and are still tossing around a few middle names. If he was born today, I think I know which one we would go with, but I'm still keeping my options open till he IS born!

Movement: Most days he is moving a lot. Definitely starting to run out of room cause sometimes it's painful!

Sleep: Sleep is getting more tough now. It's hard to get comfortable and last night I was awake several times tossing and turning. Guess this is to be expected.

What I miss: Just sleeping well... but I guess that's gone for at the very least a year now, haha!

Cravings: Nothing really.

Symptoms: Some heartburn, some braxton hicks contractions.

Best Moment this week: This last week was a rough one with Bailey hurting her hand/arm, but it's so fun to be able to talk with her about how it's only a few more weeks till baby brother comes out, and seeing her talking to him in the belly. I think she will be a great big sister. :)

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Happy Father's Day!

I know I am a little late, but I had to include the "Happy Father's Day" post to brag on my husband and father of my children for a moment.

I was in the preschool class during church yesterday, but Anthony told me that Pastor Don said that according to a survey, the typical father of a toddler spends 2 1/2 minutes with his toddler each day. I am so happy to say that Bailey's daddy spends much more time than that with her each day. He is a a great dad. Here are just a few of the reasons why...

*When he comes home from working, it is always a priority for them to have a BIG hug.

*He is always coming up with fun little sayings for them to dialogue with each other... the most recent being "I love you to the moon/I love you to the stars/I love you to the sun". It's so much fun to hear her say these things.

*He is a good disciplinarian. Since I spend most of the time with Bailey, I would say that I do most of the disciplining, however, he is always keeping me in check, making sure that I don't let her go to far, or get away with something I shouldn't be. So even when I don't agree with something he is saying, I appreciate him being the leader and making sure his girl stays on track.

















*He horseplays on our bed with her/plays "hide from mommy" under the sheets, always messing up the bed, which of course drives Mommy nuts, but is definitely okay for Daddy to get away with. :)

*He is always trying to think of things that would be fun for her. I think that men are, in general, probably more in touch with their "inner child" than women are, so he's really good at remembering what would be fun for Bailey. Even if we can't afford them or they are not realistic for us right now, I like it that he is thinking this way. (ie, a pool, a bigger swingset, etc.)

*She loves to build with blocks and he builds the coolest things with her.... does a way better job than Mommy!





















*Maybe most important of all is the example he is setting. He is a wonderful husband, in how he provides for his family as well as how he leads us and shows his love for us. He is setting the bar pretty high as to the kind of husband Bailey will need to look for.



I can't imagine a better husband for me or father for our children. We love you Anthony!

Monday, June 20, 2011

Meal Plan Monday

Monday
French Toast

Tuesday
Leftover Hawaiian BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

Wednesday
Dinner @ Mom's

Thursday
Corn Dog Muffins

Friday
Homemade Pizza (didn't have this last week, again!)

Saturday
Beef Ribs on the grill... still looking for a yummy recipe

Monday, June 13, 2011

Meal Plan Monday

Monday
Fish Tacos

Tuesday
Cavatini

Wednesday
Hawaiian BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwiches

Thursday
Girls Night Out

Friday
Homemade Pizza (didn't have this last week)

Saturday
Leftovers, or I've been dying to try the Turkey & Bacon Avocado Sub from Subway, so we may have to go for that

Monday, June 6, 2011

Meal Plan Monday

Monday
Lemon Roasted Chicken & Veggies (ended up not having this last week)

Tuesday
BLT Sandwiches

Wednesday
Anthony's parents are coming to stay with us for the night, on their way through to TN, and hopefully they'll make it in time so we can enjoy a dinner out with them! If not, we'll probably have something quick and easy at home.

Thursday
Chicken Packets

Friday
Scalloped Chicken (page 174 from Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook)

Saturday
Homemade Pizza (I use Pioneer Woman's pizza dough recipe)

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Yard Sale Finds

I have a blog that I follow and she always posts the yard sale deals that she finds, and I really love reading those posts from her, so I thought it would be fun to do my own!




At one yard sale I found the cutest little raincoat for $1 for Bailey. I don't usually buy her ANY clothes, because we have so many from Zoe, but we don't have a raincoat, so I had to have it. :)


Also, at the same yard sale, I got her 4 Sandra Boynton books (50 cents a piece), which we love!











We happened across one yard sale that was mostly random junk (as my husband would say, "Here, YOU throw this away!", I'm sure you know the kind I'm talking about) but I found a jewel amongst the junk.


I found a Tupperware Serving Center Set, which retails for $40 (I got it for $2)! I have always wanted one of these, but just was never willing to cough up the money for it. My mom always served condiments for tacos in hers, good memory!













And my steal of the day would be 3 nursing bras that I got for $1, total! I think one, maybe two of them will work for me. I knew they might not fit when I bought them, but I figured for $1, I couldn't pass them up.

Loving yard sale season! What good finds have you come across?