17 Weeks

How far along?  17 weeks

How big is baby? according to baby center the baby weighs about 5 ounces and is around 5 inches long.  Baby is about the size of a turnip

Total weight gain/loss: none since I last blogged.  +6 total

Maternity clothes?  Maternity Jeans...a couple of maternity shirts

Stretch marks: just some old ones....blah

Sleep: pretty good but I've had a cold this week

Best moment this week:  Feeling lots and lots of movement :)

Movement:  Yes! I can tell baby is getting stronger!

Food cravings:  Subway...not much else. 

Food Aversions: Spaghetti.

Gender: we find out Feb. 28th

Labor Signs: None.

Symptoms:  I had a crazy appetite earlier this week!

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: sleeping on my stomach, some of my clothes

What I am looking forward to: finding out if the baby is a boy or girl and getting to see the ultrasound!

Upcoming appointments/events: My next appointment is February 26th and ultrasound is the 28th

 

 

And here is the photo of the week.  Trying to squeeze into non maternity shirts and wearing glasses because Lucy has had pink eye.  Tons of fun :)

We are so ready for warmer  weather around here.  Having a three year old cooped up in the house is very difficult.  Add in the two other babies I babysit and most days my goal is to not become unglued.  Lucy seems to love having the other babies around and I think it will really help her with the adjustment of her own sibling this summer but, I do worry that she isn't getting the attention she is used to.  I try to have something special for her to do most days.  It may be as simple as writing a letter, or painting or a trip to the library.  I just want to be intentional.
We decided to do a little project we've seen on pinterest one day this week.

I put baking soda in a pan and put food coloring in vinegar. I gave Lucy a dropper and let her hear the fizz and see the bubbles.  We used the cut up straws and made baby volcanoes.  She thought it was pretty cool!  She then noticed she got a bigger reaction when she dumped some baking soda into the whole cup of vinegar ;) and the messes began!

Lucy is so good at entertaining herself and we love hearing her imagination at work.  Today she is dressed like SuperGirl and has been playing with lotion bottles (who were getting married again) and some pencils with erasers on them.  They were having some BIG adventures!  3 is a fun age!

Menu Plan

I learned early on that grocery shopping is much easier when I have a plan for what I'm shopping for.  I have done some sort of weekly menu plan since we have been married.  I used to plan out the meals for specific days but, with my weird pregnancy appetite I've recently just switched to planning what meals we will eat that week and just cook whatever I feel like that day.

Here is our menu plan for this week

Monday- Roast Beef Sandwiches with Au Jus
just deli sliced roast beef cooked in Au Jus (you can buy the packet at Kroger)  on a french loaf and provolone cheese.  everyone enjoyed this meal

Tuesday- Frozen Pizza and Salad

Wednesday - Skyline Chili with Spaghetti
It smelled so yummy while it was simmering that I had to sneak some for lunch, too!  ssshhhh!

Thursday - leftover skyline Chili on hot dogs and fries

Friday - homemade buffalo chicken pizza

Saturday - Out

So there it is.  Some days are super easy and some require a little more work.  Even if it is just a frozen pizza, I put it on the menu so I'm not scrambing for ideas.  Having a plan really helps us not eat out, focus our grocery list and in the end, saves us $!
Also, I know these are not the healthiest suppers!  Just so you know, we do eat pretty healthy for breakfast and lunch.  Breakfast is almost always Oatmeal and Fruit and lunch is usually a sandwich of some sort with some veggies and dip or soup.

Dance Class

Lucy's big gift for her 3rd birthday was dance class.  We like to get her an "experience gift" as her main present because her birthday and Christmas are so close together she can get toy overload.  We knew Lucy would love Dance Class!

 

She looks forward to class every week and loves her teacher, Ms. Mia.  Here she is doing her 'Grande jete'.  Look at that sweet pointed toe in the first picture!  Lucy does really well in her class but I think her favorite part is wearing dance clothes ;)

 

 

 

The first is a video of her grande jete and the second is their warm up dance to the "Hot Chocolate" song from the Polar Express movie.
Hope you enjoy watching our tiny dancer as much as we do!

 



15 weeks

15 Weeks

 

 

 



How far along?  15 weeks 1 day (I'm blogging this a week late)

How big is baby?   according to baby center, about 4 inches long and the size of an apple.  I measured 17.5 cm on Thursday...so that's about a week and 1/2 ahead

Total weight gain/loss: +3 lbs this month.  +6 total

Maternity clothes?  finally moved into maternity pants...ahhh

Stretch marks:   just some old ones....blah

Sleep: finally sleeping better!

Best moment this week:  Lucy and Thom finally getting to hear the heartbeat!  The baby's heart rate was around 145 this time :)  Lucy said it sounded like snow

Movement:  I'm feeling those little flutters quite often :)

Food cravings:  A-1 sauce and chinese...

Food Aversions: Spaghetti.

Gender:   we find out Feb. 28th

Labor Signs: None.

Symptoms:  just some round ligament pain

Belly Button in or out? In

What I miss: sleeping on my stomach, some of my clothes

What I am looking forward to: finding out if the baby is a boy or girl and getting to see the ultrasound!

Upcoming appointments/events:  My next appointment is February 24th and ultrasound is the 28th

 

Here is my bump picture taken before our date on Saturday :)

A little princess

Lucy has been really into princesses for a while now.  She had a princess themed 3rd birthday party and we constantly have a Disney Princess CD playing in the car. She even saw a girl who had won a pageant at the Christmas Walk and asked to go over and "hug the princess".



She'll often go over to look at our wedding pictures and talk about how Mommy was a princess at the wedding.  A few nights ago, I thought it would be sweet to let her see my wedding dress and she decided to hop on in.  She sure thought she was something special!

Her first set of wheels

We had snow on the ground for almost two weeks and then yesterday we hit 61 degrees!  We were excited when Daddy came home from work so we could take Lucy out for her first ride on her new bicycle that she got for Christmas!
I had to push her to get her started in the beginning but, as you can see, she quickly got the hang of it!  I couldn't believe how big she looked riding a bicycle!  Her only issue is that she would get distracted by other kids or cars driving by and would stop looking where she was going.  Hey, it's a lot to ask of a 3 year old!  We are still working on the pedaling backwards so she can stop but, I think we have lots of fun bike rides in our future!

To Do Lists...

I've always been a fan of lists. Even in college, I would make lists and prioritize what I needed to do. I know having a list helps me be more productive and not get so overwhelmed. I've been putting together a home management binder the past few months and it has helped immensely!By keeping track of our budget, crazy calendars and daily to do lists we've had a lot less running around in panic mode because we forgot something.

I've also been working on a morning routine thanks to the inspiration of Moneysavingmom.com and simpleorganizedliving.com!
My morning routine is looking something like this

wake up/put a load of laundry in
start coffee
put on workout clothes/brush teeth ect.
coffee and review/make to do list for the day
computer time while my coffee settles
gym

While i do my cardio at the gym i also read/listen to the Bible on my ipod.