Multitude Monday

201. 1st appointment with my midwife

(and grateful the next one isn't for another whole month!!)

202. Haagen Dazs ice cream bars...mmm mmm mmmm good!!!

203. Winco's bulk bins

204. Family trips

205. Bonfires with my family

206. subway sandwiches with all the fixins...except jalapenos--eww!

207. Charades

208. New Dresses

209. Shylie's glare...in the middle of church

210. Mama's bed...so comfy!

Multitude Monday

191. Family Camping Trips

192. Applesauce and Potatoes

...the only foods that have kept me alive in the past weeks!!

193. Vitamin B

194. Taco Bell Nacho Cheese Sauce!!! MMMMMmmmm!!!

195. Going out to lunch with my parents (double date!)

196. Pumpkin bars with thick cream cheese frosting

197. Air Conditioner!

198. Old Disney Movies

199. Internet!

200. Beautiful Fallish Weather

Multitude...Tuesday

181. Good Deals

182. 'B' vitamins

183. Gift Cards!

184. Beautiful Weather

185. Overtime

186. Anticipation of upcoming camping trips

187. Saltine Crackers

188. Mad Money

189. New Clothes

190. Big Bowls.....

I think all bride-to-be's should register for a big bowl.

One day, when you're pregnant that bowl might just be your best friend!

On 2nd thought...

After pondering it some more....I think I need one of those shirts and my mom needs the other. Hehehe! What a picture that would make! Both of us with bellies, wearing our Disney shirts while posing in front of the "Welcome to Disneyland" sign. That would be a keepsake picture. ;-)

Shopping Deals!!

Today Jeff and I went maternity clothes shopping. I got two items and was SOO excited by the amazing deals I got!

First we went to the Goodwill store--I looove that store! I got a cute Motherhood skirt and I only paid $4.00 for it. (Might I also add: I was upset to pay $4.00, the man overcharged me by .25 cents...seriously.) Later on, we went to the Motherhood store in the mall and I saw the same skirt on sale for $19.99.

This is kind of what that skirt looks like (minus the scary belly panel)


Then I went over to Kohls. I had a giftcard with $11.70 on it, and I was determined to get it out of my purse. Do you ever go shopping and find something that you really believe that God had hidden there JUST for you?? Yea, that's how I felt today.

Burried all the way in the back of the racks--on the wrong sized hanger, was the perfect dress with a perfect price! Orriginally $48...I only paid $10.30--total!! I even got a dollar and some change back. I was thrilled, I think I might even have danced out of Kohls with a stupid smile upon my face.

My family and I are planning on going to Disneyland at some point in the next 2-3 months. (Date hasn't been set yet). While we were in Motherhood, I found a "MUST HAVE" shirt for that trip.

Isn't it adorable??? I definately want the blue one, but if I can pursuade Jeff to get me the white one also... (I wish you could see the grin on my face)

Jeff promised me that if I'm showing by the time the trip takes place, he will buy me the shirt. Isn't Jeff wonderful?? :-D

C'mon belly!! Start growing! There are too many cute clothes out there just waiting for me to wear!

How a bowl should be licked

I'm not sure what about these pictures inspired me to post them on my blog...the puppy or the cupcakes...

7 weeks today

Today we're 7 weeks along. (We decided to pick a combined due date, so that it would make things easier for us and other people to remember...so our "new" due date is: May 3rd. bag!!!)

At 7 weeks, the babies are the size of a tic-tac or a blueberry (which ever visual picture you like best!) and weight whatever it is an eyelash weighs. (lol) This week their little brains will be growing at a crazy rate of 100 cells per minute. Insane right?! The mouth hole, ear holes and nostrils are forming this week, as their little faces are beginning to take shape. Their eyes are wide open, but they don't have any irises yet (the colored part.) Little arm and leg "paddles" (digits will form later on) are growing and forming this week and the umbilical cord will be visible by the end of the week.

Here is another mind boggling fact: he's or she's (or one of both!) are 10,000 times bigger today than they were at conception. Wow!

I would post a picture of what they look like right now, but it's kind of creepy...so I'll spare you. Maybe in a few weeks when they actually look like babies.

I've never had morning sickness before with my last two pregnancies, but this time I've had a lot of it. (Not a horrible case, but enough to make me feel like everything is progressing well.) Mama and I realized a few days ago that with our miscarriages we never experienced any of the barfies, so we're feeling pretty excited and positive to be feeling a bit green now. It's weird how something so unpleasant can be turned into something good and happy when looked at in a different light.

Certain smells have been turning my stomach lately, such as...onions, ranch, beef, the soap in our shower, Jeff's cologne and a whole lot more. I've noticed that I've eaten a LOT of potato products lately. That's one food that's not triggering my smell senses and causing a case of the barfies.

My cupcake cravings are back, its time to track down my tried and true recipe and mix up a batch! Mmmmm!

Multiple Monday

171. Birthday Parties

172. Homemade Cheesecake

173. Working cars

174. Morning sickness

...yes even that makes the list!

175. Barking Dogs

176. help from friends

177. A new front door

178. going to church with Jeff

179. Getting projects done

180. 4 day weekends

Update on the balloon count

Currently, the balloon count is:

Pink-34 vs Blue-34

There! I fixed it...

Whoa...now this is one big chair!!

gender guessing game--a bit lame =)

Jeff and I came up with a plan to "guess" our baby's gender.

We decided to save all the balloons I used to tell him I was pregnant, and we're going to let them pop and deflate on their own. The last balloon standing, whichever color it is, is the gender we're having.

I guess it's kind of a lame thing to do, but it sounds fun to see which color is last standing.

We both really want a girl, but as of now, we're both "feeling" a boyish vibe. So I guess if the last balloon standing is a blue one, well, I might possibly go out and buy a baby boy outfit. Of course though, I'll save the tags ;-)

I'll keep you all posted!!

P.S.

the last balloon counting was: pink--36 vs blue--35

The Story of our Cake Topper

Like all married people, we saved the top layer of our cake for our 1 year anniversary. I was very excited to eat it, as I didn't really get to eat any cake at our wedding because we were being so rushed along. We had the cake in a big ice cream bucket in our outside freezer.

A few days before our 6 month anniversary Jeff came inside with a very moldy and wet ice cream bucket. I said, "What is that?!?" Jeff looked a bit sheepish and said, "Um...remember a couple weeks ago how I had to unplug the outside freezer to use the extension cord? Ummm...yea, I forgot to plug it back in." Needless to say, after 3 weeks of sitting in a hot and wet freezer our poor little cake topper was horribly moldy and definitely rancid.

I've been really disappointed about this, as I'd always looked forward to our 1 year anniversary and this tradition of eating your wedding cake. But oh well, what can we do about it?

When we got home from our anniversary get away, we went about unloading the car and straightening the house. At one point, I was cleaning the kitchen and saw a Rayley's plastic cake lid on the counter. I was jealous, because the cake sounded yummy and I thought, "Hmmm, I wonder if they saved us a piece." When I opened the fridge this is what I found:

A little 2 person cake with our wedding cake topper on top. (The cake topper is a Willow Tree figurine that sits on my living room shelf. When I got home, I saw the shelf and thought, "Where is my cake topper?!") The cake was the exact same flavor of our wedding cake and the sweet note explained how they bought a "replacement cake" for my ruined wedding cake.

It was such a sweet idea, Jeff and I were thrilled and touched. That night we enjoyed a glass of sparkling cider and a piece of delicious cake while we reminisced about our wedding reception.