It Just Might be a BOY!

I went in for an ultrasound today and they were able to get some pretty good shots! One showed that it *might* be a boy, but the tech said not to go out and buy anything just yet. I should have the chance to find out for sure in about 6-8 more weeks! How exciting!!! I went to the library today to check out some baby name books since Jason and I aren't finding boy names we both like. I love Elias and Caleb but he doesn't. Don't you think it's the prefect year to pick a name that could use Eli as a nickname? GO GIANTS!!!

New Card

Forgive my horrible photography skills! Today I actually felt like making a card! I cleaned up my craft room and decided to try my hand at a new card. I wanted to use one of the sets I'd bought used and never tried. I found a card on Splitcoaster Stampers that I decided to CASE, but didn't really have all the supplies. Here's my version, and I think it looks okay. I wish the picture was better, but I'm not that good at taking photos of my paper crafts. I would love some hints if anyone has any!

Here's the recent ultrasound picture from my appointment on Friday. Everything is looking good according to the doctor! They sent me for a ton of bloodwork so let's hope that all comes back okay. Our next appt is Feb 18th!

I know its still really early, but...

how cute is this??? I love it! I have some good ideas for boy rooms too (Astros, of course!), but I really had not found any girl stuff that I was crazy over until this one. I LOVE it! http://www.babysupermall.com/main/products/kli/kli8501bed4.html

Finally....a card!

I finally felt like making a card over the weekend and here's what I came up with. It's not my favorite, but I was playing around with some old and new stuff. It was nice to do something besides sleep!

First Baby Present!

The little one received his/her first gift this week, a very cute stuffed horse! The picture is a little dark, but it is such an adorable animal! Thank to Ms. Juanita on my van pool!

I'm feeling a little better this week, but still really tired. It must take a lot of energy to grow a baby because I'm worn out! It's a struggle to stay awake past 8 o'clock now. Jason has been a sweetie and will sometimes go crash with me so I'm not all alone. We went out for Mexican food last night and it was YUM! I haven't had fajitas in a long time and boy were these good! I'm not sure what we'll get into this weekend. I need to actually plan out a menu for the week and go shopping! That's the next thing on my list for this morning, after breakfast of course! There's a garage sale with baby stuff going on across the street, but I still think it might be early to buy anything, so I'll hold off. I've been looking at bedding and cribs and all that fun stuff, but I keep finding more and more I like so it's hard to choose! If it's a boy, he will definitely have an Astros room. I just hope he'll like baseball as much as I do! I hate to do pink for a girl, so I'll probably either go with purple, or at least brown and pink together.

That's enough of my rambling. I need to go be productive while I'm actually awake!

First Baby Picture

You can't really see anything on the image they printed out for us to bring home, but we did get to see the heartbeat at the office. Hopefully there will be more details on the next one!

Two lines....A Change in Life

Wow! Just in case someone out there doesn't know yet, we are having a baby! The focus of my blog will be shifting as we try to keep family and friends updated on the progress of the pregnancy. It's definitely NOT a time for weight loss anymore!

I still can't believe it! Today we had our first ultrasound and it was truly amazing. I don't think it all seemed real until we saw the little heart beating today. I haven't really been able to enjoy the miracle we were given until today. I had been focused on the heartburn, the crazy cravings, and the ever present nausea. Now I know what's causing all that and WOW, just wow. I know things will get better and then worse again until it's all over, but it's nice to see what's causing all that. It's still the scariest thing ever to me, as I'm not that confident in my ability to parent, but it's happening. What an amazing way to start the new year! (I'll try to post the blurry ultrasound picture soon. I have to get it scanned first!)

Happy New Year everyone!

Gingerbread Men!

Well, we finally broke out the kit we bought 1 or 2 years ago and decorated the dudes! We threw them away of course, but it was fun to decorate them anyway. Next year I want to make my own and decorate them. I'll have to hit up some of my family members for a recipe because I've never made gingerbread before. It's not my favorite, but I think these guys would make some cute gifts!

Merry Christmas everyone!

Holidays at Home

Well, we survived the long driving trip to and from Kentucky! It was a nice trip and I got to see lots of family that I hadn't been able to see in years now! It was a cryfest though. First, one of my gifts from my mamaw was a jar of buttons. During my childhood, my mamaw always had a big tin of buttons in her cabinet and I loved getting them down and looking through them and playing with them. Mom found that old tin and filled a jar with them as part of my Christmas present. Wow! That was amazing! Those things are over 30 years old! Next, my mom passed along the word that I was really wanting a vintage apron. I had looked for one during my mom's visit back in October, but never found one I loved. Well... My granny made me one using an old dress that she used to wear to work. It was awesome! I felt like all I did was cry!

The Graduate!

After two and a half years of being apart for most of the day, it finally came to an end last night. Jason graduated!!!!!!! Yay!!!! I'm so proud of him. He's the most amazing husband and I'm proud to say he's all mine!

Animals are a Joy

We will soon be heading to Kentucky for Christmas, but I wanted to share a few animal pictures from the past week or so. There's a new addition to the extended family. My sister-in-law got THE cutest puppy for Christmas and he came to visit us last weekend. Bailey didn't beat him up too bad, but I don't think the little guy liked her too much!





The other picture is of Bandit, just because I think kitties with water on their noses are the cutest!



Merry Christmas to everyone!

Bah Humbug

Where is my Christmas spirit? I seem to have lost it this year and no matter how much Christmas music I subject myself to, it's not coming back. I'm not one of those people who love picking out gifts for family and friends. Most people I know already have everything they want so this time of year ends up being a major stressfest of trying to find gifts. The real joy I find in the season is buying gifts for needy children or nursing home residents. Now those people need things! Jason and I picked 2 kids off the tree at the mall today so that will be fun to do this weekend. (If anyone has a clue what 14 year olds like, please let me know!)

We also managed to get the Christmas lights on the house. We really need more outside decorations, but I'm just not that into those giant blow-up things that everyone has these days. I'd love to have a nice nativity scene to put in the yard, so I guess I'll just have to keep my eyes open for one.

My weigh in is tomorrow morning so we'll see how it goes. I think I had way too much sodium today, so I'm not expecting to finally get to "overweight" status tomorrow.

Here's a peek at my dinner tonight. I had chicken, steamed broccoli, brown rice, and mushrooms. YUM!

One of my Favorite Recipes....

CHICKEN PARMESAN
Ingredients:
½ c. Italian-style bread crumbs
2 tbsp. reduced-fat Parmesan cheese
½ tsp. garlic powder
1 c. spaghetti sauce
2 slices 2% mozzarella cheese
4 4-oz. BSCB
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425. Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and salt in a shallow bowl. Spray each breast with Pam. Coat evenly with bread crumb mixture. Spray a baking sheet with Pam. Arrange chicken on baking sheet. Bake 12-14 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink. Pour ¼ c. spaghetti sauce over each piece of chicken. Cut each piece of mozzarella cheese in half, and place on top of chicken. Return to oven and heat until cheese melts. If desired, serve with pasta and spaghetti sauce.