Graham Crackers and Cheese

 So....

Yesterday my coworker was talking about her son not being interested in eating his sandwich for lunch at school anymore. We were talking about what she could pack instead and you'll never guess what she suggested doing....

Giving him Graham crackers and cheese!!!.... not cream cheese.... yellow American PLASTIC looking cheese. BARF.

BUT.... my mama (she hates when I call her that) always said "don't knock it till you try it"..... soooooo ... I did. 

** no pictures of me tasting it so you'll have to take my word for it**

I thought it was disgusting!!

Then, Jordon tried it... I told him to give it a thumbs up or thumbs down.... but I was still confused whether he liked it or not, as I am sure you would be too after seeing his facial expression::

 So, I asked one more time... "take a bite for the camera and if its yummy thumbs up if its gross thumbs down"..... I guess this is the FINAL ANSWER::

WEIRD KID :)

23 WEEKS!

How Far Along? 23 WEEKS

Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.

How I'm Feeling Overall: 

Well I have had a cold/cough for a little over a week and not being able to take much ( and not really wanting to either) has made it a little more prolonged and difficult. I am ready to stop hacking! I have also started getting a little bit more round ligament pain and some minor backaches.... oh the JOY.

Food Cravings/Aversions?

I haven't really wanted meat AT ALL lately but I eat it for protein. I still want Pizza and candy all the time. Yep still need my junk food fix.

Best Moment of the Week?

Finding out the sex of baby ..... two days in a row :)  It's nice to know that now we are now officially **TEAM PINK**

Sleep?

I seem to wake up a lot more these days to pee again, rather than the once a night I was starting to get accustomed to.

Movement?

So much that I am starting to learn this baby girl's schedule...which I am sure will change as soon as she hits the real world but as for now she is kicking and punching me at least every couple hours.

Milestones:

Finding out gender.

Emotions?

VERY moody. Getting a little bit nervous about what will happen after baby is born.... as far as working vs. not working, and parenting Jordon in a way that he doesn't feel left out since the baby will get so much attention. Feeling anxious and rollercoaster-ish in the mood department.

What I miss?

Being comfortable.... not having back pain that I can't relieve... not feeling constantly sick with some sort of cold..... not having RLP ( round lig. pain) OHHH and... I started getting restless legs a little and it is very annoying.

 What I'm looking forward to?

Being back to "normal" and not feeling heavy and tired and achy all the time

Weekly Wisdom: Nothing that I can think of right now!

                                               

Baby Brain

Wow... I am losing my head these days!!

I got to work early this morning and I put my bagel into the toaster and walked out to my desk ( I sit right outside the lunchroom) the plan was to go back in 2 mins. when it was done and grab it out of the toaster.

WELL..... that didn't happen.... I remembered about it an HOUR later when I realized I was hungry haha

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 It was hard as a rock so I microwaved it for about 20 seconds to give it some "life." Now I am enjoying my hard/chewy bagel. Wait did I say enjoying? I meant I am forcing it down.

On a happy note IT'S FIRDAY YAAAAAY! ** and Payday at that** ..... which basically means it's pay my bills day YUCK.

My friend is having a Pinterest Party this weekend. I'm not going because I am just lazy these days in general BUT here are some of my favs from Pinterest::

   

   

Oh and the list goes on and on.....

Photo Shoot

Jaida Alyse

Baby's ultrasound pics.... sorry I took these from my phone so they aren't the best quality :)

profile:

                                                               yup... it's a girl!!

creepy face pic!

right hand::

That's all for today peeps Have an awesome day!

IT'S A ......

SOOOO..... I have a secret to share.

Last night I went to CareNet as a "volunteer belly model" ... haha sounds cool huh .... anyway basically I laid there while some ladies went through training with the ultrasound equipment. I learned all kinds of cool things like how to position the wand to get different angles etc...etc...

I thought this would be the best time to let them know that if they could tell boy or girl they could fill me in. They replied that they cannot tell me because that is not what they are in the training for. BOO. They were measuring the baby's femur, and heart rate, and commenting about the kicks and then they came to the "private areas" which I thought I could figure out myself... but I couldn't tell what I was or wasn't looking at. UNTIL I over heard one woman whisper to another " It's a girl isn't it?" She asked if she could tell me and another tech in training said no.... UGH.

BUT the head hancho jumped in and announced that he is certified and trained so he CAN make the call and guess what he confirmed....

                                                               IT'S A GIRL

                                              

So they finished up, gave us a blanky and some pics and sent us on our way :) SOOOO excited!

THEN TODAY.....

I had my official ultrasound that my doctor ordered to do all the measurements etc.... I got there and guess what THIS ONE WAS CANCELLED TOO AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. BUT the rescheduled for later this afternoon since I told them I could not leave the office until one was rescheduled for today because I can't take anymore stress.....

So, let's just hope when I go at 2 that "she" is still a girl and they don't find extra parts or I will be announcing that news tomorrow :)



22 WEEKS

How Far Along? 22 WEEKS

At 11 inches (the length of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 pound, your baby is starting to look like a miniature newborn. His lips, eyelids, and eyebrows are becoming more distinct, and he's even developing tiny tooth buds beneath his gums. His eyes have formed, but his irises (the colored part of the eye) still lack pigment. 

How I'm Feeling Overall:   Great! Other than the occasional round ligament pains and heavy belly feeling…. OH and the constant Charlie horses in my legs at night. HAHA

Sleep? Also really good! I get to sleep at a normal time and then I am usually wide awake and ready to go early in the morning.

Best Moment of the Week? I Love that hubby can feel the baby move all of the time now J Still not feeling the “kicks and jabs” but he CAN feel the movement.

Movement? At least every other hour!! Lots of little kicks and punches too.

Food Cravings/Aversions? Same ol’ same ol’ …. Candy…Pizza…. FRUIT!!! I seriously can NEVER have enough fruit!!!! No real aversions…. Although I cannot eat pork since I watched this YouTube video

( which I will spare you the details of)  

Milestones: hmmm…. WELLLLLL I get to find out very soon what the baby is J let’s just say I should know the sex of baby by the end of this week ( since I am not telling anyone the day of my u/s this time) I will update my blog as soon as I know too so keep your eyes peeled and hopefully this time we won’t all be let down!

Emotions? Happy Happy…. For the most part. Had a small little snap at a nosey coworker last week but other than that I’m fairly normal J

What I miss? Having a queen size bed feel big enough. I feel like our bed is a toddler bed right now since I take up so much space just to be comfortable LOL.


What I'm looking forward to?  2012 in general! This is going to be a good year, husband’s new job… new baby…. Going to be a brand new world for us and we are excited to see what God has in store! Can’t wait to hold our little baby in my arms too!!


Weekly Wisdom: GOD IS IN CONTROL! After being so let down about having my ultrasound I realized that I am not the one in control… whatever is meant to happen will and I need to take things one day at a time.

 BABY SIZE:: ** spaghetti squash (length)

3 Day

It’s Friday Friday….. YAY

I had such a long week this week ( and it was only four working days for me haha) But with the whole baby ultrasound snafu and a small episode of "mean girl syndrome" at work yesterday** I am just ready for a break!

     ** I decided not to blog the story because It is over now and i don't need to waste anyones time with the silly drama, basically I just kinda snapped at someone who was being nosey at work and hurt her feelings.

I am SOOOOO ready for this long holiday weekend. I am just exhausted today! Jordon is going to spend today through Tuesday with my parents since he is on “mid-winter break” at school. ( Is it just me or do kids get a lot of school breaks these days LOL) Anyway, the hubs and I don’t really have any plans for the long weekend besides maybe going to catch a movie in the morning tomorrow while its still cheap. Guess what we will be seeing..Safehouse YAY!! Then sunday is church YAY ... and then sleep sleep sleep. CAN'T WAIT.

Well, I wish I had more to say but I don't. No fun stories really.....

Enjoy the weekend everybody!!