Happy Sunday!
I just spent the weekend in Tahoe at the Mega conference learning and growing as an educator. I was fortunate enough to be a presenter with my principal and sharing thee last evening of literacy in small groups. Our school won an award for being a NV highlight school.
I met an amazing presenter who has passion that is contagious enough for me to be 'jacked up' and be ready to go back to work feeling fresh! Jimmy Casas is an individual who is truly unique. He made me reflect on myself as a person as well as an educator. I am appreciative of the other speakers and the amazing set up from the Deptof ed.
Let me lay out this weekend without awfulizing anything.
Friday- the MOST turbulent flight to Reno that led to a lady giving me essential oils to keep my stomach down. After landing we received the BEST car, Lincoln Navigator to drive up the mountain to Tahoe. It truly is a must test drive. I drove around Reno with my admin, flipping u-turns until we found lunch. Made it to the wonderful Harvey's hotel and checked in to the first keynote speaker. Sonia 'Maria' from Sesame Street opened and was great! Anna and I found dinner and called it a night by 7:30, wild ladies we aren't!
Saturday my nerves were as Jimmy would later teach me, 'jacked' up. I get a tad bit nervous when I present for all of 2 minutes, but then I'm good and get into my passion of literacy. One of my teachers st the beginning of the school year gave me a mason jar of hot pink gum "balls" and told me just invade I needed some balls. I have since found my voice and have no problem presenting. One day, I want to be a Jimmy Casasa and 'jack' people u to be motivated to teach kids. Oh, by the way, Anna almost had us locked out of the conference all day because she thought taking the stairs would be a good idea. Only, the stairwell was locked once we got to the 12th floor. No joke. Luckily she was grave and decided to holler and shake the door until a wonderful man, John heard and rescued us. Our presentation was great if I don't say so myself. Left the conference to find it snowing, yes, snowing.
Sunday was an adventure back to Reno. We left early to beat the storm and we pit stopped at the capitol building and walked the grounds. It was Beautiful! Anna and I made it back safe and sound where we returned my future car and she was patted down and throughly searched like drug dealer searched. I think it may have been because she had our award, made of glass in the box in her bag, but not sure. We are ready to see our families and 'jack up' our teachers as we still have 3 month of school left.
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Sunday, May 7, 2017
Where has the day Ike gone?
Holy guacamole! I started writing to track my pregnancy with Hayden and I'm not doing a great job of keeping up.
January flew by with Gavin and Skyelynn's birthday and then mine in February.
I celebrated the big 3-0 Mardi Gras style in our new home (not really new, it's 9 months)
Sickness and colds have lingered all winter with Hayden breaking out in hives and sending me into freak out mode. Mike is almost out of busy season, it'll be great to have him home again before 8 every night.
Hayden is in ❤ with Charlie Brown and repeats EVERYTHING. I die inside when he says he's going to slug me and that he's going to kick that football clear to the moon.
I LOVE our new home and am constantly decorating it in my mind. One day it will all come together.
My new position as a reading strategist is exciting as I improve my teaching abilities and work with students.
January flew by with Gavin and Skyelynn's birthday and then mine in February.
I celebrated the big 3-0 Mardi Gras style in our new home (not really new, it's 9 months)
Sickness and colds have lingered all winter with Hayden breaking out in hives and sending me into freak out mode. Mike is almost out of busy season, it'll be great to have him home again before 8 every night.
Hayden is in ❤ with Charlie Brown and repeats EVERYTHING. I die inside when he says he's going to slug me and that he's going to kick that football clear to the moon.
I LOVE our new home and am constantly decorating it in my mind. One day it will all come together.
My new position as a reading strategist is exciting as I improve my teaching abilities and work with students.
Monday, August 17, 2015
Sweet Summer Time
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE being home in the summer. Hayden is growing up so quickly!
What we've done this summer:
*had a staycation with our dad and watched NBA playoffs
*moved my classroom to a new school
*lit fireworks
*went to the beach and animal park in San Diego
*swam as often as possible (throw balls in the pool and fish them out with the net)
*splash pads
*camped in Utah
*made pudding pops/fruit Popsicles
Our favorites:
Cookies & Creme and Fruit
We've been pretty busy! Some cooler weather and rain is what we would like to add to our list.
Hayden has started talking a little bit more. My favorite words right now: whoa-whoa, boo-boo, baby, and "um" when he has the phone. Oh, and his newest ones: come & done
He says come multiple times and pulls your hand until you follow him. LOVE IT!
Teething has been rough for this little guy, high fever for a day or two and then a tooth pops out. It seems like he can't possibly have any more teeth left but I still see a few gaps....hopefully soon they will pop out and end the no sleep nights.
Smoothies:
1 c. apple juice
1 banana
4-6 strawberries
handful of blueberries
10-15 ice cubes
2-3 spoonfuls of yogurt
Throw it all in the blender and enjoy!
Cookies & Cream pudding pops
What we've done this summer:
*had a staycation with our dad and watched NBA playoffs
*moved my classroom to a new school
*lit fireworks
*went to the beach and animal park in San Diego
*swam as often as possible (throw balls in the pool and fish them out with the net)
*splash pads
*camped in Utah
*made pudding pops/fruit PopsiclesOur favorites:
Cookies & Creme and Fruit
We've been pretty busy! Some cooler weather and rain is what we would like to add to our list.Hayden has started talking a little bit more. My favorite words right now: whoa-whoa, boo-boo, baby, and "um" when he has the phone. Oh, and his newest ones: come & done
He says come multiple times and pulls your hand until you follow him. LOVE IT!
Teething has been rough for this little guy, high fever for a day or two and then a tooth pops out. It seems like he can't possibly have any more teeth left but I still see a few gaps....hopefully soon they will pop out and end the no sleep nights.
Smoothies:
1 c. apple juice
1 banana
4-6 strawberries
handful of blueberries
10-15 ice cubes
2-3 spoonfuls of yogurt
Throw it all in the blender and enjoy!
Cookies & Cream pudding pops
INGREDIENTS
- 1 3.5 box of Hershey's White Chocolate Instant Pudding Mix
- 2 cups of milk
- 8 Oreos
INSTRUCTIONS
- Pour the pudding mix into a medium sized mixing bowl. Add in the cold milk and whisk together for 2 minutes. Pudding mix will be softly set.
- Crush the oreos, can be done with food processor or by hand.
- Add the crushed oreo into the pudding.
- Pour the pudding mixture into the popsicle molds.
- Place in the freezer for 4-6 hours or until frozen.
- To remove pudding pops from the molds just run the popsicle molds under warm water until the pudding pop just slides out.
- Enjoy!
Friday, January 17, 2014
Going back to work
I had my 6 week check up today and have been cleared to return to work. I'm excited to go back and teach, but at the same time sad to leave Hayden for 8 hours a day. Not to mention the fact I'm going to have to get dressed and do my hair. Hayden and I have been living it up in our pajamas and watching SVU Law& Order and Love it or List it. I'm pretty sure I'm about to redecorate my house DIY style and blow a bunch of money on new furniture. Just kidding Michael!
Things I learned while at home :
*"Sleep when the baby sleeps" is not a statement to ignore. I shrugged it off and play super mom/wife for a whole 2 days before I gave that up. The laundry will get folded, eventually.
*basinets are not so bad after all. I fought it and slept my kid in his crib. The monitor amplifies sounds like it is the speaker at Toby Keith's concert. Every little sound had me sitting up and watching the monitor. By day 4, Hayden was in our room in a basinet. We slept so much better.
*Dry cord care is BS! Use the freaking rubbing alcohol so the belly button doesn't get infected. It will save you a prescription of penicillin.
*circumcision is not for any parent to sit through. I cried my eyes out. And, it does not get better the next day when you have to take the gauze off. Be prepared.
*enjoy your husband, he's put up with a lot.
*you're going to cry for no reason, even if it is a compliment.
*get up and take a shower, it helps. It makes the day feel like you did something.
*have other moms to text your questions to who will respond in the middle of the night. Your nerves will be on edge and knowing someone has a living, breathing kid with an answer helps.
*you need someone who understands that your excitement about folding a load of laundry AND putting it away is an accomplishment.
*who cares how long you hold your baby, they are only going to be so small for so long before you go back to work.
*going out without your baby sounds crazy, brut just.a few hours with the girls can make you feel better, especially if you took a shower
*quit wearing maternity clothes around the house and start walking. I finally packed mine up after 4 weeks and I finally felt better. Don't get me wrong, I cried every week when I tried to put my old pair of jeans on. However, I started walking and taking better care of myself.
*when you ask for help, it's ok to ask for the dishes to get done, but reward with baby time or no one will 'help' you again.
*random people will want to see and touch baby. Get a car seat cover and just lift the flap for a flash glance. It's your baby, you're the mom, you don't have to share.
*your body may look like the Grand Canyon with crevasses and your belly button may look like a silver roller gage was shoved in it. I've struggled with this, but then I remember, my body made that adorable baby from scratch, they are scars proving I housed that little one for almost 10 months.
*yes, 10 months. Nine months is bull. 39 weeks is almost 10 full months.
I've had to let some of my OCD rule following, control freak go. Things are going to happen. There will be a time your kid poops out his clothes while you are put to eat, and they lose their shit while you are at Target. There will come a time that the screaming cry is enough to make you leave your full shopping cart in the middle of an aisle and leave. It's life and you and you can't control it.
Things I learned while at home :
*"Sleep when the baby sleeps" is not a statement to ignore. I shrugged it off and play super mom/wife for a whole 2 days before I gave that up. The laundry will get folded, eventually.
*basinets are not so bad after all. I fought it and slept my kid in his crib. The monitor amplifies sounds like it is the speaker at Toby Keith's concert. Every little sound had me sitting up and watching the monitor. By day 4, Hayden was in our room in a basinet. We slept so much better.
*Dry cord care is BS! Use the freaking rubbing alcohol so the belly button doesn't get infected. It will save you a prescription of penicillin.
*circumcision is not for any parent to sit through. I cried my eyes out. And, it does not get better the next day when you have to take the gauze off. Be prepared.
*enjoy your husband, he's put up with a lot.
*you're going to cry for no reason, even if it is a compliment.
*get up and take a shower, it helps. It makes the day feel like you did something.
*have other moms to text your questions to who will respond in the middle of the night. Your nerves will be on edge and knowing someone has a living, breathing kid with an answer helps.
*you need someone who understands that your excitement about folding a load of laundry AND putting it away is an accomplishment.
*who cares how long you hold your baby, they are only going to be so small for so long before you go back to work.
*going out without your baby sounds crazy, brut just.a few hours with the girls can make you feel better, especially if you took a shower
*quit wearing maternity clothes around the house and start walking. I finally packed mine up after 4 weeks and I finally felt better. Don't get me wrong, I cried every week when I tried to put my old pair of jeans on. However, I started walking and taking better care of myself.
*when you ask for help, it's ok to ask for the dishes to get done, but reward with baby time or no one will 'help' you again.
*random people will want to see and touch baby. Get a car seat cover and just lift the flap for a flash glance. It's your baby, you're the mom, you don't have to share.
*your body may look like the Grand Canyon with crevasses and your belly button may look like a silver roller gage was shoved in it. I've struggled with this, but then I remember, my body made that adorable baby from scratch, they are scars proving I housed that little one for almost 10 months.
*yes, 10 months. Nine months is bull. 39 weeks is almost 10 full months.
I've had to let some of my OCD rule following, control freak go. Things are going to happen. There will be a time your kid poops out his clothes while you are put to eat, and they lose their shit while you are at Target. There will come a time that the screaming cry is enough to make you leave your full shopping cart in the middle of an aisle and leave. It's life and you and you can't control it.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Hayden
I wanted to keep an up to date 'journal' of Hayden so I could share all of these stories with him when he gets older; and so grandparents & great-grandparents could read about his exciting moments. These are his 1 month photos that I took because I'm afraid if we have kid #2 that I wouldn't make it to a photographer to have "photos" done. So for now, Hayden is stuck with me taking his photos. This lasted for about 5 minutes before he lost his cool and game over.
12/4/13
*Went to see Dr. Lewis, she said I was dilated to a 2 and that she would induce on Monday the 9th but had a feeling she would see me before than.
12/5/13
*Panic set in that I needed to have copies for sub.
12/6/13
*1am I don't feel good and take a bath (for a few hours) Michael came in to check on me numerous times and asked if I was going to go to work. I didn't know if I was really having contractions or not. Side note, everyone said, "you'll know when you're having them". How are you suppose to know you're having contractions if you've never had them before?
Anyways, I downloaded an app, yes, in the tub with my phone at 1 am I downloaded a contraction counter app (huge
*7:45am walked in to Principal's office to have evaluation conference, after a few contraction moments of needing to breathe and not talk, my principal sent me home.
*10am, I finally left school (had to have sub plans for sub done) and I went to target to buy a shelf to put the baby monitor on. Contractions started to happen more than every 30 minutes
*11am Came home and laid down. Colt our cat laid with me. Poor Michael, I was texting him every 30 minutes
*4:45pm Contractions were 6 minutes apart, I called the hospital and asked if I should wait or come in, the man who obviously was reading the prompts told me to come in. I called my mom to tell her I was about to drive myself to the hospital. 15 minutes later, mom showed up with dad to take me to the hospital.
*5:35pm Checked in to triage (nothing like Grey's Anatomy) and was told I was dilated to a 5 and that we'd be staying the night.
* 7pm ish I asked for epidural. Nothing like I thought. Honestly the worst part was the IV in my hand. The epidural was like a shot in the back. I had the best labor/delivery nurse Kathy. Thank gosh she had a personality and muscles to move my dead weight around all night.
*11:30pm epidural wears off and panic sets in that I'm one of those patients who wakes up in the middle of surgery and can feel the pain (dramatic, I know) The nurse comes in and tells me that they never hung my "bag" for the epidural. Contractions were way more intense than what I had experienced before
12/7/13
*2am After sitting at a 7 for a long time, potosin (spell check) is given to speed things up.
*4:15am, Dr. Lewis is called. I asked her if we could push him out in 5 pushes, she laughed. After 5 contractions at 16 pushes later...there was Hayden!
7lbs 13oz 19 1/2 inches long
We had lots of visitors (don't have a baby on a Saturday morning) We went from just the three of us who mind you had been up since 1am the day before and had visitors until 9pm Saturday night. It was a long two days. And it didn't end there...
We ended up being moved upstairs to the recovery floor because there were so many babies being born that weekend. The new nurse was not a nice nurse. NO personality. It's hard enough going through labor and all the paperwork; it doesn't help to have an unfriendly nurse too. We were discharged Sunday night (thank gosh) because I ended up with a fever after my epidural so in turn, Hayden was born with a fever and required blood work. In the end, not too bad. I didn't cry, I didn't scream and Michael wasn't called a name. Pretty good if I say so myself.
Friday, August 16, 2013
21 Weeks in Michigan
We went to Michigan the last week of July to visit Gma Marilyn and Gpa Russell.
| At Papa Lou's Pizza |
Things we did while in Michigan:
1. Watched/Fed deer in backyard!
2. Went to a city that starts with a P and had pizza while Michael and Gpa swung on swings at the bar.
3. Went out in the 'outback' and looked for elk but only found deer.
4. Went to mass outside at Cross in the Woods
5. Drove over the 5 mile long bridge into the U.P.
6. Had s'mores
7. Played Mexican Train and lost to gma both times.
We also hit 21 weeks while were there. There is no chalk board but I was wearing the same shirt that I was when we found out we were expecting. Didn't realize how big I've really gotten until this comparison.....
21 Weeks
How far along? 21 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Not sure but sill eating like a horse!
Maternity clothes? I've stuck mostly to skirts but love my new shirts from Target.
Stretch marks? Fingers crossed, none on the belly yet
Sleep: He's moving so much that I wake up.
Best moment this week: Keeping everything down!
Miss Anything? Coffee.
Movement: This kid is out of control.
Food cravings: Peaches, Lays potato chips
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: There is a belly
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? It's getting close to the surface
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: shopping for new clothes for work
Total weight gain/loss: Not sure but sill eating like a horse!
Maternity clothes? I've stuck mostly to skirts but love my new shirts from Target.
Stretch marks? Fingers crossed, none on the belly yet
Sleep: He's moving so much that I wake up.
Best moment this week: Keeping everything down!
Miss Anything? Coffee.
Movement: This kid is out of control.
Food cravings: Peaches, Lays potato chips
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: There is a belly
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? It's getting close to the surface
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: shopping for new clothes for work
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
IT'S A BOY!! 17, 19, Gender Reveal, 20 Weeks
It's been a little busy. Not really, I'm just exhausted. I taught Extended School Year the month of July and it wore me out! Here are belly pictures from the past few weeks. We had our gender reveal party right after we found out that we were having a boy. We went to the Dr. on Monday right after 18 weeks. While we were there baby L had hand in the way and Dr. was unable to determine boy or girl. I was devastated since it seems that everyone has been finding out at 14 or 15 weeks. We ended up going to a 4D ultra sound place that same night and were able to tell, we were having a boy! I highly recommend the ultra sound place we went to. Super friendly tech, very relaxing and exciting to see everything on the big screen.
This was my chalk board as guests walked in. I found this on pinterest.
We "played" old wives tales to see how real these tales were since I had been super sick this whole time. There were many people who were set that it was a girl because of how sick I had been. In the end, the tales pointed to a girl but we shocked everyone when Michael and I sprayed each other with blue silly string. (Bad mess to clean up after, vacuums up though)
We were so glad the Maranos were able to attend. We went to their gender reveal party last year Labor Day. The only person missing in this photo this time was Tansley.
How far along? As of 7/31/13- 20 weeks 5 days
Total weight gain/loss: Last appoint (18 weeks) I was up to 133. I think up 6 pounds now.
Maternity clothes? Holy cow; Yes! My pants, shorts, everything are so uncomfortable. I've been living in maxi skirts and sun dresses. I'm going to have to shopping before fall.
Stretch marks? Not any new ones that I know of
Sleep: Not very good. I've had the craziest dreams and end up waking up at 3:30 to go to the bathroom every night. Hoping now that ESY is over to sleep better before school starts again.
Best moment this week: Taking naps on the couch after work
Miss Anything? Still missing iced coffee
Movement: Lots of movement! Random throughout the day.
Food cravings: I'm not craving Lucky Charms but that seems to be my go to. I'm craving pumpkin anything though. I had to make a pit stop at Starbucks for a slice of pumpkin bread and a Carmel apple spice yesterday. It was so good!
Anything making you queasy or sick? None I can think of
Have you started to show yet? Yup, had another teacher tell me this week that the bump looked good on me =)
Gender prediction: IT'S A BOY
Labor Signs: Not yet (thank goodness)
Belly Button in or out? Still in, but it feels likes it's moving out
Wedding ring on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy!
Looking forward to: Not being "sick" anymore
We've never had more than 10 people in our home at a time...we ended up with over 28 and had a blast! We were so glad that so many people could come and share our exciting news.
This was my chalk board as guests walked in. I found this on pinterest.
We "played" old wives tales to see how real these tales were since I had been super sick this whole time. There were many people who were set that it was a girl because of how sick I had been. In the end, the tales pointed to a girl but we shocked everyone when Michael and I sprayed each other with blue silly string. (Bad mess to clean up after, vacuums up though)
My friend Julie made the peep cupcakes. The peeps were lemonade flavored!


How far along? As of 7/31/13- 20 weeks 5 days
Total weight gain/loss: Last appoint (18 weeks) I was up to 133. I think up 6 pounds now.
Maternity clothes? Holy cow; Yes! My pants, shorts, everything are so uncomfortable. I've been living in maxi skirts and sun dresses. I'm going to have to shopping before fall.
Stretch marks? Not any new ones that I know of
Sleep: Not very good. I've had the craziest dreams and end up waking up at 3:30 to go to the bathroom every night. Hoping now that ESY is over to sleep better before school starts again.
Best moment this week: Taking naps on the couch after work
Miss Anything? Still missing iced coffee
Movement: Lots of movement! Random throughout the day.
Food cravings: I'm not craving Lucky Charms but that seems to be my go to. I'm craving pumpkin anything though. I had to make a pit stop at Starbucks for a slice of pumpkin bread and a Carmel apple spice yesterday. It was so good!
Anything making you queasy or sick? None I can think of
Have you started to show yet? Yup, had another teacher tell me this week that the bump looked good on me =)
Gender prediction: IT'S A BOY
Labor Signs: Not yet (thank goodness)
Belly Button in or out? Still in, but it feels likes it's moving out
Wedding ring on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time? Happy!
Looking forward to: Not being "sick" anymore
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Chicken Enchiladas
This recipe has been modified because I do not like sour cream or salsa, plus, I like to make things easy at dinner time. The original recipe came from Taste of Home.
*Chicken
*Tortillas (large)
*Cream cheese (8oz)
*Enchilada sauce (I like Macayo's green)
*Shredded cheese (I use the Mexican mix from Costco)
Cut up chicken into small pieces and cook on stove. When thoroughly cooked, melt cream cheese with chicken.
Preheat oven to 350
Spray 8x13 or whatever pan with non-stick cooking spray, pour a little bit of the enchilada sauce on the bottom of pan too.
Place chicken into tortillas and roll. Place seam side down into pan.
When all enchiladas are rolled, pour remaining enchilada sauce on top of tortillas.
Bake in over for 20 minutes.
Take enchiladas out and spread cheese on top. Place back in over for 7-10 minutes until cheese is melted.
ENJOY!
Melt cream cheese with cooked chicken
Seam side down (don't forget to add sauce to the bottom so they don't stick)
*Chicken
*Tortillas (large)
*Cream cheese (8oz)
*Enchilada sauce (I like Macayo's green)
*Shredded cheese (I use the Mexican mix from Costco)
Cut up chicken into small pieces and cook on stove. When thoroughly cooked, melt cream cheese with chicken.
Preheat oven to 350
Spray 8x13 or whatever pan with non-stick cooking spray, pour a little bit of the enchilada sauce on the bottom of pan too.
Place chicken into tortillas and roll. Place seam side down into pan.
When all enchiladas are rolled, pour remaining enchilada sauce on top of tortillas.
Bake in over for 20 minutes.
Take enchiladas out and spread cheese on top. Place back in over for 7-10 minutes until cheese is melted.
ENJOY!
Melt cream cheese with cooked chicken
Seam side down (don't forget to add sauce to the bottom so they don't stick)
Healthy Fruit Popsicles
I started making these awhile ago when my mom bought me the molds for Christmas. They are super easy and can pretty much be made with any frozen fruit. We've tried cherries but always come back to raspberries and strawberries as our favorite. In the pictures, I think the blender has cherries in it but the Popsicle its self is actually raspberry. I found this recipe in the healthy Jessica Seinfeld cookbook that I have. I like her recipes because they have a hidden vegetable pure that you can't taste. Don't worry, these tasty Popsicles don't have any hidden vegetable. Super easy to make!
Prep: 10 minutes, Freeze: 120 minutes, Makes: 8 Popsicles
*2 cups plain lowfat yogurt (I use regular)
*2 cups frozen berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries or cherries)
*1/2 to 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Combine the yogurt, fruit, and sugar in blender and process until smooth. Pour into Popsicles molds and freeze.
Prep: 10 minutes, Freeze: 120 minutes, Makes: 8 Popsicles
*2 cups plain lowfat yogurt (I use regular)
*2 cups frozen berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries or cherries)
*1/2 to 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Combine the yogurt, fruit, and sugar in blender and process until smooth. Pour into Popsicles molds and freeze.
15 Weeks!
I almost forgot about this! I was so excited because this week I finally felt better and actually did my hair and make up! Doesn't sound like a big deal but this was huge!
There is a small bump; making my clothes a tad on the tight side these days.
There is a small bump; making my clothes a tad on the tight side these days.
How far along? 15 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Do not have a definite number, but I am eating and keeping food down (yay!)
Maternity clothes? Started to look around, ordered 2 shirts from the GAP just in case I need them soon.
Stretch marks? On my legs! Of all places! Bought some cocoa butter to help, we will see how it goes
Sleep: Sleeping eh- uncomfortable, bought a body pillow for ‘pregnant’ women to try and help
Best moment this week: Not throwing up! Thought I felt baby move. Not a fluttering movement but a water woshing
Miss Anything? Coffee.
Movement: I think so but it is not what everyone tells me it should feel like
Food cravings: Papa John’s pizza, Hawaiian
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing yet
Have you started to show yet: I think so, Michael says you can hardly tell
Gender prediction: Girl- I’ve changed my feelings
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Finding out if we are having a boy or a girl and to plan the gender reveal party!
Total weight gain/loss: Do not have a definite number, but I am eating and keeping food down (yay!)
Maternity clothes? Started to look around, ordered 2 shirts from the GAP just in case I need them soon.
Stretch marks? On my legs! Of all places! Bought some cocoa butter to help, we will see how it goes
Sleep: Sleeping eh- uncomfortable, bought a body pillow for ‘pregnant’ women to try and help
Best moment this week: Not throwing up! Thought I felt baby move. Not a fluttering movement but a water woshing
Miss Anything? Coffee.
Movement: I think so but it is not what everyone tells me it should feel like
Food cravings: Papa John’s pizza, Hawaiian
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing yet
Have you started to show yet: I think so, Michael says you can hardly tell
Gender prediction: Girl- I’ve changed my feelings
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to: Finding out if we are having a boy or a girl and to plan the gender reveal party!
Monday, June 17, 2013
14 Weeks!
14 Weeks! Time has started to fly by since school is out. I went to the doctor this morning, everything looks good. She was unable to tell the gender this time, but fingers crossed, next time we'll know what baby Lombardo is.
There is a tiny, small bump....
How
far along? 14 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 1 pound
Maternity clothes? Nope, even though I wore a dress last week and Michael asked if it was a maternity dress
Stretch marks? Haven't found any yet
Sleep: Sick this week with a cough...not so much
Best moment this week: Going to doctor and finding out everything is good
Miss Anything? Dessert. I would like to have dessert everything night
Movement: None yet
Food cravings: None really, except Panera Bread's broccoli cheddar soup with a beget is always good
Anything making you queasy or sick: This seafood department at the grocery store
Have you started to show yet: there is a small bump there
Gender prediction: I still think boy
Labor Signs: Thank goodness no
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Not moody, just tired
Looking forward to: feeling movement soon
Total weight gain/loss: 1 pound
Maternity clothes? Nope, even though I wore a dress last week and Michael asked if it was a maternity dress
Stretch marks? Haven't found any yet
Sleep: Sick this week with a cough...not so much
Best moment this week: Going to doctor and finding out everything is good
Miss Anything? Dessert. I would like to have dessert everything night
Movement: None yet
Food cravings: None really, except Panera Bread's broccoli cheddar soup with a beget is always good
Anything making you queasy or sick: This seafood department at the grocery store
Have you started to show yet: there is a small bump there
Gender prediction: I still think boy
Labor Signs: Thank goodness no
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Not moody, just tired
Looking forward to: feeling movement soon
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Ultra Sound & Week 12
I have been waiting to copy and paste and revise this paragraph with my own information for weeks now! Once again, I'm copying this from my favorite chalkboard blog.
We went to see Dr. Lewis for our first visit where she confirmed it, not twins, not triplets, but one baby Lombardo with a heart beat of 174! She thinks it might be a girl, but my fingers are crossed for a boy. Either way though, Michael and I would just like to have healthy baby.
The head is on the left.
How
far along? 12 Weeks, 1 Days
Total weight gain/loss: Not sure yet....
Maternity clothes? Nope, but pants are getting tighter
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: All the time!
Best moment this week: eating cheesecake
Have you told family and friends: Yep! We only kept a secret for a day
Miss Anything? Lunch meat
Movement: Nope, not yet.
Food cravings: Nothing really....whatever I can keep down at this point is good.
Anything making you queasy or sick: not yet
Have you started to show yet: A tinny, tinny bump, but I could be wrong, I did start with a bump already.
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Hungry which leads to being moody...I just want a sandwich from Jimmy Johns!
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender on June 17th!
We went to see Dr. Lewis for our first visit where she confirmed it, not twins, not triplets, but one baby Lombardo with a heart beat of 174! She thinks it might be a girl, but my fingers are crossed for a boy. Either way though, Michael and I would just like to have healthy baby.
The head is on the left. Total weight gain/loss: Not sure yet....
Maternity clothes? Nope, but pants are getting tighter
Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: All the time!
Best moment this week: eating cheesecake
Have you told family and friends: Yep! We only kept a secret for a day
Miss Anything? Lunch meat
Movement: Nope, not yet.
Food cravings: Nothing really....whatever I can keep down at this point is good.
Anything making you queasy or sick: not yet
Have you started to show yet: A tinny, tinny bump, but I could be wrong, I did start with a bump already.
Gender prediction: Girl
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Hungry which leads to being moody...I just want a sandwich from Jimmy Johns!
Looking forward to: Finding out the gender on June 17th!
Baby Lombardo
It's official! We're having a baby! After finding Little Baby Garvin on pinterest because of a chalkboard picture I started reading her blog. I started last September and found myself reading it weekly. I know, it's weird, I don't know her but I enjoy laughing and her stories and seeing her fashion and holiday stuff.
So... this is copied from the Garvin blog...I'm not creative but I'm really good at copying. After not feeling so hot all day and realizing I was past due I left Michael downstairs and went up to the bathroom. I sat forever waiting to see if there was a double pink line or not. I had this whole plan that I would wait until Michael was at work to do this and if the line was there I would lay out the Indian's onsies I had already bought with the test. Well, that didn't really happen. I screamed for him to come upstairs and make sure there was in fact a double pink line. After the initial shock of the double lines we were excited. I still made him stop at the CVS so I could get a digital test just to double check. With 3 positive tests, we found out on Amy's 21st birthday, April 13, 2013. We kept it a secret for a whole day! We went to Michael's parents for dinner and gave them, "If You Give a Mouse a Cook" book with a note saying: "Please read this to me when I come visit in December, Love Baby Lombardo". We did the same to my parents on Monday (they were in MT with Amy for the weekend) except they were given "Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom".
Monday, March 18, 2013
NEW YEAR 2013 & Alfredo Sauce
Holy Moly! It's already March and I'm way behind! Not much new here at the Lombardo house, but here's the start of our year.
We had family over to ring in the 2013 year with THE BEST white chicken chili and of course, I copied my favorite blog for a chalk board and printed out the subway art.
This would be right before everyone out voted me to turn the island into a ping pong table.....
The best part about the holidays, I'm off and actually cook.
What you need:
1 pint half & half
3-4 garlic cloves chopped finely
8 oz sour cream
1 stick of butter
Parmesan cheese (I wish I woul have used the fresh stuff instead but I forgot when I was at the store, Kraft will work in an emergency)
Noodles!
What to do:
Cook noodles, drain, set aside
1. In a small sauce pan, put chopped up garlic and 3 TBS of butter and saute. Don't burn!
2. Place remaining butter, half and half and sour cream in a pot. Whisk consistently.
3. Little by little, pour in parmesan cheese until completely melted.
4. Add putter and garlic to pot and whisk.
5. Pour over noodles and enjoy!
This would be right before everyone out voted me to turn the island into a ping pong table.....
The best part about the holidays, I'm off and actually cook.
Alfredo Sauce
1 pint half & half
3-4 garlic cloves chopped finely
8 oz sour cream
1 stick of butter
Parmesan cheese (I wish I woul have used the fresh stuff instead but I forgot when I was at the store, Kraft will work in an emergency)
Noodles!
What to do:
Cook noodles, drain, set aside
1. In a small sauce pan, put chopped up garlic and 3 TBS of butter and saute. Don't burn!
2. Place remaining butter, half and half and sour cream in a pot. Whisk consistently.
3. Little by little, pour in parmesan cheese until completely melted.
4. Add putter and garlic to pot and whisk.
5. Pour over noodles and enjoy!
I put a wooden spoon over my noodles while they boil so that the water doesn't over boil. Just a little side note that I found on pinterest. 
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Winter = DESSERTS!!
I haven't updated in a long time....
I started baking some desserts; they aren't lasting very long. =)
My mom calls these turtles, I call them: perfect snack for my hand.
Pretzel with Rolo on top, 200 degrees for about 4 minutes and then smashed down with a pecan.
I'm not as fancy as others. I've seen some Martha Stewarts drizzle chocolate over the pecan....I'm not about presentation. I just want it to be delicious!
I made these cherry cookies last week. I wasn't impressed with them like Michael. Here's the link with the original recipe.
I'm tempted to give them a second try and skip out on the Kiss. I think the flattening part ruined them.
DECORATING
I made the banner from pinterest, the chalkboard I copied from my favorite blog. I really wanted to decorate hard core since this is the first year I have a mantle but the JOY from Target broke the budget for that idea. I'll have to hit up pinterest for some more DIY. (I personally like that I have candles as weights for the banner)
I was organizing my crap craft supplies and Colt got a hold of a pipe cleaner. It has been his number one play item for over a week now! If I'd have known this earlier....man oh man, I could have saved some money.
I started baking some desserts; they aren't lasting very long. =)
My mom calls these turtles, I call them: perfect snack for my hand.
Pretzel with Rolo on top, 200 degrees for about 4 minutes and then smashed down with a pecan.
I'm not as fancy as others. I've seen some Martha Stewarts drizzle chocolate over the pecan....I'm not about presentation. I just want it to be delicious!
I made these cherry cookies last week. I wasn't impressed with them like Michael. Here's the link with the original recipe.
I'm tempted to give them a second try and skip out on the Kiss. I think the flattening part ruined them.
DECORATING
I didn't really have the urge to put up the tree this year since Colt gets in it and I spend each night trying to get him out. However, after some Christmas music I had the tree up in 30 minutes. I love this picture of his face rubbing the branch. I think Colt was happier than I was when the tree was finished.
My DIY- ornaments from Lowe's that we bought our first year (plastic) and a Christmas bowl as my island center piece. Fancy, I know.
| We went to opportunity village and enjoyed some lights. |
I was devastated Friday when I heard about the shooting at Sandy Hook E.S. My prayers go out to the families and educators at that school. For those teachers who did best for their students, my out most respect for you. This is my fourth year teaching and every year we practice a Hard Lock Down and I thank the Lord that I haven't had to go through what these teachers and students went through. I pray that the families will heal and that all schools change/revise/edit/update their safety policy.
This photo is one from a teacher I currently work with that she has had on her door since day 1. I think this is an awesome idea for any teacher, especially if there is sub. I've been saving it for when I update my teaching page but I thought I'd share now.
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