Baby Furniture

 

3-in 1 crib

dresser/ changing table

good job babe!

Pregnancy Journal: 28 weeks

YAY, 3rd trimester!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t believe how fast it’s gone by. But wowza has my back hurt like nobodies business! The past week or so, I have had shoooooting pain down my lower back. It hurts SO bad that it makes my knees buckle if I’m standing. It happens mostly when I’m standing but also when sitting. I’ve noticed the only time it doesn’t hurt is when I’m laying down. This only makes me want to be in bed by 7! Anyway, I’m starting to feel a little less comfortable (aside from the back pain) I feel my whole lower body is getting its toll finally. My hips, legs, feet….oye! But it’s not completely unbearable (yet). And everyday I am counting my blessings that it isn’t hotter than it’s been. I feel very lucky.

 On a happy note, Kenny put together the baby room furniture. It is so exciting to go into the nursery and see a crib in there. It was such a huge reality for us when we finally saw it put together. We both just kind of stood there speechless for a few minutes. Something about seeing it in your own house, the place your baby will be sleeping. It really is amazing. I keep getting teased by how much I go into his room, just to stand there and stare! I know, lame! I haven’t taken the glucose test yet; I should really get my but into gear and do that. I need to have it done this week. Our next baby appointment is next week, then after that appointment I will be going every 2 weeks (oh joy!)

The time is winding down, and I have had serious “nesting” fever. I want to clean, clean, clean….prepare, prepare, prepare. I have to take it easy though, I’m really quick at overdoing it. Last weekend I decided to clean the floors, and instead of using a mop I thought that I should get on my hands and knees and scrub away! I still hurt from that brilliant idea. I seriously need to take it down a few notches. I just need to relax, or this is going to kill me!

 Baby boy is moving a lot as usual. I read this week that he can dream now…..dream?! I can’t stop wondering what in the world can he possibly be dreaming about. So interesting. Oh, and of course he can hiccup, but he can also sneeze and cough. Isn’t that amazing? Amy was able to poke him and play with him over the weekend. She would poke poke poke him in one spot and he did the same poking back. It was funny.

 I will post baby room pics…

Ultrasound 26 weeks

So I am getting frustrated with the scanner, it is not scanning this photos the way I want it to. Oh well, maybe I will do it later. Anyway, the ultrasound went good. The four heart chambers were located on the boy! Yay! And all looks fine and dandy. It was great seeing him again, I love it. Grandma was able to go with us. She enjoyed it to. And the baby is still a boy! So no doubts there, LOL. He is a little over 2 pounds she said, and the due date will be between September 14-17. So most likley sooner. He is getting so big! Anyway all was fine and we are right on track!

Baby Room

Kenny painted the babies room this week. He did a really good job. We just painted it a neutral color, a type of beige color….

Good job babe, thank you for your hard work.

Amys Graduation

My sister graduated this past week from Riverside College. I am so proud of her. She kept up with school through so much of ups and downs that life had to offer her over the past years. She was determined to finish, and she did. I am proud of you sister!

 

Sour Cream and Onion Turkey Patty Melt

I stole this recipe from Rachael Ray, and it is delish!

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 4 scallions, chopped (both white and green parts)
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter, divided
• 8 deli-style slices Muenster cheese
• 8 slices pumpernickel bread (Which I wasn’t able to find so I just used whole wheat instead.) 

Preparation

Place a large skillet over medium-high heat with 2 turns of the pan of vegetable oil, about 2 tablespoons.

 In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground turkey with the sour cream, scallions, salt and ground black pepper.

 

Using your hand, score the meat into four, then form four thin patties about half an inch thick out of each portion, adding them to the hot pan as you shape them. Cook until the patties are golden brown and cooked throughout, about 6 minutes per side. When finished cooking, remove the patties from the pan and wipe the pan clean with a paper towel.

 

While the patties are cooking up, place 4 slices of bread on a clean work surface and butter one side of each piece. Return the pan that the patties were cooked in over medium heat and add in the remaining butter. Once melted, place the remaining unbuttered slices of bread in the pan, place one piece of cheese on each slice, a turkey patty, one more slice of cheese and cap each off with the four slices of buttered bread, butter side up.

 

Cook sandwiches in the pan until toasted and the cheese has melted, about 2 minutes per side. Got to serve it with sour cream and onion chips, it’s the best!

Pregnancy Journal: 26 weeks

The past couple weeks were very rough. I was really sick, caught a nasty cold that didn’t want to go away. And on top of all of that sliced my finger really bad and bled all over the place. Thought I would have had a heart attack seeing all that blood. It could have been alot worse though. I’m lucky I didn’t slice a part of my finger right off! The valuable lesson learned…do not operate any kitchenware while sick and drowsy!

On another note I am Growing, growing, growing. My tummy is getting bigger these days. But much to my surprise I’m loving it. It is a joy, a reminder of our little one growing and getting bigger and stronger himself. It is very exciting. Baby had his check up last week. His heart beats so loud and strong, when the Dr. had his heartbeat on the Doppler he had to turn it way down because he thought it would bust a speaker! The Dr. is very pleased with the sound of his heart, and so am I. Amy got to come with me to our check up so she was able to hear it too, Kenny had to work. He doesn’t miss many appointments though, I think he has been there for every single one except this one. Anyway, I lost weight again, 2 pounds. Making that a -6 pound weight lose since our very first baby appointment. But not to worry, the Dr. says it is fine and we are both healthy. I’m not sure why I’ve been losing weight, but I sure don’t look like it. I don’t know how it’s even possible to have a growing stomach, and continued weight lose. It’s a mystery to me, I sure don’t mind it though! If this keeps up, I will be one hot mama after the baby’s born! LOL, but I know it won’t last much longer. As he is growing bigger and bigger!

Josiah has been moving so much lately. I am actually able to see my stomach shift when he is rolling around in there, it is so much fun! I started feeling these weird movements within the last couple weeks, a movement I haven’t felt before. It feels like he is tickling me on the inside of my stomach, or blowing bubbles or something. Maybe he has gas? I don’t even know if that’s possible. But it is a weird feeling, that feels totally different from the other regular movements. He mostly moves at nighttime after dinner. And most nights Kenny and I lay in bed shortly after dinner just to watch him move around. My favorite part of the day.

Anyway, the Dr. is sending me to get another ultrasound. He said that the last one we had done, they weren’t able to get very good images of the different heart chambers, since he was  SO active, and we were there for SO long. He said there is nothing to worry about, just enjoy being able to see the baby again. So we will be doing that hopefully this week, can’t wait!  I also need to go in for the glucose testing (I think that’s what it is) and drink that nasty orange stuff sometime in the next few weeks…oh joy!

Over the weekend Amy was up to help clean (and I mean CLEAN) out the baby room and closet.  We also had to clear out some things in our own bedroom just to be able to fit a cradle. We worked so hard getting everything cleared out. We had a big yard sale and got rid of pretty much everything that was in that bedroom, and we moved the office into another room. It was so much work, but I feel more ready now than ever. The room is completely empty and Kenny is starting on painting it this week.  I can’t wait, I am so excited to fill the room up!

I will post belly pics, and the ultrasound pics later….

Baptism

Hazel and Aleena got baptised at Youth Group last night.  Kenny and I were so excited to be a part of it. It is such a blessing to have the privilege of watching youths come to Christ, and grow in Christ.

“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them …” {Matt 28:18b-19

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body — Jews or Greeks, slaves or free — and all were made to drink of one Spirit. {1 Cor 12:12-13

We are so proud of you both!

Youth Camping Trip

Over the weekend we took the youth camping to La Jolla Indian Reservation. I was very sick, but God gave me the strength to be there to do what He needed me to do. The kids had a good time…