A little under two months left at the time I'm writing this. Whew! I feel (and look) like he could come next week but honestly I really do need the time to finish getting ready. And you know, it hasn't been too bad so far. For one thing, I've tried really hard this pregnancy not to complain. (Eric doesn't count though, heehee!!) I know it is such a blessing to be expecting a child and I'm so thankful and excited to welcome him here too! It hasn't been a breeze (boy am I jealous of the women that go 9 months with relatively few problems) but all things are manageable thanks to a lovely block of time every afternoon where I'm free to relax. Thank you naps and quiet-time! :) (I'm certain Heavenly Father made babies and toddlers need lots of sleep as much for their growth and development as for their mother's sanity!!) Of course having a supportive and loving spouse makes all the difference in the world too. Thanks babe.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
31 and a half weeks
I don't know why I feel compelled to add the half week. Well yes I do... I feel huge and want to remember that I was almost 32 weeks when this picture was taken, haha! :)A little under two months left at the time I'm writing this. Whew! I feel (and look) like he could come next week but honestly I really do need the time to finish getting ready. And you know, it hasn't been too bad so far. For one thing, I've tried really hard this pregnancy not to complain. (Eric doesn't count though, heehee!!) I know it is such a blessing to be expecting a child and I'm so thankful and excited to welcome him here too! It hasn't been a breeze (boy am I jealous of the women that go 9 months with relatively few problems) but all things are manageable thanks to a lovely block of time every afternoon where I'm free to relax. Thank you naps and quiet-time! :) (I'm certain Heavenly Father made babies and toddlers need lots of sleep as much for their growth and development as for their mother's sanity!!) Of course having a supportive and loving spouse makes all the difference in the world too. Thanks babe.
A little under two months left at the time I'm writing this. Whew! I feel (and look) like he could come next week but honestly I really do need the time to finish getting ready. And you know, it hasn't been too bad so far. For one thing, I've tried really hard this pregnancy not to complain. (Eric doesn't count though, heehee!!) I know it is such a blessing to be expecting a child and I'm so thankful and excited to welcome him here too! It hasn't been a breeze (boy am I jealous of the women that go 9 months with relatively few problems) but all things are manageable thanks to a lovely block of time every afternoon where I'm free to relax. Thank you naps and quiet-time! :) (I'm certain Heavenly Father made babies and toddlers need lots of sleep as much for their growth and development as for their mother's sanity!!) Of course having a supportive and loving spouse makes all the difference in the world too. Thanks babe.
Jello jigglers
At preschool a mom brought Jello jigglers for snack time and boy, was Gabe impressed! He thought it was the coolest thing and described it all to me in detail. (Obviously he hasn't had a lot of exposure to Jello!) So anyway, I agreed to take him to the store to pick out Jello and make our own jigglers! The best part was picking out the shapes to punch out or cut. Or maybe it was watching the way they ate their treats... haha! 
Green smoothies = yum
Eric got the BlendTec blender for Christmas and he was THRILLED! (that's a joke although he was happy! I may never live this one down though...!) So every day, at least once, we enjoy a green smoothie packed with delicious nutrients. It feels awesome! Mostly because I love watching Gabe and Nyah literally inhale all that spinach, flax, fruit, and other good things! :) It's been less than 2 months and we have made 110 smoothies!!! (It keeps track for you. And honestly some of those times were for grinding wheat, making green icecream, chopping nuts and a million other awesome things that machine does.) I love it!! Here are Gabe and Nyah enjoying their smoothies one morning cozied up on the stairs. They were being so cute with their legs up slurping away and smiling at each other. I couldn't capture the moment exactly but here is my best shots:
Valentine's 2012
We started out Valentine's off with a festive breakfast of pink, heart-shaped pancakes and a strawberry smoothie. During the day Gabe went to his preschool Valentine's party, we put our finishing touches on our valentines, and got ready for our fun family night! That evening we had our traditional doorbell-ditching of valentines... Gabe and Nyah were delighted! :) So were Eric and I! It was so fun to receive those little notes of love from each other. My favorite was Gabe's valentine to Nyah. First of all he put dog stickers on the front (because she loves doggies, he said!) then he drew a picture inside:
Yes, that's me with the enormous stomach!! I bet he explained a hundred times how that was me with the really fat tummy! In fact when Eric asked why he wasn't in the picture Gabe immediately said there was no room for him because Mommy's tummy was SOOOOO fat!! Lovely. :) We had so much fun that night. I sure love my precious family.
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