Five on Friday

This week has seriously felt like foooooorrrreeeevvvveeeeerrrrr! So happy it's Friday and my weekend will officially start in a few hours, woohoo!

Linking up with Darci over at the Good Life again for some Five on Friday Fun :)

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Practiced fine motor skills with Ella this week and of course big brother wanted in on it too, which didn't bother me one bit - who know a little play doh, Cheerios and spaghetti would keep these kids entertained for over an hour! #score

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Took the kids to their "fun class" Wednesday night even though part of me wanted to stay home to avoid germs since we were just sick, but they needed it and boy did this little girl have fun! Big brother was off playing with his buddy the whole time so I kept my eye on this little trouble maker :)

OMG would you look at her on her tippy toes! Nothing is more adorable

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Went to Hobby Lobby yesterday just to browse and came across this - I actually have a magnet that says the same thing and I just looooove this saying.  I didn't buy this though because there were lots of marks on it, hoping I can find another one

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Bought this LivingSocial and plan on taking Little Miss on Saturday morning to build her first bear :) 

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While I'm taking Little Miss to Build A Bear, the hubs is taking Little Man to Home Depot for their once a month free workshop 

This is from the last one, I can't wait to see how their project turns out!

Mickey Mouse was our savior

So last week the stomach flu hit our house – it was a domino effect, starting with Ella, then the hubs, then Brayden and lastly with me.  I think anyone who has kids knows that when they are sick and miserable you will do anything to survive.  Que in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  I think my kids watched 100 hours of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse over the week our house was sick.  I know, I’m going for Mother of the Year award over here. #dontjudge

Brayden was such a trooper since he has definitely has many other shows he would prefer to watch, but Little Miss? No, she only has 1 preference and it’s the big mouse.  I don’t even know when it happened because Ella has never really watched TV up until this point, but she is absolutely mesmerized by this show.  It seriously was the only thing that would stop her from crying or being miserable.

To make matters worse, we only have 1 episode DVR’d and there are only a few on demand, so we literally watched the same episodes on repeat the entire time my kids were awake until they went to bed.  I thought I was going to rip my hair out

I’m happy to say the stomach flu has now left and we are on to watching plenty of other shows, but Mickey was definitely our savior last week!

What have you done to survive through a sickness? Please tell me I’m not alone!

Baby #3 - 16 Week Bumpdate

Due Date: 8/8/2014

How far along: 16 weeks

How big is baby: The size of an avacado

Weight gain: Not sure anymore, ha

Sleep:  Tossing and turning a little but overall getting enough sleep

Best moment of the week: Last Friday - it was such a good day with the kids!  

Movement: None yet that I can confirm

Food cravings: This week I wanted steak and last night I got it :)

Food aversions: Nothing at the moment

Maternity Clothes: Pants and some tops

Wedding rings: On but not for long :( 

Symptoms: - Feeling bloated and big and a little irritable!

Stretch Marks: None - praying it stays that way

Belly button: In

Gender: We'll know in March!

What I’m looking forward to: Getting our family healthy again, we have all been sick on and off for a week

What I miss: Still alcohol, LOL. 

Next appt: 3/11/14

Thankful for:  My Mama! Last week our house was hit with the stomach flu and while I was at work (after I felt better of course) she cleaned my house and did all of the laundry, it was a lifesaver!

Brayden's Preschool Valentine's Day Party

At the last minute I decided I wanted to be a helper for little mans first preschool Valentine’s Day party, the hubs signed me up and I took the day off work.  I was probably a little too excited to be going!

I have only taken him to school once, it was his first day and it was rough.  My gosh how things have changed! He led me right into the hall where he has to go wash his hands every day before going into class, he didn’t need any help!

When the door opened, he walked right in and put his stuff in his cubby and told me to put my stuff there too.  He then went straight to playing.  It was like this kid owned preschool! I was a very proud Mama in these moments.

It was beyond cute to see him interact with all his little school buddies.  They all seem to place really nicely together (for the most part)

After a few minutes of play time it was circle time, Brayden led me right to the circle and I sat behind him.  There were a lot of little kiddos that wanted to sit right next to my little guy, it was so cute to see them fight over it, all while Brayden didn’t even know what was going on. His little classmates were beyond adorable, asking me to play with them, read to them, or just telling me their stories.  One little girl even drew me a picture!

It was so nice to see my little guy interact so much with his classmates and his teachers.  I could tell Brayden felt a little extra special this day because his Mama was there and I am happy he felt that way!

This is V and James - V is the girl that Brayden always talks about, but when we were there he barely paid any attention to her! Typical boy! 

I seriously had the best time helping out and I really look forward to doing it again! 

Baby #3 - 15 Week Bumpdate

I decided to jump on the weekly bumpdate bandwagon :) How fun will it be to look back at this one day?

Every Friday is my week anniversary so I will post my bumpdates on Mondays.

Due Date: 8/8/2014

How far along: 15 weeks

How big is baby: The size of a large lemon

Weight gain: 8 lbs so far

Sleep:  Getting plenty of it! I still don't have the energy I thought I was suppose to have in the 2nd trimester

Best moment of the week: Spending Valentine's Day with my loves

Movement: None yet but I swear there are times I feel tiny little kicks, for like a second. 

Food cravings: Pretty much anything and everything!

Food aversions: Nothing anymore, in the beginning I couldn't stand chicken or bacon but that's not a problem anymore!

Maternity Clothes: Just some pants

Wedding rings: On but not for long :( 

Symptoms: - Sometimes I get a little nauseous out of nowhere or when I brush my teeth but I haven't thrown up so that's good

Stretch Marks: None - praying it stays that way

Belly button: In

Gender: We'll know in March!

What I’m looking forward to: Feeling the baby move more :)

What I miss: To be honest, alcohol. This is the only pregnancy I really miss it and really crave it!

Next appt: 3/11/14

Thankful for:  Being blessed with another pregnancy, I really am making a conscious effort to enjoy it since I know it will most likely be my last. And of course I am thankful for my beautiful family and for the last 5 days off work to spend with them

5 on Friday

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!! For some reason I went crazy for Valentines Day this year, usually I get my kids something small but this year they have baskets! I know it's not Easter, but I couldn't help myself!

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In case you missed it, I announced some pretty big news the other day!

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After the kids went to bed last night I decided to make homemade pop tarts, my gosh were these time consuming! I made mine in heart shapes and they better taste amazing when we eat them today!





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Since it's Valentines Day I thought I'd share my DIY LOVE wreath, I love how it turned out!!

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I have been craving wings this pregnancy, well really when am I not craving wings?? I'v tried homemade before and they never turn out good, found this recipe though and am going to give a try on Sunday, I hope they don't fail me!





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I'm off work until Tuesday and that makes this Friday even better!! I have lots on my to do list but really I just hope I can get the house semi-clean!


Happy Weekend!

BIG News!!

I have some big news to finally share on this little blog of mine....

Yep - that's right! We are soon to be a family of 5! I love the sound of that.  I always said I wanted 3 kids, then after having 1, then 2, I wasn't so sure.  But in the end, I knew we needed another and am just so happy to be blessed to experience pregnancy again.  It is truly a gift. 

So far I've been feeling good! Just suuuuuuuuuuuuuuper tired, but I guess that's what happens when you work full time and have 2 little ones.  My 3 year old can stay up much later than me and often I find myself falling asleep on the couch next to him watching some night time tv.  

We are looking forward to our next ultrasound to see our little baby and hoping that everything looks great, and then of course, to find out the gender!! I wonder what the tie breaker will be?!