Week 16

Here are my first baby bump pictures. Please excuse the outfit- I had been painting the baby room :)


We started painting the baby room today after we decided on a color after 6 samples. Here is us in the process:

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I will put up pics when we are completely finished!

The french bread from my last post ended up tasting great, and the pasta was good as well :)

French Bread

Today I made French Bread for the first time. Here is a link to the recipe I used:
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/french-bread/Detail.aspx

Here is how it turned out:

I just pulled it out of the oven so we haven't tasted it yet, but I will let you know how it was. I am always just glad with bread when it rises! I made the bread to go along with a dinner casserole that I have created in my head for dinner :) I try to cook with what I have so I can limit my trips to the grocery store. So I am attempting what I am going to call Pizza Spagetti Casserole. I'm going to mix pasta (I'm using angel hair), sausage and pepperoni, store bought pasta sauce (me being lazy), and mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, and then I am going to bake it in the oven. Hopefully it is good!

I have been feeling pretty good, just still tired. I have still been having some nausea which I didn't expect. I know that anytime I may start feeling the baby so I'm very excited about that! I thought I felt the baby move yesterday, but I am not sure. I know that once I start feeling the baby more then I will know for sure it is the baby!

Since I had Bear in the last post, Samson wanted to show you one of his favorite activites:

He loves the sun! I know he will be sad when Winter comes because he gets cold easily. But, I cannot wait for Fall weather!!! It is in the 70's right now and is wonderful.

Today I saw this verse, and I thought it was so special. 1 Samuel 1:27- "For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition that I made to Him." I did pray for this sweet child inside me and believe everyday it is a precious gift from my Savior.

Baby Stuff

This weekend we went shopping for a few baby things. I had looked at these items a few weeks ago, and so I took Josh to see them. They are going to be discontinued in a couple of months, so we decided to go ahead and get them! I really like all of it!!

First, here is the carseat:


The stroller:


And the pack-n-play:


Bear wants to be a good helper with the baby :)

Another project we have been working on is painting the baby's room. We decided first that we wanted to paint the room green which would work for a girl or boy. After 6 trial colors, we have found one we like. It is the color on the right of these three colors.

It is so fun getting ready for the baby. The only hard part right now is not knowing if it is a boy or a girl!

Baby Hawver

Today I had my 14 week appointment and got to hear the baby's heartbeat again. It is just so amazing to me how God creates life and how quickly babies grow. The first time we heard the baby's heartbeat was at 10 weeks, and I was amazed then too! It is just a miracle. I cannot wait until our next sonogram to see the baby again!!!! I am counting down to meeting this little gift of life :)

Cooking

One of my favorite things to do is to cook for Josh. I am always trying to come up with new things to make for variety and new flavors. It seemed right after we got married that everything we ate had green chilies in it, so over the last few months we have tried to expand our tastes. Working only a couple of days a week has given me time to cook more and try new things. Josh does not like to eat sandwiches everyday for lunch, so I try to cook things he will enjoy as leftovers or make soups. One soup that we have really enjoyed is French Onion. Here is a link to the recipe:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/french-onion-soup-recipe2/index.html

There are a few changes I made to it. I never have fresh thyme so I always just use dried. I have never put a bay leaf in it either. I don't buy Gruyere either because it is so expensive and unavailable in Muleshoe. :) It is very rich and so good. It is probably in my top 5 favorite soups. It is also good the next day as well.

I always enjoy reading my friends' blogs, so I am going to start keeping up with this better. I try new foods all the time too and will enjoy sharing them.