33 Weeks

How Far Along: 33w2d

Size of Baby: Pineapple

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +20

Gender: Girl!! Ava McKenzie

Movement: Tons!! She is kicking my ribs now!

Sleep: Sleeping has gotten horrible. I am so so tired, but I am up every morning at 4 or 5.. All I want to do is go back to sleep, but I can't!! I need to be sleeping all I can now. Like I should be stocking up on sleep before she arrives, but no insomnia has hit hard. I still have to get up at least 4-5 times a night to use the bathroom and my hips and back are killing me because I can't sleep on my back or stomach :(

Maternity Clothes:  I wear mostly all maternity pants, except for my yoga pants, I am wearing both maternity and non maternity shirts. 

Symptoms:  Very short of breath, Swelling has started,  Very high heart rate, My nose is now turning red when I get hot.. lol

Aversions: Still not loving meat.

Cravings: Clementines, and chicken salad wraps I make at home. 

What I miss: Not a thing. I've waited too long for this and I'm grateful for everything I'm experiencing. 

Best Moment this week: We found out when the c-section date is  January 22, 2013!

Crème Brûlée French Toast

 (not the best picture sorry)

1 loaf unsliced brioche.

1 1/3 cups milk

2/3 cup heavy cream

4 large eggs

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt 

2 teaspoons of good vanilla

Whole Foods is where we have found the best brioche. We have even bought the brioche rolls and made mini french toasts)

Cut bread into 1 1/2-inch thick, generous slices.

Whisk together milk, cream, eggs, sugar, salt and vanilla extract.

Preheat oven to 325. 

Arrange bread slices on a rimmed tray or long dish pour custard over slices. 

Allow them to absorb the custard for 30 minutes, turning the slices over at one point to ensure they’re soaking it up evenly.

 Do ahead: You can also soak them overnight in the fridge. No need to flip them.

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Transfer custard-soaked slices to prepared sheet, arranging them with a small of space between each slice.  Flipping them halfway through the baking process. Bake French toast slices for 30 - 35 minutes, until a knife inserted into the center of a slice doesn't show any wet custard. Keep warm until ready to serve.

We serve ours with fresh fruit. powdered sugar and maple syrup. Perfect with your favorite breakfast meat and good cup of coffee!! Perfect lazy saturday morning breakfast!

31 week 5 Days

How Far Along: 31w5d

Size of Baby: Head of lettuce

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +17

Gender: Girl!! Ava McKenzie

Movement: Yes! I wish I knew what she was doing in there. Sometimes I feel she is doing flips. It is the coolest feeling and makes me smile every time. =) 

Sleep: Sleeping is getting harder.. Having to go to the bathroom multiple times and my hips and back are killing me now.

Maternity Clothes:  I wear mostly all maternity pants, except for my yoga pants, I am wearing both maternity and non maternity shirts.

Symptoms:  No energy, very short of breath.

Aversions: Still not loving meat.

Cravings: Clementines, pink lady apples, home made fruit smoothies. I am just really loving fruit in general. crushed ice and water, waffles

What I miss: Not a thing. I've waited too long for this and I'm grateful for everything I'm experiencing. 

Best Moment this week: She is getting to the point were she is making my whole stomach get big on one side and I believe she finally found my ribs.

Week 14

How Far Along: 14 weeks

Size of Baby: Lemon

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +2

Gender: Will find out August 22!!

Movement: None yet.

Sleep: Sleeping okay. I get up a few times each night to use the restroom and sometimes it takes me a while to fall back asleep.

Maternity Clothes:  Really started to wear them around week 13. Maternity pants are definitely more comfortable than regular pants!! Especially after I eat. lol. I can still wear all of my normal shirts.

Symptoms:  No energy and all day morning sickness. This has been going on since week 5. All day morning sickness is getting better as the pregnancy progresses.

Aversions: Meat!! 

Cravings: Pink Lady Apples, Breakfast Pizzas

What I miss: Not a thing. I've waited too long for this and I'm grateful for everything I'm experiencing. 

Best Moment this week: Starting to clean out the guest room which will be the nursery!

Guess What?!

Life lately, according to my iPhone.

[1.] Smoothie packs I made using the Foodsaver [2.] New Target nude wedges

[3.] Bailey looking so cute in the sun [4.] Saturday Morning breakfast, breakfast casserole

[5.] Burlap runner I made [6.] Caribou campfire mocha cooler

So Long Blazer

Dear Blazer (aka Jarod's first car the 1994 Chevrolet Blazer,)

You were our first date car, first kiss car,  moving truck from apartment to new home, weekly grocery getter and daily ride to work.

We will miss your broken windows, no air, no heat, torn ceiling, antifreeze stained flooring, dirty dashboard and peeling paint.

Thanks for getting Jarod safely from here to there for 10 years. You will be missed!

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 I will always remember how Jarod took my hair ribbon I wore to highschool one day and tied it on the steering wheel. It has been there unremoved since that day. Not going to lie that made me cry a little when we removed it.