The Perfect Snack

On Sundays before church Gilbert and I usually watch "Boy Meets Grill" on Food Network. A few weeks ago he did a special on breakfast sandwiches. Here is my rendition of the sandwich - which makes a perfect snack!

Melt butter in a skillet. Add slices of bread. Let them brown a little on both sides. Sprinkle one side with cinnamon and sugar then flip back over for 30 seconds to let it melt in. Remove the bread from the skillet, cinnamon and sugar side down. Spread one of the pieces of bread with Nutella (the best stuff ever!!) and then layer some banana slices. Add the top piece of bread - and you have a cinnamon sugar nutella banana sandwich.

Photo Shoot

3 weeks ago Gilbert and I had some professional pictures taken. We saw the proofs last week and had a really hard time picking which prints to order. These are our 4 favorites.

The photographer was wonderful! Her name is Alison Eden and her website is www.alisoneden.com. She specializes in pregnancy and newborn photography. We are going back when Eva-Renee is a few weeks old for newborn pictures. We can't wait!

Dr. Appt. & Sonogram

Today I had my 36 week sonogram. Luckily Gilbert was able to leave work so he could see the sonogram. It is still hard for me to really picture what she looks like. When I look at the sonogram monitor I just think she looks like skeletor, but with chunkier cheeks! She already weighs 5 lbs. 15 oz. - which is a good healthy weight. The doctor predicted that she will gain a half a pound to a full pound the next few weeks - so he is thinking she will be around 8 lbs at birth. The big news is that she has hair - lots of hair!! So I guess someone needs to teach me how to make ponytails!

This is a shot of the top of her head. You can see the wispys where the arrow is.

As for me, I have lost weight since my last appointment 2 weeks ago - which is a huge relief. Everything else with me was fine - I go back again next week. It felt strange hearing the doctor tell me when I should call them (contractions, water breaking, etc.). Just makes everything more real!

Week 36 - Almost There!

This Tuesday I will be going to the doctor for my last sonogram. Gilbert has to work 6 days this week, but luckily the owner is going to cover for him so he can go to the appointment with me. We are both excited to see her - and to get reassurance that she is healthy and on track for delivery in three weeks. I am also keeping my fingers crossed that I haven't gained much if any weight in the past two weeks.

Super Sunday

There aren't too many weekends left before the baby arrives, so Gilbert and I are at warp speed trying to get everything done around the house. On Friday our lawn mower broke, so we had to get a new one. It was an expense that we didn't need, but better to buy one now than have to buy one in a few months!

The snazzy new lawnmower

Gilbert taking it for a spin

Before testing out the new mower, we tested out some new dog clippers. We decided that it was just too expensive to take both the dogs to the groomers, so today after church we purchased some clippers. Who knew they were so expensive? Gilbert did all the dirty work - I just sat and watched and told him not to cut too much off! Ricco went first and was a pretty good sport for the first 20 minutes, but the next 40 were challenging!




For Roxie we only trimmed her with scissors and did her nails. She wouldn't let us get to the back nails so we are going to have to take her to the groomers for that.

The finished product

After Gilbert got done with both hair and nail cuts, he put both of them in the bathtub and gave them a good bath. No matter how clean you get dogs, they still end up smelling like wet dog in the end! Gilbert did a great job and we both agree that groomers deserve all the money they charge!

Ricco looks 100 times better and at least 10 pounds lighter!

The Crib Has Finally Arrived

After waiting for 3 months - the crib finally arrived this week. Gilbert and his friend John went to pick it up from the warehouse on Friday evening. The box was HUGE. Thank goodness John brought one of his teenage sons along to help! The box was so overwhelming and Gilbert was pretty tired from the week, so we decided that we would wait until Sunday to assemble. The crib came with all the pieces needed to convert it into a toddler and full-size bed, so it took a few minutes to figure out what parts went with what stage!

Gilbert cutting into the big box.

Lifting out the first piece.

Putting it together. We tested out the baby monitor since I was in a different room and Gilbert periodically needed my help. It worked great!

While Gilbert worked on the crib, I worked on the diaper bags. Guess which one is mine??

The finished product!!

Close up of the bedding.

The curtain that my Mom made. It fits the room perfectly!

Everything is coming together...

Can you believe that this dresser is almost full?

Week 35

I went to the doctor on Thursday and everything is good. Well, except for my weight gain. This visit was the highest weight jump I have had - and the scary thing was it was only 2 weeks since my last visit!!! The doctor thinks a lot of it was water weight - I was really off my usual eating/drinking/exercising schedule - so I am hoping that since I am back to my routine - my next visit won't be so depressing! When I go back in two weeks, they will do the final sonogram. I can't wait!