33 weeks - a HONEYDEW!!!

OMG a honeydew? that seems huge!
but its getting close... so yes the sea monkey is growing.

this weekend was a busy one. crossed a few big things off the list.

i am now the proud owner of a super adorable Peg Perego car seat so the sea monkey will be able to come home now once born.

we decided (i actually made fernando come back to the store with me and help decide) on the grey one over the black one because i thought that the black one might get pug hair stuck all over it.
all in all, i'm really excited for finding a super adorable seat that is my style that fits nicely in my car.

we also have the stroller and the peanut (bassinet) at home now. is it crazy that i want to rip everything out of the boxes and assemble it all now? maybe i should... i don't know.

the long weekend kicked my ass. i spent the majority of yesterday (monday) on the couch feeling sorry for myself. i think it was a combination of lugging things around, trying out carseats in my car and just being constantly busy all day satuday and sunday. i am not used to being THAT busy for 2 days straight. i didn't have a single nap all weekend. i would have yesterday if i'd been able to get comfy, but instead watched an entire marathon of Pawn Stars.
i know.
exciting.

i also bought the changing pad for on top of the dresser so now i have to decide what fabric to use for covers or whether i'll cave and just buy at least a couple for the beginning. or maybe i'll just throw a towel over it. i'm pretty sure the baby won't really judge me.

foto friday

i want this.
it would make me laugh every time i looked at it.

even short dogs can enjoy the toilet water now!

bump day - 32 weeks

again... i can't believe i'm already 32 weeks!
it's super exciting! and a bit scary... i'm sure though that things will all come together. the baby won't really care about a lot of the things on my to-do list.
here are the things that i see as super important that NEED to be done pre-baby:

• someplace to sleep (bassinet is here, crib - on its way)
• diapers (have some disposable for the first little while and some cloth)
• clothes (don't have tons but i don't want to buy lots before the baby's here)
• food (yup. i have boobs. and i am not going to go down without a fight. i really want to breastfeed so i won't be buying formula unless i absolutely need to)
• blankets (thanks to my lovely friends - yup!)
• wash cloths, towels, burp cloths (again thank you to my lovely friends)
• car seat (not yet, but hopefully picking it up this week)
• stroller (thanks grandma llanes! )
• rocking chair (its getting refurbished as we speak)
• crib bedding (fabric is in a bin at home and i just need to get it to the lady sewing the sheets for me)

there are more things that i already have that i won't need for months... but nothing that i couldn't live without. i have a ton of stuff already and even though the baby's room is nowhere near being totally set up and perfect... i don't think the baby will care.
i know some people think that i am completely unprepared but i don't want to end up with a ton of stuff that i don't use. its wasteful and excessive i find.  i've already been given things that i can't imagine EVER using...

back to the real purpose of this post....

THE BUMP

it is growing... i think the sea monkey had a growth spurt since last week. people are finally realizing that i'm actually pregnant and not just fat!
some clothes make me look much more pregnant than i actually am...this one makes the belly bigger.... some make it look smaller.
hopefully once the baby is born i'll be able to rock this shirt looking more like the comparison picture at the bottom. FINGERS CROSSED!!

just for the record... i rarely straighten my hair... this will probably be the last time for a while.
so i felt inclined to immortalize my last attempt at styled hair.
its just too much effort. (aka i'm too lazy) 

should have held back the flap on the front of the dress... but i'm too lazy to retake a picture.
it adds a bit of volume to the front of my bump... but that's ok :)

yup... still there!

just for reference... this was 14 weeks in the same outfit. big difference!

tasty tuesday

Cinnamon Sugar Muffins




picture and recipe borrowed from HERE


















what you'll need:

1/3 c. butter, melted


1/2 c. sugar

1 egg (preferably room temperature)

1 1/2 c. AP flour

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 c. milk



Topping

1/2 c. sugar

1/2 c. butter, melted

1 tsp. cinnamon



Preheat oven to 350F.



In a medium-large bowl, sift together all dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients and stir until combined, but still a bit lumpy. Don't overmix. Scoop batter into muffin tins that have sprayed with cooking spray. Using a large ice cream scoop, I got 8 medium-large muffins out of this batter; I think you could get 10-12 muffins by distributing the batter a little less generously. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until they just start to turn a bit golden at the edges.



For the topping, mix sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Place melted butter in another small bowl. Dip the warm muffins in melted butter, then in cinnamon sugar.

YUM!!
 
I love this recipe, but there are a few things i do a bit differently.
 
i don't sift my dry ingredients. i don't have a clue where my flour sifter do-ma-hicky is and i am in no condition right now to search the back corner of the cupboard i know its in. that will be a post baby rescue mission.
 
i also don't use an ice cream scoop. i just use the spoon i stirred them with. one less thing to wash! 
 
i'll be honest... i don't trust my muffin pans to let the muffins out if i spray them... so i either use silicon pans, or muffin papers.

32 weeks - holy crap!

well i just had a little realization... sea monkey is considered full term at any time after 37 weeks. that could be 5 weeks from now!  or it could be 6, 7 or 8 weeks from now.
but 5 weeks seems like very little time. just over a month.

WOW.

the sea monkey will be out of the little tank in my belly and welcomed into the real world.




















i'm pretty sure as much of a realization this is for me, it is probably 100 times more scary for fernando.
i am wondering if i should get him this...

but... maybe babies are like dogs.... they sense fear.... this might just make it worse. HA!

back to the real update though...

the sea monkey will be gaining a third to one half its birth weight in the next seven weeks.

as of my last appointment at the doctor's on friday the baby is head down and in position so hopefully that's how it stays!

heartbeat was 160 again, i'm measuring right on schedule so everything is good.

23 more days left at the office (including today) so that is becoming more and more real... soon i will be a SAHM! i'm really excited to be at home.

foto friday

i have received this picture from three different people this week.

i have a feeling this could happen at my house...

thankful on thursday

Grandma Llanes strikes again.
with a little help from Fernando and Andrea.

i have been looking for a crib that i love.
it has been really difficult.
i am slightly picky and hugely in love with all things vintage and antique.

the dresser and chest of drawers for the baby's room are circa 1945-1955.
they are completely adorable and i LOVE them. thanks to the fresh coat of paint applied by the grandparents von Arx they are just like new.

they are white with black knobs. pretty freakin awesome.
i will try and remember to take pictures so i can post them up here.

back to the crib.

antique/vintage cribs are pretty much IMPOSSIBLE to find.

i had settled for a black crib i found... but the more i thought about it, the less i liked it. i'll be honest, i never loved it, but it was the best i could find that wasn't completely horrible.
all i wanted was something simple and well made. and white. not veneered, not particle board....
solid wood. and not super huge.

just when i was thinking i'd be better off just going to ikea and buying a cheap white crib there i found it.
THE ONE.

i was so in love with it.

then i finally found out the price of it.
i was shocked. (i'm kinda thrifty so it doesn't take much)

after i had a good cry about it (hello pregnancy hormones) i had pretty much resolved myself to just settling for a cheapo crib.

i told fernando about this and not a couple hours later his family was reassuring me that if that was the crib that i loved, then i should get it.
as hard as it was for me to swallow that price, apparently its not that bad.

a few things that i love about the crib (other than i think its freakin adorable)

- its made in Canada
- its solid wood
- it is made to order. my crib will be made just for me.
- vintage inspired is the next best thing to actual vintage in this case.

finding a quality piece of furniture these days is really hard. i will always prefer the old pieces, but i think i found a pretty good substitute here.

i can't wait to see it with the bedding in it!
6-8 weeks delivery though so the baby will probably arrive before the crib does.
good thing i'll be using the bassinet for the first little while.