A Hoppin' Weekend

Happy post-Easter! 

My weekend wrapped up the end of my Spring Break, and had some pretty good highlights!

~Friday pedicure to round out my week of relaxation (haircut, massage, pedicure...perfection)

~Check up on baby girl with my first non-stress test and a glimpse at baby girl's adorable little face (don't mind her squished nose haha). Baby girl is in the 80th percentile for size to which I say #eeeeek!

those lips!!!!

~Friday date night to Chuys

~Watching season 2 of The Fall

~Saturday morning I finished the book I'd been reading in bed before getting up. MG and I  had breakfast at home, and then made our way to Annapolis for the day. It started out a little overcast but by lunch time the sun was coming out and it was gorgeous out!

~MG and I wandered in and out of stores on our way to the waterfront and stumbled into a sunglasses store where MG found a pair...and I kept getting drawn to a pair, so we treated ourselves to some pre-Easter sunnies

~After lunch at the Iron Rooster, we walked down to the water front and took in the views (and walked off lunch)

~Around 3:30 we decided to make our way back home and listened to S-town on podcast (pretty interesting if you're looking for a new podcast!)

~Got home, took Coop for a walk, and then got invited over to my friends' house who had her baby at 35 weeks. Baby girl had just gotten home from the NICU on Thursday, and we were both anxious to meet her so we popped over. She is TINY, but so so so cute!

~Had a low key night in on Sunday and finished up season 2 of The Fall.

~Sunday morning we had breakfast, and ran some errands to the grocery store. I started reading a new book, and MG and I hung up the shelves in baby girl's nursery (pics to come)

~Decided to try out a low carb, low sugar peanut butter cookie--and they turned out pretty good! Nice to have another option when I'm craving something sweet! (the house smelled like peanut butter cookies for at least 4 hours after making them, too!) I'll post the recipe if you guys are interested!

~We decided to grab lunch at Yard House and eat outside since the weather was so nice out!

~Went for a walk, then came home and relaxed on the deck, and got to use my new pineapple Tervis cup which I love!

 Had a little relaxation before a couple of sprinkles came down, and I'm pretty sure I could live in a zero gravity chair for the rest of this pregnancy

~Grilled tilapia for dinner and just chilled for the rest of the night, and I finally got to try Halo top's mint chip ice cream which was awesome and fit in my carb count--woot!!!

Luckily I have a work from home day today to get progress reports done for the 3rd quarter, so it will be easier to ease into the work week after being off all of last week.

Hoping you had a nice Easter weekend, too!

36 Week Bumpdate

And suddenly, we have less than a month before baby girl arrives! 

How Far Along: 36 weeks

Size of Baby: 6 lbs, 19-22 inches (a large cantaloupe...which MG happened to get at the grocery store this week haha)

Gender:  Still a girl!

Weight Gain: 22-23 pounds right now

Food Cravings: All the carby sweet things, especially with Easter this weekend, what I wouldn't give to sink my teeth into some Easter candy or a Cadbury Creme Egg! I bought two at CVS the other day to enjoy once I have baby girl.
And I have a running list of all of the foods and places I want to eat once the gestational diabetes is gone!

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Food Aversions: None currently

Movement: She's still moving around in there...we watch her nightly wiggle-fest which makes my stomach look like it has an alien in it haha

Sleep: So much sleep! Tuesday I was so tired all day. I took a nap in the afternoon, and then fell asleep on the couch before going to bed for 8+ hours. I know these days are numbered, but I was shocked at how sleepy I was!

Clothing: Maternity stuff, with some shorts mixed in. All of my elastic waistband shorts still fit, so I've been living in those during the days that I'm at home for Spring Break since it's been in the 80s this week and stretchy material is my friend these days :)

Other Pregnancy Symptoms: Sore joints, especially in my inner legs, sore feet every evening, Braxton Hicks here and there....

What I Miss: still eating whatever I want whenever I want. I'm really tired of scheduling my day around when I test my blood sugars. And now I feel like I'm eating more than I want to and often feel so full at certain periods of the day because I have to eat a certain amount at a certain time.

Best Moment: Celebrating our 3 year anniversary yesterday and last night. We went out to Eddie V's for a nice fancy dinner. I didn't get the truffle mac like I wanted to (wahhh) but the crab stuffed shrimp was out of this world delicious and what I'd been craving since we talked about where to go for our anniversary dinner....and we may have indulged in the blackberry cobbler for dessert (shhhh!)
 Crazy that this is the last anniversary pre-baby!

I limited the carbs at dinner so I could indulge in this...still probably wasn't good on my blood sugars but damn it was worth it! The taste from this will get me through the next four weeks :)

Looking Forward To: seeing baby girl at our ultrasound on Friday and hoping she's still staying at a good size! Even though she's all squished up in there, it's always reassuring and fun to see her on the ultrasounds!

WHW {#88}: 3 Years Later....

Three Years Later....

~I love you more than I did the day that we got married 

~We have our miracle baby on the way

~You still make me laugh every single day

~You're still my best friend

~I still look forward to seeing you at the end of the work day

~You take care of me and make me feel safe

~You make the best breakfasts for us on the weekends

~You're still my favorite travel partner

~You're still my favorite sous chef in the kitchen

~I still love the cards you write me on special occasions

~Your hugs make me feel like I'm home

~You've been my rock through some really tough times and I don't know what I would have done without you

~You're still my favorite dance partner

~I'm thankful that God put you in my life. I revel at that fact that someone was made so perfectly to balance me

~I would marry you a million times over!

Happy anniversary, babe! Here's to 100 more and all the fun that the future has in store!


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{Recipe Files}: Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

If you saw my Snapchat last week, you saw this delicious bubbly cheesy meal fresh out of the oven!

This one is so quick and easy to throw together, and it is so tasty! MG loves this meal, too. I first made this for my friend when she was going through chemo--her husband doesn't eat vegetables (like at all), and he even devoured and loved this meal.

What You Need:

-1 12.5 oz can of chicken breast, drained

-1 package frozen broccoli, cooked in microwave

-1 can cream of chicken soup (we do the reduced sodium because that stuff is LOADED)

-2 Cups cooked rice

-1.5 Cups shredded cheddar cheese

-1/2 C light mayo

1/2-3/4 C corn flakes, crushed

-2 Tbsp butter, melted

What You Do:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a 9x13 baking dish (8x8 or 9x9 would work too)

2. Mix all of the ingredients together in the baking dish, except for the corn flakes and the butter. Mix well.

3. Sprinkle the crushed corn flakes over the top of the casserole, and then drizzle the butter over the top.

4. Bake for 30-35 minutes.

Trust me, this dish is SO tasty. It doesn't photograph well, but oh my goodness is it super delicious. Even better? It makes about 4-5 servings, is still tasty as leftovers the next day, and it fits my carb count! Boom!

The Weekend of Churros....and other fun stuff too

Yeah you read that correctly...there were other highlights too!

~Friday double date with Christy and her husband the Pilot at MXDC--we haven't seen these two in a while so it was awesome to get together and catch up.

Wore the new maternity shirt my SIL got me for my birthday

Churros were had for dessert and they were yummy! (Night number 1 of churros)

~Saturday involved some organizing of the nursery--the focus today was getting the dresser/changing table organized.

We also unpacked the Pack and Play and got it set up in the living room--things are getting a lot more baby around here :)

~MG decided to paint the letters for Baby G's nursery that we'll hang on the wall once she gets here--we went with purple and will put it in one of the gray stripes on the wall above her crib

Already being such a good dad! :)

~Had another double date for the weekend with our couple best friends at Palette 22 where we had tapas and ended the night with....you guessed it--churros!

I wore another one of my maternity shirts that I haven't worn yet since it was finally really nice outside

I like the cutout on this shirt--gives it a little extra fun detail

~We started watching The Fall on Netflix and made it through the first season this weekend...man that show is dark and creepy, but it keeps you engrossed in it!

~Sunday morning started with blueberry pancakes followed by errands to Target where we picked up a rolling cart for the baby's closet to help us organize some more #nestinglikecrazy

I promise she has clothes that are not just pink lol

~Made my super delicious egg salad for lunch (recipe here and how to cook a perfect boiled egg)

~I finished up writing my thank you notes from my PA shower which was a big relief to get them done

~Went for a 2.5 mile walk and followed it up with some time on the deck since the weather was gorgeous

~I enjoyed some iced tea in my mason jar cup while MG had a beer

~Our grocery store finally started making their famous monterrey jack jalapeño burgers again so MG grilled those bad boys up for dinner--they were insanely good!

No churros were had tonight...which is probably a good thing for my blood sugar lol

The rest of the night was spent watching the rest of season 1 of The Fall before heading to bed.

Today marks the official first day of my Spring Break. Are you ready for my crazy plans today? An appointment with a dermatologist in the morning, and one with my OB in the afternoon. Watch out people...it's about to get wild!!! lol

Hoping you had a gorgeous and productive weekend...and maybe that at least one of your nights involved churros because churros are freaking delicious!

Happy Monday!!

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Last Day Before Spring Break!

In teacher world, it feels like we've reached the peak of the summit! 

Our school system has an incredibly late spring break this year (it always follows when Easter is), and this afternoon will mark the beginning of Spring Break for us!

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After weeks of watching other teacher friends across the country go on Spring Break, it's finally here. Do I have any big trips or plans like we usually do? No.

No beaches or warm weather tropical getaways.

But a week of relaxation without work, with some baby prep and hang outs with friends is totally up my alley!

Just a few more hours until I look like this:

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Happy Friday and weekend friends!

"What's in there?" and other randoms

This week was chock full of random stuff to share!

~I'm pretty proud of myself that I was able to paint my own toenails on Monday night without 1) going into labor and 2) it looking like a Kindergartner did it. I plan on getting a pedi next week during my Spring Break, but with temps in the 70s and 80s earlier this week, my toes needed a little something something in the meantime #pregnancywin!

~I love when parents come in guns blazing to an IEP meeting and you tell them how well their kid is doing in X subject and their first response is "they need more hours with you"....ummm, no. No they don't. 

And then you explain yourself, and they're totally on board with what you were initially saying. Chill out, man....#passthexanax

~I also *love* (note sarcasm) when I get called into a meeting about testing right before they're about to sign off on what areas they're going to test, I'm handed a report from an outside clinic and I'm supposed to read it, digest it, and then make a recommendation from it within 2 minutes.

~Tuesday was one of the most uncomfortable days I've had during my pregnancy. Baby girl is sitting up high now, which means when I sit down, her body (butt I'm assuming) is right under my rib cage. My stomach feels stretched to the max and when I eat a little bit, I feel like I've eaten a truck load. I'm not complaining, just documenting where I'm at right now. I'll take the discomfort if it means baby girl is healthy. But I feel like the word "oof" is a good description of how I felt on Tuesday haha.

~I saw my group of 2nd graders at my second school yesterday after having not seen them for 2 weeks. One of the kids looks at my stomach and goes "what's in there?" and I said "what do you think?" He goes "A baaaaaaaby??" haha, I guess the two weeks was enough for him to forget that I was pregnant.

~In the same group of 2nd graders, I was leaning into the table we were sitting at, and the one boy said "please be careful when you lean into the table. I don't want you to hurt the baby or squish it" lol...and then later when they were playing Ants in the Pants he said "make sure you don't hit Miss G....or the baby!" So protective and so sweet! :)

~I was walking behind a woman who was swinging her left arm in a weird way. Instead of forward and back, it came back and almost swatted the air behind her butt. At first I thought she was trying to shoo away a fart, but no...that's how she walked down the entire length of the hallway. So weird.

I'm sure today and the rest of the week will be full of other randoms and funny things too!