Boy or Girl?

Hello girls!  How are all of you doing?  This week I will have more consistent posts, I'm planning ahead!  So please be sure to stop by!  Tomorrow we go for our ultrasound to find out if we are having a boy or a girl! 

 It feels like it's taken forever to get to this point, so I'm so glad it's finally here!  I'm around 22 weeks right now, and I'm feeling the baby move quite often, which is so fun!  The baby is at the stage where it can hear sounds now, and may respond to them in some way.  Yesterday we were at church and during the worship, the baby was moving around like crazy!  It was so cute!  There was a lot of base and drums going on and I think the baby was responding to the vibrations coming from that, and of course it's a bit louder then how Tim and I normally listen to music. It was just so fun to feel the baby responding so much to worship music!  Usually I feel the baby more when I'm lying down at night watching tv.  Its common for babies to be most active at night while the mom is being still, and during the day when you're walking around more, the baby is more likely to be rocked to sleep by your movements.  So anyway, it was just a treat to feel the baby move like that during church! 

The suspense has been killing me, about whether we are having a boy or a girl!  I don't know how some people choose to wait until the baby is born to find out!  Not only is it easier to find out ahead of time, for planning purposes, I just couldn't wait!  I know I'm going to start buying tons of baby stuff when we find out what we are having!  It's going to be hard not too!  And knowing if it's a boy or a girl will make it a lot easier to set up the nursery! Tim really likes the lion king stuff they've been coming back out with since the re-release of the movie. 

I think it's super cute, but I'm not yet sure if that's what I like best.  If we do have a girl do you think it's girly enough?  Or do you think it's more suited for a little boy?  It's got both baby Simba and Nala in it.  I just don't know, I'm super girly at heart, so it might be a little weird to me if we are having a girl, and there's no pink in the room!  lol

And I've always loved the Winnie pooh themed stuff too, not how Winnie the Pooh looks now, but how he did when I was growing up, either from Classic Winnie the Pooh or from The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Or other cute sets on Babys R US

I don't know!  There are so many options out there!  It will definitely help once we know tomorrow if the baby is a boy or a girl!  Babys-R-Us has a lot of options!  Do you think any of these themes are cute?  Or do you have any other suggestions?  I'm definitely open for ideas!  Choosing a nursery theme is a big deal! :)

Also I came across this picture on we heart it.  This is one stylish little kid:

Well, that's all for now!  Hope you girls are having a wonderful day so far!

photo credits:  Babys R US

We Heart It

The Premiere of My Baby Bump

Hi girls!  I actually don't have much time today, sorry about that, but I wanted to share with you a couple photos from a few weeks ago.  There from the dressing room at Kohl's. lol but I wanted to show you my baby bump, and these are the only pictures I have as of now! 

As you can tell I'm already getting huge!  It's hard fitting this big belly into my normal clothes, so I've had to buy some new ones, and I have an actual clothes shopping spree coming up here soon!  Can't wait for it!  I'm about 19 weeks right now, and for those who don't already know, full term is 40 weeks, so I'm just about half way.  It's been different adjusting to my body getting bigger.  Now my belly is rounding a lot, so it doesn't just look like fat to me! lol I've also gained weight in other places besides my belly, which I'm not enjoying too much, but my husband says its a good thing.  

The other day I felt the baby move!!  It was so exciting!  I was lying down watching tv one evening, and I felt something different and hard to explain in my lower belly, and it kept up pretty consistently for a couple of hours, so it's the first time I knew for sure, that it was indeed the baby moving!  I think around November 15th we should be find out if we're having a boy or a girl, I can't wait!  Then I can really start shopping and planning a nursery!  I think we're having a girl, but my husband thinks we are having a boy.  I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens!

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I've been so tired all the time and have had zero amounts of energy so it's been hard having the motivation to post and visit your blogs as often as I would like, so please just bare with me, as I'm trying.

Well, that's all for now, I hope all of you are having a lovely week! 

Yummy Recipe!

Hey girls!

Sorry my posts have been a bit scattered and few lately.  So much has been going on in my life, and in a couple of weeks I will be able to share all of that with you.  Also, we recently haven't had internet at home, so it's always challenging finding a place to create posts, when not having access at your home.  So it's been a bit frustrating.  And you've all been well missed!

Today I have a yummy recipe to share with you!  Sorry it's not fashion related, but it is delicious, so hopefully that will do! :)

Quick Date-Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal

Makes 1 serving


Ingredients

• 1 cup organic rolled oats
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup (you can use less, or you can use brown rice syrup to make it more superhero!)
• 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
• 1/3 crisp apple, cut in cubes
• About 5 dates, pitted and chopped
• Fine sea salt to taste
• 3 shakes of ground cinnamon
• Scant 1 teaspoon flaxseed oil

Steps

1. Bring a kettle of water to boil
2. Combine the oats, syrup, nuts, apple, and dates in a bowl
3. Add a pinch or two of salt, then pour enough hot water to just cover the oats (don’t add too much, or it will be too watery)
4. Cover the bowl with a plate or pot lid, and let the oatmeal stand until the oats have absorbed the water
5. Stir, and add a little more water if the oats look too dry
6. Let the oatmeal cool a little, and then drizzle with the flaxseed oil

This recipe is from The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone.  If you haven't looked through this cookbook yet, you definitely should!  Doesn't that oatmeal look like the best oatmeal you have ever seen??!!  For those that have a nut allergy, like me, you can just exclude the walnuts, and eat the oatmeal as is, or add something else to it in place of the walnuts.  Like another type of dried fruit or something!  Quite yummy!  And doesn't it sound so simple?  I think anyone could make this, no matter your cooking abilities!  

Enjoy girls!

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Lady Like No Other

Lady Like No Other by DreamyGirl22 featuring Balmain

So I was feeling inspired by Lady Gaga while on Polyvore. I hope you like these sets! Her style is wacky and unique, bold and yet sometimes girly . I thought these pieces seemed like her style. What do you think? Did I get these right? And of course she is notorious for her gloves!!

She's A Lady by DreamyGirl22 featuring Miss Selfridge belts


So still getting settled in our new home! Painting takes forever, and gets tiresome but we are very happy though! It's nice knowing that this house belongs to us, we can decorate it however we went, unlike at the apartment. It's also the place we will one day raise our kids. It's unbelievable to think about. Thankfully we have been blessed with being able to buy a home in this economy, God has been looking out for us. I hope you too feel blessed in one way or another in your life. Look for the good things, life isn't always easy, that's for sure, but most of us have it easier then a lot people out there, and we shouldn't take that for granted! Be thankful for the jobs you have, because so many people would love to have a stable pay check but aren't fortunate enough. Be thankful for the roof above your head, as many people out there seek refuge in places we would never sleep in......
Just be happy and gracious and kindhearted, reach out to those in need, because you never know when you might be the person in need of a helpful hand

I didn't intend to go into that, I guess it was just something on my mind. Quite a turn from Lady Gaga!