Update + New Hoodie Preview

The doctor's appointment went alright yesterday, baby's heart rate was 154 bpm! I have gained a net total of 16 pounds considering the weight loss from early morning sickness. My uterus is growing perfectly for how far along I am and the baby is wiggly & jiggly. We couldn't ask for more!
The PN didn't seem concerned with my complaints of stubborn morning sickness, tingly hands/arms, and sleep deprivation. She did tell me to get enough sleep but not to eat when I wake up hungry at 4AM... I'll keep that in mind as I enjoy my cheerios anyhow...

Next appointment is at the end of the month and I'll need to do my glucose test, which is another form of hell. You have to drink this flavored, sugar-loaded liquid an hour before your appointment, show up early and have them draw your blood at exactly one hour after drinking the fluid. You can also eat a gigantic king sized Snickers bar, which I plan to do instead of inevitably puking up the orange glucola. Seriously, people. An hour is the magic amount of time between ingesting something I don't want and puking it up quite frequently, so I know how this might go.

Tonight we are going to visit the local birth center and check that business out. I really want to give birth there since we can't stay at home; I just don't want to go to a hospital (in my mind they are for sick people only). I would also be continuing all my prenatal care with the midwife there as well.
We're really excited to visit there tonight! I'll post up how it is!

Oh, and that Raider's hoodie I mentioned?

Yeahhhhh. More coming soon!

TIRAMISU ICE CREAM. +week in review

I KNOW, Jamie!!! I KNOWWW!!!

Shawn and I got restless Saturday Night and felt like getting Ice Cream. We used to just go to a drive through for sundaes but since we are saving money we went down the road to Target. There he found Monster Cookie Ice Cream (also nuts and AMAZING) and I found this little guy. Apparently this is an exclusive flavor to Target and it is supposed to stir up volunteer opportunities in the community by teaming up with VolunteerMatch's website. So my ice cream purchase was holistic, really. At least that's my stand.

Here's what the inside looks like:

I ate so much I...  ...I'll spare you.

It was lose-all-self-control Good.

Working backwards, here's the rest of last week:

Friday:

New bag of Potato Chips found this heart shaped chip. We're keeping it!

Wednesday:

We are not getting the Chickens from my work, but we are prepping for them in Spring. We'll make the coop now and shop for chicks later. Meanwhile we're reading about it at the gym. I cannot explain to you the amount of sideways and puzzled glances this creates in the eliptical row.

"Wait... that's not a wedding/beauty/fitness magazine..."

Tuesday:

We tried Roasted Cabbage from Pinterest!

We had it alongside veggie chili and bell peppers stuffed with venison, quinoa and veggies. YUM!

Sunday:

We had Portabello Mushroom lasagna for dinner! Instead of meat you slice them across, revealing a rather moustache-y looking mushroom slice... at least I thought so. This picture resounded with the ususal "Oh, Bun..." from Shawn.

WELL?! It totally looks like a 'stache!

We also had a great weekend with the Peach pug and we even went out yesterday in our matching coats.

What did you all do and make and eat last week?

Link to articles/pictures/recipes in the comments!

Checking In!

... not checking into a hotel. Just checking in with you all, actually!

Shawn and I are doing great after the New Year; we had a really relaxing Rasta Christmas; our dinner Friday was AMAZING! We also tried a manicotti dinner from Trader Joe's last night; we didn't realize it was meatless. It just looked good, and indeed it was!

Food... that reminds me: I need to clean the oven. I dirty an oven like no one's business. I also use up spices like crazy and dirty-up kitchen towels daily. I swear though, when you cook everyday it is becomes very apparent in your spice rack before anywhere else!

Tonight I think I'll make my famous Mooseloaf...

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