20 Weeks

Girlfriend is BIIIIIIG. When I say girlfriend, I am referring to myself. Lyla is only 13 ounces.

How far along? 20 Weeks, 3 days

Total Weight Gain? 11 ish pounds... 10 of which I gained in the last four weeks... that's got to be some sort of a record. Holy cow.

Maternity Clothes? Absolutely! Lyla kicks me if my clothes are too tight. She's modest. :)

Sleep? I've been tossing and turning some but I attribute that to trying to get back in my sleep pattern after sleeping 24-7 during spring break.

Best Moment this Week? Easy: Cade and I were sitting on the couch a few days ago watching TV and Cade had his hand on my stomach. (I put it there all the time hoping he can feel her move). Lyla randomly kicked him... his face I will never forget. He whipped his head back and looked at me... it scared him in a good way... all the color left his face, he sat up, and put both hands on my belly with the biggest smile on his face. We both just sat there and laughed. It was amazing.

Miss Anything? I need a margarita... like whoa.

Movement? Mmm hmmm. I feel her several times a day. Not all day and not hard but I can definitely feel her. Eeek!

Food Craving? I'm like a bottomless pit. Last week I really wanted deviled eggs. This week I want BBQ.

Anything Making You Sick? Yes... getting up early after a week of vacation... I can call that a pregnancy symptom if I want. :)

Gender? Baby girl.

Labor Signs? No.

Symptoms? Stretching still. Feels like a mild period cramp.

Wedding Rings? Yes

Happy or Moody? I feel wonderful. Very happy.

Looking Forward To? 24 weeks. It's crazy we are on our way to the third trimester. Wow. I feel like we just found out we were pregnant... all I did was wish I looked pregnant and now I'm all blown up and half way through. It's amazing. Also, getting started on the nursery. We have our first baby shower in the middle of April. Woo who!!

20 weeks, 3 days

Talk with you all soon! (Olivia says hi!)

Olivia's 2nd Birthday!

First, can I braaaaag about how we have not done a single thing over the past 4 days... its been WONDERFUL! :))) We went to New Braunfels for a few days to get away- we watched friends, I finished the binding on my last quilt (only 2 years late...), and we went and ate for our 3 year wedding anniversary. Overall, we had an outstanding spring break... AND its not over yet. :) Ya who!

Well, Olivia turned 2 years old on March 13th and my super crafty friend Christy gave me a pupcakes recipe for her mini party! Needless to say, she LOVED them!!

Here is the recipe (Thanks again Christy):

CUPCAKES

MIX:

3/4 c. whole wheat flour

1/8 c. oatmeal

1 t. baking powder

1 t. baking soda

1/4 c. plain yogurt

1/4 c. water

1/8 c. vegetable oil

1 T honey

1 egg

1/2 c. grated cheese

ICING:

8 oz of lowfat cream cheese (softened)

1 T. plain yogurt

1 T. honey

Here we are before the celebration. :)

You can't see it from the picture but she is scratching the floor to get to the pupcake... there was a sense of urgency...

Here she goes! She's an icing first, bone last kinda girl. :)

Hope everyone's spring break is going well. Enjoy the rest of your week! Olivia says hello!

18 Weeks and Chicken Salad

Hey there everyone! SHE'S ALIIIIIIIIIVE! :) Sorry its been a while. I'm a horrible blogger. The end.

So, chicken salad. Yesterday at a co-workers baby shower there were chicken salad sandwiches and in the land of pregnancy, once you've got food on the brain... its pretty much all you can think about. SO I decided to make some chicken salad. I am a fan of chicken salad with ranch in it. I can't help it- call it the country in me. My favorite recipe is from pioneer woman here: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/05/chicken-salad-the-way-i-like-it/ but I add somewhere around a 1/2 cup of ranch to a 1/4 half and half.

Picture courtesy of The Pioneer Woman

So we're coming up on week 19. WOW! I can't believe we're almost half way. Few more weeks. I technically haven't blogged about her yet but IT'S A GIRL!!! We could not be more excited. Cade swears he knew it all along but I had no clue. I never got that intuition that other women always talk about. In fact, if I had to guess, I would have put money on a boy. Shows what I know. Her name is Lyla Joy. Joy is my grandmothers name! It was very surreal finding out! When we were at the doctor she said that she had noticed 'it' a few weeks back. Our doctor showed us her little femurs and feet then said "Looks like your having a baby girl!". Eeek! All cards on the table... I'm so excited/scared its ridiculous. When I asked our doctor how she knew because everything was so tiny, she said "Well Amanda, there is no penis so that's usually a sign." Hahaha. I friggin' love our doctor. We immediately went out and bought girlie stuff. I'll post some pictures!

How far along? 18 weeks and 6 days

Total weight gain? Somewhere around 7 pounds ish. To be honest, I don't even know. I do know that I can eat like a black hole.

Maternity Clothes: Um, there is NO way I can fit into anything without an elastic band. Ha.

Sleep: Doing good- I'm just have incredibly vivid dreams, lots of nightmares.

Best Moment this Week: Its been a while since I posted, but the best moment we've had since we found out the gender was telling my grandmother we named our daughter after her. She danced all around the kitchen screaming and then started bragging to my grandpa. It's a moment I'll never forget. Also, I'm pretty sure I can feel her moving in there. It's not very often but I think I can feel her. :)))

Miss Anything: Not this week. OH! I'm missing not having back ache's and ligament pain... does that count?

Movement: I'm pretty sure I feel her wiggling in there. It's not often but at least every other day. Eek!

Food Craving: None this week.

Anything Making You Queasy? No, I'd eat just about anything these days.

Gender: GIRL!!!

Labor Signs? Absolutely not

Symptoms: Ligament stretching is like WHOA this week.

Wedding Rings: Yes!

Happy or Moody: I'm doing good... I know I can be moody. But I feel like I'm doing okay! I tried watching army wives and couldn't because I kept crying.

Looking Forward to: SPRING BREAK! Whew!!! Man I need the break... we're going to see Cirque du Soleil for our three year anniversary on Sunday... I'm really excited! I know Lyla girl will love it too! Then we're headed to New Braunfels to get out of town. (It's also Olivia's 2nd birthday on the 13th and were having 'pupcakes')! I'll blog about spring break... there will be fun stuff going on!

Alright, here are the pictures promised!

GOOD LORD... what is cuter than this little swimsuit!?

Just... can't.... stop....

The diaper bag. :)

18 weeks 6 days... and Olivia!

I love this sweet girl!