21 Weeks!

It is KILLING ME to keep the gender a secret from everyone. We found out last week and are keeping it under wraps until our family gender reveal party on Friday. NJhusband has already painted the room the colors I picked so expect a nursery update soon after I can FINALLY spill the boy or girl beans! 

Physically things are getting a bit harder. I have more aches and pains now and it's impossible to find comfortable sleeping positions.All in all though, so far things haven't been too bad. Knock on wood! 

Hips Don't Lie

I have now reached the pregnancy point where sleeping isn't fun anymore. You aren't supposed to sleep on your stomach or back, so that leaves me tossing and turning between the left and right sides ALL night long. I sleep on one side until that hip starts to hurt, then flip to the other. Then comes the period of time when BOTH hips are hurting so I sit upright in bed for awhile until one side feels good enough to lay on again. 

I swear this is nature's way of slowly making you so uncomfortable that when labor gets here you don't care about the pain. 

My focus object just may be a picture of myself sleeping on my stomach again. 

19 Weeks

I'm a week away from the halfway point! Physically I'm hanging in there, it's harder to find a comfortable sleeping position and I still tire very quickly, emotionally, I'm a basketcase of worries and anxiety.

Oh how I miss those handy anxiety meds.

Our first major baby purchase arrived today. After a lengthy research and several (hundred) pushes around BuyBuyBaby, we decided on the UppaBaby Cruz stroller! I'm so excited to try it out. It is a little early for such a big purchase, but I found a deal online and I just can't pass up a good coupon.

18 Weeks

I had my 18 week appointment today. All looks well. I was worried about this appointment, between the dental fiasco and the fall I took in the past 2 weeks, I had all crossables crossed that everything would look ok. 

I'm still not terribly interested in food or having any true cravings. I am very into pizza though. I'd eat it every meal if I didn't think NJhusband would mutiny. 

Nursery-wise we (I say we, but really it's ALL NJhusband) are clearing the room (previously a home office) and trying to redistribute things throughout the rest of the house. I'll post some before and in-progress shots soon. 

2 weeks to go until the anatomy scan. Place your guesses now. Boy or Girl??

Birthday Recap

Ringing in my 34th year went well! NJhusband made the requested Smores cake from the Smitten Kitchen cookbook which was AMAZEBALLS. I fully admit to having a second piece for breakfast this morning. 

I was very spoiled by my friends and family this year. I got many lovely messages on Facebook and through text. My mom sent me a FULL maternity wardrobe in various sizes, my sister gave me a Barnes and Noble giftcard, my bff gave me a lovely box of Jacques Torres chocolates, my mother-in-law gave me a super cool dessert cookbook and NJhusband got me a bouquet of gerber daisies (my favorite), a new manicure kit from Sephora and some jade jewelry. I felt like a very lucky girl.

You know, I don't mind getting older if it comes with cake and being spoiled every year!

Happy Birthday to ME!

It's my 34th birthday today!

I am celebrating by not-so patiently awaiting the SMORE'S cake I requested my husband bake for me! We have this tradition where every year I choose a new cake I want and he (sometimes with the help of his mom) bakes it for me.

BEST. Tradition. Ever!

Romeo and Juliet Eat Candy and Live

Unrivaled by Siri Mitchell was a sweet (pun intended) 20th century read. Lucy has high hopes that she can save her father's struggling candy factory with a new recipe, but when Charles, the son of her father's biggest competitor, comes to town she finds the job becomes nearly impossible. Avoiding their inexplicable connection also proves to be an insurmountable task.


Each chapter takes you into Lucy and Charlie's minds, respectively. The back and forth takes a bit of getting used to, but you come to look forward peeking into the other's perspective. This is truly a novel that displays the lesson that there is a his side, a her side and a truth that lies somewhere in between.

Bethany House provided me with a copy of this book to review, but I was not financially compensated in any way. The opinions expressed are my own and are based on my own observations and thoughts while reading this novel.