first baby shower...

The girls at work had a baby shower for me at my good friend Jessica's house...right down the road! It was our first shower! We had a great time...we got our high chair, and our swing, and bath set, and lots of other little things. Everyone at work is so generous. The ones who couldn't be there keep giving me gifts at work! We are getting so excited...getting all of these baby things is making it a little more real. This picture to the left is of me and my friend Kelly from work. She is three weeks ahead of me...try not to notice how much BIGGER I am than her! I didn't pick the most flattering shirt for the day. I think I have one big baby growing in there! As far as a baby update there is not too much to update. I keep getting bigger...you would think with as big as I am my growth would plateau a little bit, but no! Actually in the past week the baby has dropped quite a bit. I am carrying it much lower than I was. I thought it had and then mom, grandma and Jessica all noticed how much lower it was...I am hoping that means I might go early! I am now 34 weeks and 2 days. Two more weeks and 5 days till I am full term! Crazy. In the past week I have gotten VERY uncomfortable, big and awkward feeling. My body aches, my back hurts, my hips hurt...you know...the list goes on and on! But it is all going to be worth it in a few weeks!

Really Oprah...Really?

Just wanted to share this video with everyone...my friend Ashley sent it to me. Try to ignore the fact at how super cheesy it is, but it interested me to see the clips of the Oprah show that I had never seen before. It has been quite obvious that Oprah is more "new-agey" all the time, but this just proves it. Her exact words were "God is a feeling experience, not a believing experience." Wow...that is really too bad that she believes that. I think it is really easy to watch her and get wrapped up in what she has to say. I know I have done it. But obviously she is unsure of what she believes, and is leading millions of people in the wrong direction. Wouldn't it be great if such a huge powerful leader in society could lead people in the right direction? I guess that is what I will start praying for...

Once again...cheesy video :)

32 Weeks (8 months sounds better)

Emmett and Cayden

Rosann and Cayden (our new nephew) came over today for a little while. It was the first time EVER that Emmett had ever been around a baby. So I took a couple of videos...I think that Jeremy and I are going to have our hands a little more full than we thought with a new baby. Emmett intends good, but he just doesn't realize how little baby's are and how strong he is compared to them. There were a lot of new smells for him to get used to! He just wanted to jump and lick all over him. (Don't worry Jaynann, we didn't let him :). Cayden seemed to really enjoy Emmett though. He was all smiles!



So does anybody have any good website or book suggestions for how to get a dog/puppy ready for a baby?

a couple recipes

I wanted to share a couple of really easy recipes I have made in the past couple of weeks. My new favorite site is kraftfoods.com. Their recipes are so easy, and very very good.
Easy Parmesan-Garlic Chicken, and the Speedy Chicken Stir-Fry are a couple of our favorites.

Easy Parmesan-Garlic Chicken
-5 min prep time
-30 min total time
1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese
1 envelope Good Seasons Italian Salad Dressing and Recipe Mix
1/2 tsp garlic powder
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (2 lb)

-Pre-heat oven to 400. Mix cheese, salad dressing mix and garlic powder in a bowl.
-Moisten chicken with water; coat with cheese mixture. Place in shallow baking dish.
-Bake 20-25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Speedy Chicken Stir-Fry
-10 min prep time
-25 min total time
8 oz angel hair pasta (capellini) uncooked
2 cups broccoli florets
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
1/2 cup Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing
2 Tbsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp each ground ginger, garlic powder, crushed red pepper
1/3 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts (optional)

-Cook pasta as directed on package, adding broccoli to the boiling water for the last 3 minutes of the pasta cooking time.
-Meanwhile, spray large non-stick skillet with cooking spray, heat on medium high heat. Add chicken; cook 6-8 minutes or until cooked through, stirring occasionally. Stir in dressing, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and crushed red pepper; cook 1 minute stirring occasionally.
-Drain pasta mixture; place in large bowl. Add chicken mixture; mix lightly. Makes four servings.

There you have it!! Hope you guys can enjoy these too!

30 weeks