Comfortable Monday, everybody!
I wished to get on right here and write earlier, however I’ve been combating some loopy migraines currently. Fortunately, they solely final just a few hours. I discover that when I recover from just a few being pregnant obstacles, new ones kind. That’s the great thing about it, I assume! I’m nonetheless in a greater place than I used to be the previous few months, although! I get sick much less usually, and I’m truly capable of get out of the home with out the worry of not having the ability to discover a trash can.
I’m so excited that Thanksgiving is that this week. Now that my meals aversions are gone, I can get pleasure from plates on plates of my mother’s cooking! Kyle’s mother is coming to stick with us, and that makes it much more thrilling! I’ll take cost of the desserts (yay! I’m lastly baking once more!), the cranberry sauce, and inexperienced bean casserole. I’m making the non-mushroom model from a recipe I discovered on-line. I’ll share it if it seems. I might love to listen to all about your Thanksgiving plans within the feedback beneath!
It has been probably the most lovely fall season I’ve seen down right here since transferring right here in 2013. Each single tree in my yard is vivid yellow, orange, and crimson. I like sitting out on the porch watching the leaves fall. It’s additionally been fairly chilly round right here currently! We’ve some 70-degree days, but additionally blended with low 30’s and 50’s! I’ve a sense we’ll see some snow this 12 months!
Talking of snow and all issues Christmas. I’ve but to brighten in any respect. I’ve all the time been fairly adamant about adorning after Thanksgiving. I’m the kind of person who will get sick of all my Christmas decorations cluttering my areas by the point Christmas even arrives. I really feel like social media places the strain to have all of the Christmas decorations up and on show. But when placing your Christmas decorations up early makes you cheerful, then go proper forward! Life is simply too quick to fret about what others suppose.
Replace on my way forward for running a blog and social media:
I’ve been getting loads of questions currently about my weblog, my social media presence, and my movies. I do know it could seem to be I’ve thrown within the towel, however I haven’t. I’ve been running a blog for over twelve years, and I don’t plan to offer it up. I’m at the moment giving myself a break from scheduling, sponsorships, writing recipes, hitting objectives, social media, creating content material, and so forth. That stuff runs in individuals’s blood typically, and persons are very money-motivated. I’ve been utilizing the phrase “no” quite a bit currently. Proper now, I’m motivated to deal with my well being, my happiness, and my dwelling. I will likely be again in full power after I really feel prepared. I’m simply on the informal route proper now. I do admire all of you who’ve caught round all these years, particularly throughout occasions like these! ️
One of the crucial requested questions I get is “how is Tux?!” and I wished to replace you! I like how many individuals are invested in his restoration.
We’ve had so many spectacular strides with Tux. He’s not the identical canine that we rescued again in July! He’s extremely playful (much more than Leo!), loves meals, will get enthusiastic about morning walks, has constructed belief with us, provides us his paw after we rub his stomach, and comes sprinting to us after we get dwelling. He’s formally change into our candy canine, and he is aware of it! One drawback we’ve had with him that we’re at the moment engaged on is his excessive nervousness when new individuals come round him. Since July, now we have had solely a handful of individuals come to go to us as a result of we’re very protecting of him, and we wish to give him time to heal in his dwelling. We don’t need him to really feel like this isn’t everlasting for him. Generally, we’ll have points with him coming inside as a result of one thing provides him nervousness, after which different occasions, he sprints in like he’s been doing it for years. Generally he loses management of his bladder/bowels when assembly a brand new individual. He shuts down so onerous that he pees himself from shaking so badly. It’s so unhappy to observe, and we wished to see if we may do something to assist him with nervousness when a brand new individual got here into the home.
We made a vet appointment (we needed to get a brand new vet since his previous vet left) to speak with the physician about getting him some calming chews for him to take earlier than assembly new individuals. From the second we bought there, it was one of many worst experiences I’ve ever had in my life. The vet didn’t take heed to a lot of what we have been saying about him and went straight to “properly he’s in all probability a misplaced trigger,” and I’m sorry he doesn’t “suit your way of life,” after which proceeded to inform us that we weren’t certified to rescue him within the first place. Even her vet tech checked out me with the “omg, I’m so sorry she is saying this look.” This was after we spent over $1400 at her clinic the previous few months getting Tux into excellent well being. I used to be so able to stroll out of there, however I stored my cool. We’re the kind of individuals that will do ANYTHING for him. There’s nothing he may do to make us love him much less; we simply wish to assist him really feel his greatest. The life-style remark made me giggle. I can admit I’m such a boring one that says no to virtually each social occasion, and my sort of leisure is watching Hallmark motion pictures in my pajamas. I’m sorry, my way of life? I discuss to my canines greater than precise individuals. The misjudgment was horrible and extremely impolite. She additionally stored asking us about his aggression, and we needed to remind her about 100 occasions that Tux has ZERO aggressive traits. He’s the kind of canine that cowers and shuts down if he appears like he’s in hurt. He wouldn’t damage a bug, and even if you give him treats, he’s so extremely mild (in contrast to Leo, who will chunk your hand off.) I used to be on the verge of tears in that room, listening to her rip him aside. I’m simply going to exit on a limb and assume she was having a foul day.
I couldn’t imagine what she was saying to us. We went in there trying to get him some nervousness reduction with a freaking calming chew, and she or he began saying a few of the most horrendous issues. And I do know she’s unsuitable. I feel Tux is within the BEST CARE with Kyle and me. The quantity of progress he has proven is unbelievable, and we’ll proceed to construct with him. We created a secure schedule for him, we give him a lot love and a spotlight, and we might by no means hand over on him. It’s protected to say that we are going to by no means return to that vet once more. He’s our eternally canine, however sadly for her, she’s not our eternally vet.
Because the weeks went on after that appointment, Kyle and I did some analysis and located some calming chews that had GREAT opinions. Tux hates the flavour of them however will eat them if we combine them with peanut butter. He’s like evening and day on these chews, and I’m pleased to say that my mother came visiting to remain whereas Kyle was out of city for just a few days, and he had completely no breakdowns along with her. He took treats from her, performed in entrance of her, even laid close to her, and it was an incredible breakthrough. As for the yard, we now hold his collar with a brief leash hooked up to him. We’ve been coaching him to cease and allow us to seize the leash after we strategy him, and it’s working! It has made every thing way more manageable.
We knew adopting an older rescue with a traumatic previous could be a problem, however that’s what we dedicated to and can all the time put him as a precedence! We love our boy. ️
A number of different issues we’ve been as much as currently!
It’s loopy even to say this, however our nursery is nearly finished. I didn’t wish to stress about getting every thing put collectively later in my being pregnant, so Kyle and I made an inventory and began knocking all of it out. We solely have just a few little issues to get! I’ll do a nursery tour very quickly with all the main points on the place every thing is from.
We’ve principally been dwelling at BuyBuyBaby currently. That retailer has EVERYTHING you want and extra. I by no means thought I’d get pleasure from it greater than Goal, however I do. I like stepping into there. We’re virtually midway there (which is loopy!), and I can’t wait. They all the time have the perfect reductions happening.
My cravings are everywhere. One in every of my favorites is pancakes with butter and syrup. Kyle and I made some final Sunday morning, they usually have been scrumptious!
It’s been so chilly out on our morning walks, however now that I’m feeling higher, I’ve been including extra mileage every time. Leo loves it!
The home made ranch battle! A number of weeks in the past, I pinned two high web recipes for ranch collectively. The winner was Chef John’s Ranch from All Recipes. The one factor I added was a pinch of lemon juice and extra buttercream to make it creamier. It was scrumptious. And speak about wild cravings; final week, all I wished was sizzling wings and Caesar salad from Killington’s.
Extra baking is going on over right here! My blueberry muffins are all the time successful. I made them with out the streusel on high this time.
One factor that hasn’t modified is my cravings for cereal each morning! I needed to cease including fruit to it as a result of fruit tends to make me nauseous, however I like frosted mini shredded wheat and the oat crunch cheerios!
Take a look at the Fall we’re having in our neighborhood! 
I can’t bear in mind if I ever confirmed off what Kyle did to our workplace/piano room! I’ll do a submit on it quickly with extra pictures. He did a improbable job with the built-ins!
I bought a pedicure and foot tub on Amazon just a few weeks in the past as a result of I’ve such a tough time retaining my toes heat, and it feels so good! I purchased it on amazon, however I sort of want it had precise meals massagers. It has ones you must do manually.
I additionally spent all final weekend energy cleansing the home to make up for all of the months the place I did completely nothing. I went by means of so many issues and had an enormous carload to drop off at Goodwill. It all the time feels good to eliminate issues! I managed to discover a cute little minimal tree at Passion Foyer to place in our visitor room. It makes it so cozy in there.
My mother and I drove as much as York just a few weeks in the past to stroll the city and cease at their Christmas pageant. I’ve been craving a funnel cake for this whole being pregnant. After I noticed the flashing lights that stated “funnel desserts,” I virtually cried. It was value each single chunk! Sugar has made me fairly nauseous throughout this being pregnant, so I saved myself by solely consuming half, however I may have scarfed down ten of those infants! It was the right technique to finish our afternoon of procuring. York SC has some charming native boutiques that I like supporting. I purchased extra doggy books for the nursery and some bump-friendly sweaters.
I ended my Friday evening on the sofa with my sizzling wings and salad. Kyle and I caught up on our reveals! 
My mother and father came visiting final Saturday to assist us choose up our order from BuyBuyBaby. That’s the great thing about your dad proudly owning a truck All of us headed out to Olive Backyard for lunch afterward. Are you able to guess who selected Olive Backyard? Yup, I don’t know what it’s, however I’m at the moment obsessive about all of it. It’s been years since consuming there, however I like it the identical. One thing in regards to the crunchy salad and garlic breadsticks hold me coming again for extra!
One meals I’ve been loving is my rooster salad wraps! I make an enormous batch of them and hold them within the fridge. Sunday mornings are my day out of the home as a result of it’s when Kyle does his meal prepping. I WANT ZERO PART within the scent of it. I often go to Goal or get the weekly grocery procuring finished.
Whereas I used to be out, Kyle requested if I may make banana pudding! It’s really easy to make, so I picked up all of the elements and made it after I bought dwelling. He loves banana pudding, and I like the oreo model of this.
You stack banana pudding, whipped topping, bananas, and wafers in layers! Such a fast and simple dish to take to a potluck. For the Oreo model, you make it the identical however use Oreos as a substitute of wafers, and the cookies n cream pudding as a substitute of banana.
Earlier than Kyle left for out of city, we ordered sushi and fried rice for dinner. Our native sushi spot has pregnancy-safe sushi on the menu, so I ordered the vegetable tempura and the crab tempura. It’s so good!
My mother and I spent our time collectively watching the 2 seasons of Useless to Me and making peanut brittle for her winter orders! She sells a lot of it through the holidays. We additionally headed out to breakfast at First Watch. I had been craving bacon with maple syrup all morning, and it was so good! I additionally helped her end that mean-looking pancake on her plate
The climate was so excellent final week, so we headed out on an extended path stroll! It was the longest stroll I’ve finished in just a few months, and it felt so good to get on the market. 
On Friday evening, Kyle stunned me with tickets to see my favourite Christmas Musical, The Grinch! This was the primary time we went out in months, and fortunately, I used to be feeling adequate to remain awake and never nauseated in any respect. It’s CRAZY how a lot my bump has popped prior to now few weeks. I like it, and I’m formally sporting maternity leggings, and they’re a game-changer. I’m going to submit a weblog in regards to the purchases I’ve made for myself to date!
The present was superb! Each actor did an unbelievable job, and the singing was out of this world! If you happen to dwell in Charlotte, positively get tickets to go! You received’t remorse it.
Leo has change into a fan of my being pregnant pillow I could should get him his personal! This was my third pillow buy till I discovered the right one. I’m a again and abdomen sleeper, so the physician really helpful that I buy one sooner to coach myself to sleep on my left facet. It has helped me a lot! 
On Saturday afternoon, I made a childhood favourite stir fry. It has peppers, carrots, onions, steak, stir fry sauce, black pepper, traditional stir fry sauce, rice, and topped with candy crimson chili sauce. It tasted superb! It was one of many first meals I’ve cooked since my meals aversions went away!
Saturday evening was minimize quick as a result of after going weeks with out getting sick, I made a decision I’d cease taking my Unisom and B6 (which has saved me from throwing up), however sadly, it appears my physique nonetheless wants it. I’m again on it now and feeling a lot better once more. The physician informed me it’s protected, so I may if it’s one thing I must depend on throughout my being pregnant. I could attempt to cease it in just a few weeks to see how my physique responds. 
And after an evening of getting sick, I wanted a hearty dose of carbs to make me really feel higher. I picked up Olive Backyard for dinner and began watching Love Life on HBO. It’s such a superb present! If you happen to’re questioning what I ordered, it’s on the sensible facet. The fettuccine is sort of bland at Olive Backyard, however the noodles are so good. I get the fettuccine and a bowl of rooster and gnocchi soup and blend them. It’s the perfect combo ever, and you must strive it! Being pregnant has introduced out my inventive facet It’s been enjoyable navigating every day as they arrive.
I do know this weblog is lengthy and everywhere, however what’s new? I hope you all have the perfect Thanksgiving Vacation, and I hope to get on right here earlier than Thursday with a few of my favourite recipes I made final 12 months for Thanksgiving! xo
