Good morning, and completely satisfied Monday!
I hope you all had an amazing weekend. We spent ours bundled up inside watching films, cleansing up, and taking part in with the canine within the snow. That is essentially the most snow we’ve gotten in years and Tux’s first snowfall. He was a bit scared at first, particularly when it became sleet hitting the home, however Leo confirmed him the best way, they usually began having the time of their lives. It made me so completely satisfied I might cry.
I’ve been trying ahead to this week for some time now. We get one other ultrasound to see the newborn, and I get so excited. The newborn is a shifting machine, so that they didn’t cooperate the primary time, so we’re going again in to test on a number of issues. There was no concern, but it surely’s obligatory to test it off the listing throughout an ultrasound. Thus far, all the things has been going effectively throughout my second trimester, and I really feel like one million bucks in comparison with the primary. I can formally see the kicks from exterior the stomach, and it’s wild. I’ll hold you all posted on how the ultrasound goes within the subsequent recap publish.
I made among the yummiest almond-flavored frosted sugar cookie bars on Monday. I wished to make them for some time now and at last bought round to doing it. I’m making one other batch in the present day for my dad and mom. After making the cookies, I made a refreshing protein smoothie. I’m attempting to get on the smoothie prepare once more (one in all my first-trimester meals aversions), and this one was fairly good! It had almond milk, strawberries, banana, Orgain protein powder, and topped with macadamia nuts, granola, and almond butter. 
After which there may be stability.
I snort at my pre-pregnant ideas. I used to inform myself I’d eat so extremely wholesome whereas pregnant, and I’d stroll day by day and work out. Whenever you’re pregnant, it’s like having one thing else take management of your selections. Issues ache, the ideas of wholesome meals you as soon as cherished make you nauseous, and if you’d like one thing, it’s important to let your self have it (until it’s not secure.) I’m nonetheless consuming fairly wholesome, but when I need pizza or Chinese language, I get it. I’m not too involved with gaining weight as a result of it’s all non permanent, and I nonetheless eat the cravings moderately. All I’m saying is, in the event you’re pregnant, get the Chinese language meals! You’ll finally return to having fun with these wholesome meals and feeling ok to exit on walks, however don’t beat your self up.
And with that being stated, on Monday night time. I ordered Chinese language meals! It was scrumptious and all the things I hoped it might be.
We’re happening month eight of my lemon ripening. I’ve a sense it’ll be yellow in a month, and I’m going to make it a BIG DEAL! Like, that lemon will get the popularity it deserves in spite of everything these months of surviving. Rising fruits is so enjoyable, and I’m a loopy plant woman with a number of of them in my home. Keep in mind the raspberry bush I purchased a number of weeks in the past? Properly, it’s popping out of its dormancy and rising leaves. I hold them in my downstairs visitor bed room the place they will get all of the sunshine. I’ll almost definitely switch the bush to a big pot with a trellis exterior this summer season, however I’m nonetheless debating on planting it within the floor. I can not anticipate our backyard venture this 12 months, and I plan to weblog all about it.
This week, I’ve been on an apples and peanut butter kick. Honeycrisp apples are my favourite.
Each night time, Kyle and I watch Jeopardy earlier than mattress (we’re formally our dad and mom), and it’s when the newborn likes to kick round and headbutt my bladder. It’s loopy to suppose I solely have fifteen-weeks left! I higher begin getting my hospital bag prepared (it’s the one factor I’ve left to do!)
We had basil tortellini with parmesan, butter, black pepper, garlic, and peas for dinner!
After my morning stroll with a neighbor on Friday, I had a lunch date with my mother! We went to Good Life Natural Kitchen in Fort Mill, a restaurant I’ve wished to strive for therefore lengthy. They opened up throughout my first trimester, however that was once I hardly left the mattress. It additionally took me some time to begin liking wholesome meals.
We ordered the black bean and candy potato sandwich on multigrain bread, espresso, and the blue spirulina smoothie. All the things was superb!
So superb that Kyle and I did a breakfast date there the subsequent day! I ordered the identical factor and had the breakfast bowl. I feel I discovered my new favourite spot.
On Saturday night time, we watched a number of exhibits with our frozen pizza after which headed to mattress early so we might get up to play within the snow with the canine. I used to be so enthusiastic about seeing Tux play in his first snow!
He was terrified at first, however then began prancing round and sticking his nostril in it!
This made me so completely satisfied! 
The primary snow we’ve had since shifting right here two years in the past! 
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Most of our Sunday was spent going out and in of the home to play within the snow. We determined to make breakfast for dinner, and it was scrumptious! I made tacky eggs, pancakes, and maple sausage.
I did make some protein balls that I’ll have up on the weblog tomorrow.
I used to be SO drained final night time that I fell asleep at 6:30 pm!
I’m nonetheless on my fruit and yogurt parfait kick and have had it for breakfast day by day for 2 months. It has Greek yogurt, berries, honey, granola, and nuts.
The boys have been again to taking part in wild within the snow this morning
