Monday, April 25, 2011

I'm so Thirsty!

I cannot believe how thirsty I am all the time while being pregnant. I literally cannot get enough water and have been drinking it until I'm full and uncomfortable! Lately I have been craving lemonade too so I have been sneaking that in there with all that water.
This is my fav brand of juice and there Lemonade doesn't disappoint.
I'm 17 weeks now and 9 days til we find out the SEX! Woo Hoo!

We had a nice weekend, didn't do much for Easter (except eat some Easter candy-oops!) since we aren't religious and don't have kids Easter is pretty Boring! But this was our last Easter not being parents so we enjoyed the day for what it was.

P.S. I think I am having a Girl, I'm not sure why but I do have a feeling about that- we'll see if I'm right soon enough!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

SAHM

Stands for Stay-at-home-mom if you are wondering....


I use to think I would for SURE want to work while having kids but that was when I was younger and hadn't had much time in my career. 10 years of working since College I have had great success, bought my own home, car, etc...so now I am thinking I may be ready.....or is this article why I want to do it??

A 2007 Pew Research Center survey shows that more at-home moms today (48 percent) consider being home full time the ideal situation than they did 10 years ago (39 percent). Inversely, just 21 percent of working moms say working full time is ideal, down from 32 percent in 1997. "In my research, there seems to be a backlash among the millennial generation; in a sense, they're modeling themselves after their grandmothers, not their mothers," says Susan Shapiro Barash, a women's issues expert and author of You're Grounded Forever…But First, Let's Go Shopping: The Challenges Mothers Face With Their Daughters and Ten Timely Solutions. Many of these young women look at their baby boomer moms and question why they'd want to be them. Some of those moms struggled in their marriages and had a tough time balancing work and family, she says. That doesn't mean today's SAHM has abandoned her career aspirations or traded her BlackBerry for an ironing board, just that she's more concerned about living a balanced life than proving she's Superwoman

Interesting since I am from a family of divorce and have baby boomer parents isn't it????

Monday, April 11, 2011

New Book

I kept hearing how good this book is on people's facebook posts so when we were at Costco on Sunday I picked it up. I ended up reading it for hours Sunday and I look forward to reading more tonight!
I have been on the hunt for an interesting book and haven't been able to find anything that I can't put down in SOOO long! I finally found one, and I'm about half way through and going to read more now, here is what its about.....

Be prepared to meet three unforgettable women:
Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone.
Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her seventeenth white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken.
Minny, Aibileen's best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody's business, but she can't mind her tongue, so she's lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town...

Nice little Weekend

I had a busy Saturday planned and was a little worried if I'd make it through the day without falling asleep, and I did!

I met a friend and her cute little Family for breakfast. Then went to a Friends baby shower and I loved hearing what the moms had to say about things, "Oh you have to have one of these!" "you will use this all the time" "I dont' know what I would've done without this!" It was really cute and I can't wait to learn about all these new things soon!


Saturday night Justin, my sister and I attended an auction for a non-profit my dad helped start back in 1995. What use to be a little auction has turned into a 350 person sold out event that raised thousands of dollars. Its the Native fish society, my dad was really passionate about fish conservation and it was really cool to be there! My sister and I decided to donate some of my dad's art and a very nice fishing reel to the auction because we know my dad would've noted that.

Here is the live auction item and the reel with a GREAT photo of my dad:

It sold for $1400! We didn't buy anything in the live auction but Justin bought a knife in the silent auction, I got a trader joes goody bag and my sister got a wine tour for 10 people at willamette valley vineyards. The president spoke about my dad and it was heart wrenching, when a pregnant girl like me starts crying it's hard to stop, but I survived. I could really feel my dad's presence there that night and I loved that. It was so fun to tell all my dad's friends I was prego too, nothing like seeing grown men cry....

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Pregnant in Heels

                                                  I have a new Fav show to tell you about!

Rosie is a pregnancy concierge to wealthy moms in NYC and its premiere's tonight on Bravo and you must watch!



I watched the sneak peek last night after Bethenny ever after and its so entertaining. These moms are totally nuts! One of the gals had Rosie hire a think tank to come up with her babies name! Another one was so dis-interested in having a baby she was 36 weeks pregnant and didn't have nay baby clothes, a crib or anything except a changing table! Another mom (on previews) had a hair and make-up stylist come into the delivery room so she looked good after the baby was born!

Reality TV just got better!

She has a maternity store with really cute, but expensive stuff in NYC, check it out.

Monday, April 4, 2011

2nd Tri-mester, FINALLY!

Well I must say I am thrilled to be in my 2nd tri-mester! I hear its the best one and you get all your energy back! I'm still waiting for that to happen but hopefully within the next week!

My beta bud (a sorority term, that yes we still use) Erin is 9 months prego and I read on her blog about this body pillow that is so fantastic so I had to buy it and try it. It's the snoogle!
Although I dont' really need it yet I have tried it a few nights and I do like it but I get so hot I end up throwing it on the floor , and Justin hates it in the bed...so for now its on the guest bed until I really need it when I have a big prego belly.
Nothing has really changed the past few weeks, still real tired. I feel stretching and pinching going on though and I know that's the baby causing everything to grow! I can't wait to feel those kicks! And 1 month from today we find out the gender! Let me know if you have a prediction!


Saturday, April 2, 2011

Brunch

So lately I have been going to lots of brunches/breakfasts with friends and I must say I am loving it! Aside from my cravings for breakfast food, its so nice to see the girls other than at happy hour or Dinner. Especially since I can't stay out past 7pm, or I just about pass out from exhaustion!

I will say I have done a couple happy hours with my fellow prego friend Tracy and its been really fun!

Here is where we've been dining:
Pinot- average food, but $4 mimosas for those that can drink!
Heathman-great food and great drink menu, a true Portland classic brunch restaurant
Biscuits Cafe-Traditional breakfast food that's great and AMAZING fluffy pancakes, needing to go back soon!
Genie's Cafe-AWESOME food, I'd eat there more if it wasn't for it being on the eastside.

Thanks ladies for brunching with me and I look forward to doing it more often!