Comments

I know some of you have still been having trouble leaving comments. And I discovered this weekend that there were a few extra steps I didn't realize, so here's my second attempt at a tutorial! :)

1. Click on the "# Comments" link below each post.
2. Type your comment in the open white box.
3. Under that box, it will say: Comment as: Select profile...
4. Click on the arrow/drop down menu and select "Name/URL" from the list.
5. Type in your name (leave the URL part blank) and click OK.
6. Click on Post Comment.

I have removed the word -verification that was just there to avoid spam comments, but if it becomes a problem, I'll put it back. You can also choose Anonymous instead of Name/URL, but then you'll just want to type your name in the comment box so I'll know it was you!

Hope this helps!!

Packin' it on!

I do still get bits of nausea and very occasionally get sick, but for the most part, my appetite seems to be unquenchable lately! And when I stepped on the scale this morning, it confirmed that I've been eating enough for two (or three, or four!) At this point, it's still good news for me to finally be gaining... but I have a feeling that with 17 weeks to go, I may not be so happy if I keep going at this rate to the end! :)

Speaking of food, I thought I'd share one of our absolute favorite recipes that we enjoyed again last night. This marinade for salmon is better than anything we've ever eaten at a restaurant... in fact last night we wondered why we would ever go spend $18+tip/per person to eat out, when the two of us ate a delicious semi-gourmet meal for $8 total!

6 tbs. olive oil
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cracked pepper
1 tbs. lemon juice
1 tbs. parsley

Mix together and pour over fresh salmon (or other fish). Marinate in fridge for at least 30 minutes. Cook on grill (or grill pan, as we use). We served it with sticky-rice and broccoli with hollandaise sauce. Yum!

It's Official...

Our house is now officially for sale. You can click here to see the ad on Craigslist, and feel free to pass it along to anyone who may be interested! We've already had several solicitations from realtors... but we're only looking for potential buyers. We'll keep it FSBO for now.

In other fun news... we finally picked out a crib and ordered it tonight, so here's a picture of Baby W.'s new bed - hopefully he'll like it as much as we do!

Piece by Piece

The newest addition to our nursery. :) We got the blue & brown bedding I posted about here a while back and we love it. And then we found this fun canvas art that looks great with it, so some things are coming together. Our next mission is to decide on and order a crib and furniture for the room!

What's happening now...

Fetal development in pregnancy week 21: (fetus in fifth month) Your beautiful little miracle-gro baby will be putting on a full ounce and a half this week (and weighing up to 16.5 ounces), but that’s just the beginning! Within the next five weeks, they’ll really be packin’ it on! For now, we’re pleased to report the addition of rapid eye movement (REM) a key component to any healthy baby’s sleep schedule. While in the dermatology department: their thin soft skin is very red, rather translucent, and a bit wrinkled. Not to worry, it’s not a premature aging disease. It's just their clever little body setting them up with extra space that will smooth out once your little one starts packing on the baby-fat. That won’t be for a few more weeks, though. So for the time being, your munchkin is still a little lean mean growing machine! The beginnings of what is commonly called “brown fat” is just starting to fill in to help your baby retain some body heat, which is crucial as they’re not yet capable of regulating their own body temperature.

He knows what he likes...

I don't eat pizza very often, but apparently this little boy loves it. He's doing all kinds of dancing around now that I just finished some! And a couple weeks ago when he was super-active, it was right after I'd had pizza. How funny. I do feel him a little bit every day, but not like this! :)

I do love a good deal!

Mike and I had fun this Saturday rummaging through cute baby boy clothes at some local baby consignment shops! We found so many cute things... many of which were under a dollar! And we found lots of cute things from Gymboree, BabyGap and more that were hardly used! The best quality items were found at Kid to Kid on Laskin Rd in Virginia Beach, but we also got some great deals at Baby Attic in Great Bridge.

Apparently we're not the only bargain shoppers: I found out that evening that my parents had been doing their own saavy shopping the same day and that while my mom shopped for my cousin's little girl, due in May, my dad was busy filling up the cart with lots of little boy clothes! :)

We may not know his name, or where he'll live yet, but Baby W. will surely be well-dressed!