While it has become a bit of a time suck, Pinterest has definitely helped me keep (some of) my sanity these last few months. I'm completely addicted!
It all started with cute baby stuff for one day off in the distant future. Then the baby stuff became not-so-distant. Now it's such a fun place to find ideas for DIY baby stuff, afghan patterns, and nursery ideas. I guarantee our baby will be sporting many items stolen from the boards of Pinterest!
Then I became addicted to recipes. I've even made a couple that have been quite fabulous. It's such a fun way to add a little variety to our weekly menus.
And now DH is addicted! He's had a lot of fun adding to the baby board, and getting to share in the cute ideas.i don't know what other boards he has, but I see him with his phone in his hand constantly pinning away!
Thanks Pinterest for helping me waste even more of my day!
Monday, April 23, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Simple minds, simple pleasures
Tonight I'm thankful for the simplemindedness of my poochie, Charlie.
We went to Target today and purchased the economy size bag of tennis balls. These are her absolute FAVORITE toy in the entire world. But Puppy can chew through them like nobody's business, so it's important that we don't spend a lot of money on them.
As we were unpacking our bag of loot, Puppy saw me put the bag of balls away on the upper shelf of the closet where they live until she busts through one and is need of a new source of joy. She got so excited about the arrival of so many new balls that she plopped down and smiled up at them, patiently waiting for someone to get them down for her.
And there she sits, an hour later. And probably will for the rest of the night.
We went to Target today and purchased the economy size bag of tennis balls. These are her absolute FAVORITE toy in the entire world. But Puppy can chew through them like nobody's business, so it's important that we don't spend a lot of money on them.
As we were unpacking our bag of loot, Puppy saw me put the bag of balls away on the upper shelf of the closet where they live until she busts through one and is need of a new source of joy. She got so excited about the arrival of so many new balls that she plopped down and smiled up at them, patiently waiting for someone to get them down for her.
And there she sits, an hour later. And probably will for the rest of the night.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Modern medicine
Tonight I'm thankful for the advances in medical science. This will be a rather short and targeted list, because it only has to do with babies.
Ultrasounds - I love that we've seen our little baby's heartbeat with our own eyes. And I'm so excited for the day when we can see Little DiJulio's... anatomy.
Dopplers - While my visits these days to my midwife are short and sweet (and start to feel like a waste of time), it always warms my heart to hear my little baby's heart beat rapidly and strong.
I'm not sure what to call the last thing. Mom-in-law sent us a book of little fetuses along the way to birth, and it's cool to see how Lil Tank (1st choice of a name, regardless of gender) is growing inside. It's amazing how fast he or she looks like a little person!
The countdown continues, 22 weeks to go!
Ultrasounds - I love that we've seen our little baby's heartbeat with our own eyes. And I'm so excited for the day when we can see Little DiJulio's... anatomy.
Dopplers - While my visits these days to my midwife are short and sweet (and start to feel like a waste of time), it always warms my heart to hear my little baby's heart beat rapidly and strong.
I'm not sure what to call the last thing. Mom-in-law sent us a book of little fetuses along the way to birth, and it's cool to see how Lil Tank (1st choice of a name, regardless of gender) is growing inside. It's amazing how fast he or she looks like a little person!
The countdown continues, 22 weeks to go!
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Where have I been?!
As I sit here waiting for car's oil change to finish up, I have suddenly remembered my blog. Ah yes, my love-hate relationship for this thing still going strong, I have decided it's time to update. After all, I'm in the home stretch! Only 2 more months till my 30th!
We've had much going on in the last few months, many things to help my mind stray from the elusive update. Not least of which is the fact that I'm pregnant! 17 weeks along, and I'm finally getting around to being thankful for it ;-)
In all seriousness, though, once the surprise wore off after a couple days, we were ecstatic to find out a little DiJulio would be joining us soon. We went to Costa Rica soon after and told everyone we met! We weren't ready to tell family and friends yet, but were bursting at the seams, so it felt good to share our news with someone!
It's been a pretty easy pregnancy (knock on wood!) and we're excited to see what's in store. We'll find out the sex in a three weeks, and then it's in to the final countdown! I'll try to keep everyone up-to-date, but we've all seen how that goes!
We've had much going on in the last few months, many things to help my mind stray from the elusive update. Not least of which is the fact that I'm pregnant! 17 weeks along, and I'm finally getting around to being thankful for it ;-)
In all seriousness, though, once the surprise wore off after a couple days, we were ecstatic to find out a little DiJulio would be joining us soon. We went to Costa Rica soon after and told everyone we met! We weren't ready to tell family and friends yet, but were bursting at the seams, so it felt good to share our news with someone!
It's been a pretty easy pregnancy (knock on wood!) and we're excited to see what's in store. We'll find out the sex in a three weeks, and then it's in to the final countdown! I'll try to keep everyone up-to-date, but we've all seen how that goes!
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