Recipe Tuesday

Sorry I have not been keeping up with my recipe Tuesday, but now that I am at home I will b able to keep up with it....probably until Noah arrives.

Panko shrimp

20 jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined
1 large egg white lightly beaten
1/2 cup Panko - Japanese breadcrumbs
1 tsp chopped cilantro
1/2 tsp grated peeled ginger
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 tbs canola oil

Combine shrimp and egg in bowl, combine next 4 ing. in a plastic bag. Add shrimp to bag and shake to coat. Heat oil in non stick skillet cook shrimp 2 min. on each side.

I usually will make this with rice or couscous and a green veggie. Very good and only 200 calories

Welcome to the Jungle......

Today our little Noah was Showered with so much love at his baby shower. It was so much fun to hang out with friends and to get stuff that is all in prep for his arrival. Seems really weird but for some reason even though I feel him inside me kicking all day and I live with the awesome symptoms of pregnancy....when people give you something for your baby it makes it all real. I found myself several times today talking in my head...wait this is all for me because I am having a baby....me....I am having a child and the child is having me.....I am having a baby....ok...just breath. I can do this...I mean so many women before you have had babies without Bumbo seats, and BPA free bottles, and they all lived right.

We are 33 weeks and growing....still not sure how my skin can stretch much more but I know it will...hopefully without the marks that so proudly remind us of our pregnancy for the rest of our life. I am now going every 2 weeks to the Dr. and last appt. she told me that we have a long way to go....oh the words that every pregnant longs to hear...looks like you will go to your due date...YAY. It was bitter sweet. I am excited that he is still doing well but I guess it should be a relief that he is going to be here soon....6 weeks from now he will be here, but I am still not ready...mentally, emotionally, financially......still haven't read the books I need to to know what to do when he gets here. I have only read the ones about how he is progressing, which is the easy part of having a baby. Nursery is still not done, baby clothes are not washed, still have lots to do... but I am not working anymore so I will have time to nest and get ready.

Tonight Andrew is at his Man baby Shower playing poker with his friends, which he was so excited about since he never got to have a Bachelor party, so he was really blessed to have friends that wanted to do something special for him...I asked him to take the some pictures while he was there but told me that was totally a chick thing and he would be made fun of for a long time if I made him do that.....which I understand

March 2009

We have been really busy getting ready for Noah. We are 32 weeks pregnant and still growing, although I am not sure how I am going to get much bigger but I guess I will. I have to admit that I have not loved being pregnant and am really ready for it to be over so I have have my body back. I know that probably sounds horrible but It is really hard to gain weight so fast and not be able to do much about it....I pee every 30 minutes at night and can't sleep. I know it will be so worth it when I see my little Noah, and everyone tells me that after a couple of years you will forget about the horrible times of pregnancy and want to do it again....but I am not so sure about that.

This

weekendhas been really quiet which Andrew and I are trying to bask in the stillness while we can. I have decided that my last day of work will be on Wednesday...YAY. My boss finally talked to me on Friday and said I can go whenever I want to...A part of me wants to just leave and have a paid vacation but there is another part of me that doesnt want to give it up just yet because that would mean that I am then a MOM....Has anyone else had this issue ? I guess my job has defined a part of me for so long that now giving it up is like giving up a part of who I am...I know and Trust that God will help me through this time and allow me to slip into mommyhood with ease, but It is so foreign to me....like starting a new job that you have no training for. You just get thrown into and hope you do the right thing....yes there are books, and dvd's but every child is dfferent, and has different needs.

Work baby shower, Family and Friends

Last week was really busy for us, I had an awesome work baby shower on Wednesday night with past and present employees. Saturday we went up to Ft. Worth for Ava's 2nd birthday and spent the day with Alison and Brandon.....we had a great time catching up and look forward to being so close to each other. Saturday we had maternity pictures.....which are not your typical pictures and many people will be surprised at what we did.....then we went to Addisons 1st birthday that afternoon....it was a busy weekend and this one will be just as crazy. We are now 30 weeks and I can't believe that I could deliver soon. It is so amazing and scary all at the same time. My last day of work is quickly approaching and I can't wait to have time to clean....I am in that nesting phase right now and want to clean out every closet, drawer and cabinet. I don't know if I have the energy for all of that but I am determined to do it before Noah arrives. I had a Dr's appt today and it was really good, he is about 3 lbs and will be gaining lots of weight these last few weeks, lets hope I don't.

I have to admit I am so ready to be done with this pregnancy but not sure I am ready for what is at the end...a baby....I want to be prepared and read every book to have a plan on which method I want to use with him.....but as I am reminded that our mothers didn't have Internet or books to tell you how to sooth your baby and in what order I think I will be ok. I think that some of that stuff is a little overwhelming and puts a lot of trust in ourselves and not enough in the Creator of this amazing bundle of joy. yes. I probably will read a book or two...... but want to trust God to show me how to take care of his son.

Hayley, Me and Beth at Addison's Birthday party !!! so much fun....and we are all pregnant!!!!YAY!! Noah is going to have some close friends already!!

Work baby shower at Santa Rita....It was lots of fun and great to catch up with everyone.

Recipe Tuesday

I have decided to start trying at least a couple of new recipies each week and post the best one. This week I had people over for The Bachelor and made an apple cresant dessert. It was good but the Bachelor....not so much...I really liked him at the beginning of the show but he turned out to be a real Jerk...and a bit of a girl. Well we are 29 weeks and growing. We have a busy weekend coming up and are really excited about seeing friends and family.

Apple Cresant

5 apples - thinly sliced and outside peeled
2 cans cresant rolls - Big and Flaky
Cinnamon
Sugar
Mountin Dew 1 cup
Butter 1 cup

preheat oven to 350. Unroll cresants and place apples 5-9 slices at the end, mix up some cinnamon and sugar and sprinlke on top of apples, roll up cresant. Repeat for all Cresants. place
in baking dish. Melt butter and mix in sugar and cinnamon - I didn't measure just enough to drizzle all over cresants. Then pour mountain dew over cresants....I know I though it was weird too but turned out really good. Bake for 40-45 minutes. Serve with Vanilla Ice Cream....MMMM

I didn't take a picture of it but will try to start doing that.