Baby Legs

I have been obsessed with finding Baby legs lately. I really wanted a bunch of onesies and pair of babylegs to put the baby in when she finally comes because they would be great for diaper changes and for keeping her warm but I can no longer find baby legs ANYWHERE. I searched all through thte Christmas holidays and they were no where to be found!!! They were at Target before the holidays but I haven't seen them since. So yesterday I was determined to find or make them. I found a tutorial on flickr that shows you how to make them in less than 10 minutes. WOO HOO!! Then I went to Target at lunch and found three pairs on the sale rack. It was a good day. So here is the baby's first new pairs of Baby Legs!

If you are interested in buying some, go to the Etsy website and search for "Baby legs," or go to the baby legs website, or check Target's website.

Click here to see the tutorial.

New Years Resolutions

Hmmm...so much change is about to happen I don't even know where to start the resolutions but regardless, I am jumping right in.

1.) Since I gained 36 pounds pounds of baby last year, I would like to loose 40 pounds over all since I will probably gain a few more before all is said and done.

2.) I want to apply the Baby Wise principals to the baby and get her to sleep through the night at an early age.

3.) I want to be able to establish an schedule once the baby comes so that I can be a good mom and a good wife.

4.) I want to be more spiritually healthy.

5.) To continue to budget our money and continue to pay off our debt.

Getting Closer

Well, the baby got some new stuff for her room this week. It's getting much closer to being finished with every day that goes by. But for this week, she got a new lamp...



...and a new rug.

Baked Spaghetti

After a long, cold, rainy day of working on the house, we needed something filling, fast and flavorful. I had a bag of shredded mozzarella, spaghetti noodles, a pound of ground beef, and some spaghetti sauce. My original plan was to make spaghetti but E suggested baking it...I had really never tried and figured it couldn't turn out THAT bad. So I made the spaghetti like normally would, threw it in a mixing bowl with the sauce. Then I threw half of it in a casserole dish, topped with half of the mozzarella cheese, and then topped that with the rest of the spaghetti mixture. I threw it in the oven at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes, topped it with the rest of the cheese and popped it back in the oven until the cheese had melted and browned.

I honestly don't know if I did it right, but regardless, it was delicious. Make it however you want.

This was just how I did it. (And the leftovers are even better!!)

Morning Chicness Bag

Morning Chicness Bags- Why didn't I think of that!!! I don't know if I am really laughing that these because they are great and I really do wish that I had thought of these or because they are SO OUT THERE!! Either way, I thought they were funny and had to share them with you all!

Christmas Vacation - Part 2

We got to E's family's house Christmas afternoon just in time to have lunch with all of the extended family. His cousin, Travis, had a good month hunting and made tenderloin with horseradish sauce and a roast out of the spoils. It was delicious!! Afterwards, we all went back to the house to check our body mass index on the Wii Fit. We all tested it out and turns out, at 8 months pregnant, I still did better than E, his brother and his cousin at the balance test and my BMI wasn't nearly as high as his cousin's. So...Boooya!!

His family made a Baby Rachel Tree this year instead of a Christmas tree.

Later, my neices came over and we all opened presents. Kayla and Beth got clothes and gift cards. I got a kitchenaid food precessor and E got a bunch of tools.

Here is Maggie opening her present, a rope with a ball on it and a new bandana. She had an ear tucked back and didn't even notice due to all of the excitement.

...and yes, she ate the wrapping paper here again too.

Over the next few days, we did lots of shopping, lots of eating and catching up with old friends and distant family. We had a big New Year's Eve Dinner at E's cousin's house complete with massive steaks, shrimp and scallops. Then my family had a big New Year's Day BBQ/Game Night. Here is me, my mom and sisters eating Christmas cookies and playing Mad Gab.

A few days later, we drove to Nashville to spend the day with my friend from 3rd grade. Her daughter was having her 3rd birthday party so we were going and then hanging out with them for the rest of the day. Little did we know all of the baby stuff they had set aside for us. 3 boxes of clothes and shoes, a freezer bag full of hair bows, a huge bag of toys and books and then more toys that wouldn't fit into the bag along with sheets and a changing table. We were really thankful for everything. Free stuff is always good.

Me and E got up early and left the next morning to head home. Ahhhh....home sweet home. No more traveling for a while and back to work. We said good bye to the holiday by taking down the Christmas tree and decorations and started the New Year off by rearranging the living room. We hope you all had a great Christmas and New Years.

Christmas Vacation - Part 1

Oh the long post I have been avoiding. The day before Christmas Eve, all of the family in town was going to go to Bellingrath Gardens to see their Christmas lights. It's a walk through park so I was a little weary of that since I can't walk as far as I used to but after spending 30 minutes in traffic trying to park, and then walking a half mile to the gate, we were greeted with a MASSIVE LINE to get into the gate. We soon found out that it was an hour and half wait just to buy your tickets!!! No way. The walk through was going to be difficult enough and there was no way I could stand in line for that long. So we opted to head back to the house and play dominoes and eat Christmas treats. Here's me and dad on our half mile walk back to the car.
The next morning, Papa woke up early and made his famous Christmas Eve Pancakes...Delicious!!!
We all went out to run errands before our annual Christmas Eve seafood dinner which consisted of fried crab claws, seafood gumbo, oyster bisque, shrimp scampi along with several other side dishes. It was excellant!! Hats off to Dad and my Nanny for a fabulous dinner.


After all of the dinner crowd trickled out, our immediate family exchanged gifts. I recieved some jewelry, scarves, dishes, books, soaps, and so much more. E got 2 magazine subscriptions, some Wii points, a knife, some movies and much more I can't think of. The baby got some books and toys and Maggie thought it was Christmas since we allowed her to eat all of the wrapping paper left on the floor. Here I am showing off my new scarf with my aunt.
Dad recieved a singing and dancing Santa for his office. Maggie wasn't sure about him. She stayed far away and never took her eyes off of him.

Since my sister is pregnant, I gave her a book that I fell in love with long ago called "What Not to Name Your Kids." So after all was cleaned up, my sisters and mom sat around in the living room laughing to tears about how accurate our names were defined in that book.

Christmas morning, Papa made his famous breakfast burritos for breakfast and then me and E left to head north to be with his family for the rest of the holiday (which will be detailed in part 2 tomorrow). But before we left, the family was insistant that we needed to compare bellies again.

Pregnant and Clumsy

Since I am finding that clumsiness is definately a pregnancy symptom, I am racking up on things I have broken, dropped, spilled, tore apart...you get the idea! This morning, started a brand new day for me though...until I knocked over the coffee press with my belly. Poor E!! No coffee this morning.

I guess I should go ahead and update everyone on the baby thus far while we are talking! We hit 33 weeks (out of 40) on Wednesday. I am bigger than life and can barely turn over in bed. Walking around is a nightmare especially during the holiday shopping season. I only last about an hour. Baby is BIG these days. We typically sleep in shifts. I sleep at night while she stays up and I keep watch during the day while she sleeps off and on. E likes to watch my belly which contorts into odd shapes these days depending on how she is positioned. My sister said that I should go ahead and get my hospital bag packed just in case. That realization SCARED ME TO DEATH!!! I wasn't ready to hear that! But she is right and I have no idea how much longer I can last. Thank goodness all of the traveling is over.

But after a visit with family and friends over the Christmas holiday, I am feeling much more prepared, at least mentally!! The nursery is getting closer to being ready. We bought the stroller this weekend since we had a serious coupon for the day after Christmas and we were also given a changing table from a childhood friend of mine. Yah!!!! I think a little organization and elbow grease will reveal a gem in time.

More pictures and holiday updates to come...