Before we find out we wanted to have everyone take a guess at what the baby will be... boy or girl? So go ahead! Cast your vote on here and then we'll see who is a baby psychic!
Boy?
Or girl?
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Take a gander...
Dear friends and family,
Before we find out we wanted to have everyone take a guess at what the baby will be... boy or girl? So go ahead! Cast your vote on here and then we'll see who is a baby psychic!
Before we find out we wanted to have everyone take a guess at what the baby will be... boy or girl? So go ahead! Cast your vote on here and then we'll see who is a baby psychic!
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Boy or Girl?
A couple of friends came over the other day and got on me for not blogging! I really didn't think anyone read the blog so I probably need to make things a little more interesting... so here's what we're going to do.
There are SO many wives tales on how you can predict the sex of your baby. In reality they are all 50% correct, but so much more fun than just waiting! I have 4 weeks to wait for the ultrasound (that is if my call tomorrow doesn't convince them to move up the appointment... just saying) so I will do some of these each week till I have done them all! Then we will tally them up and see if they are right or wrong, which ones worked and didn't.
I looked all over online for these tricks, if you have any more than let me know!
There are SO many wives tales on how you can predict the sex of your baby. In reality they are all 50% correct, but so much more fun than just waiting! I have 4 weeks to wait for the ultrasound (that is if my call tomorrow doesn't convince them to move up the appointment... just saying) so I will do some of these each week till I have done them all! Then we will tally them up and see if they are right or wrong, which ones worked and didn't.
I looked all over online for these tricks, if you have any more than let me know!
The Wedding Ring Over The Belly
Get your wedding ring (or other ring/needle/pin) and attach it with a strand of your hair or some string. Lie down and dangle the ring over your belly. If it starts moving in circles, you are having a boy, or if it moves like a pendulum from side to side, then you are having a girl.
North or South?
Look at your pillow and see which way it faces... if it’s north, then expect a boy, south means a girl is on the way.Pimples, Schmiples…
If you get acne during pregnancy, apparently you’re having a girl, and if you don’t, then you’re carrying a boy.Hairy Legs?
Has the hair on your legs grown faster than normal? Or has it grown just like normal? Because if it’s growing faster than it did pre-pregnancy, then you’re said to be having a boy.What’s Baby’s Heartrate?
If you’re carrying a girl, then baby’s heartrate will be above 140bpm (beats per minute). A boy is said to have a heart rate under 140bpm.Take a Guess!
After all, you have 50% chance of getting it right! It may be even more than that – an article said a study was done on mother’s guessing the gender. The women (who didn’t yet know their baby’s sex), guessed the correct sex of their baby 71% of the time. Not bad!!!Thursday, May 19, 2011
Babies on the brain
Shopping for friends baby showers used to be so boring and tedious but now I can't wait to do it and have to stop myself at just one present (due to our college-student budget). The little outfits are SO cute and I just can't wait to cuddle my little M&M in some of them.
I do have to be reminded sometimes (by my mother and sisters-in-law) to enjoy living in the moment and not rush everything. I am so thankful for this time and everything my hubby and I get to do together that we won't be able to here in the near future. Spontaneous road trips, long afternoon naps, sleep at night... etc. I have to admit though, I am more than happy to give some things up for this baby. I can't wait to lean over my bed and be able to look at my little baby in his/her bassinett and just thank my Father in Heaven for that little gift. I know I'll have to give up a lot of sleep, but I also know that it will be worth it.
I'm so excited for a baby shower, setting up a nursery, shopping for diapers, little outfits and all of that!
Basically, I'm so thankful for this time in my life and I can't wait to hold my baby. One month left till we find out if it's a boy or girl!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Adventures, Shakespeare and Cooking
Basically the title of this post explains exactly what I've been up to the past little while. Adventures to San Diego and Vegas, Shakespeare plays (starring my VERY talented siblings) and getting back into cooking.
I have to apologize to my friends and family that have mentioned my lack of posts. The only excuses I have are a) I'm still getting used to posting on a blog. I always forget I have one! And b) I really haven't had anything new to post. BUT all that has changed my friends. Back to blogging I am (hopefully ;])
On Tuesday, May 3 Jared and I decided to surprise my family with a visit! So Wednesday we picked up and went on that 11 hour road trip. It actually didn't seem that long at all! When we got there they were so surprised they didn't even recognize us for about 5 seconds. My own MOTHER, lol. Just kidding mom :)
Our trip consisted of the Mormon Battallion, beaches, sunburn, Shakespeare and best of all, time with our wonderful family. Friday and Saturday was the kids Shakespeare plays. Trinity, Houston and Austin were absolutely amazing, not to mention really funny. I can't believe all of those kids could remember those lines in Shakespearian language. Congrats you guys!
We stayed through Mothers Day and left on Monday so we could stop in Vegas for a couple of nights. It was so fun but the main reason we wanted to stop there was to see Phantom of the Opera, and tickets were CRAZY expensive... so we pretty much just hung out at the pools and went to see all of the sights. I don't think I could ever get tired of Vegas. For those of you who think Vegas is a horrible place to go and a "City of Sin", come with us and I assure you that you'll think differently!
After our long trip, we finally came home this past Friday. After almost 2 weeks of not cooking it was SO hard to get back and actually cook something, which is VERY out of character for me. I love cooking. It's one way I can make my husband happy and improve myself. I love it when I take something out of the oven/crock pot/pan and it turns out amazing. There is nothing better to me than when Jared tells me how good something is and that he loves me (aww... sappy I know). Which brings me to tonights dinner, which was actually pretty good and one of the only meals I've cooked this week and I wanted to share it!
If you've never heard of the "A Year of Slow Cooking" blog you need to visit it. She has really great recipes for any day. I found this one yesterday and had to try it, and the finished product was very good. Here's my version of it, just a few tweaks.
For this recipe you'll need...
--2 pound chicken
--3 small potato, cut into small chunks (optional.)
--1 red onion, diced (optional)
--1 cup corn
--1/2 to 1 bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce
--1/8 cup hot water
cornbread topping:
--3/4 cup corn meal
--1 1/4 cups of flour (I used a Bob Red's Mill GF mix--we were out of Pamela's)
--1 cup milk
--1/4 cup sugar
--1 egg
--1 tsp baking powder (only if using regular all-purpose flour)
Spray the inside of your stoneware with cooking spray. Cut up the chicken and potato, and add to the crock. Add the corn. Add bbq sauce, and then add 1/8 cup of hot water. Mix well with a spoon.
In a separate bowl, mix together the cornbread topping. You don't need to mix well. Spread the topping on to the chicken mixture. If I do this one again I'll probably half this and only put it on half of the bbq.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Mine was done in 3 because I used a 6.5 Qt. crock pot and I browned the chicken beforehand.
Hope you like it! Sorry again for being M.I.A. for a while there. I'll try and be better!
Britton
I have to apologize to my friends and family that have mentioned my lack of posts. The only excuses I have are a) I'm still getting used to posting on a blog. I always forget I have one! And b) I really haven't had anything new to post. BUT all that has changed my friends. Back to blogging I am (hopefully ;])
On Tuesday, May 3 Jared and I decided to surprise my family with a visit! So Wednesday we picked up and went on that 11 hour road trip. It actually didn't seem that long at all! When we got there they were so surprised they didn't even recognize us for about 5 seconds. My own MOTHER, lol. Just kidding mom :)
Our trip consisted of the Mormon Battallion, beaches, sunburn, Shakespeare and best of all, time with our wonderful family. Friday and Saturday was the kids Shakespeare plays. Trinity, Houston and Austin were absolutely amazing, not to mention really funny. I can't believe all of those kids could remember those lines in Shakespearian language. Congrats you guys!
We stayed through Mothers Day and left on Monday so we could stop in Vegas for a couple of nights. It was so fun but the main reason we wanted to stop there was to see Phantom of the Opera, and tickets were CRAZY expensive... so we pretty much just hung out at the pools and went to see all of the sights. I don't think I could ever get tired of Vegas. For those of you who think Vegas is a horrible place to go and a "City of Sin", come with us and I assure you that you'll think differently!
After our long trip, we finally came home this past Friday. After almost 2 weeks of not cooking it was SO hard to get back and actually cook something, which is VERY out of character for me. I love cooking. It's one way I can make my husband happy and improve myself. I love it when I take something out of the oven/crock pot/pan and it turns out amazing. There is nothing better to me than when Jared tells me how good something is and that he loves me (aww... sappy I know). Which brings me to tonights dinner, which was actually pretty good and one of the only meals I've cooked this week and I wanted to share it!
If you've never heard of the "A Year of Slow Cooking" blog you need to visit it. She has really great recipes for any day. I found this one yesterday and had to try it, and the finished product was very good. Here's my version of it, just a few tweaks.
For this recipe you'll need...
--2 pound chicken
--3 small potato, cut into small chunks (optional.)
--1 red onion, diced (optional)
--1 cup corn
--1/2 to 1 bottle of your favorite barbecue sauce
--1/8 cup hot water
cornbread topping:
--3/4 cup corn meal
--1 1/4 cups of flour (I used a Bob Red's Mill GF mix--we were out of Pamela's)
--1 cup milk
--1/4 cup sugar
--1 egg
--1 tsp baking powder (only if using regular all-purpose flour)
Spray the inside of your stoneware with cooking spray. Cut up the chicken and potato, and add to the crock. Add the corn. Add bbq sauce, and then add 1/8 cup of hot water. Mix well with a spoon.
In a separate bowl, mix together the cornbread topping. You don't need to mix well. Spread the topping on to the chicken mixture. If I do this one again I'll probably half this and only put it on half of the bbq.
Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. Mine was done in 3 because I used a 6.5 Qt. crock pot and I browned the chicken beforehand.
Hope you like it! Sorry again for being M.I.A. for a while there. I'll try and be better!
Britton
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