Do We Watch Too Much HGTV?

Sunday morning I was in my bathroom getting ready for church, and in the mirror, I saw Camryn walk into our bedroom looking around as if she'd never seen it before. She caught me watching her and said, "I'm looking for my first house. You know, like on TV when they're trying to find their first house?"

I tried my darndest not to laugh out loud at her.

She came into the bathroom and ran her hand along the countertops and opened up the water closet door and looked inside.

I stood there watching, trying so hard not to laugh. Then we had this conversation:

Me: So, do you think this is going to be the one?

Cam: Well, I haven't signed the paper yet.

Me: What!?

Cam: You know, how they sign the paper? I haven't signed yet, so I don't know.

And, with that, she left to check out the rest of the house.

She later told me that she didn't choose our house. We lost out to the one with three bathrooms. Guess our 2 1/2 baths don't quite cut it for such a high maintenance little girl! :)

Mother's Day 2010

I had such a great Mother's Day.

After church, we went out for Mexican food and ate on the patio in the gorgeous weather. I had Coke, cheese enchiladas, and more chips and salsa than should be allowed. I'm pretty sure that's one of the meals they serve in Heaven on a regular basis.


We came home, got comfy, and all three took naps. Because Jason and Camryn took much longer naps than I did, I took advantage of the quiet house and spent some guilt-free time in front of the computer catching up on blogs, coupon sites, and People.com while I watched HGTV.

After supper, I got sweet cards, a maternity massage, and this book that I have literally been waiting years for:

Then we put some finishing touches on Camryn's room (we've been working on decluttering and finally getting some things on the walls!) and finished the night with a plate of these:

And, of course, I stretched out on the couch and started reading my book.

What a great Mother's Day!

Baking Fail

Monday night we were watching TV, and a commercial for break and bake cookies came on. I instantly started craving some chocolate chip cookies! I had chocolate chips in the pantry, so I decided to make cookies from scratch after I put Camryn to bed. Jason and I were both looking forward to some yummy, ooey, gooey cookies.

But ... after I took them out of the oven, and we took a few bites ... there was this weird taste. Not a good taste. More like a dirty shoes kind of taste, if I had to describe it. I thought it was just me, and if I ate a few more bites, the taste would go away. Not so much. Finally, I put the plate down and asked Jason if his tasted funny. He thought so, too. We wondered if there was something on the stone that made them taste that way. Nope, not that. We wondered if there was something in the oven. Not that either. I stopped eating mine, and Jason choked the rest of his down. We finally decided there was something in the batter that must have made them taste so bad. I threw away more than half of them. But, I couldn't figure out for the life of me what could have made them taste like that! Sugar, brown sugar, flour, vanilla ... none of that made sense, so I went to bed disappointed and with a dirty shoes kind of taste in my mouth.

Tuesday morning while I was in the shower, it was still bothering me. I love to bake and cook, and I just don't mess up on something as simple as chocolate chip cookies. So I thought and thought and thought some more. Finally, it hit me .... the shortening! As soon as I got out of the shower, I headed to the kitchen, opened up the shortening can and took a big whiff. WHOA! Dirty shoes smell times 10! How did I miss that smell when I was making the cookies? And then I looked at the label. Holy cow! Can you see when that shortening expired?

Y'ALL!!!

I was so embarrassed I almost didn't post this. That stinkin' shortening expired FIVE years ago on 05/12/05. FIVE YEARS! The girl who gets in fights with her husband, because I want to throw leftovers out after about 24 hours, and the girl who regularly goes through her fridge to throw out expired stuff ... I baked with a can of shortening that expired FIVE years ago. As Jason pointed out, not only did I use shortening that expired five years ago, but this can expired before my firstborn was even born!!! Disgusting!

Gone Fishin'

Since my doctor told me to limit my traveling starting in May, I decided to make the most of my last weekend of travel, and Camryn and I took off to visit my dad for the weekend. While we did lots of fun things, the highlight of the trip for Camryn was hanging out around the lake behind Papa's house. She fed fish, geese, and turtles and best of all, Papa took her fishing for the first time. She got bored at first waiting for the fish to start biting, but once they got going, she had a great time. She and Papa caught three fish!

Pregnancy Update: 32 weeks

How far along? 32 weeks and 1 day

Total weight gain: I honestly have no idea. My doctor doesn't really give me an update each visit on my total weight gain. She just says I'm doing well, so that works for me.

Maternity clothes? Glad the warmer weather is here so I can start wearing new stuff. I was tired of my winter maternity wardrobe. I'm also realizing that the time I have left to wear comfy maternity pants is growing shorter. *Sniff!*

Sleep: It's just not good at this point. My right hand is either bothering me from my pregnancy-induced carpal tunnel or my hips are hurting. Plus, most nights I'm shoving Jason out of bed so I have room to flip and flop around until I get comfortable. Sad, I know.

Highlight of the week: Took my last roadtrip this weekend, because the doctor said to limit the traveling starting in May. When Camryn and I came home, Jason kissed me hello and put his hands on my stomach and said hello to the baby. She gave him a nice hello kick ... she knows her daddy's voice :)

Meltdown of the week: If you look at me funny or even begin to raise your voice at me, I'm gonna cry. Also, got soooooo sick of hearing people comment on my belly last week. It seemed every time I turned around, someone different had something to say. People would ask how much longer I have and when I said, "2 months" they would look me up and down and say, "Reeeeallly?!?" Also loved the lady who looked at me, raised her eyebrow, and said "Just one?" I wanted to kick her, but since she was a student's parent, I probably would have lost my job.

What people are saying: I think I just covered that above. I do have some sweet people who are telling me I'm glowing. Jason has stopped just short of calling me a crazy person on some occasions, but I can't say that I blame him sometimes.

Movement: Instead of kicks and jabs, I'm feeling more little body parts that make their way across my belly. I also made out an elbow or knee pressing against me last night. Love it!

Cravings: Not really craving anything in particular. Heartburn is in full swing, so that makes meals a little less appetizing. At my last appointment, my doctor said my iron was low, so I'm now taking iron pills. I can't say I'm exactly craving it, but I am trying to add a little more red meat to my diet.

Labor Signs: Feeling some Braxton Hicks contractions every now and then.

What I miss: Sleep, of course. Especially sleeping on my back! I also miss being able to make it through an entire day without feeling like I'm gonna crash halfway through.

What I am loving: That this baby FINALLY has a name! For those of you we haven't already told personally, our second little one is going to be Ella Claire Burley. No, we haven't completely decided if she will be Ella or Ella Claire. We just figure we'll go with whatever sticks once she's here. We mostly just refer to her as Ella right now. Or EC whenever I'm referring to her in text.

What I am not loving: That I only have 8 WEEKS left to prepare for her arrival. And, that work is so hectic right now that it's draining me.

What I am looking forward to: Holding our precious little Ella in my arms soon! And a shower we have coming up in two weeks! Fun times!

What I am not looking forward to: Labor!