So we found out that out spunky little one is a boy! There is definitely no doubt about it from the sonogram photos.
The baby is bigger than expected and the new approximate due date is Feb. 14.
The sonogram was super cute. The baby yawned and waved its arm. Despite the orange juice I drank and the piece of candy I ate, his arm was behind his head and the lady said that it looked like he was getting ready to take a nap. Hopefully that's a sign that our baby will be able to sleep through about anything.... :O)
I was on a mission last week to make bread. I was going to do it from scratch. From helping my in-laws it surely didn't seem that difficult-- in fact, I was very impressed out easy it was. So I thought, we'll save money and just make our own. hmmm..... my in-laws must have that special touch.
After trying to make a honey wheat bread twice and it not rising an inch, I was about ready to give up. I had decided after the first attempt that maybe it would still bake okay-- not wonderful, but edible. So I tried. Popeye and I joked, but in all seriousness it was like Veronica from the Archie Comic Books had cooked. It literally was a rock after they cooled. We should have taken the opportunity to play some baseball outside. My second attempt I did not bother baking them.
My third attempt was cinnamon rolls. A completely different recipe and new hope. They didn't look anything like cinnamon rolls. These things are globs of cinnamon, sugar, and dough in a pan. It kept sticking (and I did use a ton of flour!!!) to my counter top. They did end up tasty but looking horribly.
In all my days of baby expecting, I never thought once that I'd get weepy over bread. It wasn't working. It wasn't working at all. Three attempts in two days.... wayyyyy too many dishes I had to wash, wayyyyyy to much flour and yeast used. I called Matthew. WE NEED A BREAD MACHINE. He wasn't so sure.
Still determined and less weepy I went to the local consignment shop the next day where I had seen a bread machine. I didn't want to spend a lot if it wasn't going to work. We had a little bit of a store credit there anyway.
God was good. The bread machine I had seen was originally $20 only the week before but apparently it wasn't selling. They marked it down to $8. I don't know a thing about bread machines but this one came with instructions and recipes so I bought it. :O)
I love my bread machine! I only use it to make the dough and then I do the rest, but its been great!!! We've had Honey Wheat Bread, Cinnamon Rolls, and as I type French Bread is being kneaded for supper. :O) yummy.
Funny story : last night I was laying on the couch and decided to poke at 'the stomach' and see if anything would happen. (Baby movement is still somewhat random but becoming more and more active as the weeks go on. I poked, poked for a little bit and waited... nothing happened. About a minute later, having given up on my experiment, I feel a hard kick/jab right back to me. I sincerely doubt that the baby knew that that particular kick was going to be located somewhere around my bladder and make me have to use the little girl's room but I still had to laugh.... Our baby is a spunky one.
Tomorrow is the big day when we find out boy or girl!!! We're so excited. Since we're so far away I figured I should have my picture taken.... no bare stomach though for those who were willing to 'show me theirs in exchange ;o)' (you know who I'm talking to!). (picture is at 19 weeks.)
Due to the end of the end of the month, my grocery budget was extremely low. However, the bright side is that I'm stockpiled in many areas... including meat, eggs, cheese. So this week's challenge was less than $15.00 for the week on good deals.
Mom L, Han., and B. went up to see the new baby (J&B's) and help while Beth. recovers from everything. Because of that, Popeye and I stayed out at mom and dad's house to watch the kids. We were there for a little over a week. Lyd and I definitely agree that it took both of us to do mom's job and we were still exhausted! We sure were glad when she came back :O)
