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Full glass jars-Excellent carrot cake-its still snowing

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There are some simple things that make me so very happy, one of them is seeing the milk pitcher full of almond milk and opening the cupboard door and seeing no empty glass jars. I got this wonderful glass pitcher on Amazon that is just perfect, it has a wide mouth so none on that trying to stick the scrubbie in with a fork to clean the corners and it has top that seals when you turn it so none of that sloshing milk when you inevitably have to shake the almond milk, and its big so fits over 2 liters of milk. I think I mentioned that I make our almond milk, its a simple enough procedure but its soaking the almonds, making sure I have the container clean and then I have to wash out the cheese cloth, its not a big deal its just one those things I have to do every few days so when I see the pitcher full, I know I have a break for a few days.   Seeing the glass jar cupboard empty means I have all the glass jars full of food in the freezer, which also means I don't have to cook for a f...
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Finally got to see my little girl

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Again, I haven't posted for so long I have lots of catching up to do.  I had my first doctors appointment on the 21st of February-HUGE DISSAPONTMENT! I think most pregnant moms understand the joy of hearing your baby's heartbeat and seeing it squirm around on the ultrasound, it sort of connects you to your baby and makes all the awful sickness seem worth it.  Its my third baby so I know the ropes so to speak, I think I have reasonable expectations when it comes to my doctor, I understand that I am one of many patients and its a lot of routine questions for them but I do expect  them at least to pretend to be interested and make me feel at peace if everything is as it should be. All that to say, I was looking forward to hearing the heartbeat and knowing it was in the right place etc. I get to the office, thankfully my husband came with me as we were informed it would be a two hour visit where we would have an ultrasound, do blood work, see the doctor and discuss what our i...
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Soft granola balls and my mom came to visit

I have been very negligent of my blog, I keep meaning to write but I just never seem to get around to it. Most days I feel like I am moving in slow motion, which is not the norm for me, now at 13 weeks pregnant I feel a little more energetic as in it doesn't take me 15 minutes to muster up the courage to get out of bed (seriously, me not being able to get out of bed???) never before, no matter how sick I felt or lazy or tired I have always been able to "rally" and just get up and get on with my day regardless of how I felt, but not now I would try and I was just not physically able, it was a very frustrating feeling. Thankfully now, it only takes me about 5 minutes so I'm improving, I tell my poor kids that they will survive this pregnancy, and it will be my last, I feel like such a failure of a mom most days, it might be better I am squirreled away at home so I won't get judged too harshly by other moms. I pray their eating habits are not destroyed forever and t...
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February 2nd

There are certain dates that I will always remember, obviously my children's birth dates, anniversary, friends and family's birthdays etc. And then also the days that I found out I was pregnant. With Isabella it was September 2nd, we had done a treatment, because of PCOS it was very difficult for me to get pregnant naturally.  We had gone camping the weekend before Labor Day in North Carolina and there were these outhouses that were full of frogs, there was no time I went in and didn't see at least 5, at least they weren't lizards but still I hate frogs. I would have to go to the bathroom a few times at night and it was a huge ordeal for me braving the frogs and washing my feet when I got back so as not to track any grass or dirt into the tent, anyway, I got home and took a test and the joy we felt when I saw those two pink lines appear was surreal, we were so happy.      February 2nd was when I found out I was pregnant with Cami, I was also extremely happy and a li...
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Anniversary

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On the 22nd of January was my marriage anniversary, we have been married for 5 years and together for 6. I remember that day well, it was Tuesday morning  my husband woke up and said "honey lets get ready to go to the court house as quickly as possible, I will tell my boss that I will be a couple hours late for work"  it was one of the coldest days of the season,we went to get our marriage certificate and they told us there was a minister there in case we wanted to officiate it right then, we thought we might as well and then and there we got married, he dropped me off at the house and went to work. I never wanted a big wedding, I love going to weddings but I never could see myself walking down an aisle with a white dress, I liked the idea of it, most girls do, choosing the dress and inviting everyone to celebrate with me in a beautiful setting, the party after, but when I really thought about it I couldn't see myself doing it, so it was never my dream. However up earl...
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Isabella and "pupcakes"

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Every time I hear Isabella call me mommy my heart warms, now she calls me either "mom" or something that sounds like "mae", she is such a precious little thing. So stubborn and so picky and set in her ways but just precious.  I secretly love it that she wants to come and cuddle with me in the bed, she is doing better and now I usually only have to take her back once and some days she doesn't come at all till 5:00 or 6:00, I have to train her especially with another one on the way, however for now I actually look forward to hearing those little footsteps and then her getting in bed and curling up beside me, she has recently stopped moving so much which is a real plus.   She has started "helping" me do things like match the socks from the laundry and put things in and out of the machine,  and she loves to be useful and tells me "I'm so busy right now",  the other day I was down in the basement printing something while Cami was sleeping upst...
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Fighting the monotony

One of the most difficult things for me being a stay at home mom and  having to be in the house all day is the monotony of it. I feel like all day long I'm taking them upstairs and downstairs cleaning up toys and changing diapers and stopping fights, they are at the age where they are playing together more and its the cutest thing but consequently they fight all time, its so hard for Isabella to learn to share and Cami is a real tease she will get the toy Isabella is playing with a run as fast as she can laughing. One of the toys that always causes problems and because of that was hidden till they found it yesterday, are these magnet alphabet letters that I got them a few months ago, I thought it was a great toy they could put them on the fridge and they could learn the abc's- big mistake. Isabella is obsessed with them and wants to put them just so on the fridge, she organizes by colors and letters and loves them but she gets HYSTERICAL when Cami touches one, and of course Cam...
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