Oh, this child...

I love my womb-bound son with everything in me. We FOUGHT for quite sometime to conceive him. I eventually began to give up, and when life got extremely dark, he finally joined us. He brought a lot of light back into my life, and for that I owe him the world. This child is my everything...

However, he is lucky I know the benefits of allowing him to make his entrance all on his own. He is lucky that I know it is best for him to be allowed to stay in the warm cozy for at least 40 weeks, without me doing everything I can to coax him out. Otherwise, as soon as I hit 37 weeks the eviction process would begin! The breast pump would be out, the sexy time would be in full force, and I would be walking miles!

True, the majority of this is my wanting to hold my tiny ball of cute, but a tiny part of me is ready to have my insides back. It's not even like I mind him being in there, I just want his adorable bottom and tiny, tiny feet out of my ribs! Even if he just moved down a tiny bit and hit my bladder all day, I wouldn't need to be talking myself out of drinking my weight in red raspberry leaf tea. My midwife says he should drop in the next week or so, and for this I rejoice! :)

In the end, I'm happy he is in here, healthy and baking away. I just want him to quit trying to break this one rib! That is all. So, son, remember that I love you even if you hurt. <3

So incredibly behind!

The last few weeks have been incredibly hectic! We've been out of town almost every weekend, I've been crocheting up a storm for Castle's Cradle, I've had several house guests, I'm preparing myself for a much unwanted visit with certain family members, working on designing menu plans built mainly around whole foods, babysitting, baby showers, and much more! On top of it all, third trimester has finally hit me! All I want to do is sleep and gorge myself on tums! Granted, my life hasn't been nearly as crazy as some of the amazing people I know, and for that I consider myself truly lucky! I am extremely blessed to be in a situation that allows me to not have to have a traditional career. (I say traditional because although I don't bring money into the home, I still consider caring for the home and finances to be my career) Alas, I shall continue to use all of this as an excuse for my absence. So, something had to be neglected, and unfortunately it was this blog.

As a side note, I finished taking the pictures for the Photo-a-Day June, I just need to upload them.

So, I've learned that it is VERY easy for me to get off track with the things that are important to me when life begins to get crazy. When there is company it is easy to neglect the meals I had planned and instead eat out. When there is company it is also easy to neglect the housework that needs done. Once these things have been neglected for a few days, the daily ritual has been broken and it becomes difficult to start again. Things have slowed down just a little, and I am still having to force myself to get back into the daily routine. I find myself putting off things that I was previously quickly getting out of the way. Laundry waits a couple days longer to be washed, and then sits in a basket for several days waiting to be put away. The daily chores might get done, but the special tasks are put off for another day. The menu is made, but a dollar menu dinner is still had. It is so easy to let laziness creep in, and I have yet to learn how to combat this. I have such big plans for our family, but ti is difficult to implement when the smallest things set us off track.

I guess the best I can do is not beat myself up about it and just try to get back into the swing of things as quickly as possible. Now, I'm going to put together a menu for the week and designate the daily housework. :) Wish me luck!

June Photo-A-Day: Day 15

Day 15:

Yellow

 My favourite thing on our walls. :)

June Photo-A-Day: Day 14

Day 14:

Time

 The clock perched on my kitchen windowsill.

June Photo-A-Day: Days 11-13

It's been a little busy around here, and so I haven't had the chance to post my photos, though they have been taken. So, here they are!

Day 11:

Door

 

 This is the door in R's room, which is encompassed by a tree from the mural that Briana from Tyr's Womama is painting for us.

Day 12:

From a low angle

 

 The bookshelf, or at least most of it. The photo editor made me cut out part of it. Adorned with a birdhouse, candles, a sword, an angel, a Buddha, and a statue that still managed to look beautiful after a particularly rough move that resulted in multiple amputations.

Day 13:

Art

 

I couldn't resist posting more pictures from the mural Briana is painting! It's already so beautiful, and she isn't even finished yet! I can't tell you all how excited I am to see the finished product! I'll post a nursery before and after when it's all done :)

Alright! Those were days 11-13, and I hope you all enjoyed. I should be back on track now, and things should continue being on time!

I have a few other things I plan on posting in the near future, mostly recipes, so keep checking back!

Meal Plan Monday 6/11

So, it's Monday and that means it's time to list this weeks meal plan! I'm trying something a little different this week,using a meal plan I found at 100 Days of Real Food. It lists food for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack, has a grocery list, and links to the different recipes. There are several things that are supposed to be made over the weekend so that they are available throughout the week, and so this plan actually starts on Sunday.

Sunday

Breakfast: Whole wheat banana pancakes with a side of cantaloupe

Lunch: Grilled cheese sandwich with half a peach and half a banana

Snack: Zucchini muffin

Dinner: Pork carnitas tacos with a side of watermelon

Monday

Breakfast: Granola cereal with sliced peaches

Lunch: Caprese penne pasta salad

Snack: Watermelon

Dinner: Quesadillas with leftover taco meat

Tuesday

Breakfast: Peanut butter banana smoothies with toast and cantaloupe

Lunch: Zucchini muffins with cream cheese, grapes, and watermelon

Snack: Handful of granola

Dinner: Grilled sandwiches with roasted veggies, monterey jack cheese, and pesto, with a side of fries.

Wednesday

Breakfast: Leftover banana pancakes with a side of watermelon

Lunch: Leftover caprese pasta salad

Snack: Half a peach

Dinner: Grilled salmon with lemon, grilled corn, sautéed green beans with mushrooms and biscuits

Thursday

Breakfast: Zucchini muffins with cream cheese and strawberries

Lunch: Peanut butter and banana sandwich with plain popcorn and half a peach

Snack: Grapes

Dinner: Chicken alfredo with leftover green beans

Friday

Breakfast: Granola cereal with bananas

Lunch: Cream cheese and cucumber sandwiches with grapes and strawberries

Snack: Half a banana with peanut butter

Dinner: Pizza pockets

Saturday

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with toast or leftover biscuits and bananas

Lunch: Yogurt with granola, honey, and whatever fruit is left

Snack: Plain popcorn

Dinner: Leftover pizza pockets with sliced cucumber

The things I was supposed to make over the weekend were banana pancakes, corn tortillas, granola, caprese penne pasta salad, and zucchini muffins. I went to make the pancakes and muffins only to discover that I only had enough milk for cereal the next morning. We have milk delivered on Mondays from a local dairy, so once it arrives I will get on those. I'm going to freeze the leftover pancakes so that they can be thrown in the toaster on other pancake mornings. I put the granola in a large tupperware and stored it in the fridge. It would probably store well in the pantry, but I wanted to be safe. So, I spent a decent amount of time in the kitchen on Sunday, but it should make the rest of the week a lot easier. My hope is that with all the meals planned out and mostly premade I will be less tempted to go to the drive-thru while running errands.

We'll see how it goes!

June Photo-A-Day: Day 10

Day 10: 

Best bit of your weekend

Morning silliness with the Hubs. It's the pillow monster!! ^_^