She wore it when she was pregnant with me:
I am looking forward to wearing this shirt in the upcoming months!
Friday, November 30, 2012
Baby Shirt
My mom gave me this shirt a few weeks ago:
She wore it when she was pregnant with me:
I am looking forward to wearing this shirt in the upcoming months!
She wore it when she was pregnant with me:
I am looking forward to wearing this shirt in the upcoming months!
Thursday, November 15, 2012
The Spaceship House
Last weekend Ross and I took a trip to Omaha to visit family and go to the zoo. I fell asleep for a little bit but was excited to wake up and realize I didn't miss seeing this:
It's a house on the hillside off of I-29 near the Missouri/Iowa border. But it's not just any house, it's the Spaceship house! When we were little, our summer break usually consisted of spending one week each summer in Omaha visiting both of my grandparents and aunt and uncle. My mom, sister, and I would make the L-O-N-G car ride up to Omaha and always looked forward to seeing this house. It was so neat to us and also meant that Omaha was only about 1 1/2 hours away. (At that time the speed limit was only 55mph, not 70mph like it is today. A trip to Omaha, including stops, would average about 8 hours. Today it takes us about 6 hours.)
We called this the Spaceship house because it totally looked like a spaceship to us! To this day, 30 years later, I still look forward to seeing this house while traveling to Omaha. And someday soon, I can share the joy with my kids!
It's a house on the hillside off of I-29 near the Missouri/Iowa border. But it's not just any house, it's the Spaceship house! When we were little, our summer break usually consisted of spending one week each summer in Omaha visiting both of my grandparents and aunt and uncle. My mom, sister, and I would make the L-O-N-G car ride up to Omaha and always looked forward to seeing this house. It was so neat to us and also meant that Omaha was only about 1 1/2 hours away. (At that time the speed limit was only 55mph, not 70mph like it is today. A trip to Omaha, including stops, would average about 8 hours. Today it takes us about 6 hours.)
We called this the Spaceship house because it totally looked like a spaceship to us! To this day, 30 years later, I still look forward to seeing this house while traveling to Omaha. And someday soon, I can share the joy with my kids!
Baby Books!
Our baby is 17 weeks old and now has a few books for his/her library! My sister-in-law, Jennifer, sent this book to me in the mail just about a week after we found out we were pregnant. What a fun, fun book to receive for a little one!
And my Aunt Cheryl, a retired librarian, sent me these classic books in the mail a few weeks ago. I've heard of Goodnight Moon (and have already enjoyed reading it to ROSS) but haven't heard of the other two. This was such a fun surprise to receive!
And my Aunt Cheryl, a retired librarian, sent me these classic books in the mail a few weeks ago. I've heard of Goodnight Moon (and have already enjoyed reading it to ROSS) but haven't heard of the other two. This was such a fun surprise to receive!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
His and Hers Dinners
Monday night Ross and I made Mexican Lasagna for dinner. This is a recipe we had on file from Ross' mom and discovered it a few months ago while looking through our recipe box for something new to make for dinner. We thought it sounded good so gave it a try and loved it. It's layered like lasagna, but made with a Mexican flare instead of Italian. I don't have the recipe with me to post, but it's basically a layer of chips, then hamburger meat mixed with tomato sauce, then a layer of a cottage cheese mixture, cheese, and then you start layering all over again until you run out of room and ingredients.
You'll notice in my picture below from our Monday night Mexican Lasagna that we have two separate dishes. These dishes are not different meals, but rather the same meal, just modified a bit to fit our specific tastes. My version, the smaller dish, simply has chips, hamburger, cheese, olives, and a little bit of salsa. Ross' version, the bigger dish, has everything exactly as the recipe called for - cottage cheese, chili peppers, and I'm sure some added hot sauce because Ross L-O-V-E-S hot sauce!
When we made the meal before we put it in one pan and just basically drew a line down the middle separating "his" side from "her" side. It worked well, but this week I got the idea to use two different baking dishes and that worked so much better! Now I didn't have any of the cottage cheese mixture running over onto my side!
This isn't the first time we've made separate dishes of the same meal. I do not like beans and Ross does not like rice, as you can read about here, so when we eat out at a Mexican restaurant that has a side of beans and rice, he gets two beans and I get two rice! When I make chili we have two pots - one with beans and one without. Our homemade pizza is divided into two sections - one with mushrooms, one without. I really do wish we both liked the same foods, especially the little add-ons like mushrooms, beans, chili peppers, etc. In fact a friend of mine recently said to me, "Libby, you just need to start liking beans." I agreed with her 100%, but for now I'm so glad that Ross and I have found a way to compromise on our meals. :)
You'll notice in my picture below from our Monday night Mexican Lasagna that we have two separate dishes. These dishes are not different meals, but rather the same meal, just modified a bit to fit our specific tastes. My version, the smaller dish, simply has chips, hamburger, cheese, olives, and a little bit of salsa. Ross' version, the bigger dish, has everything exactly as the recipe called for - cottage cheese, chili peppers, and I'm sure some added hot sauce because Ross L-O-V-E-S hot sauce!
When we made the meal before we put it in one pan and just basically drew a line down the middle separating "his" side from "her" side. It worked well, but this week I got the idea to use two different baking dishes and that worked so much better! Now I didn't have any of the cottage cheese mixture running over onto my side!
This isn't the first time we've made separate dishes of the same meal. I do not like beans and Ross does not like rice, as you can read about here, so when we eat out at a Mexican restaurant that has a side of beans and rice, he gets two beans and I get two rice! When I make chili we have two pots - one with beans and one without. Our homemade pizza is divided into two sections - one with mushrooms, one without. I really do wish we both liked the same foods, especially the little add-ons like mushrooms, beans, chili peppers, etc. In fact a friend of mine recently said to me, "Libby, you just need to start liking beans." I agreed with her 100%, but for now I'm so glad that Ross and I have found a way to compromise on our meals. :)
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The Bump Part 2...Or Weeks 13-16
My belly is s-l-o-w-l-y starting to grow. Everyone says to just wait and someday before I know it, it will be B-I-G! It's fun and kind of weird to see it growing.
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| Week 13 |
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| Week 14 |
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| Week 15 |
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| Week 16 - happy birthday to me today! |
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