"Warm" Weather

The high for today is 48, and I'm loving it! Isn't it weird that after a cold winter 48 degrees will feel warm? In the fall that kind of a temperature would have seemed cold. Yesterday Wyatt and I played outside for about an hour after lunch. It was like he was rediscovering all the good stuff about being outside. You know, like rocks, sticks, mud, airplanes, helicopters (the hospital is right by our house so we always see the life flight choppers). In the last months of being cooped up inside, Wyatt has gained quite an extensive vocabulary, so he spent most of the time pointing everything out that he knew the names for. After we went inside, I was cleaning up the house and I went to put something in Wyatt's room. I knew he was back there playing but I figured he was occupied with his many toys cars. When I got back to his door I peeked in before entering only to find him trying to put on some shorts. We bought him some shorts for summer a couple of weeks ago, and he has been dying to wear them. I'm not sure why! But almost everyday he brings them to me to put on. I figured that it was probably fine to just let him wear them around the house, so I helped him to put them on and then I took him into our room to show him how he looked in the mirror. I asked him "how's that?" and he replied "that's better." I guess he inherited my hatred of having to wear pants, socks and close-toed shoes. Hopefully, this nice weather is a sign that spring is just around the corner! I've already made sure that all my maternity capris and shorts and t-shirts are washed and ready to go!

Easy Spaghetti Frittata

Prep Time:20 min
Total Time:30 min
Makes:8 servings, 1 wedge each



8 oz. spaghetti, uncooked
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, sliced
2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1 medium zucchini, sliced
1 can (15 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
8 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Cook pasta as directed on package. Meanwhile, heat oil in large ovenproof skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions and mushrooms; cook and stir 5 min. or until onions are crisp-tender. Add zucchini and tomatoes with their liquid. Cook 10 min. or until most of the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally.

• MIX pasta, eggs and 1/2 cup of the cheese in large bowl; mix well. Add to vegetables in skillet; stir until well blended. Cook on medium-low heat 5 min. or until bottom of frittata is set. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.

• BAKE 10 min. or until center is set. Cut into 8 wedges to serve.

My changes: I don't like mushrooms at all (yuck!), so I don't even add them. Also, I always use more cheese than the recipe calls for because cheese is really yummy.

Note: I'm not a big fan of zucchini either, but it's delicious in this recipe! You can either have it for breakfast with some bacon and sausage or serve it for dinner with a green salad and some bread.

Book Tag

So...here's the tag:

• Pick up the nearest book (one with at least 123 pages)


• Open to page 123


• Find the 5th sentence


• Post the next 3 sentences


• Tag 5 people (or as many as you'd like)

The book nearest me is The Dangerous Book for Boys by Gonn and Hal Iggulden.

Here are the sentences:

There is a touching poem "For the Fallen" Written by Laurence Binyon in 1914 that is quoted at every Remembrance Day service. This is an extract from it, remembering those that gave their lives for their country.

They went with songs to the battle , they

were young,

Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and

aglow.

This passage is in reference to a famous battle during WWI.

Danny and I found this book at Costco and for those of you that have boys, it's quite fun. This book teaches you all the "essentials" that boys need to know to be a True Man. It's pretty fun to read and I'm sure will come in handy on some rainy (or snowy) day in the future!

Tags: (Not sure who reads this) Rachael, Tanessa, Camille, Val, and Kate.

Free Rice

Click on the title for a fun little game. Quite addicting, actually! I think our highest vocab level was like 40. It's crazy the words that you know, that you don't even know you know! (Thanks Adam and Rachael for the find!)

P.S. Knowing a latin-based second language really gives you an advantage.

Growing

This is just an update on what I look like now. It took awhile for this baby to decide to show up but here she is! I'm still wearing most of my normal clothes, although I do now have some maternity pants that fit. I had some clothes left over from Wyatt but most were worn out or they are still too big for me. Mostly, I just like to wear comfy sweat pants. She's moving more and more, but thankfully I'm not too uncomfortable yet. The other day she was moving a lot so I had Wyatt feel her, and his only response was to quickly take away his hand and say "Eww. Yucky." It was quite funny.

Names we like so far:

Eva

Aurelia

Emilia

Carina

Nora

and if she has brown hair, then Gia.

Now, by putting these names on here, that means I reserve them! :)

Everyday it seems like my mood changes. Some days and I'm so excited and can't wait for the day she gets here, and some days, I get so nervous about the birthing process and then having 2 kids at home. On the nervous days, I just look at all the baby stuff we have for her and that helps to get me excited again. Tomorrow we have our second ultrasound. When we had the first one the radiologist couldn't find her bladder. He said that she had probably just gone to the bathroom before we started, so it's probably nothing to worry about. I'm just excited to get to see her again. I'm so amazed by the fact that she is growing in me, and that I can see all her little fingers and toes. It makes me cry everytime! Wish us luck!

Tagged

How long have you been together? Coming up on three years.

How long did you date? About 7 months, but we met when we were 14

How old is he? 13 days older than me; 24.

Who eats more? Not sure. I eat more often, but he might eat more in one sitting.

Who said "I love you" first?" He did, by about 10 seconds.

Who is taller? He is, by about a foot.

Who sings better? Me. Although he does pretty well.

Who is smarter? Danny.

Who does the laundry? I do, but sometimes he helps me fold and put away.

Who does the dishes? Mostly me, but he helps if I ask.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? If we're in bed, I'm on the left side, if you're looking at the bed from the door then I'm on the right side.

Who pays the bills? Danny earns the money, I spend it.

Who mows the lawn? The couple the lives below mow the lawn.

Who cooks dinner? If it's anything pasta, then Danny. Otherwise mostly me, sometimes with his help.

Who is more stubborn? I think it's about sixes.

Who kissed who first? Danny kissed me at his parents house after watching Shrek 2.

Who asked who out? Danny asked me to go to a Halloween party 2 days after he got home from his mission. I thought it was going to be a bunch of his friends and it turned out to be his whole extended family. It was so awkward! When I got home I told mom that I was never going out with him; that there was nothing there. :)

Who proposed? He did, in his parents kitchen.

Who is more sensitive? It's a draw. We're equally sensitive but about different things.

Who has more friends? He does. He has school friends and work friends. I spend my days with an 19 month old.

Who has more siblings? I do. I have 13 and he has 5, so I only beat him out by a little.

Who wears the pants in the relationship? I think it's equal, just depending on the situation. Although sometimes it might be Wyatt.

Obama Speech/Music Video

I have to say that we're impressed! Danny found this video and requested that I put it on here. I'm actually very excited for this election. I've been paying attention and I want to vote. I feel like a real adult now!

Girl Clothes

Danny and I went shopping on Tuesday to get some much needed clothes. I needed some maternity pants, Danny needed more work clothes, and Wyatt was in desperate need of shirts to cover his chubby tummy. Since I had a gift card to old navy we thought we'd try there first. Oh my gosh...that was our first mistake. They had just gotten in their first shipment of spring/summer clothes and (second mistake) we stopped to look at the newborn girl stuff. I think we ended up with 2 swimsuits, 2 skirts, 2 onesies, and a shirt. All in the 0-3 month size. I'm pretty sure we never bought that much for Wyatt! Actually I don't think we purchased anything for Wyatt until he was already born! But everything was just so cute! I didn't end up getting anything at Old navy for me. I have to admit that it's going to be very easy to spoil this little girl and Danny already says that he can't help but buy cute clothes for her and she's not even born yet! We might be in a little bit of trouble, eh? Although, I'm sure any of you that have little girls will understand where our dilemma. There is just so much more cute stuff out there for a girl...tights, bows, shoes, sandals, skirts, jackets, jumpers...all in different colors and specific to each outfit, right? Aaahhhh...

Groundhogs Day

It's true, Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow, so we will be having six more weeks of winter. Not a surprise with how the weather has been lately! Since we are usually cooped up in the house we have been finding things to keep us occupied. This morning Danny and Wyatt played a game of "static" with a blanket. Wyatt thought it was pretty funny when he saw himself in the mirror. I have included some pics of the fun for you to enjoy.