Humpday Bumpday: 28 Weeks

Maybe I should change the name of this blog to Humpday Bumpday because that's all that seems to be happening here lately. Our first day of school is tomorrow, so hopefully that will change after I get into more of a routine with work and such. Or we can just stick with the Humpday Bumpday theme, I'm not opposed.

How far along: 28 weeks

Gender: GIRL! (And she officially has a name. Or she has a set of blocks with a random name on them.)

Weight gain: 20 lbs.

Maternity clothes: Oh yes. This bump doesn't fit into much else.

Stretch marks: Nope.

Belly button in or out: In and looking so weird.

Sleep: I have to get up and pee every night around 3am and it takes me at least an hour to fall back asleep, because the middle of the night is the best time to think of the 2092039201 things I need to do.

Best moment this week: We went to happy hour tonight with some friends, and even if I can't drink, you can't beat a happy hour on a Wednesday night.

Miss anything: Ordering a drink at happy hour.

Happy or Moody: Happy! 

Movement: Lots of it! I think I've even felt baby hiccups a few times.

Cravings: Still not craving much this week. Being hungry and nothing sounding good to eat is quite depressing.

Queasy or sick: My nausea seems to have come back the past few nights. What the heck?!

Symptoms: Like I said, my nausea seems to be back and my skin is really dry. Again. What the heck?!

Looking forward to: The weekend!! It's babymoon time! 

Humpday Bumpday: 27 Weeks

How far along: 27 weeks

Gender: GIRL!

Weight gain: 20 lbs.

Maternity clothes: I'm obsessed with the Liz Lange maternity dress I'm wearing in this week's pic. It is so comfy and fits perfectly.

Stretch marks: Nope.

Belly button in or out: Still in. Wondering if it'll ever pop or maintain it's pancake status.

Sleep: Not too shabby. Now that I'm back at work, I'm so exhausted by bedtime I fall right asleep and pretty much stay that way until my alarm goes off at 5:50AM. Wahhhhh. 

Best moment this week: Is also my worst moment this week... going back to work. Although I love my job and the people I work with, who doesn't want to be on eternal summer break?!

Miss anything: I know I just gushed about my maternity dress, but I really miss my old clothes. 

Happy or Moody: Happy! With the occasional mood swing. 

Movement: The baby decided all day yesterday my bladder was a great place to hang out, so I spent 90% of the day in the bathroom. 

Cravings: I'm having the opposite of cravings. Nothing sounds good to eat, except quesadillas. Those always sound good. 

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Symptoms: Still with the heartburn... send Tums and milk. 

Looking forward to: Meeting my new group of kinders next week!

5 | FACTS

Hi hey hello. I'm back to party with Oh Hey, Friday! This is also my last day of summer break, and Erik was sure to remind me of that before he left for work this morning. 

Today I am here to present you with 5 Facts. Mostly facts about me. 

Here we go!

1 | I am the world's messiest eater. If our child turns out to be half as messy as me, she will still be the messiest baby on the block. I just don't know how it happens. It's not like I'm sort of animal. I have table manners (I think?). But if we're out to dinner, you can bet you'll be able to guess where I sat. It's the spot that now has food splattered across the tablecloth. I get food in my hair, on my forearms, elbows, it's embarrassing and I don't know how to fix it; so I accept it. 

2 | I am terrified of crawling critters. Lizards, rodents, spiders, etc. I hate them. Recently there was both a spider and a lizard in our house and I about died. Actually I just cried uncontrollably, but I blame that on the hormones. I'm someone who likes to face my fears. I've also been afraid of heights and horses nearly my entire life, but I've gone parasailing, zip-lining and horseback riding to face these fears head on. I just don't see myself being able to face the fear of an animal that can crawl all over me and attack me.

Parasailing scared face.

Zip-lining scared face.

Horseback riding scared face.

3 | I'm a little obsessed with brushing my teeth. I cannot stand the taste of food in my mouth after I eat and I eat a lot; therefore, I can't tell you how many times I brush my teeth/use mouthwash/chew gum a day. But hey, at least if you ever run into me on the street you'll know I'll have minty fresh breath? ;) Brush Ups were made for me and it's a damn shame they never caught on.

4 | If I could go back in time and relive any part of my life... It would be when I first met Erik in San Diego. While I enjoyed that time in the moment, I look back on it now with such fondness (cue the sappy love music). We shared french fries, drank champagne on the bay, danced in the grocery store, he attacked me with seaweed, bought me Bud Light Limes whenever I asked, I made him a necklace out of a seashell and kite string--he wore it the entire weekend; it was pure romance! And really a sign of what was to come... the most fun, loving (and fun-loving) relationship I've ever known. 

5 | THIS is the best commercial ever. I saw it the other day at the beginning of another YouTube video I was attempting to watch. Normally I skip these things as fast as I can, but this one caught my attention and I watched the entire 60 seconds of it and you probably should too. Because as Beyonce once said, "Girls run the world."

Happy Friday!!

Humpday Bumpday: 26 Weeks

How far along: 26 weeks

Gender: GIRL!

Weight gain: 20 lbs... is this where I stop posting my weight gain?!

Maternity clothes: I'm actually wearing ALL maternity clothes in this week's photo! My mom bought me these Liz Lange maternity shorts and I love them. They are sooo comfortable!! My top is from PinkBlush Maternity and has a cute bow cutout in the back.

Stretch marks: None, still keeping my fingers crossed it stays that way! 

Belly button in or out: Still hangin' in there.

Sleep: I started using my Snoogle again, and it's really been helping me stay comfortable and sleep through the night. 

Best moment this week: I love love love when Erik talks to the baby. Last night he was asking her what she wanted her name to be. He was hoping she'd respond by kicking (and she had JUST been kicking like crazy) but no such luck in having our unborn child pick out her own name. 

Miss anything: Last week I said I try not say wine every week. But I still miss wine. 

Happy or Moody: Happy! Although I think that EVERYTHING ANNOYS ME stage of pregnancy I experienced during the first trimester is about to make a swift comeback.

Movement: I've been getting some kicks in the ribs and bladder lately... whoooooa there, baby! 

Cravings: Cheerios, egg salad sandwiches, banana bread, milk. 

Queasy or sick: Feeling good!

Symptoms: Heartburn. Which is no fun at all. Especially when it's brought on by peanut butter... one of my biggest cravings this entire pregnancy. 

Looking forward to: Now that we've had our Baby Shower, I can't wait to start really putting her nursery together! 

xo

Baby Shower Shenanigans

 This Saturday my mom hosted a beautiful baby shower at her house for Baby Anderson & me. It was filled with family, friends, great food, and fun. Our future bambino is definitely already loved so much and I think she knows it. I woke up Saturday morning to her having a dance fest in my belly... she was ready to party! 

My BFFs Ali & Sarah 

My mom & sister

3 1/2 generations 

We played "Guess Who Brought the Onesie" which proved to be a lot harder than I expected. Either I'm not a very good guesser or everyone is way too creative. Or a combination of the two.

Baby A now has 100x more clothes than Erik and I combined, I swear. 

And is 100x more stylish. 

Sarah's younger sister is an amazing baker, and made these gorgeous (and equally delicious!) cupcakes for the shower.

Then everyone had to sculpt a baby out of bubble gum. And contrary to how I imagined this going down, the gum was not supposed to be chewed prior to sculpting. 

Here I am with the winner...

...and some close seconds. 

After the shower was all said and done, and the boys got back from golfing, we ended the day with some BBQ & board games. 

It was such a great day, thank you again to everyone who made it so special for us!

xoxo

5 | Things I Kinda Sorta Didn't Know About Being Pregnant

I heard about a new, awesome link-up with September Farm yesterday and I thought why not join the party?! So today I bring you 5 things I kinda sorta didn't know about being pregnant. Now it's not like I had no idea any of this would happen, just maybe not with the vengeance it did. Without further adieu, numero uno..

1 | You'll get two new girlfriends.  They are large and in charge. They've got a mind of their own. They're boobs. I refer to mine as two huge, floppy pancakes but Erik decided "flapjacks" was a better word for them. So I have flapjacks for boobs. Oh please please please go back to your normal size one day. 

2 | Mood swings? More like mood ATTACKS. PMS has nothing on pregnancy. And if PMS is any precursor for the mood attacks you'll experience when pregnant, I should have known this was coming.   I cried (hysterically) for 30 minutes the other night because Erik said he saw a lizard in our house. I then texted him the next day while he was at work thanking him for putting up with my insane pregnant self.

3 | Naming a baby is hard. SO. HARD. I actually did an entire post on this, but had to mention it again. What seems like my whole life I've been thinking of baby names I liked but when it comes to the name YOUR kid will have for their ENTIRE life, it really adds some pressure. Baby Anderson miiiiiiight have a name, unless we change our minds yet again. But I plan to stick with the one we've got. Unless we think of a better one.

4 | There's a tiny human growing inside you. Like I said, these aren't things I had NO idea would happen. Obviously I know I'm pregnant. How people wind up on the show I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant and give birth in a toilet I'll never know. But some nights I wake up in the middle of the night and think, "I can't believe there's a baby in me!" It's like I just can't wrap my mind around it. It's cray. 

5 | Pregnancy brain is real. So real I almost forgot to add this to the list (I'm not kidding). I forget to text people back, leave my purse in restaurants, my cell phone in shopping carts-the list is endless! I told my coworker this must mean my kid is gonna come out really smart based on how many brain cells  she's stealing from me; she informed me there was no correlation. A girl can dream.

And because this is a pregnancy post & such

here's a picture of me at 14 weeks and (now) at 25 weeks.

Happy Friday!!

All Hail The Kale

I was going to title this post "Kale Salad" but that was way too boring, and although we're eventually getting to the same point, always rhyme and/or use a pun whenever you can. This recipe comes from my BFF Sarah who you might have seen around ze blog before. She doesn't (but should) have her own blog because "she's not cool enough" (her words, not mine) which is basically her telling me I'm way cooler than she is. I mean, that's what I got out of that anyway. When we grow up, we plan to become the next Hoda and Kathie Lee, but until then I shall just share a kale salad recipe she shared with me that was too good not to share with you.

What Ya Need

1 bunch o' kale

Coconut oil

4 slices of turkey bacon (or regular bacon if you like to party)

An orange

Dried cranberries

Sliced almonds

Lemon juice

What Ya Need To Do

Wash and chop kale, removing most of the stems. Sarah specifically told me she likes to cut the kale into 2 inch pieces, so I feel like that's important to point out, for more reasons than one. 

In a medium pan, heat up a tablespoon(ish) of coconut oil over medium heat and add kale. Start cooking the bacon in another pan at this time, as well. Sauté the kale until it becomes wilty. (What a terrible word to use in a recipe, but I can't think of a better way to describe it). Desired wilty-ness should take place in about 8 minutes. (Actually I don't know, I've never really timed it). 

While you're waiting for your kale and bacon to cook, peel the orange and cut it into bite-sized slices. 

When the kale and bacon are done cooking, chop the bacon. Toss kale, bacon, orange slices, dried cranberries, almonds and lemon juice together in a large bowl. 

And there you have it, the kale salad.