One month

at 03/19/10 11:17AM
One month from today and I will be finding out if we'll be raising a little hair stylist or little video gamer. I can't wait!
  • krazykrizn
    Right now I know 6 pregnant people. 3 have found out what they're having...all boys! So....if odds work out, it'll be a girl for the rest of you three!
    by krazykrizn at 03/19/10 12:36PM
  • aubrey_leigh
    I can't wait!!! And no school next semester, so I'm going to be THERE when your baby is born! After all, he or she will be the future spouse to one of the Hammond children! :D
    by aubrey_leigh at 03/19/10 11:22PM
  • sunshinelove05
    well, maybe it will be BOTH! (as in it will be interested in both, not be a hermaphrodite). :)
    by sunshinelove05 at 03/20/10 12:19AM

Hello again baby

at 02/22/10 10:02PM
Got to hear my little heartbeat again today :) It's so cool and reassuring because I haven't really felt pregnant. My pants are fitting a little tighter and I'm hungry all the time, but nothing that just screams to me "Hey you have a baby inside of you!" LOL. Anywho, baby sounded good, Dr said I was looking good. I'll see him again next month and then we'll get to find out what we're having April 19th! That seems so far away, especially when I see good deals on cute outfits. A client of mine dropped off a glider for us today, so I guess the nursery is officially started. Some friends of ours from church are giving us a crib, mattress and changing table and my aunt called and said she has a swing and a few other things for us from my lil cousin. We're taking anything free we can get! Hope you all are doing well.
  • firebolt
    In a few weeks/months, you'll feel pregnant...no worries!

    :) When we had Andrew, the only "big" item we bought was his bedding. We were given a crib, mattress, changing table, stroller, carseat(s), pack and play, walker....it's insane. So, it was fun to focus on just buying fun baby clothes (and cute diapers --- we use cloth diapers, they are SO much cheaper and so cute!!!)
    by firebolt at 02/23/10 8:26AM
  • aubrey_leigh
    I'm just going to place my bet for a girl now. Hold me to it! I've got good odds! :D
    by aubrey_leigh at 02/24/10 9:18AM

02/14/10 7:42PM

  • aubrey_leigh
    Love you! :D
    by aubrey_leigh at 02/15/10 1:38AM
  • silly_nickel
    That looks stupidly delicious.
    I miss you SO much. Can't wait to come home!!
    by silly_nickel at 02/15/10 6:21AM
  • sunshinelove05
    I'm great, although i think people wish I had something to tell them every time they ask me how i am feeling with a vague gesture towards their stomach so I know they are referring to my pregnancy.

    What about you?
    by sunshinelove05 at 02/18/10 3:32PM

Sante Fe Chicken

at 02/04/10 12:02AM
I tried out a new recipe tonight and it was just so easy and delicious that I had to share it.

1 1/2 cups uncooked white rice [you can use brown rice but you will want to cook it first]
1 16oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 yellow pepper, chopped [I didn't have a yellow pepper so I used half a green]
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup + can of water
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro [if you don't have cilantro you can use 1 tsp ground coriander instead]
4 medium bonelss skinless chicken breasts
1/2-1 cup salsa
1 cup Fiesta Blend shredded cheese

1. Preheat over to 400.
2. In the bottom of a 9x13 pan, mix the rice, black beans and peppers. Mix together the soup, water and cilantro. Pour over rice mixture.
3. Place the chicken breasts on top of the mixture and cover with salsa.
4. Bake for 35 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove from oven and sprinkle with cheese. Return to oven for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

I had pretty large chicken breasts, so i cut them in half and ended up having 8 small breasts which worked fine. I think I would spray my pan with a little nonstick spray next time just to keep the rice from sticking to the edges as much. I served it with chips and more salsa, but we ended up kinda scooping the rice and beans up with the chips. So good and healthy. Hope you enjoy.

Thanks

at 01/28/10 12:02AM *
We are so excited about the baby, although it's hard to believe I'm really pregnant. We had our first ultrasound on Friday, which was amazing, surreal, and very cool. I feel so blessed by God. My cup truly runneth over. I was nervous to tell people this early because i know so many things could happen, but it's so hard to keep in. I was so afraid that I was going to go in for my appointment and they were going to tell me it was just a hysterical pregnancy or something like that. I just hadn't felt pregnant...no morning sickness or nausea at all [knock on wood]. So really until I saw the little bean on the screen and heart the incredible heartbeat, it hadn't hit me I was really going to be having a baby. I still can't believe it except I've been way more hungry and tired than usual. Although there aren't any direct complications as a result of my surgery, I am at a higher risk for nutritional deficiencies and for the baby being underweight, so please pray for us both. I'm hoping since Jon was close to 13 pounds that maybe everything will just balance out. We shall see. We've been posting pictures and video on Facebook, so if you want to see and we aren't friends yet, let me know. I'm going to try to journal here more often, but uploading things is way easier on FB. Alrighty...thanks again for all the well wishes. Hope you all are having a great week.

Lauren
  • silly_nickel
    Sigh. This post makes me happy :)
    by silly_nickel at 01/29/10 7:11AM