7 Weeks!

How far along: 7 Weeks!

Baby is the size of:a blueberry

Total weight gain: 0 pounds gained or lost

Name:we have a favorite boy and girl name (still working on girl middle name)...but still feel like I need to make sure every other name that exists is not the one

Gender:too early to tell

Best moment this week:telling our parents the good news!

Food cravings:no cravings but bread is seriously yummy!

Anything making you queasy or sick:so far mac and cheese and cheesy rice or roni are now disgusting!  Ritz crackers make me feel sick.

Sleep:I get tired really easily and suddenly. I take multiple naps (luckily I can nap at work while Rylan does).  I go to bed as early as 8 some nights...That means I get up to 11 hours some nights.

Pregnancy symptoms: I do get queasy sometimes (really it just feels like knots in my stomach) especially when I get hungry, but I haven't thown up yet.  Hoping I get to avoid that fun symptom.  So far morning sickness is very manageable.  Hormones are not my friend.

Miss anything:nothing that I can think of

Maternity clothes:nope

Belly button in or out:in

Stretch marks:none yet...

Movement:much too early for that

Happy or Moody most of the time:Happy mostly

Baby gear purchases:nothing yet... but we do have some hand-me-down things including a crib

Wedding rings on or off:on!

Early labor signs:none

Daddy moment:Daddy is Oh so sweet!  He is really dealing well with me talking constantly about what I am feeling emotionally and physically.  Especially because we haven't told anyone besides our parents yet.  Which leaves very limited people to talk to. I love it when he rubs my tummy for me when I don't feel good.  The back rubs are also nice.  But my favorite is that he talks to baby already and says things like, "Keep growing little buddy!"

Most recent doctor's appointment:we are excited to get our positive pregnancy blood test on Monday.  Then we can schedule our first appointment!

Looking forward to:I can't wait to share my excitement with everyone and am really ready for the 2nd trimester already.  Want that cute bump, to hear nugget's heart beat, and to feel movement.

Looking Forward to the Sweetheart Dance!

The Sweetheart Dance hosted by the Turlock 3rd Ward is this Saturday at 7.  I hope to see you there.  Here is a sweet Valentine's Day Picture of Anthony when we were dating at our single's ward dance.

Love my man so so so very much!  Have a lovely Valentine's Day tomorrow and make sure those you love get a little extra lovin'!

5K Race

(playing catch-up)

Awhile back Anthony and I trained to run a 5k.  I don't even remember what time we got... I know it was under 40 minutes.  That sounds really lame but considering I am not a runner at all I was happy to just finish.  We ran a course by Crane Park.  We had a lot of fun.  I loved that Anthony was willing to be my running partner and help keep me going even though he could have ran it twice as fast.

I love the country side.  Here are some pictures I took a while back that illustrate that love.

Homemade Playdough

For our primary lesson yesterday I made some playdough.  The best part about homemade playdough is that you most likely have all the ingredients on hand.  I know we did after being out of town for quite a while and short on food supplies.  I just made this simple recipe.  The same (if not very similar) to the recipe my mom and I used to make it growing up.  But then I remembered that you can make playdough using koolaid to dye the dough.  This recipe makes the playdough smell yummy.  At church the kiddos were telling us about peanut butter playdough that you can eat.  At first I was skeptical but after looking up the recipe I might just have to make my husband and I some.

Cinnamon Rolls

Here is a recipe that was passed down to me from my mama.  Not only are this way yummy they have a special place in my heart.  My brother Mark loves these cinnamon rolls and I remember my Mom making them when he came home from bootcamp and his tour in Iraq.  She also loved feeding the missionaries breakfast because she figured they ate a lot of cold breakfasts. She would make scrambled eggs, bacon, and orange juice to go with it.  They were a special treat on Christmas Morning.  My favorite memories of cinnamon rolls however, are of General Conference.  My mom would mix them up before the first session and let them rise while we all listened to the speakers and then we would eat them for a late breakfast before the next session started.

Ingredients:
2 cups milk
1 cube butter
1/2 cup warm water
1 Tbl. sugar
2 Tbl. yeast
2 eggs
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. salt
6 cups flour

1 cup brown sugar
2 Tbl. cinnamon
 1 cube butter

powdered sugar
milk

 I like to start these the night before so the dough can sit in the fridge overnight and all I have to do is roll them out and bake them in the morning.

Directions:
Put 2 cups of milk and 1 cube butter in a glass measuring cup and scald by microwaving for 2 minutes.  Meanwhile combine warm water, 1 Tbl. sugar, and 2 Tbl. yeast in a separate measuring cup.  Put your scalded milk in your mixer and make sure it has cooled down enough.  Add the 2 eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, and tsp. salt, and yeast mixture.  Whisk it together.  Put your dough hook attachment on and add the flour a cup at a time until it is all combined.  At this point you can put a damp towel over you bowl and stick it in the fridge to use the next morning or you can leave it in a warm place (the counter works just fine) and let it rise.  Once the dough is to the top of the bowl punch it down and let it rise once more.  Now it is time for the fun part.

 Roll out the dough on a floured surface.

Morning Jogs With Husb

I have had the goal to go running in the mornings for a while now but I just couldn't do it without a buddy.  Last Monday, Anthony just decided that we were going to do it together.  He sets the alarm for 6 in the morning and wakes me up every morning.  We get all bundled up and go jog around the block.  Last week we only ran 3 out of the 5 days and did a total of 4.2 miles for the week.  When we started I could not even run one lap (0.7 miles) without stopping.  

This week we have run every morning and did a total of 10.5 miles.  On Wednesday I ran 2.5 miles which is the farthest I have ever run without stopping.  The next day we ran a 5k!! That's 3.2 miles without stopping. I was determined to do it in under 40 min. so we picked up the pace for the last 3 min. or so.  We sprinted the ending stretch and it felt great!  I am so proud of myself and am so thankful for such a wonderful partner in life who helps me to accomplish my goals.  Plus we get in really good conversation before our day even starts.  I love our morning runs!

 A big thumbs up after my first 5k with Hubby by my side every step of the way.  Notice the huge grin and red face.

3.2 miles in 39 minutes and 48 seconds.  I have until the 14th of April to improve that time because we will be competing in a 5k race.