Monthly Archives: April 2014

conference weekend… aka we ate a lot of breakfast

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This weekend was our church’s General Conference, which means that we get to stay home and listen to a whole lot of inspiring talks all weekend long. If you missed it or want to listen to any of the talks, you can get them all here!

General Conference weekend usually means that we cook a special breakfast. Pregnancy cravings must’ve gotten to me, because I made breakfast on both Saturday and Sunday. Baby wanted protein, and these German pancakes (they have six eggs in them. SIX.) definitely hit the spot. Way better than regular pancakes!

Processed with VSCOcam with a5 preset We had Ben and Brittany over for brunch before the session!Processed with VSCOcam Kaya might look like she was about to dig in… but she wouldn’t even try them.Processed with VSCOcam with a4 presetOn Sunday morning, I made these cinnamon roll bites. Unlike the pancakes, Kaya ate a bunch of them! They’re a lot easier than regular cinnamon rolls, and just as tasty.
Processed with VSCOcam with a6 preset I love sharing this special time with my little family (Kaya was actually watching conference when we took this picture)! It is so hard to believe that at the next conference in October, we’ll have two sweet girls to cuddle and love.Processed with VSCOcam with a5 presetI’m so thankful that families are forever 🙂 I’ll end this post with one of my very favorite quotes from President Uctdorf’s talk:

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Hopefully Conference gave you the spiritual boost you needed! Happy Monday 🙂

baby #2: 27 weeks

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Seriously… how did we get here already? 3rd and FINAL trimester!

Baby’s size: About 15.25 inches long and just over two pounds.
Maternity clothes?: Yes, but I’m dying to go shopping for a few new things!
Gender: Little baby girl!
Sleep: We have been sick this week, so lots of sleep to try and recover.
Movement: If anything is touching my belly at all, even just lightly, she starts kicking and moving a lot! I still feel a lot of movements down low, but she’s also taking over the space above my belly button now, too.
Cravings: None really. Being sick really lowered my appetite.
What I miss: Sleeping on my back, but that’s all really.
Anything making you queasy or sick?: Lots of nausea this week, but I think it was just due to congestion and not really eating much.
Belly Button in or out?: In.
Exercising?: Ran 18 miles.
Mood: Excited!
Best moment this week: We finally decided that we are taking a trip to the beach, and I could not be more excited! 🙂
Comparison: 27 weeks with Kaya!27weekcomparison

april 2014 goals

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I am so pleased with how well I did for March:

1. Don’t buy any sandwich bread. I baked bread from scratch all month long and I’m SO proud of myself for it!

2. Finish reading two books. I read one novel and I’ve been keeping up with the 90-day Book of Mormon challenge so I’m crossing this one off.

3. Complete two craft projects. One involved fondant, and the other involved sewing. I’m excited to show off both here soon!

4. Try four new recipes. I think we made at least six new ones. Mmmm!

5. Start going through Kaya’s baby clothes. Um. Oops. I still have time to do this so I’m honestly not too stressed about it.

And now on to April (how are we already a quarter of the way through the year?)!

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1. Read one book and keep on keeping up with the Book of Mormon 90-day challenge.

2. Do two more crafts.

3. Choose a pattern and get supplies for Peanut’s quilt. I’ve looked at about a million different ones and still haven’t made an official decision. My mom-in-law helped me make a quilt for Kaya (which you can see in this post), so I’d like to keep up the tradition and do one for this baby too.

4. Make four more new recipes. This might seem redundant, but it helps me keep cooking, which is something I easily slack off on when I’m pregnant!

5. Order the space-saver bags and go through Kaya’s closet. For real this time.

6. Check ten things off this spring cleaning list. I do some of these items weekly, and some obviously don’t apply because we live in an apartment, but I’d like to do a little deep-cleaning around here before baby comes.