Question....

This was a comment posted by Shelley and she needs some help:

I have a question that maybe you could post so someone can answer it... how in the world do you deal and manage being light headed so much? I wasn't half this bad with Hunter, but it seems like I have to sit down for everything this pregnancy.


Here is my two-bitz: Shelley the only thing I can think of that might help is to make sure you are eating enough...I know it's the last thing you wanna hear when you are pregnant and don't want to gain a ton. But I noticed that sometimes my headaches and dizziness were when I would forget to eat (yes I am that spacey, with a little 15-month-old controlling my life I forget to eat). And make sure you aren't over doing things...don't feel like you have to be a superwomen. Make sure you are drinking lots of water too, with this summer heat coming I've been told lots of water helps.

If anyone has any advice or suggestions she would really appreciate the help!

Recipes I Wanna try

I am the first to admit that I am NOT a chef...I’m not even a COOK! Manwich is my specialty and Mac-n-Cheese is a delicacy.

So I thought I would find some recipes that looked good and hopefully it will motivate me to widen my cooking horizon.

Click on name for Recipe:

Speedy Stovetop Lasagna

Peanut Butter & Jelly Muffins

Ravioli with Sage Butter

Skillet Four-Cheese "Baked" Pasta

Buffalo Chicken Pizza

And this recipe was from Shelley:

String Pie

1 lb ground beef

8 oz pkg spaghetti noodles, cooked and drained

2 eggs, beaten

1 c. cottage cheese

1/2 c. chopped onion

1 jar (15 oz) spaghetti sauce

1/3 c. grated parmesan cheese

2 tbsp melted butter

1/2 c. mozzarella cheese

Brown beef and onion. Drain fat. Add jar of spaghetti sauce. Mix well and simmer.Combine hot spaghetti noodles, parmesan cheese, eggs, and butter in large bowl. Mix well.

Place noodles mixture in bottom of 9 X 13 dish. Spread cottage cheese over noodles. Pour sauce over cottage cheese and sprinkle mozzarella cheese over top. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Thanks Shelley!

Calling all Pregnant Women

So this blog is becoming a personal journal...and I don't want it to be. I want to reach out to other mothers and get other's involved. I've had some time the past couple of days to post a lot (only because my husband is on a golf trip :) and I was hopeing it would get some people involved, but maybe not. Anyways I thought it would be fun to gather all of the pregnant women and their due dates and do some count downs (I know I am counting down the days). It's a thought, so if you'd like to join the pregnancy count down leave a comment with your name and your due date (and if you know the sex yet). You might find a few who share your month or even date!

And for the rest of you mothers who aren't pregnant, I promise this blog isn't all about the pregnancy. I’m making a list of more recipes and some crafts for next week so hang in there!

Thanks for all who are willing to participate.

Pregnancy Dreams...where do they come from?

Being pregnant can take a real toll on your body...but what about your mind?

For the past month I have been having some weird and scary dreams...which I know is common for pregnant women.

I remember with my first pregnancy I had some weird dreams – but this time around they are scary.

I hate to share some of them because they seemed so real and I am afraid to share because on some strange level I am afraid they might come true...well here goes:

My first scary dream I can remember is that my little boy died (it was the worst feeling I have ever had). I woke up bawling and couldn't go back to sleep. I woke up my husband and asked him if I could check on my son and he told me no go back to sleep...needless to say I cried the rest of the night and into the morning when I got to hold my baby. I didn’t want to leave his sight for a long time. That was the worst dream ever. My second dream was that I left my husband and I was happy (which is weird because I know I wouldn't be happy). And the latest scary dream is that I lost the baby I was currently carrying...while I was at high school?

Other than the scary dreams my dreams seem to be very random and they make no sense at all. I have dreams about people I haven't seen, or thought about since grade school.

So where do these dreams come from and why are they so weird?

I just thought I'd share with all the pregnant (and previously pregnant) women out there who may know what I am experiencing.

And feel free to share with me any weird dreams. I like to know I’m not alone! :)

Why do we have such "off-the-wall" dreams?

I guess I should enjoy that I am getting any sleep as it is...because in about a month I might not be getting any!

Fruit Pizza with a Twist

I have had some people ask me to do some posts on some fun recipes for kids. I am about 22 weeks pregnant and I have been craving fruit alot so I thought I would make a fruit pizza and see if my 15-month-old boy would eat it, and it was a hit.

Im sure many of you know how to make fruit pizza, it's pretty simple. But I decided to make it a little more fun for my boy and this is what I came up with...little individual pizza's in shapes.

He loved it!

What you need to make fruit pizza:

-1 (18 ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
-1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
-1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

-your favorite fruits sliced up

Directions:

Take your sugar cookie dough and flatten it onto a cookie sheet (bake as suggested). In a mixing bowl mix together your cream cheese and whipped topping. When your crust (sugar cookie) is cooled spread your mixed topping over it. Take your sliced fruit and decorate the top as you wish.

If you want to do the shapes for kids just cut them out and cook like regular sugar cookies and decorate with fruit in fun shapes or faces.

I am sure many of you will come up with some clever ways to decorate.

Let me know if your kid(s) loves it as much as mine did!

Idea's Anyone??

So I am trying to get this blog up and running since I am back from my mini vacation:

I am trying to get some idea's for some posts and some suggestions of things other mother's want to know or chat about?

So here is a post for mother's to comment on what they'd like to see on this blog

I always get these idea's but I have a hard time putting them into action.

Help me out with some ideas...anything!