25 week Prenatal appointment

25 Weeks Prego's Looking and feeling very Pregnant!
Mom came with me to a prenatal Appointment. I wanted her to meet the midwives. She had a few questions but mostly just wanted to be part of this experience.

Food Blogging Jealousy

I saw a posting about Fruit Gelees I love this sweet candy so, I thought I would give them a try. I first saw the recipe and got the idea on www.sugarplumsweets.blogspot.com Thanks Emiline I loved making them and will try it again with another fruit.

This time I made Blueberry Fruit Gelees
Step one: add 4 1/4 ounce unflavored gelatin let sit in cold water for four minutes to soften. Heat Gelatin over medium/low heat stirring until dissolved.
Step Two: Add 2 cups sugar stir until dissolved. Then add 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice.
Step Three: Bring to a boil medium/low watching that it does not boil over. Boil for about 13 minutes. Then remove from heat and allow to rest for 5 minutes Skim any white foam that remains on top. After stir in 3/4 cup fruit puree. I made a blueberry fruit puree. I used frozen berries and a couple tablespoons fresh lemon juice. Stir all together.
Step Four: Pour mixture into a 8 inch square nonstick baking pan. I also used parchment paper on the bottom of pan and sprayed with a little Pam.
Step Five: Let rest at room temperature for at least 12 hours I let mine sit up overnight and into the morning.
Step Six: Use a sharp knife to loosen from sides of pan. Then pull up on the paper to release from pan. Turn over onto wax paper. Cut into small squares. Right before serving coat with sugar and serve. The unsugared candies can be stored in a air tight container at room temperature for 2 weeks. Sugar before serving.

Cabin Fever Day Dreaming..........

Chris and I love airports. We love to travel and go and see new things. Even return to the old places. Being home over a rainy day (days) I have had a little cabin fever. No far away trips planned, no sunscreen to buy, no internet searching to do. Bah Hum Bug I can't wait to board an airplane soon and get out and do something new. Below are a few of my day dreams.
a Rainbow over Venice
Porto Stafano Italy
Phi Phi Island
Many Glacier, Montana
Los Roques Venezuela
Siena Italy
Snowboarding Lake Tahoe
High Line Loop Glacier National Park
Barcelona market
Barcelona City Streets
Italian Cheese, Yes Please
Central California Coast
Cabo
Barcelona beach
Angkor Wat
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Prenatal Visit

I stand here in my yoga clothes, holding up the belly. Just shy of 22 weeks. How many months is that? I guess 5, I think I look huge when I look down at the belly. But, I want it big and beautiful. The baby needs to grow.
Here are a picture of my midwives. They are getting out the dopper so we can hear the heart beat. I love my prenatal appointments. I can ask any questions and I have no time limit. We chat for about an hour. Looking over my diet, my exercise, my heart rate and feeling for the little one. They say I'm a text book pregnancy. Everything looks perfect. They told me to gain a little more weight. I laughed at that!
Here is Mason and Lesiel and me We are counting the heart beats. 145 a minute. A strong heart beat.

The envelope please!

Yesterday the 27th was a very exciting day. Chris and I headed to have an ultrasound. This was the big one! 5 months along they check all the organs and brain, and the sex of the child. We had planned a party for that night. A guess the sex party. Our family gathered in our home and each made a guess. Chris and I also had no idea what the sex of the baby was. We asked the doctor and the technician to please not tell us. We had brought an envelope with a piece of paper for her to write down the sex and seal up the envelope. Then we had to wait..
Chris gathered everyone around and made such a sweet toast. Not a dry eye in the house. It was a wonderful feeling to be with the people you love the most and who will love and support this child.
Inside the red envelope was a paper heart and three pictures. On the paper heart it read, Congratulations on your baby BOY!

3 days of Christmas

Chris in the kitchen glazing the Christmas ham.
We hosted Christmas dinner in our home. My dad, my mom, Chris and I, our friends Scott and Stacie, my Aunt Pat My other dad and mom my sister's boyfriend Joseph and his sister anna, stephanie and my other mom. Sat down to a wonderful Christmas Ham.
This is really what I wanted. Thanks Mom
Thanks to Melanie my Dad Ron was sweeted up with sugar cookies.
Best Friends Forever!!
Family over on the 24th. Melanie and Daryle and their kids Tyler Lindsey and Natalie, Greg and Amelia and Dixie and Aunt Joan. Of course Chris and I too... French dip sandwiches were on the menu this night.
opening up some presents.
On the 23 The Newell family gathered at my Dad and moms house for a prime rib dinner and many good laughs over the game Catch phrase.
Ties dressed them well, look out Boys Elanie has hers tied the best.
Now the girls had special scarfs to wrap around and keep us in fashion.
Dad joins the group.

Christmas past

As Christmas is coming towards us at full spead, I had a moment to look back at a few fun Christmas pictures. With so many to choose from my only problem was is that I have none of Chris and his family when they were young. Something I will have to work on. So a few of my side of the family are below.
My Grandparent Cunningham's Mom is holding the cat and Aunt Sharon is the little one.
Two years ago at our house we had a fun Christmas dinner I think a few more could have jumped on the couch,
My brother will always be there to hold me up if need be. He is a wonderful brother. The best you could ask for. He is sweet, handsome, caring, thoughtful, and fun too.
My first Christmas

HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY DARLING!!

Dear Chris, I love you more and more each day. You are a gift that I get everyday. Thank you for being so good to me. Always be safe and keep your peaceful heart. I have never met anyone like you before. You are so caring and forgiving and loving. I wish you all the best for this new chapter in your life. Another birthday, another year to be so cute, so huggable, and just you. all my love me xoxo