Easter

treats from "M" (his Easter bunny this year)

tootsie roll lover like mama (*thanks Pepa) 

Amos & Sumpter (2 months apart)

cousins

happy with his "baby egg"

our last Easter just the three of us(!)

my handsome boy 

family 

birthday love + time with aunt mere | and my 500th post!!

What, what?!?!? This is my 500th blog post!! (:

Papa, Moose & Mere enjoyed a "mawl" date 

Birthday Celebrations for Mimi & Papa 

Mere's last day in town 

*photo credit goes to Mere (:

baby bump | progress

15 weeks 3 days

[15 weeks 5 days with Amos]

16 weeks 1 day 

[16 weeks 5 days with Amos]

17 weeks

[17 weeks 4 days with Amos]

How far along? 17 weeks 3 days

Total weight gain/loss?  +7 pounds

Maternity clothes? Loving some maternity jeans right & my trusty sweat pants (: 

Stretch marks? No
Sleep: This isn't a fair question since I have a 17 month old who is teething / hasn't figured out how to cover himself up in the middle of the night after he's kicked off all of his covers...

Best moment this week: Feeling this little one jump & jive! 

Have you told family and friends: yep 
Miss Anything? nope!   

Movement: YES! Have been able to feel this wee one moving around earlier than with Moose, but I'm sure that's only because I know what it feels like to have a human swimming around inside my belly 

Food cravings: nothing 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope, but I've been having headaches like I did with Amos   

Have you started to show yet: Definitely! 
Gender prediction: Ehhhh have switched from girl to boy  

Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Our beach trip for a long weekend in a few weeks! (:  

the good life

discovering the water hose

"helping" daddy wash cars

reading in the sunshine

this is the good life, folks (: 

Salt Dough Easter Ornaments

Last week I decided on a whim to make a batch of salt dough Easter ornaments. I painted a few sets for some sweet babies we know and made another batch for a friend's kids to paint! So fun!

Recipe:

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup salt
• 1/2 cup warm water 

Directions:

Preheat oven to 250F. In a medium bowl mix flour and salt. Slowly add warm water. If the dough is too sticky, add a little more flour. Knead the dough & roll out on a non-stick surface (wax paper or parchment paper) - to about 1/4" thickness. Use cookies cutters to cut out desired shapes. Re-roll dough and cut out more shapes! Put on a baking sheet in oven for 1.5-2 hours and let cool completely before painting. 

*If you want ornaments to have a hole for a string, use a straw & poke hole through ornaments before baking!

Paleo Brownies

A friend of mine posted the recipe for these delicious paleo brownies on Instagram a few weeks ago so I gave them a shot. I had the perfect guinea pigs coming over (Mike & Kayla +  my Mikey) so I made them taste them too. Everyone gave them two thumbs up! I promise you will not be disappointed if you give them a shot! (:

Ingredients
1 c. almond butter
5.5 T maple syrup
5.5 T raw honey
1 egg
2 T butter (melted)
1 t vanilla
1/3 c. cocoa powder (unsweetened)
1/2 t baking soda


Instructions
Preheat oven to 325F.
Mix all ingredients in medium sized mixing bowl.
Bake for 20-25 minutes (or until toothpick comes out clean) in a greased (use butter or coconut oil) baking dish (9" x 9" pan is probably best).

this boy...
(how mama chooses to pass the time while waiting for the brownies to bake)

Enjoy with friends (: 

*You can also top with Enjoy Life chocolate chunks, but the store was out of them - so we went without! 

[Recipe originally came from Paleo Grubs] 

an afternoon of yard work

Saturday | Two Weeks Ago 

 

a truck load of stolen gifted rock

the cutest helper around

diggin' up the last of the old plants

shaping the rock (PS -- notice his helper?!)

the finished product .. now all we need is some plants

PS - shout out to CP for giving up his Saturday to help us out & to Mike & Kayla for "donating" their rock! (: