12 weeks

I've known that I still had 3 months left till my due date. But it struck me last night that I only have 12 weeks left till my due date. Some how saying 12 weeks as opposed to 3 months makes the time seem so much shorter! I started making a list in my head of everything I have to do to get ready for Zane, Then switched the  list to paper. (and obviously now, to blog)

I have to:

1. Clean out the closet in the kids room so that I have somewhere to put Willows clothes so that Zane can have the dresser. Newborns require a lot more space for their things than a 15 month old.

2. Organize Zane's clothes into the dresser

3. Set up the bassinet in our room, until Zane is big enough to be moved into the kids room

4. Set up the changing table (also known as the top of the dresser) for both kiddos.

5. Order my birthing kit

6. Make a tenative birth plan

7.Figure out and set up for birthing arrangement. As in, where to set up the birthing pool, etc,

8.  Finish sewing baby blankets. So far I've only made 1.

9.  Make boppy pillow cover (I've read a few tutorials but I have my own idea I want to try)

10.  Make a changing pad cover ( tutorial here )

11.  Make a nursing cover (tutorial here )

12.  A couple other DIY projects for after birth and for the kids room. The Kids room ones aren't super high on the priority list, but whew!





13. Prewash baby clothes

I also want to have my sister come and help me give the house a thorough scrubbing and cleaning before September.

I gotta get busy sewing and cleaning!


(BTW... you may have noticed that I referenced the baby as Zane. Zane Robert is the name that DH and I have come up with unless baby is born, and  looks nothing like a Zane. :D )

Can you find anything that actually works on Pinterest?

I did! And have! The most recent thing being, how to wash fruits and veggies with vinegar. Sounds pretty simple right? Well it was! And completely worth taking the time to do!

First you fill the sink with cold water, and then add some vinegar. There was no paticular ratio given, so I added about 3 cups to my sink full. (Note: None of these pics were edited)














Then I added these yummy looking strawberries and let them soak for 10 minutes. I did swirl them around a few times to help cover them completely.

Then I took them out of the water, rinsed them, and let them air dry on a towel. 














This is what the water looked like.














Totally gross, right?? Its tinted a weird color, and full bits of dirt and other unknown particles.

But the berries! Well there was NOTHING gross about them. Not even a vinegary flavor.

Before:













After:

I did the same thing with my citrus.



























Came out shiny and non grubby. :)

I also soaked my peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, mangos, pineapples and cucumbers. I was equally pleased with those results. Give it a try! Study's show that Vinegar kills 97% of bacteria on fruits and vegetables, and since I don't know who has handled my produce, or what else they have handled, its better safe than sorry. :)

Back to blogging

The last few months I have been itching to get back to my blog. Maybe its because sometimes I have so much I want to say that just won't fit into a facebook status, maybe its because I'm expecting baby #2, Or I just want to remember the little details of my domestic life and the funny little things my kids do. Whatever the reason, I'm happy to be back!

So like I said, I am expecting baby #2 in September. A BOY this time! I thought all along it was a boy, but I admit to being a little freaked out about growing little boy parts inside me once we found out for sure. It took me about a month to wrap my head around having something different then another Willow, but once I did, I went into full baby mode. I've got almost all the boy clothes I will need for the first few months, minus a few little things, and I think I'm driving Jason crazy making him look at nursery ideas. My favorite thing though is now I'm working on sewing blankets and some diy projects for the theoretical  kids room. Pictures will follow!

So far this pregnancy has been going better than my first one did. I did not have morning sickness! A little bit of nausea here and there, but mostly just  exhaustion, which is much better than throwing up all day! I felt baby (who is nameless so far) move at about 14 weeks, and Jason felt him move at 17 weeks. The last few weeks though he has been kicking constantly, and kicking hard. This pregnancy is also going by so quickly, only 16 weeks left already!

Willow has been growing up. She no longer looks like my baby....shes a little toddler. She walks everywhere now, and her favorite thing to say is "des" or "da" (meaning yes) accompanied by a vigorous head nod. Anything you ask her she answers in the affirmative. :D
Willow also has a new favorite face. Well, a couple actually.

The face scrunch....usually when she's mad or curious. Curious in this case.







The tongue. Which has barely went back into her mouth after her daddy taught her to stick it out.

The open mouth laugh. Which actually is silent. :D









Till next time folks!