Typing with two hands!

This is the first post I've typed with both hands in quite a while (the little one is sleeping in bed next to me, but is usually in my arms when I decide to post)!

My in-laws get here on Friday, and I couldn't be more excited. My mother-in-law is even going to cook Easter dinner for all of us! And on top of all that, next Monday is my 22 birthday, so they're going to babysit Emma for Bran and I so we can go out to dinner, wherever I want! We haven't been eating out in an effort to save some money, and the only "alone time" I've gotten was this morning when Bran watched Emma and Evie while I went to the doctor, so this will be an awesome birthday present.

One the docket for this week:

• Start working out tomorrow morning since I was cleared by my doctor today (I'm going to try to get up at 7, since Evie gets here at 8)
• Trip to the library tomorrow or Thursday with Evie and Emma.
• Whichever day we don't go to the library we'll go to the park.
• Moms and Tots on Friday morning.
• The Antkowiaks get here Friday night! 

It should be a great week!

Had to share

Most people know how much I love scary movies.  I love them SO MUCH that I close my eyes the whole time, even during the previews.  In light of this, you can imagine how much this spoof preview of "The Shining" gladdens my heart!

It's Friday!

Today was great. I took Evie and Emma to the "Moms and Tots" group started by some ladies at our church.  I'm so glad we went - lots of friends for Evie to play with and actual adults for me to talk to! It's a funny thing spending all day talking to an infant who can't talk back and a two year old who doesn't make a whole lot of sense yet.  It was nice getting to talk about something other than poopy diapers and why Emmaline doesn't play with big girl toys yet.

While Emma was taking her nap this afternoon, I baked cookies! I've been wanting to for a while and just haven't found the time, so when a friend posted a chocolate chip cookie recipe on her blog today, I figured it was a sign that I needed to make them today. They turned out great!

I gave Emma a bath when she woke up from her nap and she was actually happy about it.  She usually doesn't mind too much, but today she actually smiled! After bathtime we both took a nap until Bran got home from work.

I made dinner for us, completing my first week of planned meals! This couldn't have gone better.  We loved all the recipes, and I cooked dinner every night! I'm looking forward to next week :)

Some things I like:


This cocktail sounds so light and summery! I might have to add the ingredients to my shopping list.

These laptop covers are too cool.

I want to make this yellow wreath for my home.

Have a lovely weekend!

1 month old + 2 year old =

No time to blog!

I started watching Evie again on Tuesday.  I was very anxious to see how things would go, since having two kids (even if it's only for a few hours a day) is a big change from just having one! So far, things have been great. Evie comes over at 8, we hang out and she has breakfast while Emma nurses, then we play or go for a walk. By the time we get home both girls are ready to sleep and Evie's been sleeping until Michelle gets here between 12:30 and 1pm. Bran then comes home for lunch at 1:15, and Emma and I nap from when he leaves at 2 until about 5.  I start dinner at 5:30 and we eat when he gets home at 6.

Now if I can just figure out how to work a bath for Emma and a shower for me in there, we'll be golden!

It's fun having Evie again - I missed her. She does wonderfully with Emma, and has been such a little blessing. She made me laugh so hard today.  We went to the park (the one down by NSA in Friendship Square) and then on our way home we stopped by the library.  Just as we were ready to leave the park, Evie announces that she has pooped in her diaper.  I, of course, don't have any diapers for her on me because it was supposed to be a short trip.  I told her we'd change it when we got home, and she was fine with that.  I planned on ignoring the fact that she smelled pretty horrible and just hoped no one would notice.  Evie had other plans, and on our way to the library started singing to the tune of twinkle twinkle: Poopy, poopy, poopy, poopy!

...She just couldn't let it go!

Now that I'm a mom....

I'm having to re-vamp my way of doing just about everything. For instance, I used to shower before bed but now jump in first thing in the morning to help wake me up.  (I also was never much of a coffee drinker, but now have one cup in the morning to get me through to my afternoon nap.) My new sleep/nap schedule has made dinner time harder since I'm sleeping from 2-5 every day. To make cooking easier, I'm starting to meal plan.  I've got everything I need for dinner this week - all my meal ideas, recipes, and groceries. This week we're having Pesto Baked Chicken, then Meatball Subs, Spaghetti, Chicken Alfredo, and then a frozen pizza on Friday to give me a break. I'll let you know how it goes!

I went on Amazon to look for a meal planning book (I figure I'm going to have to shop and cook, I might as well let someone else do the planning!) and I found this. I am so excited - the recipes look great, they're split up into seasons, and each month has either a big shopping list for the whole month (hello, Costco!) or weekly lists.  I'm hoping it gets here in time for me to start using it the first week in April.