Easter Egg Brownie Pops

Last Easter-y post, I promise!  Kim from Sand & Sisal shared a little how-to on making these egg brownie pops, similar to Bakerella’s cake pop phenomenon that seems to be the new craze.  So, I convinced the Hubs to help me with these, although there was definitely some grumbling throughout the process.  I just followed Kim’s step by step instructions, overall I think ours turned out pretty great, and were a hit and have been told they are yummy, just sweet/very rich. 

While we waited for these to freeze for the 15 minutes, the Hubs and I enjoyed snacking on the yummy outside pcs of the brownie, since they got too hard that I wasn’t able to use them.  Now for the finished product.

Here’s my tips:
- Buy the colored chocolate.  I bought white only thinking I could add in food coloring, bad bad idea.  As soon as I added it, it turned the chocolate thick, so I went to reheat and it burned and turned curdly – YUCK!
- There was no setting these up to harden, the chocolate just kept dripping off.  So, one of us would shake it and the other would sprinkle the sprinkles on it while the chocolate was still wet.
- Do not dip it in the sprinkles, it tends to mess up the 1st coat of chocolate.
Perhaps you can bookmark these and make them next year or as balls for another holiday, am sure they will be a BIG hit!

Happy Easter

It’s only 9pm but already feels much later.  We had a very lovely day (hitting up into the mid 80’s) around here enjoying our Easter morning together and spending the rest of the day visiting with our families.  Great food and company, the girls’ got spoiled with Easter goodies from Grand & Great-Grandparents, Aunts etc.  Plus, like anything all holidays are more fun with little ones.  It was so great to see Miss A’s excitement over everything as last year she was only 2 months old. 

I have to share that the table and chairs stack together into Rapunzel’s tower.  It’s a big hit with both girls’.  And I was so excited on my find on this, back in January, Target was having their 75% off sale and I scored this for only $13! 

I hope all who celebrate, had a wonderful day with loved ones, enjoyed good food, and had some Easter candy to end the day.

Easter Egg Fun

It’s a tradition in our home ever since Emma was 1 years old that we would dye Easter eggs every year.  We tend to mix up the kits we get.  This year we opted for the dunking the egg completely and being able to paint with cotton swabs.  We even had Avalynn do her own egg, she loved doing it, but kept wanting to eat the cotton swab or touch her skin or clothes.  So, she didn’t do as much as I’m sure she would have preferred, but she’s officially done her 1st one! Now for some pics:

After looking at the pictures, I was reminded of a funny story.  I had decided to write each girls’ first initial on an egg.  The Hubs looks at me and asks if I was going to write the rest of the letters.  Um, last I checked we only had two kids, E = Emma & A = Avalynn.  Finally, after going around in circles talking this over, it comes to light he thought I was spelling out Easter.  Perhaps, you had to be there, but it still makes me chuckle thinking back over our conversation. 

Have you done any egg dye’ing with your little one’s yet?

The following is

the randomness that is my brain this week.  I’ve been determined to bust out the camera and just take photos this week, especially after I realized on the the 13th, that I totally forgot what day was the 12th, so I could do 12 on 12.  Hopefully next month.  And after seeing Kellie’s guest post over at Little Miss Momma today describing 10 steps for taking your camera off of Auto I had tons of fun playing around. Here’s some of what I shot this week

 

Growing some Basil from my recent Favorite Things Swap.

Playing around with focusing on E’s hands, with the background blurry.  She was laying on our ottoman most of the afternoon during “quiet” time like this.

Again focusing on Miss A’s adorable baby feet while we were out swinging today – such a beautiful day.

I’ve been freaking out because I haven’t really felt the baby move in the past week, yes I know I’m early, but once you start feeling movement it’s hard to not worry when you don’t for a week.  I feel like I did something mean and definitely laid down on our living room floor (hardwoods) to see if the little bean would make some movements telling me to get up and right away I started feeling the bean.  I now feel like I can stop freaking out so much right now.

The Hubs got his definite day schedule this week starting 2 weeks from now, which meant I had to re-schedule the BIG u/s date, which will now be on May 3rd.  These next couple weeks can’t go by fast enough.

The Hubs is back home this week, but with his long hours it basically feels like last week when he was on travel, minus the 30 mins or less he gets to see the girls and he’s here in the evenings for some company.  But now, both of us are tired and have been going to bed around 9pm, sometimes earlier for me.

I know I talk about Pinterest A LOT, but seriously, am in love, plus tons of blogs this week have been chatting it up!  Have you jumped on the Pinterest wagon yet?

As I was blog hopping today I came across Kathleen at Grosgrain’s video tutorial on doing a fish tail braid.  After watching it I completely made Emma sit on my lap so I could try it out, am in love with this super cute & easy hair style.  Here’s a picture of how it turned out

Spring bulbs are definitely blooming around these parts, so I decided to cut some fresh flowers and stick them in the living room.  They are definitely bringing the spring smell into the house.

Have you heard of Baby Lifestyles?  They contacted me today wanting to share this pinwheel mobile I made for over Miss A’s crib.  This is very exciting and I will share the post once I get the final information from their Editor.

Now, to prepare for our very filled weekend of Easter-y stuff, family outings, errands, extended family birthday celebrations, and packing up the Hubs for another week of travel starting Monday.  Hope you all have a great weekend!

Pier 1 - Springtime Ideas

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Pier 1 for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.



Pier 1 is one of the stores I love to pop in and see what's new for the seasons, especially to check out what kinds of patterns they are using and the pops of colors.  I love that so many of their pieces can be used inside/outside, whichever way you need it to fit your needs.



Now for some of my favorite's that I am loving from their "Summer" collection.  My first picks being both of these chairs, am LOVING them!  I can definitely see these out on our front porch or up in the girls room.

Pier 1 has some great patterns, am loving the left one as this is more along the colors in my home.  And the right one just screams summer to me, they would look great on either of the chairs I picked above.

Now for some decor items - I see these stools all over bloggy land as side tables and the colors of these are just so fun.  How cute would some of those oil lights be when sitting around the backyard on a late summer night.

One of the best things about spring/summer are the BBQ's and gatherings you have with friends and families, definitely check out all of the wonderful things Pier 1 have for entertaining.

If you are in the New York area then you should definitely check out Pier 1 Tweetups, which will be April 20th at 71 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003, held 5:00pm - 8:00pm.

Friday Confessions

I confess...I wish that Toaster Strudels came with more than 6 in a pack, that's enough for 3 breakfasts, and I'm loving the apple ones right now, the perfect amount of warm gooey sweetness.

I confess...this week has felt pretty long without the Hubs.

I confess...one of the things I'm most looking fwd to with him back is so he can carry Miss A, my little 28lb chunky monkey gets heavy carrying up and down all of our stairs.

I confess...he will be back in approx. 8 hours or so and I can NOT wait!

I confess...Miss A is quite stubborn on this whole walking thing, for the past two weekends she's taken a couple steps, but zilch-o walking during the week.  Then finally yesterday she actually walked around 75% of the day.  I hope she continues today.

I confess...I've been craving adult conversation like crazy by the end of this week and I apologize to all who had to deal with my gabbing.

I confess...I'm seriously addicted to Pinterest.  If you are not on it yet please join, and if you are/once you are please add me so we can share what we pin.  It's FREE!  If you want access right away, message me your email addy and I'll send you an invite, otherwise you just have to wait a couple days to get "approved".

I confess...I keep finding so many adorable baby things to make, can't wait to find out the gender so I can get to it already!

Mamarazzi’s Favorites Things Swap

Mamarazzi has hosted another fantastic swap, called Favorites Things, and I got paired up with the lovely Myya from Myya Says.  This is the first swap I have done where I actually feel like I’ve come away with a friend.  Thanks for the great pairing Mamarazzi!  To see what goodies I sent Myya, click on her blog link above.
Now for what my package had – which was seriously bulging!  Here’s everything wrapped.

The letter she typed up explaining all of her choices.  And I have to say that there’s one thing not pictured in the breakdown pictures, the Cadbury Chocolate Mini Eggs, I perhaps tried them right away and forgot to include them, oops!

Got a nice big mug, GC to Starbucks (thanks for the suggestions Myya in your note, as I never go there), Vanilla Chai Latte mix (plan on making this tomorrow morning), a Basil herb kit (can’t wait to use this when cooking!), McCormick Recipe Inspirations (have been wanting to try one of these) and some bulbs (I love Gladiolus and plant some every year!).

Some things for ME: A very yummy Baked Apple candle, Avon lipgloss & MAC lipstick, some vanilla hand sanitzer (seriously, love the size of this!), very pretty pink nail polish that I can’t wait to try and one of the pedi-egg things, but don’t remember the actual name of it.

Sticky note pad with a great purple pen (one of my favorite colors), a pack of cute blank cards, and I had mentioned how I like to read “smutty” novels as I call them, they are my light/fluff reads.

And she sent my kiddo’s some goodies.  Have been wanting to get some sandwich cutter’s (can’t wait to use it for lunch this week), some cute Bunny rings with bubbles inside, sidewalk chalk, fun animal stickers, and this adorable outfit for our Bun in the Oven.  And forgot to also put in the picture, as the oldest was already busy using it, some Crayola Window Markers, she’s been having a blast with them!

Seriously, I got SO spoiled and LOVE everything!  Thank you again Myya!!!

Tired but Refreshed

This weekend was one of those great weekends, the days seem extra long, we got tons accomplished around the house, plus visited with our families and a baby shower.

Household Accomplished:
- Re-organized our linen closet.
- The Hubs and his Dad picked up a wooden swing for the yard plus other garden things from my Gramma’s.  Lower level is cleaned up – am very ready for warmer weather now!
-  Cleaned the whole house.  Cleaning days have now been switched from Mondays to Sundays since I babysit on Mondays.
- 4 loads of laundry, washed and folded, will put away before bed, minus the girls’ which will be first thing tomorrow.

Errands:
- Grocery store/Gas Station
- Post Office, by the look of the line, you’d have thought it was Christmastime
- Dinner out at Friendly’s – yay for the Happy Ending sundae’s!
- Target

Fun Times with Friends & Family:
- Had the in-laws over for a visit and lunch as a thank you for letting us use their truck for moving stuff.
- Visited the Hubs grandparents.
- My Besties baby shower this afternoon and catching up with a bunch of awesome ladies I used to work with.

Awesome Things that Occurred:
- Today am 15 weeks and have felt the baby move several times!  And usually a couple minutes each time, love feeling his/her movements.
- Hubs and I are relaxing in the living room, and all of a sudden Miss A comes walking out from behind the recliner and then continued to walk around for another 5-10 minutes!  Little stinker took 10 steps last Saturday and hasn’t really since then.

 

And finally, just want to share a photo before & after  from the shower. First up is the AFTER, once I did some cropping. Scroll further down for the BEFORE.

 

Now, what the hell is she looking at behind us?  I’m completely curious and it cracks me up every time I look at this un-cropped version.

I hope everyone had a great weekend!!!

Friday Confessions

I confess…this has been the ultimate slowest week, Monday I thought was Tuesday, Tuesday I thought was Monday, and the rest of the week has just felt never ending.

I confess…pregnancy headaches are the worse!

I confess…I had my 14 week check-up on Wednesday.  Everything looks great, HB was in the 160’s.  Plus I had to do my early glucose test, if I don’t hear anything from the Dr’s by today then I passed which means I’ll have to take it again later.  I hope I passed.

I confess…I’m still in disbelief that this pregnancy is viable.  I’ve never had back to back successful pregnancies.  I keep waiting for something to wrong as it just seems to good to be true.

I confess…just for kicks and giggles I picked up the IntelliGender test on clearance at Target this week.  It says BOY!  Will be fun to see what the u/s says next month!

I confess…I’m so sick and tired of hearing about jealous extended family members and it all being put on my Gramma, who is not doing well, dealing with physical problems daily and having to downsize her home etc.

I confess…this is the last thing she should be concerned with.  She needs to concentrate on getting through day-to-day things and enjoying her family instead of petty jealousies. 

I confess…this weekend is my Besties baby shower and I can’t wait to give her, her diaper cake! 

I confess…next week the Hubs is on travel for his new job and I’m a little nervous about being by myself alone.  I’m used to him working long hours, but he at least always comes home and sleeps with me.  I do not like not sleeping with him.

Happy 4 1/2 years Emma Rose

Dear Emma,

I still can’t believe that you our oldest, my baby, the one who made me a mom is already 4 1/2 years old.  I feel like I’ve blinked and all of this time has passed.  You’ve definitely turned into quite the little/ “big” girl.  Four, we have found out is a very trying age not only for you but us as well.  There are other times I am seriously worried for myself when you become a teenager, as you already attempt to do the eye rolling and “hmph’ing”.  I’m trying to squash these in the bud now.

You are a mini me of Daddy.  Many times a week he will just shake his head after you say or do something, bringing back memories of himself when he was little.  You are quite mischievous, logic can be downright hysterical, sense of humor and quick comebacks take us by surprise for someone your age. 

You love doing crafts and are very into coloring right now.  You do it at least once a day and have become really good at staying in the lines.  Your latest obsession is to make color wheels, that are more like blocks. We put a clock radio in your room a couple months ago as you are obsessed with knowing the time to wake up, afraid you might miss something.  You insist on needing to listen to the radio to sleep and know many many songs and their words.  One of my favorite lines from you is “Don’t be a giraffe, just be a Queen”.  Cracks us up every time.

You just got your first golf club a couple weeks ago, a prize for excellent behavior from you.  We had gone through a rut of several bad weeks so made up a time frame that you needed to start acting better and behave.  Am glad to say the good behavior has continued.  You spend time out in the yard with Daddy hitting golf balls in the yard and are looking forward to going with Daddy once the weather warms up around here.

You are such a big help to me around the house and with your sister.  You and your sister get along really well and you two are starting to play more as your sister gets older.  I know you are going to be an amazing big sister to your brother/sister on the way. 

Above all else, I hope that you know you are very well loved and cherished. 

Love,
Mom

Gramma’s Two Layer Jello

 

I’m sure there is an actual name for this Jello treat, but for me it’s always been Gramma’s specialty.  A couple years ago, I asked her for the recipe and the first couple times it never turned out how hers had, but I think it’s because I didn’t stir enough during each stage to make sure things were dissolved.  This is a favorite in our house and a must during all summer picnics. 

Ingredients/Directions: Combine 2 pkg’s Knox Gelatin with 1/2 cup of cold water.  Add 3oz pkg of Jello, any flavor.  Add in 1 1/2 cups hot water (either heat some water up in the microwave or on the stove, hot tap water won’t work!).  Stir and stir until everything is dissolved.  Mix in 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream.  Pour into a dish (I use a rectangle brownie pan), chill.  Cut into squares and serve.

DIY–Burp Cloths & Diaper Cake

One of my Besties is due with her 1st baby the end of May.  Her shower is next weekend so I knew I needed to get moving on her present.  I worked on this throughout the whole day and am SO happy with how everything turned out. 
First up, the burp cloths.  As I’m sure most of you have seen across blog land there are tons of tutorials on how to make these.  I wasn’t sure if I wanted to use Emily’s tutorial, here, or Jill’s tutorial, here.  In the end, I decided to go with Emily’s.  I looked around Etsy and ordered some fat quarters of vintage sheets from this shop.  Then headed to Target and picked up one bath towel in a color that I thought would go with all of them. 

These were super easy to whip together and I can’t wait to make more for some other friends who are pregnant and our little bun in the oven too.  Here’s how mine turned out.



Diaper Cake
My Ingredients:
1 large box of size 1 diapers
2 bottles of body wash
2 packs of cleansing wipes
2 wipeable bibs
6 pairs of socks
1 outfit
1 pack of Binks
1 teether
3 burp cloths
1 stuffed, pull-y toy for the top
1 spool of curling ribbon
base to put the finished product one – mine is actually on a large pizza pan until I get something else

Directions:  Roll each diaper and tie with ribbon.  It helped me to build all 3 layers at the same time so I could see how many diapers I had left.  Bottom layer is 4 rounds of diapers, Middle is 3 rounds, and the Top is 2.  On the last round I placed in the extra goodies I had.  For the very top I places the stuffed toy.  I really hope she loves it as much as I have loved making it for her.  Now for the pics (sorry for the poor lighting, it’s rainy/dreary here today).




I'm linking up to some of these fabulous parties! Specifically, Blue Cricket Design, My Backyard Eden, Somewhat Simple, Shabby Chic Cottage, It's a Keeper, House of Hepworths, Rhinestone Beagle,

HAPPY HAPPY NEWS!

Two posts in 1 day?!  After last weeks confessions post, I just wanted to update quickly, the Hubs just called me that he got the official phone call that he starts his new job April 4th!  I'm going to be so glad to be DONE with the crappy union he's in and no more lay-offs!!!  Thanks for all of your support over the past couple years when I wrote about our employment woes.

Happy 2nd Trimester

Now that I'm officially in the 2nd trimester, figured I'd bring back this fun little pregnancy questionnaire thing I did throughout my pregnancy with Miss A.  Also, was wondering if any of you have tried any old wives tales to find out the gender, and if so was it correct?  I've looked on the chinese calendar, but it's my birthday month, so it has opposite answers.  I did the ring test over the weekend and it said boy.  I've also been reading about the baking soda test, this is totally *new* to me, but seems extremely strange to do.

Pregnancy Review: 

How far along: 13 weeks 2 days

Total weight gain/loss: Down 10 lbs from the day I got the BFP, aka Big FAT Positive

Maternity clothes?: Even though I've lost weight, regular pants are not comfy.  So, I've started to wear some maternity bottoms, or I do the hair tie closure, but mostly if I have no where to go and no one coming over - I live in sweats.  

Strech marks?: Just old preggo battle scars, nothing new. 

Sleep: Still sleeping well for the most part, can still sleep on my side/belly like normal.  Plus, the horrible ligament pains haven't started yet, which I'm SO thankful, as with Miss A's I was having them very badly from the very beginning. 

Best moment this week: I felt a flutter over the weekend.  

 

Movement: Not so much that I'm able to feel it, but I know he/she is moving around in there. 

 

Food cravings: At first I just wanted sweet candies.  Now it's more fruits, veggies, and cereal. 

Gender: Unknown. 

 

What I miss: Nothing yet. 

Labor Signs: Def not.

Belly Button in or out? No change.

What I am looking forward to: My monthly check-up next Wednesday! 

Weekly Wisdom: Hmmm...nothing is actually coming to mind. 

 

Milestones: Making it through the 1st trimester.

Friday Confessions

I confess...I'm so anxious for Sunday's Army Wives.  I keep flipping between who I think it is that dies.  What's your opinion?

I confess...I'm really tired of half of our shows being on weird breaks and just being repeats.  What the heck, didn't we just have a big break with them over the holidays?

I confess...I'm rather annoyed with my face this pregnancy.  And supposedly your not supposed to use face wash with salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide.  Yeah - just found that out a couple weeks ago, when did things change so much between this pregnancy and my youngest?

I confess...I've had a couple of my friends say they read that Witch Hazel is magic for your face.  I hope this is true for me, plan on picking some up tomorrow.

I confess...that when you ask people to be references for a job, they have a heads up that they'll be getting contacted, it'd be nice if they responded.

I confess...the Hubs got an email for the company he's interviewing with yesterday saying none of his references responded and they had 24 more hours to do so.

I confess...I'll be livid if for some reason he doesn't get the job because these people can't respond.

I confess...it's so easy, especially since the company does it all through e-mail!!!

I confess...I'm so excited for the weekend and the nicer weather.  Plan on digging in the flower beds and looking forward to some free Italian ice on Sunday!

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!

12 on 12 - March

Last week I was blog hopping - it was one of those times where you just keep finding blogs you love!  Anyways, I stumbled across Amy at my words.  On the 12th day of every month she takes 12 pictures of her day.  I thought this would be a great kick start for me, since my camera and I haven't had much time together lately.  So, I tried and semi-failed, only got 8 shots, but am happy with what I did get and looking forward to doing this every month. 

01. With all the rain, the creeks and river have had elevated levels and flooding in a few areas.  This is the boat launch at the end of my town. 

02. A shot of the river, this is a bridge that goes over to the city, the water is very high! 

03. Went to a Kids' event at the Zembo.  Girls' sitting in one of the mini cars. 

04. Free lunch for the kiddo's, Baby Girl loved the popcorn the most! 

05. Grocery shopping day, this is after unloading all the bags before putting away. 

06. Yummy - tropical starburst jelly beans! 

07. Flowers from my Mum, just because! 

08. Had a pedicure late in the afternoon - loving the lower glittery purple. 

Bamboopink

I am involved in the launch of a new direct sales jewelry company called Bamboopink by JudeFrances.  Check them out at judefrances.com.

Over 13,000 women (and men) have signed up across the nation in only three short weeks….Come see what all the BUZZ is about…..

Bamboopink is a new fashionable, yet affordable jewelry line made and designed by a JudeFrances, a famous, high-end designer whose current line is sold in upscale department stores, is seen all over the red carpet and worn by Oprah and other celebrities. 

Bamboopink has the same quality, style and reputation as JudeFrances but it's much more affordable with prices ranging from $29-$200.  

Bamboopink jewelry is hypoallergenic.  Not only is it nickel and lead free, we randomly test every shipment to insure safety.  All earrings have titanium posts. 

Bamboopink has already become one of the fastest-growing women’s internet start-up companies in U.S. history!  This company is the first of its kind -- an internet launched company.  Consultants will be given our own websites, apps, and technology for virtual trunk shows…so all of this can be done from your own home and without hosting parties and stocking inventory! 

What sets this company apart from other direct sales companies?

·         GROUND FLOOR opportunity.  This probably won’t ever happen to you again!  Anyone who knows business knows that the FIRST people in on a start-up company are the ones that make the money!

·         Strongest compensation plan in the industry.

·         JudeFrances, a very successful designer multi-million dollar jeweler is designing, making and backing this jewelry, so it’s sure to be a success.

·         Instead of growing one sales rep at a time, we can grow hundreds at a time with this innovative business model and free sign-up period.  But the time to do that is NOW!

·         Bamboopink is exploding over the internet as we speak --- over 13,000 people have already signed up nationwide -- Don’t let this opportunity pass you by! 

It’s simple to sign up, go to my site:  www.bamboopink.net/katrichards   As soon as you sign up, I will send you an email with tools and tips so you can start building your team just as I have! 

Sign-ups are free for a limited time, with no risks or obligations…..just an OPPORTUNITY to take a “sneak peek” at this company, watch it unveil, and decide if it’s something you want to be a part of.  You can walk away at any time if you decide you aren’t interested!  

The company is still forming and “unfolding” as we speak….this is your chance to get in on the GROUND FLOOR!!!    You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!  And you can win fabulous jewelry and other prizes just for signing up and getting your friends to sign up! 

This is an AMAZING, once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity by private invitation only --- I hope you will consider joining me!

Friday Confessions

I confess...that the posting juices aren't flowing fully yet, so have decided to join in some linky parties to get back in the posting groove.

I confess...that I really need to get back into my cleaning schedule, it's been weeks of everything being off and all just doesn't seem right in the world of ME.

I confess...I'm going to start making a daily schedule telling me what to do during what time frame to jump start my bum back into getting in a routine.

I confess...I haven't picked up my camera in almost a month.

I confess...this doesn't help me in completely my Project Life 2011 album if there are no pictures to document.

I confess...that in the past couple weeks I'm beginning to realize that the Hubs & I are really going to have out hands full with Miss A - she has the shortest-loudest little temper, throws those full out body on the floor legs kicking kind of tantrums, and she's only 13 months old.

I confess...that I'm only thinking BOY  for the little bean in my tummy.

I confess...that I hope the Hubs nails his interview on Monday.

I confess...we could really use some good "work" news for him, as the past 2 1/2 years of his work has sucked with major layoffs.

I confess...all will be better when he is working again.

I confess...I'm tired of living with this stress and ready to let it go.

I confess...these confessions have made me feel a lot better!!!

Mamrazzi's Favorite Things Swap

Mamarazzi is at it again with another one of her great swaps.  You make up a package of your favorite things to send to your swap partner - who doesn't love getting some awesome goodies in the mail?  Can't wait to find out who my swap partner is and gather up all of my favorite things to send them.  Thank you Mamarazzi for putting this together!

I'm Baaaack...

At least I think and hope so.  Sorry to have disappeared on you the past few weeks - I haven't been feeling up to par.  In case you haven't noticed the new green box on the right side sharing our news - we are expecting our surprise #3 baby late September this year!!!  Middle of January when our first ice storm hit, I made the Hubs run to the pharmacy and get a test - he thinks it's funny now, but he wasn't happy since he hadn't even gone into work because of the roads.  But I was late and am never late (and I needed to know or else go crazy), 30 secs after taking the test I was hollering for him to come in the bathroom and see the results himself.  I might have hit him as he came in too - we weren't planning on trying for another until later this year, and he has said that #3 is it.

We decided to keep the news mum from even our families, especially after our past with miscarriages.  We had our first appt the end of February and am happy to report that the baby looks wonderful, measuring right on, the heartbeat was 171 bpms (we're hoping this could indicate a *boy* as both girls HB's were much lower).  Dr says that once the HB is over 120 bpm, there is 1/2 of 1% chance of a miscarriage.   The Dr said that he/she's due date is 9.25.11, but because of my past with gestational diabetes and having larger babies they'll induce a week early.

So this means lots of changes will be happening around the Casa in the next 6 months.  The girls' will be sharing the top bedroom.  We're hoping to be able to do some small construction on the 2nd floor bedrooms, and make the now baby girls' bedroom a master.  New flooring.  Plus new room themes for the kiddo's.  Lots and lots to do but am looking forward to the changes.