Southwestern Egg Rolls

So about a month and a half ago I decided that I wanted to start making and trying new recipes.

I thought in order to make this a realistic goal I shouldn't go too crazy, so I decided that I would make one new recipe every week.

That way I didn't feel overwhelmed, but it would be a nice change up for my family.

Well, I've been successful in keeping up with my goal, and I'm excited to say we've added 5 new recipes to our collection so far!

This is one of the new ones we tried out and liked.

This recipe can be a Main Dish or used as an appetizer!

34 Weeks

6 weeks to go people!!!
(Although I think he will come about 2 weeks early...it's getting close!)
My sister-in-law just gave birth on Sunday to a beautiful baby boy, and it makes me even more excited to meet our little guy :)

I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July.

We went to a parade in the morning, the pool in the afternoon, and an Angel's baseball game in the evening.

It was a lot of fun.

Ok, so onto the pregnancy updates.

Weight gain: 22 lbs!

Maternity clothes? I caved! I was at Old Navy last week because they had all of their flip-flops on sale for $1, and I wandered around in the maternity section. I found a cute maternity t-shirt on clearance, so I got it.

That's my first 'maternity clothing' purchase for this pregnancy.
Wedding ring? Still on. No swollen fingers here!

Stretch marks? Nope!

Discomfort? Ha! Yes! My Braxton Hicks contractions are a lot stronger and more frequent. I also get this frequent weird pain kind of where my sternum is, it's like a pinched nerve-type feeling. It's really painful.
Events: We had a doctor's appointment today. Since my contractions are pretty frequent he wanted to check everything just in case.
He said the baby's head is really low, but I'm not dilated yet, and the contractions aren't making any progress, so everything still looks perfect!

Also, my husband had some time off last week, so I had him help me get down our boxes with my son's old baby clothes. I want to start washing things and hanging them up in the closet so we are ready to go!

Oh, no name picked out yet....still trying hard to think of something that seems right...

DIY Kids Coat Rack for Under $5

So this is what we were up to last week.

I love how this little project turned out!

I think the 'nesting' stage of my pregnancy is starting to kick in, I want to organize and clean everything!

Since moving into our apartment back in September (yes, almost 10 months ago), this is how my son's bedroom door has looked.

We've got a backpack, super hero masks, a super hero umbrella, and super hero capes all piled on those door knobs.

Free Template for Batman and Catwoman Felt Masks

 If you recall, a couple of weeks ago I had someone place another order for super hero masks.
She requested black and pink ones for the girls at the party as well as the other super heroes, and I came up with what I'm calling 'Catwoman'.
While I was making a template for those, I figured I should whip up a Batman template as well.

Download the free template for the Batman mask here.

Download the free template for the Catwoman mask here.

As with the other masks I've made I'll run down a brief tutorial.

31 Weeks

Another week down!

I feel like the countdown is on and these last 9 weeks are going to fly by!

We still haven't thought of a name yet, so if anyone wants to send some ideas... :)

Everything is going really well.

Weight gain: 18 lbs

Maternity clothes? Nope. I have been looking for some maternity capris though, there just aren't a lot of options out there...

Stretch marks? Not yet! Hopefully I can make it all the way to the end without any...

Discomfort: I am waking up a little more often throughout the night, and all I want to do is roll onto my stomach to get comfy, which then makes it so I can't fall back asleep for a while...it's ok though, I can hang in there until the end!

Pasta Frola

 My husband is from the beautiful country of Argentina, and Pasta Frola is something his mom made him growing up. I knew I needed to learn how to make it to carry on the tradition.

I have to admit, the very first time I tried pasta frola I didn't get what all of the fuss was about, but now, I love just as much as he does...if not more...
Pasta frola is a shortbread type tart filled with Quince (or dulce de membrillo) jam, and then baked.
I have included a lot of pictures for you as a step-by-step guide.
Last month I made this twice, once for my husband's birthday, and then two weeks later before we went on vacation to Utah.
The first time I made this recipe I used a 9 inch pie dish, the crust was really thick, and I had a lot of left over dough, so I could have actually made two.
The second time I made the recipe, I used a 9x13 baking dish, and I feel like the thickness was perfect.

29 Weeks

Hello hello!

Can you tell I enlisted my son this week to help me with the chalkboard?  :)

Weight gain: 18 lbs

Maternity clothes? Nope. I have officially switched to skirts only, and I'm loving it.

Much more comfy :) 

Discomfort? Not really, I'm feeling really good...I did invest in a body pillow to try and keep myself from rolling onto my back while I sleep, and it seems to be working so far.

Events: We had a doctor's appointment this week and he said everything looks great! We got to hear the baby's heartbeat as well, and it was fast and strong! 

I can't believe I only have 11 weeks left. We are getting so excited to meet this little guy :)