20 weeks!

Wow! I can't believe I am halfway done with this pregnancy. Even though the actual pregnancy is pretty much the same as with Kayleigh, it is so different. For one, I have no time to sit back and enjoy or worry about this pregnancy. Don't worry I am definitely enjoying being pregnant. I even spoiled myself and got a whole new line of maternity clothes and its probably questionable as to whether or not I needed them.

I LOVE that I can feel this little girl so much so early. She is already making her presence known and making sure I give her little bouts of attention here and there. I have a feeling shes going to be a pisser (in a good way). She is a great tenant just like her big sister was. The only complaint is my heartburn which I also suffered with Kayleigh. It's totally tolerable but I am one of those people where the annoying is way worse that all out pain. I would rather be in pain for a short time then being bothered by an ailment for most of the day.

As for weight gain, I weighed myself at a friends house and I am -2 pounds from my first prenatal visit. I have a surprise for all of you. I am actually going to post a belly picture. Now, it doesn't really look like a belly pic because I am not showing that much but maybe it will get some of you off my back! jk :)

Names: Riley, Niamh, Delaney

That is all for now! I hope to start posting every five weeks so check back then for an update.

Embrace the Camera - 9/22/2011

Long time no write!

Nothing much is new with me. I am about 19 weeks along with my pregnancy and feeling great! I am just tired but I think that is due to the 18 month old I chase around for twelve hours a day! lol. Anyways I just wanted to share a few photos from our embrace the camera photo shoot this week. I'm pretty tired so this is going to be a quick post.

Melt in your mouth Pot Roast recipe!

Giant Eagle had a pretty amazing 2 for 1 deal on bottom round roasts this past week and you better believe I snatched a few to stock my freezer with. I did make one this past Sunday and let me tell you...it was divine. It's very simple and I just used what I had in my fridge and pantry (which was unusually stocked to the brim due to company and parties that occurred in weeks past).

I am NOT a recipe person. In fact I usually drive anyone who follows a recipe to the tee, insane. I did however try and record what I did for my pot roast so that I could share it with my friends. I know a lot of my fellow Ohio moms took advantage of the Giant Eagle deal so I wanted to post it A.S.A.P.

Here it is:

• 1 (2-3 pound) bottom round roast
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can beef broth
• 1 package of dry onion soup mix
• half-whole bag of baby carrots or just use about 6 large carrots sliced up (I like using a lot of carrots because of the baby)
• 3 stalks of celery diced up
• 1 medium to large onion sliced
• 3 scallions (green and white parts) diced
• 3-5 garlic cloves finely chopped
• 6 red potatoes quartered

There are the ingredients...are you ready for the next step? Throw everything in a crock pot and stir well. Cover and cook for 6 hours on high. I didn't do anything to the meat, but you can trim the fat to make it more figure friendly. After about 5 hours if you pick the meat up with a fork it will just fall apart. Are you drooling yet?

I served this over some egg noodles which was FANTASTIC! I don't have any pictures of my masterpiece but from now on I will try and take pictures of recipes I make that I want to share. Enjoy!

Life is good....at the beach!

So as most of you know we spent a whopping three weeks in Sunset Bay, New York. If you don't know about Sunset, it is a little bay about thirty minutes west of Buffalo on Lake Erie. It has all the pluses of going to the ocean without salt getting in your eyes. That's how I see it anyways.

Kayleigh's first experience with Sunset was when she was about four months old. She pretty much slept the whole time. This visit was very different! She played in the sand for probably 8-10 hours a day. One day she tried to be like a few of the older kids at the beach and dragged me into the water until it was up to her neck. She then got angry at me when I wouldn't let go of her hand. I think it's safe to say we have a little water guppy on our hands.


Here are some pictures from 2010 and 2011 of our wonderful stay at Sunset Bay, U.S.A.!

Kayleigh spent a lot of time with Granny Patti

 

 

 

 

We spent a lot of time with family. Kiki and Poppa were there, along with my cousins, great grandparents and Godparents. I'm not going to even get into all the friends that showed up to dig in the sand with me!

This was my view every morning!

 

 

So much has changed in one year!

So long Sunset, see you next year!

Embrace the Camera - 8/10/2011

OK, so I know that I was technically supposed to "embrace the camera" yesterday but I really thought it was Thursday two days ago. I can't blame my pregnancy on this one but I can blame my husband! His crazy shifts have us wondering constantly what day it is. I am not complaining, just explaining how I could so easily get my days mixed up.

Anyways, onto embrace the camera! I have come to the realization that I am in desperate need of a tripod, especially for photo shoots of just me and the babe. I could wait for Dan to get home but usually it's a spur of the moment, everyone is in a good mood and not covered with food kind of thing. So here is this weeks embrace the camera:

We need to get this girl to smile on cue...

I also took a few pics of Kayleigh that I think came out sooo cute! Here they are:

 So I hope you enjoyed this little look into our life. Join us in a few weeks when we are back from vacation and I do a recap of Kayleighs adventures at Sunset Bay U.S.A.! 

 

Diaper Savings Extravaganza!

So most of you probably saw my post of facebook about the amazing deal I got at CVS the other day. Well it just got better! Here, let me break it down for you:

Thursday

• Purchased 12 jumbos bags of pampers swaddlers senitive (size 1) for 2.74 a pack. They were only marked 50% off on the shelves and were priced at 5.99 a package but I found out about the additional savings once I went to the counter.
• The total came out to 35.56. Plus I got 1 Extra Care buck so lets make that 34.56.
• That means I got 396 diapers for 34.96 or $.08 a diaper! That's an awesome deal!
• Total savings for that day = 99.00

Saturday

• Browsing on MyLitter.com and someone posted that they received a free pack of pampers for buying 6 of the packs on clearance. Apparently at CVS, if you buy 6 packs of pampers, you get one free.
• I just bought 12 packs days ago which = 2 free packs!
• So I go to CVS and scan my card and low and behold I get a coupon for 2 free packs of diapers!
• I pick up 2 packs of Pampers Swaddlers (Size 2) which has 36 diapers in each pack (On sale for 8.99 but are normally 11.79 a pack).
• I had to pay tax on the diapers which means my total came out to 1.60. However, I then received One extra care buck bringing my total for the two packs of diapers to: $.60!
• Total savings for Saturday: 23.58!

Feel like you are doing a school math problem yet? lol. I sure feel like that. Alright so lets see what is the final price for this?

Overall Deal

• I got 468 diapers for 35.16. That comes out to $.07 per diaper! 

This may not be the end of my journey ladies and gentlemen. I read on a blog that Walgreens also has ALL pampers on sale. Swaddlers, Cruisers and Easy Ups. They are marked down to about 3.19 a pack I believe BUT you must go to the register before buying and ask if they have anymore baby care booklets left. In that booklet there is a mfr coupon for $2 off any package of pampers. That will bring your total for one pack of diapers to 1.19! You can also use other mfr coupons for any other packages you have. Good luck out there! Keep your eyes peeled since Pampers is apparently re-designing their diaper hence the reason all these diapers are going on clearance.

We're having a baby!!! again...

If you missed Kayleigh's announcement last night, well we are expecting another little MacLeod in February! We are very excited and can't wait to meet our new little buddy.

So how has my pregnancy been so far?

definitely been more tired this time around. Is it the new little one or the energetic 17 month old I chase after all day long.

In 5 weeks I've lost 8 pounds! I know you are supposed to gain weight while prego but I always lose the first few months...probably due to lack of beer consumption.

I am in LOVE with Edy's fruit bars. Have you ever had them? I have at least 2 a night and they are heaven in this heat!

Thats probably all there is to tell. I will try and keep you all updated though!!