Baby and Baby-Daddy

Last night, as we were lying in bed, our baby started kicking really hard so I had Tyson put his hand on my tummy.  "Say hi to Dad, Babe", I said and sure enough our baby started kicking right under Ty's hand.  He gasped, "That's so amazing!"  That was pure happiness for me.

Juice Fast

At this moment our fridge and counter top are full of fruits and vegetables--full.  Tyson is going on a two-week juice fast.  The past week and a half he has broken out with multiple rashes and is constantly itchy.  I was determined to find a way to help him, so I researched and I talked to Mandy and got some good suggestions.  Last night we watched, "Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead", which is a documentary about a man with many diseases and he was over-weight and had a rare type of rash.  Anyway, he went on a 60-day juice fast and the results were amazing--he lost 82 lbs., got completely off his medications, the rash healed, and he had an incredible amount of energy.  Needless to say, Tyson and I were inspired.  So, tomorrow starts the first day of two weeks of only vegetable and fruit juice for my Sweetheart--I am so excited for him!

Pink Mountains

The view from our east-facing window.

Babysitting

Today I am babysitting the Morris kids while Mandy is at the Foot Zoning training! So far she said it's been great, I'm so excited to learn about it from her! Today has been fun, so far we have played outside--riding bikes and drawing on the sidewalk with chalk--reading books, lunch, and finish watching Ever After. Now, Jade is sleeping on me, Boston is playing with Hairy Harry, and the girls are playing in their room. 

Patching

I patched Tyson's work pants this week! I felt quite nifty I must say :) I want to start a sewing project and a knitting project soon. 

Pop

My belly has "popped"!  I now officially look pregnant! :) Our baby kicks and punches on a regular basis and I adore the company. We are meeting with Chris, our midwife, tonight for our monthly appointment. I am already 21 1/2 weeks, these next four months will go quickly I think. 

Knitting

Mandy gave me knitting needles and yarn for my birthday! 

Nursery Works

Tyson and I have been in the nursery now for a few months. I have cleaned out the toy closet and thrown a lot away. Saturday I made two works for our kids--the toothpick work and the penny slot work. The kids loved them! We took a blanket and had snack outside because it was an absolutely gorgeous day. This week I want to made a work specifically for one of our little guys named Hazen. He needs a "little man work", and I am planning on a small backpack full of potatoes for him to carry around and empty and refill. I love this calling. 

Language Lessons

A few weeks ago mom asked me to be Severin and Maurin's Language teacher, since they are homeschool and mom doesn't have the time to do everything. I said yes, of course, and have loved it so far! So far we have worked on nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, simple, compound and complex sentences. Today is a review day. I am making sure to keep my notes nicely in a notebook and keep a copy of any worksheets I have them do so that I can use them all again later in life. Sev and Maur have been so great to work with and I am super glad to get this type of experience--it's invaluable. 

My New-found Passion

Cooking!  I love it!  Yesterday for lunch I made honey balsamic chicken and spaghetti squash--delicious.  For dinner, Ty and I made steak, yam fries and mushroom rice pilaf.  Clay came over for dinner and we watched The Fellowship of The Ring, extended version--so good.
Anyway, I am loving cooking right now.  I am hoping to get a recipe box for my birthday so I can start collecting.  I have so many great recipes on Pinterest, one of my goals is to start using them more often.  I want to make a weekly menu every Sunday.  Another one of my "cooking goals", as I call them, is to Be Brave! I want to try out new recipes and new ingredients.  I am also working on variety and collecting spices, herbs and basics like beans, canned tomatoes, frozen veg like corn, green beans and peas for soups etc.  I can hardly wait for produce this summer and fall! I am going to bottle and freeze and dehydrate every vegetable and fruit I can possibly store in our little house :)

Gas bubbles and Butterfly Kicks

I have officially felt our baby kick! This weekend I started feeling them and thought that maybe they were gas bubbles at first, but they feel different enough that I knew they weren't! Very, very exciting. I am now 19 weeks and our baby is the size of a large heirloom tomato :) 6 inches from head to rump.

Superbowl!

Sunday was the Superbowl.  We had a big family party at Mandy's and ate incredible food.  Clayton and Jordan announced that they are pregnant! Im so excited for them! They are due in October, so our babies will only be about 4-5 months apart.  Tyson hopes they're the same gender so that they can be best friends :) So many babies! Our family is growing and growing.
Oh, by the way, the Patriots won the Superbowl.