getting closer

30 weeks

33 weeks

I am officially all belly.  You know you are in your third trimester when...

...men you don't know start to ask when you are due

...your ankle bones appear smaller (or is it that my ankles appear bigger)

...baby body parts poke and prod throughout the day

...rolling over becomes an Olympic sport

...sleeping is simply a way to pass the time between bathroom visits

...you day dream about your little ones personality and hair color

...you and your husband look at each other with wide eyes when you realize you will be 'mom and dad' soon

Can't wait to meet Little Miss Crow!  

Simply Splendid Strawberry Lemonade

There are no pictures for this post, because when I was creating this strawberry lemonade I had no idea what I was onto!  It is wonderful!  I poor myself a glass with one hand and pat myself on the back with the other.  Hey, when you are 7.5 month pregnant and longing to meet your little girl it is the simple things in life that keep me distracted.  So, I enjoy each glass with a smile...one hand on the glass and one hand on my belly...are you noticing a theme?

Simply Splendid Strawberry Lemonade

Ingredients:
2/3 cup lemon juice (I used the store bought kind, but juice from a fresh lemon would work great)
1 cup sugar
1 cup hot water (I just used hot tap water, no boiling for this girl)
10 strawberries
Ice and cold water to end up with 2 quarts of strawberry lemonade

1. Pour 1 cup hot water into your pitcher, add 1 cup sugar and stir until dissolved
2. Add 2/3 cup lemon juice
3. In a small bowl crush up 10 strawberries, then poor strawberry juice and 'pulp' into the pitcher
4. Add a little ice and enough cold water to end up with 2 quarts of strawberry lemonade

I had Tyler help me taste test and the recipe above is our desired sweetness, etc.  You can fool around with it and find what works for you!  YUM!

In the past couple of days I have typed up a cleaning schedule (found here), which I think I am going to love...I also typed up emergency numbers for friends and family that will watch my little love (one for the kitchen and one for the diaper bag)...I typed up the inventory in my pantry and made a to-do list of things we want to get done around the house before Little Miss Crow arrives.  I guess you could say I am nesting!