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Meal Planning, Giving It A Go!

After eating at home almost all the time now, we were terrible at it! We went almost each day to the grocery store to pick up something and we always had the 5 o'clock rush of what's for dinner tonight. Needless to say, with Zoe, it was way too much! I decided to give meal planning another go. I've tried it before, and I have gotten frustrated. It's a lot of work. I plan, I shop, I cook, and usually I clean because I don't like to have a sink full of dishes. That is way too much work!

Kent and I discussed, if I plan, shop, and cook, he will do the cleaning! I'm in! Sunday I tried my first go at it, and it went swimmingly! I went to the grocery once on Sunday, and technically once yesterday (but that was to use a gift certificate at Foods for Living!). It's now Friday, and we've made it with plenty to spare! We made a shrimp gumbo, a whole roast chicken, egg salad, a veggie pasta mix, and we have chicken to grill out tonight, if the weather holds out! It has been great! I even made homemade chicken stock with the left over whole chicken! I feel like superwoman this week!

On a side note, at Foods for Living, I got the yummiest spread ever! It's called Speculoos! It's made with cinnamon sugar cookies! It's kind of like Nutella, only better! If you haven't tried it... you should! I love it on bananas, toast, and I can't wait to try it on so much more! Yum!

Wet Bed!

We had our very first wet bed this morning! Zoe didn't sleep well last night, as in up at 12, 2, 4, 5, 6... and then at almost 7 I was frustrated so I reached over (because I slept with her upstairs... I was exhausted from going up and down the stairs 15 times!) and her butt was wet...

I then opened my eyes and realized that not only was her butt wet, but her pj's and the bed was soaking wet! Gross! Well I guess that means it's time to do the sheets, give Zoe a morning bath, and start our day nice and early! What a morning! I'm sure it's not going to be the last wet bed, but phew! that was a lot of work this morning!

Nursery

Finally :) We were a little delayed in finishing Zoe's nursery! Between unplanned c-sections, infections, and being new parents... we've had a lot on our plates! At least that is our excuse anyways! We finally finished up Zoe's nursery! Here are a few pictures to enjoy! AJ and I made the curtains, Uncle Joe put together the crib, and Dad made the closet shelves! We had tons of fun putting it all together! Thanks everyone for all the help! The beautiful Zoe picture frame is from Grandma and Papa. I made the underwater alphabet! I know, who would have thought I'd be artistic! Thanks Etsy for the great idea! Dad painted the whale (which still needs it's sprout that I painted, so that is still to come!)

16 Weeks

So all last week I was singing.. You are 15 going on 16... I couldn't get it out of my head! It was a rough week to say the least! Zoe has been teething, as in lots of slobber and chewing on everything in sight, but that all came to fruition this past week. It was terrible! Zoe, my perfect sleeper, my perfectly content baby, my unbelievably easy baby was no more! She was fussy, and clingy, and really needy all week. It wouldn't have been bad except for the fact that she also didn't sleep! No more morning naps. Maybe one hour in the afternoon, MAYBE! And she was getting up between 2-6+ times a night. Needless to say I am one tired momma! At least she is still smiling, it is really the only thing that keeps me going some days! She fusses and then smiles, like she is saying, where did you go? Oh there you are (with a very large smile!) It just melts your heart and makes me feel like I can get through anything!

Anyways, today is a new day. I know I'm late for her Sunday 16 weeks, but HURRAY! Zoe is sleeping! As in she has been sleeping since 1 and it's now almost 4! I am not going to jinx it, but I really needed this time :) Thanks Zoe! We didn't do too much last week because of our fussy baby. We really just stayed in and tried to get back on schedule (yeah right!) after our trip up north. The weekend was wonderful, we got a few things done around the house, but it was so wonderful to stay home after being gone so much this summer! I do love traveling in the summer, and we always feel like we need to make the most of it, but it was amazing to not have any plans!

Here are a few pics from this week! Zoe tried sitting in her Jumper - she loves it! and we also set up her exersaucer! Now that she has more head control, she really likes them. She's not quite ready to play on her own, but she enjoys something new to try! Videos to come soon! She also now has two bottom teeth! They have pushed through and are coming in quick! Just like her momma :) Enjoy!

Can you see the slobber? 

A Picture Speaks A Thousand Words

Toothbrushes and Hugs

So yesterday I had to run to Meijer to pick up Zoe's first toothbrush and toothpaste. I called the doctor after she started cutting teeth and they said to start brushing now! I picked out the one and only tooth brush for ages 0-2 and looked at the million different different types of toothpaste and was really at a loss. Most of them looked like they were not swallow safe even though they were training toothpastes or kids toothpastes. I figure I'll ask next week at our 4 MONTH check up to see what the doc recommends. Until then we will try just brushing to get Zoe used to it. She does great! I think it feels good on her two bottom teeth that are coming in :) She smiles and giggles when we brush! Hurray! Hopefully it will be this easy when we add toothpaste too...

On another note, I got my first hug last night! It was 5 am and Zoe was hungry and I was very tired. I went up to get her and was exhausted. Once I got in her room she gave me a big smile and was so happy just to see me. It was a pick me up for sure. However, as soon as I picked her up she squeezed her arms around my neck in a hug like fashion! It was amazing and really made me feel much better for being up in the middle of the night (and after going to bed so late... not until after 11 pm!). I was still tired, but the hug made me smile and forgot about how tired I was for a while! I love you Zoe! Thanks for the hug!