Springtime and 19 Week Updates

Good morning friends!! I know I keep saying this, but my gosh, time is FLYING by. It feels like the work week passes in one day and then its the crazy, busy weekends. I LOVE staying busy at work and then usually make sure I have something scheduled (or planned around the house) to do for after work and then my day is finished. I am loving the springtime weather, all the fruit, salads, and spring dishes that are some of our favorites. Speaking of which, let me give you one:

Proscuitto Pear and Blue Cheese Sandwiches:

4 slices of toasted multi-grain bread (I buy a loaf in the bakery just bc it tastes better than pre-sliced bread)

1.5 packs of proscuitto (avoid Dietz and Watson bc they have a metallic something on the proscuitto that you can see through the packaging...scary)

1 sliced pear (thinly sliced)

Spring Mix salad leaves tossed in a small cap-full of red wine vinegar and sprinkled with pepper

Blue Cheese

After the bread is toasted, I place the proscuitto on the bread, top with however much blue cheese you like, accompanied with as much spring mix as you like, and lastly top with about 2-3 pear slices and the last piece of bread. Enjoy.

We LOVE mixing fruit with different cheeses. As always, I swear by the magazine Cooking Light, where I found this gem of a recipe. During this time of year, I pair most dishes with a salad or fruit salad (think fresh pineapple, cantaloupe, and strawberries).

In other news, I ordered the nursery furniture from USA Baby yesterday. They are having a furniture sale. In my last post, I put the link to the info about the furniture so you could see it. However, when I visited USA Baby, I saw this crib in the same furniture linethat we wanted and was placed on the floor just last Friday. An executive decision had to be made, so I changed the crib to this one; thank goodness Charlie and I have the same taste in furniture. This is the actual color of the furniture we ordered. It looks black, but I promise its not. If you see the price on this crib, trust me, I did not pay this much for this crib....much, much less.

So this week, we are 19 weeks. EEEK!!! What's going on this week?

How Far Along: 19 weeks, 2 days

Weight Gain: Up 1/2 lb per doctors visit on Monday

Maternity Clothes: Most definitely

Stretch Marks: None

Sleep: Very well, but I am taking 1 Benadryl (yes, its safe) at night for my severe allergies.

Best Moment of the Week: Seeing his face on the ultra sound. I LOVE knowing that this child has apparently inherited his father's handsome looks. As I always say, Charlie is easy on the eyes.

Gender: Team Blue!

Belly Button: In

What I Miss: Nothing, I love carrying this child.

Symptoms: round ligament pain, crazy dreams (if you only knew), and no snissing this week.

Looking Forward To: a weekend visit to the fabric store to pick out the fabric for his room and the purchasing of paint samples to start painting his room.

Milestones: I am the most pregnant I have ever been and blessed with a boy!