Another Ultrasound!

I had a Doctor's appointment last Thursday to have a regular OB checkup and also to have another ultrasound to check the spine and all heart chambers. They weren't able to see those things clearly last time because the baby wouldn't cooperate.(He did cooperate fully to tell his gender though! HA!!) I thought I would share one of the profile views that they printed out for me. These ultrasounds are getting more and more clear. When I had Katy, I don't remember them being quite so clear. You can see the perfect outline of the head, ears, nose and mouth. Amazing! We still haven't come up with a definite name. I have brainstormed and thought of many and Phillip has thought of a few, but nothing definite yet.

On another note, I wanted to share somewhat of a recipe with you that we had the other night that I loved. I have had it before but it has been awhile. It may not appeal to you but I have been having spicy, savory food cravings. I like those types of foods best under normal circumstances but I really love them these days. It is for a black bean and corn salsa. My sis-in-law Kay makes it but I did a couple of different things. I don't really measure but I will try to give approximately how much or you can judge to your taste. We had this along with chicken enchiladas and yellow rice. You can use it as a garnish or eat it with tortilla chips like we did.
-1can drained, rinsed black beans
-Approx. 1 cup or more frozen, rinsed, corn(do not cook)
-1/2 finely diced, purple onion
-2-3 tbsp ex virgin olive oil
-juice of one fresh lime (can sub lemon but lime tastes better)
-1-2 diced, seeded, medium sized tomatoes
-1 seeded and diced jalapeno pepper
-approx. 1 cup torn cilantro leaves(I love lots of this)
-1/2-1 tsp grnd. cumin
-salt and pepper to taste
Mix all ingredients and chill. Stir several times before serving to coat ingredients. I love lots of lime juice and cilantro. You can taper the pepper to your taste, although I like 2 jalapenos and if you seed them they aren't that hot. Serve with tortilla chips and enjoy!!!!

On the Flu and other random thoughts...

Hello friends! I have risen ever so gloriously out of the piles of dirty laundry and flu infested rooms of my house. Okay so maybe it isn't as glorious as I make it seem but I am happy to be back blogging as my daughter and I are on the mend from a major bout of the respiratory flu. Katy had a horrible case and thank the Lord mine was minor. After lots of money spent on going to the pediatrician and flu meds, we are doing much better thanks. Now I just need to get my house back in order. My hubby took a flu shot at work so he didn't get it...knock on wood. I never put a lot of stock in the flu shot so Katy and I didn't get one. I think I was wrong. I have some of Phillip's family coming for a visit in 2 weeks so .....I have so much to do.

On another note, Valentine's day is coming so I was feeling festive and wanted to change my blog around a little. We are going to be changing internet providers soon and haven't decided who to go with for sure, so I may not be able to blog for a couple weeks. I am sure you will all suffer great withdrawals until my return. I may be able to blog some on my mom's "beepooter" (As Katy says). I haven't really added new pictures lately because I don't get my pictures developed quickly enough and haven't yet bought a digital camera. Hopefully I will be able to get one soon.

I am happy to be feeling better with my pregnancy. With the exception of the small flu case, I have had more energy and overall good feeling. It is about time now that I am 5 months along!! I remember feeling much better with Katy and earlier on. This little boy is giving me a run for my money. I have been enjoying all of the great posts that everyone else has been writing even though I haven't been doing any of my own. I have esp. enjoyed Tara H. and SJV recent posts. If you haven't read them then do so...great posts that gave me much to think on.

It's A BOY!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello all!! Yes I am still alive and well. I am excited to tell you that we are going to have a boy!!! We are thrilled and really didn't care either way!!

Sorry I haven't been on in so long. I could give the excuse of computer problems and so on but I just really haven't felt up to it. I am doing tons better after losing approx 20 pounds among other things that I won't go into. Please continue to remember us in prayer. I will keep this short. I do have some ultrasound pictures to share and will try to keep up my blog better. As always .....thanks for tuning in!!!

Belated Holiday Greetings!

Okay, so I know everyone must be tired of seing the same old post so I am trying to give a new one today. It won't be anything exciting but at least you won't have to see the Zacheas song again.

Hopefully everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving as did I. We had a meal at my parents complete with Turkey, ham and all the trimmings. It would not have been complete without my mom's awesome cornbread dressing!! I think the only person's dressing to come close to hers is Kayla's! Yummo! I was sick but actually able to enjoy some great food. I wasn't able to help much with the cooking but we had a nice time. Hopefully I will be a little better in time for Chistmas so I can help more and enjoy it more.

My Doctor has tried me on two medications for nausea and while the one (Zofran) works decently, my insurance will not cooperate for me to actually be able to take it on a regular basis for it is so expensive!! I can't get started on insurance though, for I will get on my soap box and you will wish I would have never started! The second medication I haven't tried yet because it is currently being filled but is much cheaper.(Compazine) Hopefully I can take it regularly, get something accomplished, cook a meal, etc. We shall see.

Christmas is coming soon...YEAH!!!! I love this time of year. I managed to get our tree decorated with the help of my brother Jon. Ok so he and Katy did it pretty much on their own but I enjoyed watching and listening to Christmas music. I didn't put up as much this year and still need to put up stockings but it is enough to enjoy. Oh well....Happy Holidays to everyone and please keep my family and I in your prayers.

Zacheas Goes Fishing

Hello all...I have so enjoyed everyone's blogs lately and just wanted to share this tid bit of humor overheard from my 3 Year old today. This is the new and improved Zacheas song:

"Zacheas was a wee yittle man and a wee yittle man was he,
He kimbed up in a Sycamore tree for the "Yawd" he wanted
to see, and when the "Sailor" passed his way he yooked up in the tree.
and he said " Zacheas.. you come down...for I want to go fishing today"
Anyhoo....I thought it to be very humorous and thought I would share it with you all. Have a great evening.

Here and There

I have been keeping up with the new posts that everyone has been posting but not really able to do any of my own. I have been so sick that I have hardly been able to do anything. I run to the kitchen in the mornings to gobble a small handful of Cheerios(for if I had to do the saltine thing I would get sicker as I can't stand them) and then proceed to try to fix my daughter something for breakfast as well. I remember being sick while expecting her...very sick. I don't recall it being this bad though. I have "morning sickness" throughout the day at times. Going to church has been difficult as we are in full swing of practicing for our Christmas program. We have decided in the winter months to have a 2pm service after a small lunch(everyone provides their own) on Sundays. This means Sunday am service, lunch, 2pm service then practice. Yesterday we were about wiped out. I know it will be worth it when the program turns out nice though.
My dear husband has to be a saint to put up with my house keeping skills as of late. I will admit that I am not usually the greatest domestic being under normal circumstances but here lately I have been doing good to make myself presentable and feed my daughter. Going into the kitchen makes me sick....so....doing dishes or opening the fridge has been a challenge. My hubby has been great helping with Katy's bath, keeping his laundry up and all while working no less than 60 hours a week and most of the time 70 or more!!! I feel guilty but what am I to do? I do make myself do a few things, while holding my breath(ha), that absolutely have to be done. I applaud the ladies who are able to work full time and keep up with several kids while pregnant. There is another girl in our church( a friend of mine) who is expecting and is 16 weeks with 2 little boys and a M-Sat job and seems to do fine. She told me she has never really been sick while pregnant...only tired. I guess I will be one to be sick every time. To make matters worse, with house work , our laundry area is in our basement and it has been very hard for me to get down there with a large or small load for fear of falling and being so sick. Oh well hopefully it will all pass in a few weeks. With Katy it lasted until 19 weeks!!!! Until then I guess I won't be blogging a lot except to keep up with everyone else's. As long as everything turns out okay I can deal with it. Please keep me, my housekeeping woes, and my family in your prayers if you think about it. Thanks so much for your prayers thus far.

Trick O' Treat

Typically we don't go all out or even half way out for Halloween, but we do allow Katy to dress up in something " not scary" and go to several nice neighborhoods nearby for candy. She dressed up like a leopard from "The Childrens Place" and was very adorable. I went to take a picture and my 35 mm batteries were dead and the video camera wasn't charged. Very typical of me these days! I have been so sick this past week with this pregnancy that I have barely been able to function. I can't cook, clean or any of the above. Everything sounds horrible to eat and usually doesn't stay with me long anyway. I definitely feel for our friend Heather and sympathize completely! Now enough about my horrible food intolerance. I just thought I would share these cute pictures! I have read several blogs that are totally against Halloween and anything to do with it and we are for the most part also. I just think that it is harmless to allow her to dress up like in something cute and go get candy at approved and safe places that are close to our home. We actually went to one of the oldest neighborhoods in our area. It is very upper class and the homes are old garden homes that remind me very much of the "Garden District" in New Orleans. A great time was had by all and I was exhausted as was my hubby and little leopard!!! On this note I will close. Until next time........