Menu Monday

Mr. S. asked if we could have at least one vegetarian meal a week. I loved the idea, so I actually have TWO vegetarian meals (Monday and Tuesday) scheduled. I can't wait! We are definitely on our way to some healthier eating!
Monday: Grilled portobello with red pepper and mozzarella, salad
Tuesday: Easy avocado burritos, refried beans
Wednesday: Chicken pesto panini, squash
Thursday: Spicy garlic chicken, egg rolls
Friday: Not sure...I have some friends coming into town!
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Last week!
Monday: Baked salmon with tomatoes, spinach, and mushrooms , salad This was super amazing! I loved it!
Tuesday: Chicken pesto panini, salad I have moved this to this week. I cooked the enchilada today.
Wednesday: Healthified creamy chicken enchilada, black beans, chips and salsa This was so good! I didn't feel like I lost any of the flavor.
Thursday: Angel hair pasta with avocado and tomatoes, salad Always a favorite of ours!
Friday: Spicy garlic chicken, egg rolls Ended up BBQing with some friends. This is going on this week.
Saturday: Spaghetti, salad ...bag meal...
Sunday: Best Ever Saucy Kabobs, baked potatoes These were a crowd favorite! I loved them!

Reflections

I was sitting here thinking that a year ago this week, I found out I was pregnant. I remember one of my best friends coming into town, we ate sushi, drank slushi alcohol drinks, and just hung out. I thought that I still had a week before "Aunt Flo" made her visit. I woke up on Sunday and just didn't feel good...I thought back to the month of May and thought, "hmmmmm, I carried Saltines around at work, had sinus issues, and just felt icky." I double checked my calendar, "hmmmmmm, I was off a week. I am actually a week LATE!"

I ran in and took a test because I had a spare under the sink. The line was pink almost immediately. I ran in and scared the crap out of Mr. S. He was asleep and I went in whispering his name, he says I was louder than that, and told him we were pregnant. After he woke up a little more and I tried to control my shaking, we felt so excited...what a great feeling.

I can't believe it has been a year since we celebrated being pregnant. Now here I am, a mom. What a terrific year it has been!

Menu Monday

A blog that I follow, Learning to be a Wife, always posts a Menu Monday. I thought this would be a great plan considering that Mr. S. and I are going to start a new diet...or lifestyle change, as it should be called! School is out, summer is here, and it is time to shed this baby weight!

Here is this week's menu...
Monday: Baked salmon with tomatoes, spinach, and mushrooms , salad
Tuesday: Chicken pesto panini, salad
Wednesday: Healthified creamy chicken enchilada, black beans, chips and salsa
Thursday: Angel hair pasta with avocado and tomatoes, salad
Friday: Spicy garlic chicken, egg rolls
Saturday: Spaghetti, salad

The weekend is the only part that might be kinda iffy. Sometimes we end up meeting friends, so we'll see!

Today was Parker's 4 month doctor visit. He is 15lbs and 24 1/4 inches long. He is in the 55th percentile for weight and 25th for height. The pedi said that he is perfect...I like to think so! :)

Summer Break is Here!

Parker and I will now be enjoyed each others company for about the next 3 months. I now truly understand why being a teacher and getting the summers off is wonderful. I now get to spend some key months of his life with him.

My baby boy turns 4 months tomorrow. I can't believe we are already here. Wow...

He loves to eat my index finger...it's his favorite. Oh, how I love this face!

Mother's Day 2011

A year ago, we had just created little baby S. He was just a mere idea, a "it could happen, it could not", a "whatever happens, happens".

A year later, I am able to hold the little baby and know that it happened, it did. It was so odd to receive cards in the mail wishing me a Happy Mother's Day. In my head I was an emotional mama. It was just overwhelming to really think about the fact that I have a baby that I am responsible for, that is starting to realize who I am, and that has grown so much in 3.5 months.

I feel very lucky to have this little boy that will call me mom. I never knew it was possible to love someone this much. When people said that it was a different kind of love, I never truly understood it, until I saw this little guy. I love waking up to his smiles and his babbles. I like that when linked together, his new babble noises sound like he is saying, "mom, mom, mama, mama". It makes me smile.

My first Mother's Day of many. I am so fortunate to be surrounded by so many loving people, including an amazing husband and child. They are my everything.

Working in the Garden

Ready to go to work?

Yep, bought him a hat. It's a little on the big side, but it did the job while he sat and napped outside...and drooled. Now he has a cold or allergies. Probably allergies from being outside...but it was such a gorgeous day on Saturday!