PREGNANCY POST // 6 MONTH BUMP UPDATE
How far along are you?
I'm in my 24th week! Can't believe baby boy is supposed to come in 15 weeks! This trimester is flying by! In 3.5 weeks I'll be entering my THIRD trimester!
How big is baby?
Baby is about a foot in length and weighs just over a pound! I have a couple pregnancy apps and they compare him to a cob of corn, an eggplant and a zucchini!
Feeling:
The best yet. I am loving all this new found energy. I can stay up past 10pm and I don't die the next day if I wake up at 6am. Although, I am finding it hard to be productive at night if I worked all day. Illuminate is on Friday so I know this is going to be a CRAZY week but I know God will give me all the strength I need and all the help I need too :)
It's also been amazing to know the sex of the baby. I am a type A planner and I seriously would be having panic attacks if I didn't know the sex lols. We're going to be doing the nursery up in April so I'm having a ton of fun pinning all my inspiration on my NURSERY BOARD!
This month has been the one with the least worries which is kinda funny because after my ultrasound my doctor told me that I had a low lying placenta. She didn't put me on any restrictions and told me not to worry because in 90% of cases, it moves up as the baby moves up. It can get sketchy in cases where the placenta stays lows and then covers the cervix because that means baby can't get out naturally and you're most likely put on bed rest and will receive a c-section. God has given me so much peace about it and I'm really not worried. I know without a doubt that He is taking care of my baby. (And that's not saying I haven't had fears this pregnancy..I'm actually working on a post of all the crazy fears I've had lols)
I feel The Lion (our nickname for baby boy) move around all the time and it is the best feeling!! He's usually down low but sometimes I get big kicks around my belly button. It brings me so much joy that I get to feel my sweet baby. James has been feeling kicks as well! And funny story, one night James put his ear on my belly, trying to hear the Lion's heartbeat but apparently the Lion didn't like that because James received a huge kick to his ear...so sweet.
Food love:
My appetite is definitely increasing!!! I can eat A LOT, which was not how I rolled pre-pregnancy. I'm trying to eat healthy things but man a pregnant girl sure needs her sweets.
Food hate:
Don't really hate anything but a homemade spinach salad isn't very appealing right now.
Exercise:
I'm so thankful for the energy I'm experiencing because it's really motivating me to keep going to the gym! I've been going about 2-3 per week and I'm still walking to work. I'm finding things are taking me a lot longer than before but I'm so thankful I can still do them.
Clothing:
I'm all about showing off the bump! For once in my life, I'm proud of having a belly lols so I'm wearing a lot of tight t-shirts and tanks over my maternity jeans. I tried wearing regular leggings the other day and they were sooo uncomfortable so I'm probably going to purchase a pair of maternity leggings. I feel right now my bump is HUGE and I'm still trying to imagine how it's going to get even bigger....the human body is an amazing thing!!
What I'm looking forward to:
Our doctor's appointment today! Also we have an ultrasound in March to see if my placenta has moved up (please pray it moves up!!) so I'm looking forward to another opportunity to see my sweet baby boy on that ultrasound screen.
Hope you have a great week!
XO,
laura
HELLO WEEKEND
Happy Friday!! Wowza, this week flew by and now I'm in my 24th week of pregnancy!!! 4 more weeks and I officially enter the third trimester...ahhhhh!! June still feels like ages away so I'm not freaking out too much.
We have our girl's conference next weekend...ILLUMINATE! I'm so excited. It's going to be a crazy week but all the hard work will be so worth it.
This afternoon I'm heading to our church's Couples Retreat with my sweetheart! Looking forward to hearing from amazing speakers, spending a night in a wonderful hotel and hanging out with my love.
The cherry blossoms are blooming all over our city and spring is in the air....thank you LORD! Also driving home at 5:30pm and it's still light out...PTL! With Spring coming, I'm craving pastel lip colours...like this one and this one and ohhh I need a new one of this one as I'm almost totally out.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!!
XO,
Laura
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ONE WORD BREAKFAST 2016
I made these overnight waffles again and seriously, they were better than ever!!! They aren't sweet, which I love because I load my waffles with seriously sweet toppings. And the ones made near the end of the batch were perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside! (anyone know how to make the entire batch like that??)
I kept the decor pretty simple...craft paper wrapping paper as a table runner, blooms of course and one of my Valentine's prints on each plate.
Besides stuffing our faces with delicousness, we also shared about our One Words for 2016. Because of the smaller group, we were really able to open up and encourage one another. My heart was soo full after!
Oh and this year we had the cutest of guests...little sweet Finnley Mae...
Isn't she the sweetest?? Oh my heart!!!
I'll share my one word for 2016 in March (along with the recap from last year's, ha!) and hopefully some of the other ladies will share theirs as well! And if you have a word for 2016, I'd love for you to share it on here! Email me at laura at ssheart dot com !!
XO,
laura
MEYER LEMON SCONES
I'm still new to the scone baking business but it's a business, I'd like to grow in. Scones are pretty easy to make and are the best compliment to an afternoon cuppa! I saw this recipe and slightly adapted it. It was crazy easy and meyer lemons happened to be on sale...double win!
If you're wondering what the heck a meyer lemon is, don't be ashamed! I only found out last year. Basically it's a mix between a lemon and a tangerine...not too sweet but not too tart....deliciousness. I used the rest of the bag to soothe my stupid cold that I finally have gotten over! (hurrah!!)
MEYER LEMON SCONES
Ingredients:
- 3 1/4 cup flour
- 1/3 cup sugar (and a bit more if you want to sprinkle some on top!)
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter cut into chunks
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 meyer lemons, zested (you'll also need the juice from two of these lemons)
- 2 meyer lemons, sliced very thinly
- melted butter for brushing
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Mix the sugar and 1/2 the lemon zest. Rub together with your fingers so it gets all fragrant.
- In a large bowl combine flour, salt, lemon sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Grab a pastry blender or fork and combine the butter into the bowl. Keep cutting it together until it resembles coarse sand.
- Stir in the buttermilk, vanilla, juice from 2 of the lemons and rest of the lemon zest.
- Place the dough on a floured surface and knead.
- Divide the dough in half and form into two large circles. Brush the melted butter and then place the lemon slices on top. You can also sprinkle some sugar on top if you're feeling it! Divide the dough into six triangles (by slicing down the middle like a pizza).
- Bake the scones for 14-16 minutes until the tops are slightly golden.
- Enjoy!!
Happy Baking!!
XO,
laura
#TBT...3 POSTS ON RELATIONSHIPS, BEING SINGLE ON VALENTINES DAY & NOT SETTLING
Last year I went all out on the love/dating/not dating advice by producing THREE posts for you (I guess 4 if you count my what I've learned from 2.5 years of marriage post ha). I still feel like a rookie in offering dating/marriage advice but I can only share from personal experience! So instead of writing all new content (which is kinda impossible for this pregnancy brain infused Laura) I'm linking up incase you didn't read them last year or need a little refresher!
And if you're local to Victoria and have no Valentines plans then come to CHURCH :)
xo,
laura