Project 365: Day 458- March 3rd

Today marked being 35 weeks pregnant :) We've got 14-35 days to go until we can meet our sweetheart... and my nerves and excitement are seriously going to cause me to BURST!  :) I don't feel like I'm getting any bigger, but I do know that my contractions are getting stronger.. Which only means one thing: SHE'S ALMOST HERE! I could cry just thinking about it. I lay in bed every night, close my eyes, and picture the doctor holding her up after that final push... and seeing her for the very first time. I picture them cleaning her up and bringing her over to me, all swaddled up, and gazing into that face. I know she's going to be breathtaking. Babygirl, mommy can hardly wait to meet you! Not much longer now!



And here's an upclose bare belly shot, haha!

And look mommy, NO FEET! hahaha! You can see the immense amount of space she's taking up if you look at my belly from this direction, haha! I LOVE it :)

I relaxed the rest of the day.. worked on a grocery list, but got started on dinner in the afternoon! I was trying out "Crunchy Taco Chicken" this evening... and oh my word, it was tasty! Like I always say, haha, I don't want to toot my own horn LOL but it was yummy!!!

And here's my plate... with crunchy taco chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a salad. OH YES! I LOVE LOVE LOVEEEEEED it!

Would you like the "Crunchy Taco Chicken" recipe? Click HERE.

After dinner, we ran some errands. We ran to Sam's Club and met our friend Lindsey there. She was giving us some bottle brushes for Tayler because we didn't have any yet! They are adorable!!! Thank you SO much Lindsey!

And Tayler Bug's Daddy bought her a few things last night! :) He bought her an adorable little toy/stuffed animal, some white onesies (because we have NONE lol), and an adorable little sleeper. He's such a good daddy!

Carrie and Matt came over later and told us they got the trailer next to us which is awesome!! I'll finally have a friend close by and Tayler will have a playmate because Carrie is my fellow preggo pal that is due a little over a week before me! :) Then Laken and TJ came over and we all watched "American Idol." :) It was elimination night and I came out PRETTY CLOSE to the right finalists. I switched around a couple. Here's the list and you'll see parentheses around the people I didn't pick, but congratulations to them nonetheless :)

1. Casey Abrams
2. Naima Adedapo

3. Lauren Alaina

4. James Durbin

5. (Ashton Jones) -- I would have picked Kendra Chantelle, but to each his own! :)

6. (Stefano Lagone) -- He really redeemed himself with "I Need You Now" last night, but I loved Robbie!

7. Jacob Lusk

8. Scotty McCreery

9. Paul McDonald

10. Thia Megia

11. Haley Reinhart

12. (Kim Rodriguez)

13. Pia Toscono

I'm really excited about next week! It will be interesting to see who continues on in this journey and who doesn't. It's going to be a great season!

Cheers to Project 365!

Project 365: Day 391- December 26th

December 26th marks a big day for Ethan and me....... OUR 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY :) Yes indeed. And we wanted to start things off just how they were on December 26th, 2009. So, first thing was first-- we woke up, got ready, and went to the mall to meet my parents :) First off, lets take a look at us on December 26th, 2009 in front of FYE:

 And here we are December 26th, 2010 in front of FYE:

Oh how times have changed, right? :) hehe!
After we got this picture taken (and while we were waiting on my parents), Ethan went and did a golf simulator hehe! Here he is taking a few shots:

Then we finally met my parents and we ate at Wendys-- just like last year hehe! :) Last year, however, I barely ate because I was SOOO nervous I felt like I was going to throw up. This year, I was 25 weeks pregnant and ready to scarf down anything, hahaha! Once again-- how things have changed! Then we walked around and I helped my mom pick out a dress for her ball she is going to for New Years :) I think she looks gorgeous!

After walking around, Ethan and I headed home to relax and nap for a few. We napped and Ethan played his new hunting game, haha. He looked so cute doing it LOL and he said he really enjoyed it :)

Then we packed up my car and headed back to my parents house to spend some time with my family and my mom's cousin Misty and her family :)

We had such a good time! We talked and ate some YUMMY food :) Then Ethan, Brad, and I loaded up the car and headed back home. We dropped Brad off at the mall and we went home to meet Matt and Carrie. They bought a present for Tayler hehe! Here are the onesies they got her:

Cheers to Project 365!