Squash's little Squash

So few of you would know, but one of my many nicknames given to me by loving brothers is Squash. Well this week my little swimmer is as big as a squash, so i find it only appropriate to post a Squash's Squash post! :)
Today was another appointment and everything looks good. He is measuring a just little big...good news for him, makes mom a little nervous for his birthday! :) ha ha. But we are both doin good. I am retaining water still...my ankles/shins look disgusting if you ask me, but we are still doing good, so i really cannot complain!! I have a healthy babe and i cannot complain too much about being pregnant...that's all you can ask for!

Your baby is as big as a butternut squash, weightwise -- about 2 1/2 pounds. (Length: a tad over 15 inches, head to heel.)

Recipe for Angel Food Cake

So i had a couple people ask for the recipe for the angel food cake. Here it is.

Rainbow Angel Food Cake

1 package white angel food cake mix
1 teaspoon grated lemon or orange peel
1 1/4 cups cold water
6 to 8 drops red food color
6 to 8 drops yellow food color
6 to 8 drops green food color
Citrus Glaze, recipe follows
Candy confetti sprinkles

Move oven rack to lowest position (remove other racks). Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat cake mix, lemon peel and cold water in extra-large glass or metal bowl on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 1 minutes. Divide batter evenly among 3 bowls. Gently stir 1 food color into each of the batters. Pour red batter into ungreased angel food pan (tube pan), 10x4 inches. Spoon yellow batter on red batter. Spoon green batter on top.

Bake 37 to 47 minutes or until top is dark golden brown and cracks feel very dry and not sticky.

Immediately turn pan upside down onto glass bottle until cake is completely cool. Run knife around edges; remove from pan. Drizzle with Citrus Glaze. Sprinkle with confetti. Store tightly covered. Makes 12 servings

Citrus Glaze
2/3 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 to 2 tablespoons lemon or orange juice

Mix powdered sugar and butter. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice. Stir in additional lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time, until glaze is thin enough to drizzle.

A Couch, Crib, Barn and fun Cake

What a totally random title huh!! It made me laugh so i hope it makes you too because this is going to be a totally random post update. :)

COUCH
.....We bought a new couch, and we are loving it!!!!! We saw this couch at RC Willy like 7 months or so ago...it was on sale,but we had no place to put it right then, and we thought that even the sale price was too much, so we passed on it. But every time we have gone into that dang store i have seen this sectional couch,and have loved it. Well 2 weeks ago we went in looking for a crib and mattress for little "Mac" and we came out smelling pretty getting a good deal on a couch instead....sorry Mac!! Our story for this couch goes as such... We walked in fully intending on only getting a crib and mattress for our little Mac or Macaroni but no such luck...they didn't have what we wanted. So on our way out i sat on the much loved sectional couch i have had my eye on and mister salesman came over. It was 1200 dollars....too much!! We got talking to him and told him we really want this couch and we regret not getting it 7 months prior when it was on a great deal. He smiled and walked off and came back not 3 minutes later and said he would sell it to us for the great sale price!! YEA!!! we ho hummed, for a second and decided that KSL was not offering us anything nice and what we wanted, so we grabbed our good deal and this week it was delivered. We are loving it and it matches our room perfectly...now you can come visit cause you have something to sit down and take a load off on!!CRIB
... We found Mac a crib. We had gone to RC Willy hoping they had the crib we wanted so bad in stock cause BabiesRus kept running out of them...but they didn't. So we have been watching closely to see when it would come into stock online and snatch it up....finally last Sunday it happened. So, even though we shouldn't buy things on Sunday, we snatched it...and since it has gone out of stock again, so we are lucky we got it when we did!! Yea little one will have a place to sleep....right next to his..........BARN
We got the barn painted on little "Mac's" wall. Brandon used the projector and made a wonderful out line and first coat of paint. Then i got to do the second coat and wow!! How fun for the little man!! One happy note is that we did not purchase one drop of paint for it....looking at the colors of it you will see how bold the old owners were in painting the house, and now know why we changed or are going to change everything! :)CAKE
Last and least of all....i made a rainbow angel food cake last Sunday and i have to show how fun it turned out!!

Baby Update

On Friday we had our monthly checkup appointment. This one is where they told us about the results of our big ultra sound. Its so nice to hear that everything is perfect. I had no doubts that he was healthy, but just to hear out of the doctors mouth that our little babe is healthy and growing makes this momma a happy little lark!
A weekly update from babycenter.com says that our little "Mac"(his new nickname) is Head to heels, about 13 1/2 inches. His weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga.
We are getting more and more excited to meet our little boy. Time seems to drag on for me, but at the same time we are already into March....time is such a funny thing. We are getting closer and closer with his room....baby steps, but eventually i hope to have it all put back together (right now its all torn apart so we could paint the walls). Pictures will be coming soon hopefully! :)

Reason for My Relationship with Sadie

So many of you have been worried for Sadie....and my threatening her life and saying she is on my hit list....Well here is the explanation in pictures. And may i note this is only ONE thing that she does that causes my love/hate relationship with the little lady. But i do love her, just pray for the day she will grow out of her puppyness! :)The first thing i see when i walk in the house from a long hard day at work--notice the openeing in the bottom part of our make shift double level barrakade. (she can clear the gate if we dont stack it.
What i found in out living room.....a whole newspaper, 2 vacuum bags, and one envelope SHREDDED!!!!!!!!
Thank heavens she didnt eat the slippers as well!!!
So there you have it. Do i have understanding in my dislike for my dog at times now?? :)

Feel the Love

Here is a little bit of fun.....

Here is how it works-the 1st 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive at some point during this year a handmade gift from me. What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise! The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment here write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going( or cut and paste..no one will judge you, cause that is what i did). Then come back and let me know you are going to play, and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift. Remember only the 1st 3 will qualify. Good Luck!!!

Two Updates in One

I am posting two updates, good for me!!
I just had to write about mine and Brandon's Valentines. I have always loved Valentines Day, but had problems with it as well until I finally met the man of my dreams. Since I met Brandon Valentines Day is just so much more exciting and i feel the love of it so much more!! :)
This Valentines was so special and fun.
Thursday i had to work late, so i threw meatballs in the crock pot for us to have when i got home. I had not planned any further as to what we were going to have for dinner, so when Brandon said he was home i so happily pushed that responsibility onto him. He loves to cook, so really its not a mean thing of me! I told him i would be home no later than 8 and we could eat. Well 8 rolls around, and i call to tell him i will be a while, 8:30 comes and goes with me calling to apologise and telling him to eat with out me....he refused, said he could wait. 8:45 comes and i call and honestly am feeling so bad that i am not home with him eating....i was hungry so i knew he had to be too, and being the emotional woman i am these days had tears welling up in my eyes when i said i didn't think i would be there for another half hour. Finally 9:15 comes around and i can FINALLY leave work. I call Brand and tell him i am on my way and he just says OK see you in a few.
So i walk in and look at the table and there are the most beautiful flowers, candles lite, and dinner all spread out on the table, including a yummy smoothie and brownies for dessert!! Oh gee make a girls heart sing!!! It made my very long night drift right away...that is after i apologized for my being so late about 50 times. We had such a nice dinner. I have the best hubby in the world. I am grateful for him everyday of my life. He really does complete me and make me the happiest person alive. I am still enjoying my beautiful flowers!! I hope they last for a while, they make me smile every time i see them!!

Well then came Valentines Day and i wanted to still do something that day, so i found heart shaped Rib eye steaks at the market, and asparagus...yummy thought I...bought them right up. Then planned to have a red dinner..minus the yummy asparagus. So we had red meat, red jello, red cottage cheese(don't worry just sprinkled paprika on it) with our baked potato, rolls and red jam, red drink, and last but not least chocolate covered strawberries. I had a blast thinking of red things to have for dinner. Here are a few pictures. (I couldn't find my camera the night of my wonderful dinner from Brandon, so these are the only ones i have to share.) Oh and this was the first night we have used my china i bought when i was like 17 that i love!! It was a fun night, just wonderful to have a nice dinner with my man.
The rest of the night was unconventional...Brandon poured a cement step down in "the hole" our basement....but i feel the love from that action....now i wont die when i go down to get food storage!!
Well that's long enough. If you are still reading you deserve a gold metal!!!
Our Heart Shaped Rib eyes

New Prego Picture

I thought that I would take the advice of many others and take prego pictures throughout my pregnancy. Many people regret not doing it and have said to, so even though i have felt prettier in my life I am taking pictures and really it makes me smile to think that the reason i am getting bigger is for such a fun reason!! So here is my updated prego picture. We are 23 weeks pregnant this week!!!!