produce delivery???

subscription services are so popular these days and i have been trying a few.  i mentioned a few weeks ago about imperfect produce, produce that may not look pretty and is not bought by grocery stores due to size or scaring imperfections but is perfectly fine to eat.  so i was unhappy with my first delivery from them.  mostly because i was unable to customize my order and i got a lot of produce we don't eat (grapefruit) and too many lemons and my oranges were not very good either.  they gave me a credit on the order to try again and last week i got my 2nd delivery.  i was able to customize my box to exactly what i want, and i got a great variety (peaches, apples, kiwis, bell peppers, artichokes, celery and avocados) but most of my order came very under ripe and was just OK.  my girlfriend got her order last week as well and had the opposite problem, her produce was moldy and had already gone bad.  they also charge a delivery fee, which i think is silly when you are spending $25 on a box.  most companies will include free delivery if meet a certain minimum dollar requirement.  i ended up cancelling my order because of the inconsistency of the product.  i LOVE the idea behind this company but in practice it just isn't working for me at this time.  i hope they can work out the kinks and i would be happy to try it again.  in the meantime, i will continue to do my fred meyer click list and we also have a local produce stand that is open in spring and summer and when they are not open they do free local delivery all year round! 

34 weeks!!!

this has been a better week!  luckily since we have gotten home from vacation and have slowed down, my braxton hicks are not as frequent or intense.  i still get them, but i can certainly tell when i am overdoing it and scale it back.  my father in law has been in town helping us with house projects and bowie, which has been a tremendous help!  i have had a list going for a while now of things i want to do around the house before the baby arrives and some absolutely need to be done and some are more of a wish list.  and my father in law painted both our master and guest bed rooms which was something i have wanted to do since we moved in, but have not had a chance to!  my goal these days is to do things that will require the least amount of effort and pack the biggest punch and painting a room can make a big transformation!  so i am excited to do a little more decorating and nesting around the house!

this upcoming week i will be putting my gym membership on hold and bowie will be doing her last little gym class as i am unable to keep up physically.  it is so sad to me because i was very active my entire pregnancy with bowie, up until the last 1-2 weeks.  in fact i was walking 3-5 miles almost daily.  unfortunately it is much different this time around, but i am looking forward to when i can get active again!  just walking around a big store can be too much for me.  i went shopping by myself last weekend and after going to a couple of my favorite stores, i had to pass up target because i just couldn't do it.

i have been trying to drink as much water as possible, and stocked up on my favorite, true lemon (dried crystallized lemon that you add to your water).  my sister also recommended coconut water for my braxton hicks and for the electrolytes.  so i got a case at costco and have been enjoying drinking that as well.   i normally drink a cup of coffee every day, but for the past several weeks i have only been drinking maybe a half cup.  i am finding that any more coffee will give me heartburn.  and speaking of heartburn, i am still having it a few times a week.  although it is no where near as bad as it was with bowie.  when i feel it coming on i take a zantac and that usually relieves it pretty effectively.  no cravings or aversions, but i did find a really good combo!  i got jarad some jalapeno kettle potato chips and bowie a watermelon.  eating those together (not at the same time) was a real treat! now that we are not traveling or have company in the house, i am excited to eat more normally. 

weight gain this week = 1.5 pounds
total weight gain = 15 pounds

some days i really need to take a nap when bowie naps, but regardless of whether i take a nap or not, bedtime is really uncomfortable.  i have a hard time getting cozy and falling asleep, so maybe the third trimester insomnia is kicking in.  my mom even commented how i had dark circles under my eyes.  but i have found a good time waster for when i can't sleep.  i have a app on my phone for our library and i can download books, so i have been doing a lot of reading.  i am currently blowing through the book "the handmaids tale."  it is crazy to me that i can count the number of weeks until i am due on one hand!  we are really in the home stretch and my body is would agree!  my next doctors appointment is next week and then after that i will start to go weekly.  i still do not have stretch marks or linea negra but i sure do have some nasty and sore varicose veins on my legs.  i think i have the typical baby boy belly where it looks like a basketball and carrying lower.  i am hoping this will be another good and uneventful week ahead! 

hike with daddy and papa!

my father in law is in town visiting and helping us with some house projects as well.  jarad took the day off on friday and the boys and bow went for a hike while mom got some much needed alone time to shop!  love these happy faces!

pete doll...

bowie loves mickey and minnie mouse, but her favorite character from the show is a "b-role" character named pete, who is kinda the "bad guy."  i did a little research on pete to see his background and it is very interesting, check it out here

anyways...for as long as pete has been around in disney movies and cartoons he is not one of the main characters and no merchandise made for him.  so...after hearing this during our trip to california, my dad was on a mission to find bowie a pete doll, and he succeeded!  this hand made doll was ordered from etsy and was made in russia (i think?).  it arrived and bowie was so excited!!!  he hasn't left her side since.

art closet!

last weekend i finally organized this closet with all of bowie's arts and crafts and sensory bin activities!  it was so satisfying!!! 

right side of closet has all of our  closet has all of our arts and crafts, play-doh, paints, coloring books, stickers, craft paper, rock painting supplies, etc...

left side has books, dvds, photo albums, etc...

pom pom play!!!

got a big bag of 1400 pieces of different sized craft pom poms for the sensory bin, they arrived today and bowie was super excited to play with them!  so after nap time i put them in a big bowl and gave her the tongs and a cupcake tin and let her sort them by color and size.  the tongs were hard to use, but she enjoyed this activity.  at the end she dumped them all out and made "cupcakes" and sang the happy birthday song.

pickles...

bowie has been on a big pickle kick lately.  we went through a jar in 2 days!  it cracks me up, she closes her eyes and says "so good"