Weekly Groceries

I love to know what groceries people buy, I feel like we get often get stuck in the same rut and end up eating the same meals. Growing up quality was a huge focus, eating healthy was the standard. I remember driving from Woodinville to the Kirkland PCC with my Mom in the nineties, sitting outside the store with my girlfriends eating their whole fruit popsicles complaining about them. We rarely had processed food in the house and if we did it was hidden and used as a treat in our homemade lunches. I would have never thought that years later I would eat like that by choice. I try to focus on feeding my family low processed foods and mostly buy organic for our meats, dairy and some fruits and vegetables.

Below is our order for the week, delivered by Amazon Fresh. Amazon Fresh is amazing in a pinch, with my broken foot it has been standard around here for the last month. Prices are more expensive then chain grocers but I find I do a better job of meal planning because I order on my IPad while digging through the kitchen. We also get all of our milk delivered weekly.

With the below we will probably only eat out one time this week, Craig brings his lunch everyday as well. This way we have better control over quality of ingredients and portions.

Dinners will be spaghetti with turkey meatballs and salad, homemade (buy wheat panko and spritz with olive oil in the oven) chicken fingers with sweet potatoes, chicken sausage pitas filled with veggies and hummus and salmon with broccoli and wheat rice.

I also try to fill the fridge with lots of fruits and vegetables. I wash and cut them all up in advance so they are easily accessible. Most breakfasts and lunches are filled with them. My weaknesses are seltzer water and Naked juice mixed or alone and dark chocolate peppermint patties (frozen).

Heading Northeast

Inspection went off without a hitch, we are on the official countdown 20 days till we hand over the keys to the new owners. Sold sign is up and we have started packing.

Our nanny starts TOMORROW and I am super excited about her. She emailed me today to ask me if I minded if she brought home made play dough. Love her already!

In other news my first birthday goal regarding finding a place we can live for the next 10 years can be checked! We found the perfect home (below) for our family in Finn Hill. To make it even better our nanny found herself a perfect home in Ravenna only 10 miles away! I have to admit hiring a nanny who was moving home from Florida while we may or may not be moving could have gone terribly wrong but it didn't thankfully.

We move into or new house in 31 days so we will be moving in with family for 11 days in between our sale and purchase.

I go back to work in 16 days, I am actually excited. With Reece I went back full time so it is nice to just be heading back part time this time. I am looking forward to the balance and I miss my work friends.

I am still no weight bearing with my broken foot, totally sucks. I want to throw my crutches and scooter in front of a freight train then take the broken pieces and cover them with gas and light them on fire. I go back to the doctor in 7 days.

Lots going on around here...

Pending...birthday goals

36 days
30 showings

We are officially pending inspection! Closing if all goes smoothly will be May 7th, I return to work May 9th. Inspection is today, fingers crossed...Hoping that it is a good omen that the inspection is happening on my birthday.

Taking after Meghan @ Meme and Lulu I am going to share a couple of my goals for the year.



Find a new place to live that we can spend at least the next ten years in, don't settle

Get into a good exercise routine, make my families health our priority

Take more pictures and finally create all the albums I need too

Date night once a month starting when I go back to work

Continue to love my job, but remember its just advertising

Go away with Craig for a long weekend at least once

Have a couple wine nights with girlfriends

Teach my children kindness and manners

Work on creating the best balance I can

Spend as much time outside as I can

Live in the moment, be present

Learn something new everyday

Tell the people I love that I do

Go skiing this winter

Drink lots of water

2 family vacations

Listen

Pray

Happy Four Months

It is hard to believe that you are already four months old. I keep waiting for you to go through a fussy stage but it hasn't reared its head yet (besides the car). You have been quite the trooper over the last month, with the house showings and my broken foot you have really been learning the art of going with the flow. You are still an incredible sleeper, however just this last week you have started getting up once a night again. I blame this new night owl on four month sleep regression, fingers crossed it will work itself out. 

You are talking up a storm, you squeal with delight at the sight of yourself in your swings mirror (such a girl). You are always smiling ear to ear (except in the car again) and laugh when I blow air on your face, raspberries or laugh. You are totally into your hands, your Momma is a hand talker I worry that you may be also. You are also rolling from your tummy to your back. 

I want to stop time but I also know it just keeps getting better and better...

Metatarsal #5 Update

We are 11 days out from the very inconvenient accident. I went back to the doctor today...no surgery (WAHOO) but no progress. The Dr. didn't really expect to see much at this point but we should by my next visit. 3 more weeks of no weight baring on my foot at a minimum. Upping vitamin D and calcium intake dramatically to hopefully help healing.

A couple days into this whole thing Craig said it is exhausting being me, he is working over time for sure. The only upside is watching him be an amazing Dad to the kids, I have realized he deserves more credit then i sometimes give. I have also realized that maybe he just needed me to step back and give him more space to fill. Before Reece was born the best advice I was given was to never correct the way your partner parents. Give them room to discover their way, you may learn from them. While I have done a good job of this through the years with little tasks this is the first time I have really completely stepped back, I can honestly say this has been a blessing in all of this I have found. Appreciation has grown in both directions.

My Mom worked her booty off taking care of all of us last week. She was incredible and we are very grateful. I spent my first day alone taking care of the kids on Monday thanks to my new scooter. Tuesday Craig worked a half day so he could stay home with the kids while I drove myself to my appointment. Tomorrow through the rest of the week my StepMom is going to keep us company during the day while my brother is in school and next week Craig's mother will visit.

We are close to hiring our nanny, I feel really good about it. Hopefully she will start early to help out and get acclimated. Until then when you need a laugh think about me and my scooter. Taking care of 2, 2 and under from one leg and 4 wheels.

Spring Shopping

I go back to work in a month so I have started shopping to spruce up my spring/summer wardrobe. Throughout my pregnancy and to this point I haven't really bought to much for myself clothing wise. I have mostly just survived on maternity clothes leftover from Reece, borrowed maternity clothing, larger sizes (during my pregnancy) and older pre pregnancy (post pregnancy) items till now. It's a fun treat to window shop, plan then splurge a little.

I love Zara for both the kids and I, their shoes, jackets and anything for Celine are my weaknesses. Taking a look at sizing measurements at places like Zara for older girls and Crewcuts can be a huge cost saver and can allow for some more unique pieces you won't see on very many people. Often I find that most blouses, coats and shoes fit me well however bottoms and most dresses aren't cut for my body.

All of the below is currently things I am swooning over at Zara.

Immobile

Fingers crossed no surgery

Have to get X-rays again next week, if nothing has moved we can hopefully avoid going under.

I got a new boot for now, it's a lot lighter.

Crutches are a serious ab and arm workout.

My foot is purple and super fat.

My Mom is taking care of us this week, trying to put together a plan for the next couple still.


I am trying to stay positive...keyword is trying.

Skeleton Picture

Balancing two kids two and under can get a little hairy at times, yesterday was one of those times...

To take a shower I bring Celine in the bathroom on the same floor as our living room and set Reece up with breakfast and a show. I was in the process of getting ready to shower, Reece was all set up and I was setting Celine in her bouncer as I heard Reece scream.

I set Celine down as quick possible and ran towards the living room, I saw Reece face down my heart panicked. Reece had also taken all of our dining room chairs and lined them up between himself and I, I took one big leap over the chairs and as my foot hit the ground I heard a loud pop and immediately fell to the ground. There I was on the ground between the two babes, I knew immediately I had broken my foot.

Reece popped up and told me he was crying because his fort had fallen over, phew at least he was ok. Now what? I tried to stand up and was unable to bear any weight on my foot so I crawled over to my phone and dialed my step mothers mobile, fortunately my Dad and her live close and she is usually easy to reach. I think I was in shock because I greeted her like normal, hi how's your day going, then I calmly told her I think I had broken my foot would she mind coming over? She jumped in her car and headed right over.

I crawled over to Celine and started nursing her, this would buy me three hours to tide her over. My step mother arrived, she tried to talk me into letting her drive me to the ER but I refused, her managing a three month old, two and a half year old and my six year old brother in the ER sounded much worse to me then driving myself. I limped out to the car and drove myself to Swedish with my left foot.

I already knew Craig was in the middle of a meeting and I would not be able to reach him, but I called and left him a message. I pulled into the emergency area and there was no where to park, I guess people typically don't drive themselves to the emergency room? I pulled around to the valet parking and limped out towards the attendant he grabbed me a wheelchair and I wheeled myself over to the ER with my breast pump on my back.

They checked me in and without X-rays told me just from looking at it, the were assuming the same as me. After the X-ray tech took the first picture he told me not to quote him but it was broken, right in half.

I broke my 5th metatarsals (bone between your pinky toe and ankle) completely in half and there are some shattered pieces as well. Great....

Not sure why but when situations like this happen I am able to handle them with resilience. Sure it is going to be hard, it already is but really things can always be worse. When I was 23 I had a pretty serious health scare (different post) and I always go back to this time or when my Mom was fighting for her life against cancer as my calibrator.

At the end of the day this will just be a blip, we will get through it. Also how can you not laugh a little about it, I broke my foot jumping over my sons fort. Seriously as painful as the throbs are that is funny.

I go to the podiatrist and orthopedic surgeon this week to see what the plan is. 90% I will have to have surgery. I am holding out for the 10% chance I don't and will be loading up on calcium, fish, orange juice and broccoli to help promote healing.

Reece thinks my X-rays are cool skeleton pictures.

Car Trouble

This sweet little face is so mellow, she is honestly such a happy little soul. When she gets up in the morning I am astonished that she is all smiles even when she is starving. She will sit in her swing alone and just smile. We are not used to having such a mellow little babe, Reece has always been more passionate.

Her thing is the car, she HATES it. Screams, shrills the entire time...I have done so many bing searches trying to find a solution and am still at a loss. HELP!

Chopped

I canceled my appointment last Thursday, I chickened out. By Friday afternoon I regretted it and made another appointment for Sunday morning.

It feels so good, so much weight off of my neck.

When I walked in the door Sunday Reece said "Momma you cut your hair it looks beautiful". Then this morning when I went into his room he told me he loved it.