40 weeks

I am 40 weeks pregnant.

Baby girl is 7 pounds, 12 ounces.

I am due today.

I am scheduled to be induced next Friday, the 17th.

Weight gain so far: 30 pounds

4 years

Four years ago today, Ben took me on our first date.

Happy anniversary honey, I love you!



Thrifty Thursday

It's been awhile since I did Sunday Savings and since I went coupon shopping today, I thought I would post a "Thirfty Thursday".  I went to Harris Teeter and CVS today to pick up a couple of things before the baby gets here.

At Harris Teeter they are running a "meal deal" this week-
For $5.99 you get:
(1) 12 oz. Johnsonville breakfast links
(1) Dozen Harris Teeter large white eggs
(1) 12oz Grands Flaky biscuits
(1) 59oz. Tropicana Orange Juice

I bought two meal deals because it is such a great deal!

Normal Price for:

(1) 12 oz. Johnsonville breakfast links - $4.29

(1) Dozen Harris Teeter large white eggs - $2.69

(1) 12oz Grands Flaky biscuits - $2.19

(1) 59oz. Tropicana Orange Juice - $3.65

Normal Total: $12.82

Price paid: $5.99 (x2) = $11.98

So basically, I got all the breakfast goodies for BOGO!

At CVS, they are running the gift card promotion again-
In order to spend the $30 to get the $10 gift card, I bought toilet paper and tissues this week.

I bought:
(2) 20 packs of Scott bathroom tissue
(1) Kleenex tissues 3 pack

Normal price for:

(2) 20 packs of Scott bathroom tissue - $18.99 (x2)

(1) Kleenex tissues 3 pack - $5.97

Sale price for:
(2) 20 packs of Scott bathroom tissue - $14 (x2)

(1) Kleenex tissues 3 pack - $3

Normal total: $43.95

Price paid: $31.00 (before coupons)

I also had $6.50 in coupons

So I paid- $24.50 and got $10 back in a CVS gift card

Favorite things

I realized the other day that I use the same things over and over again and that is because they have become (or continue to be) my favorite things.

Every single day for the last 16 years I have applied Clinique's dramatically different moisturizing lotion to my face.  I absolutely LOVE the way my skin feels after I put it on and I absolutely cannot stand the way my skin feels in the morning until I have put it on.  This winter I feel like my skin has been extra dry (probably because I'm pregnant) and so I have been using this moisturizer twice a day.  I. LOVE. IT.

For Christmas, my mom got me a Clinique product that I had never used before (and never heard of before).  Which is kinda crazy because I am a Clinique girl through and through.  Anyway- she bought me this fabulous hand and cuticle cream.  It has become a new favorite of mine and I use it throughout the day (pretty much any time after I wash my hands).  Again, because of dry skin.  If your hands get dry during the winter- you must try this product!  It is fabulous!!!

Throughout my pregnancy, I have not had many cravings.  However, I have had a ton of food aversions.  I still cannot stand red meat, hummus, or most vegetables.  For about 2 months all I wanted to eat was Corn Flakes.  However, my new favorite cereal has become Fruit Loops!  I eat a huge bowl every morning for breakfast with a tall glass of water.  I can't explain why but all I want in the morning are some Fruit Loops- they are my new breakfast favorite.  Now, before I was pregnant, I did not eat much cereal.  I ate 2 Special K bars for breakfast every morning once I got to school.  Since getting pregnant, I can't stand the Special K bars.  So... for now (and hopefully not too much longer) Fruit Loops are my favorite!

My last favorite thing is actually something that belongs to Ben.  He got it for Christmas from my mom.  It is the card shuffler.  Now, for anyone that knows Ben and myself, you know that we are addicted to cards, and as of lately, the game Hand and Foot.  This fabulous card shuffler can shuffle up to six decks and keeps the cards in pristine condition because they are not being bent by manually shuffling the cards.  It also speeds up our game play.  For anyone that enjoys playing cards, any cards, I highly recommend getting a card shuffler... it is one of my favorite things!

39 weeks

I am 39 weeks pregnant!

Baby girl is the size of a wintermelon!

She weighs around 8 pounds and is about 20 inches long.

Weight gain: 30 pounds

Time left: 5 days (or less, I hope!)

Baby shower at Los Tios

A group of us from work went to lunch today at Los Tios during teacher work day and I was surprised by my 8th grade team with the most delicious cake and wonderful baby presents for baby girl.  Thank you to everyone that came out to lunch and celebrated.  Baby girl, Ben, and I are so blessed to have wonderful friends and co-workers that continue to think of us during this time.

Everyone enjoying lunch at Los Tios.

What a great GW2 staff!

The wonderful cake.  It was soooo good, I had another piece for dinner.

Opening the fabulous baby gift. 

(notice the precision, maybe I should be a surgeon?)

Thank you again everyone for a wonderful day!

Because I love you

Ben,

I love you more today than yesterday.

I will love you more tomorrow than today.

I have loved every moment of this journey we have shared together and I look forward to the next chapter in our lives.

Our lives are about to change forever, so I wanted to reshare a few moments with you (and the internet) of times our lives have already changed for the better.

Our first date.

The "night" you proposed.

Our wedding date.

Ben, I love you.

Thank you for this wonderful life.