Mid June and July Firecrackers Group Due June/July 2017!

[second.time]

Those photos make me so hungry, lesonde!

The only really creative project I was planning on was making a little book with my son to help him get excited about the baby. He does seem pretty excited, but he said taking care of a baby is "boring" and he wants me and my husband to do it. Ha.

Viability day for me! Of course I hope the baby stays put for 16 more weeks but it's a nice milestone.

 

[DobbyForever]

Yummmmmmm caaaaakeeeee yeah I grew up baking with my mom. She was very crafty and domestically inclined so idk how I missed that skill haha

And lmfao at your son second time that's hilarious congrats on v day!

 

[lesondemavie]

Can't wait to see it gag! I thankfully have crafty friends/family, so I'll get a couple cross-stitches and blankets for the baby, plus my sister does ceramics, and my brother does wire work.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Leson those look scrumptious. The only thing I've learned to bake from scratch is cheesecake.. over the last five years the cheesecakes I've done are:

White chocolate raspberry truffle
Red velvet
Fruity pebbles
Cinnibon
Blueberry lemonade
Strawberry lemonade

If I can find pictures of any of them I'll post them..

 

[DobbyForever]

mmm cheesecake. I loved cheesecake before, but this last week baby wants cheesecake all day every day. I might pick one up from Nation's since it's right by BevMo and I'm doing the weekly beer run. I love the looks I get ringing up my cart of beer because, honestly, I live in a neighborhood where people would assume I'm drinking not buying it for hubs.

 

[lesondemavie]

Haha that's funny gag. I've made pavlovas, meringue roulades, dacquoise, pithivier, challah, madeleines, macarons, petit gateau, all sorts of pies and cupcakes and cakes and cookies, truffles, brioches, scones, clafoutis, etc...but never cheesecake. You just might have inspired me!

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Leson honestly cheesecake is time consuming but so worth it. I may have to make one now. Here is a couple of pictures of the strawberry lemonade one:

 

[DobbyForever]

Oooo pretty! Love the aesthetic. Bet it tasted amazing too

 

[PrettyInInk42]

I can make pretty much anything if I have a good recipe. I usually make pancakes, cookies, and muffins from scratch though. As well as chili and some other basic meals. I went to college for culinary arts, so I know some stuff. lol

Here are a couple blankets I've made. I also like making fun infinity scarves.

 

[DobbyForever]

Looooove them!!! Especially the rainbow one

 

[lesondemavie]

Gag that's beautiful, and pretty that's awesome! I absolutely love my job, but sometimes I wonder what life would have been like if I became a pastry chef or a professional musician instead. Both are passions of mine, but I worried that making them a career would suck some of the joy out, and also I wanted some stability.

 

[Gagrlinpitt]

Leson I can totally relate...

 

[DobbyForever]

From what I hear my friends who cooked for career hated it. Took the love right out of it

So excited for my sick day tomorrow. Get my scan and have a prenatal massage hehe

 

[Maries_s]

Mm dessert!! All of them looks tasty. The only cheesecake that I know how to do is the one that is no bake. I can make a carrot cake from scratch but nothing much.
DIY, I started to make my own cloth wipes for my DD and baby and I'm currently waiting for my cloth diapers to make them some fleece liners.

 

[PrettyInInk42]

I'm hanging out with BD tonight (as per our usual Sunday routine) and he mentioned that his mom will stop renting out her 2nd house (in Florida) either next year or the year after. He said we could probably go down there some time and watch preseason baseball games or hockey games for way cheaper than up in Canada. And the house is only a 30-min drive to Disney World and Universal Studios.

Dear God, please let him want to be involved, so we can give our son these great vacations/life experiences. -.-

Also, I bought 3 pairs of (non-mat) capris at WalMart. I can probably just barely get away with wearing them right now, so hopefully I'll be able to shrink into them nicely after I have Alex.

 

[DobbyForever]

Wait how do you make your own wipes?! What is this sorcery?

Awww I hope they will be involved. I know they don't like kids, but it's different when it's yours. So hopefully they come around . And if not, you'll make great experiences for Alex.

 

[Betty.Rubble]

I'll be doing cloth nappies and wipes here too. You wash them Dobby like nappies x

 

[DobbyForever]

Oooo get it now lol I was like picturing when I went on a field trip and they had us make recycled paper lolol

Scan in 2.5 hours!!!! I can't wait. This is SO's first time going. I'm also curious to see if he measures ahead since he was a couple days ahead at 16w. We're worried he may be short because my fam was/is shoooooorrrrrttttt and he's not particularly tall at 5'10 and he's the tallest of the bunch. But most importantly I just want to see healthy baby.

 

[lesondemavie]

Haha dobby nothing wrong with short! I'm the shortest in my family, but just over average for an American woman at 5'5", and DH is only 5'6". My dad and brothers though are 6'1"-6'3" and my mom and sister are 5'7"-5'8". DH's family, dad, sister, mom, cousins, etc, are all short - he's the tall one 😆. I think it would be hilarious but totally possible (bc I could definitely have some hidden tall genes in the mix) if we had a son who towered over us at 6'+. Our baby is constantly measuring 4 days ahead, so you never know! 😬

 

[second.time]

I come from a family of pretty short people and my husband's side of the family skews shorter as well. Both of us have brothers who are maybe 5'8" or so. I'm only 5'1", way shorter than average, and my husband's 5'11", which is just about average for American guys. But our son is actually turning out to be a little beanpole! Who knows if it will last into adulthood. It is kind of silly to see us side-by-side. I feel like he's already gaining on me.

I've realized that since I have two sons, I'm always going to be the shortest person in our family by a big margin. It's pretty rare for guys to be 5'1".