What's Up Wednesday!

I'm linking up and posting about what's up with us this Wednesday! So without further ado, here we go!!

What we're eating this week...

Without really planning it, the theme of our dinner menu plan this week was EASY! On Monday, we had leftover spinach lasagna roll-ups {recipe HERE} with caesar salad. Tuesday was hot dogs, mac & cheese, and corn on the cob--one of the VERY few meals that will please our entire family! Tonight is French dip sandwiches & asparagus, Thursday is tostadas, and Friday is leftover French dip sandwiches. Easy peezy!

What I'm reminiscing about...

With our upcoming move, I keep thinking about how things were with the girls during our last move. In so many ways, they seem the same age to me now as they did then...but in other ways, they seem sooo much more baby-ish then! Shelby was 3.5 years old when we moved to San Antonio, and Hadley was about 15ish months old.

Last picture in front of our old house in Biloxi

First picture in front of our new house in San Antonio!

What I'm loving...

This is nothing new, but I love how much these two love to read!!! I know I mess up countless times every single day with this whole mothering gig, but this is one thing I know without a doubt that I've done right. They love to read on their own, together, in my lap, in the car, at the library, before bed...and it just makes my heart happy.

Reading new books at the library

A little light reading after bathtime ;)

Snuggling with Mommy for post-nap stories :)

What we've been up to...

It's already starting to feel like summer here in South Texas! I took the girls on a puddle-jumping excursion after lunch one day last week, and it was our first really hot & muggy afternoon. Shelby was literally begging for naptime by the time we returned from our walk. ;)  Both girls got pretty sweaty on our walk, so Shelby decided then & there that pool season had begun! ;)  Thankfully, our neighborhood pool opened in early April..so we've already made two trips to the pool & our first (of many!!) trips to Aquatica with Daddy this past weekend. It was so nice to go so early in the season b/c we practically had the water park to ourselves!

Walking to the pool with Daddy after dinner one evening :)

What I'm dreading...

At the end of May, we are planning to transition Hadley out of her crib & boy am I dreading it! Shelby went straight from her crib to a queen size bed about 2-3 months after her 2nd birthday. I can remember us being so worried about the transition, but looking back I have no idea why we worried!! The transition was completely seamless & Shelby never even so much as got out of her bed without us coming to get her for probably a good 18 months after we moved her to her big girl bed. ;)  She's such a little rule follower & people-pleaser, I really have no idea why we worried! With Hadley on the other hand, I have no doubt she is going to take full advantage of her new-found freedom when the time comes! ;) Before we ever knew we were expecting Baby #3, we had always planned to transition Hadley out of her crib when we moved. I really wanted to keep her in the pack n play throughout the move & while we travelled, but she's just too long for it now. I still thought we should squeeze her in the pack n play for the move, I mean she's three--does she really need to be able to fully extend her legs?! But Derek put his foot down and said no..darn him! ;)

What I'm working on...



Purging, purging, purging! :)  We're continuing to purge in preparation for our move, and we've also been slowly adding items to our "keep with us during the move" closet. We've also placed a few orders for things we know we'll want to have during the move that we didn't have last time--a new air mattress for Hadley (she slept in a pack n play during the last move), a cargo rack thingy to put on the hitch of Derek's truck, etc. We're just slowly doing things as we think of them so that way we won't be so stressed/pressed for time as the move gets closer. I must admit, it feels really good to be so on top of it all so far!

What I'm excited about...

Next month, Derek & I are going to Las Vegas for a couple of days for house-hunting! I'm not stressed about the house-hunting unless I actually think about it, so I try to just not think about it & leave it to Derek. ;)  I'm excited for our trip & to see where we'll be living, but I'm worried too--it's a pretty daunting task to pick your home/community for the next four years when you know absolutely nothing about the area!

What I'm watching/reading...

American Idol is over...booo!!! But we're still watching Nashville & Modern Family...along with whatever other weird shows Derek makes me watch with him. ;)  Speaking of TV...Derek has been thinking about cutting our cable when we move. The girls & I really couldn't care less about the cable b/c we watch virtually zero TV. I have my two shows that I watch each week (but I could view them online if we didn't have cable), and I used to DVR a couple shows for the girls to watch periodically while I made dinner or something...but they don't even watch those anymore. So I started letting the girls each check out one kids DVD on our weekly library visits to let them have a weekend movie night...but they haven't even watched their DVDs the past two weeks. ;)  So all of that to say, Derek is the only who is really invested in the cable decision. He ordered an Amazon fire stick this week to try out, and I think he's happy with it so far!

And here's two books I've read recently:

What I'm listening to....

Right now, there isn't a single sound in my house!!! Pure bliss. Oh, how I heart naptime! In the car, we've been listening to the Frozen soundtrack on repeat. We misplaced the CD for a few months, and Derek happened to find it when he was vacuuming out my car a couple weeks ago. So the girls have a new-found appreciation for the CD again! ;)

What I'm wearing...

Since it's already starting to feel like summer, I'm wearing my same ole rotation of short-sleeve maternity shirts that got me through winter with jeans & cardigans....now I'm just pairing those shirts with skirts. ;)  And thankfully, a few of my regular maxi dresses still fit.  Here I am today in what is one of my VERY few shirts that is long enough to cover my pregnant belly ;)

Just shy of 32 weeks :)
And poor baby #3, I never have any clue how far along I am in this pregnancy. It's terrible really. When people ask me how far along I am, I just say "I'm due at the end of June" b/c I really & truly have no concept of how many weeks I am. Thankfully, for documentation/blog purposes, you can totally google "how many weeks pregnant am I if my due date is June 27th" and get an accurate answer. ;)  It's a very helpful tool for me, which the 2010 version of me would be flabbergasted by..oh, well!

What I'm doing this weekend...

This weekend, Shelby is riding on a float in the Helotes Cornyval Parade with her school. We're all pretty excited about it!

What I'm looking forward to next month...

My mom is coming to stay with us for about 2 weeks in May, and we're all counting down the days until her arrival!!

 

What else is new...

Thankfully, not much is new!!! I don't think we can handle any more new-ness right now! ;)  Things are slowly starting to wind down here. Derek is currently wrapping up his last week of call for the rest of fellowship, and Shelby officially has less than one month to go before the end of her school year! Bittersweet, for sure!