2011 Goals

A little late to the game but better late then never!

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Here are my goals for 2011

1. Complete the books on my reading list.  2010 wasn't that great towards the end of the year and I might still have the same trouble for 2011 once the addition joins us.  But, I did get lots of Amazon gift cards for Christmas and intend to use them!  
2. Finish my Craft it Forward items!  I haven't forgotten.
3. Become a mom and all the good things that come with it!  Ok, so that part might already be in progress, but there's other things too.  I would like to be able to balance motherhood, work and still having some semblance of a life.  K and I would like to be able to still participate in some of the things we did when it was just us once we have a new addition to the family.
4. Become better at keeping the house picked up and not waiting for the weekend to clean.  I'll admit that the end of the year was not pretty here.  I was so tired, I wanted to do nothing when I got home.  I'd like to work to set a schedule, like, Monday we clean the bathrooms, Tuesday we dust/vaccuum, etc.  We'll see how that works out.

I know that's really not a big list and they're not too complex but I would really like to learn to focus on just a few things at once!  Did you make any resolutions for 2011?

18 Week Update!

How far along? 18 weeks.

How big is baby?  7 ounces/5.5 inches plus legs!  The size of a bell pepper.

Weight gain? +7.5 pounds total! (Either my scale was off last week (or this week) or I gained a lot in a week!)

Symptoms? Still a Ssore back, frequent bathroom trips!

Sleep? So far so good.  I do get up to use the bathroom at least once a night though.  

Food cravings? Poptarts, dry, salty things, like potato chips, SoBe Lifewater 0 Calorie Yumberry Pomegranate.

Movement? Not yet, but looking forward to it! 

Clothes?  Maternity Pants and some maternity tops and some regular tops.

What I am looking forward to? Finding out the gender on Wednesday!


What am I missing?  Sleeping on my stomach!  Maybe a random glass of wine!  Other than that everything is great.

Milestones? He/She is flexing his/her legs/arms.  

Other?  I think I look bigger when I look down at my stomach than the picture shows from the side.  Also, my stomach is bigger on one side of my belly button than the other!  Ha ha!  Kurt keeps telling the baby to straighten up!

2011 Book List

I know that there are lots of bloggers doing the same thing.  I decided that this was really my best route to keep my list and get some recommendations, sorry for the repeats.

As I said before, I love my Kindle and now I got 2 gift cards for Christmas that I am itching to use.  I still have 2 books that I mentioned before and I simply cannot get into them enough to finish them.  I hate forcing myself to finish something so I won't but I am going to keep them in mind to finish when my gift cards have run out.  Here's my plan for 2011 (not including pregnancy books)!

Hope in a Jar  by Beth Harbison	Mini Shopaholic  by Sophie Kinsella	Safe Haven  by Nicholas Sparks
Last Night at Chateau Marmont by Lauren Weisburger	Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisburger	The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson	The Girl who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson	The Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen	My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult	The House on First Street by Julia Reed

That's my list!  I'm excited about it.  I've got one of the books in my bookshelf already and hopefully this weekend I'll go through and make a list of the books in my bookshelf that I haven't read.  I'd like to get those on a reading list as well.

Read any great books that you'd recommend?  Let me know!

2010 Book Wrap-Up

Remember how I recapped some of the books I read in 2010 and was working on several more?

Yeah, well, that fell by the wayside.  Disappointingly, I only finished 2 more books for the rest of the year.  I'm kind of disappointed in myself but I know that most of October/November I lost my desire to do anything.  I literally sat on the couch and did nothing, so I'll give myself a pass.

Firefly Lane

I absolutely loved this book.  I'm pretty sure that I sobbed at the end.  I could not put it down.  I would definitely recommend it to be on your reading list for 2011 if you haven't read it already!

Commencement

This was part of the bloggers book club, but I just couldn't get into it at first.  I ended up finishing it over the holidays.  I thought that it was ok.  For some reason it felt kind of 'choppy' to me or something, it just didn't flow.

I'm working on my reading list for 2011?  Did you have any successes in 2010 that you would recommend that I haven't read already?  Let me know, I'm working on publishing a list and my 2011 goals (late is better than never!).

17 Week Update!

(Sorry for 2 posts today, wanted to get this up before it was next week already)  My week starts on a Saturday so hopefully I can do all of these on time (or by Monday (that will be my goal)). Just pretend that I posted this a few days ago!

How far along? 17 weeks. In 3 weeks we will be half way to meeting our baby. Yikes, time is flying by.  Though I feel like I look rather big!

We started a 'tracing' routine with our weekly pictures.  I now trace the size of my belly each week on the same sheet of paper, to see how large it's gotten.  I probably won't share every week, but I will in a few weeks when you can see a few lines drawn. 

How big is baby?  5 ounces/5 inches plus legs!  The size of a turnip.

Weight gain? +5 pounds total! (going to go by my own scale)

Symptoms? Sore back, frequent bathroom trips!

Sleep? So far so good.  I do get up to use the bathroom at least once a night though.  I'm debating whether to try one of the sleeping pillows, has anyone else?

Food cravings? Mostly dry, salty things, like potato chips.  Oh and I am in love with SoBe Lifewater 0 Calorie Yumberry Pomegranate.

Movement? Not yet, but looking forward to it!

Clothes?  Well I started wearing maternity pants.  They are much, much more comfy then regular jeans.  Many of my gifts under the Christmas tree were several maternity tops so I will be wearing those frequently as well.   They tend to be a bit more comfy.

What I am looking forward to? 1 week until we find out the gender and then to do some shopping/nursery designing!

Milestones? The baby's bones are hardening and it now has finger prints. He/She can move her joints now

Other?  Nesting has set in.  I am in a mood to clean, clean, clean and organize, organize, organize so the next few weeks should be rather interesting!

Now that we're back to work after the New Year/Holiday sometimes people look at me like, hmm, did she eat too many cookies over the holidays?  I work with so many people, I just don't go around announcing it.  It's kind of funny but I'll be happy when it's a bit more obvious!

I decided to just post the same post on a 'baby blog' for family and friends to see it there instead of removing old stuff here.