18 weeks

It's still hard to believe that we have another baby on the way!  I'm actually 19 weeks this week. I first started feeling him/her move around 15 weeks and within the last week he/she has been moving like crazy!  It's a feeling I don't think you ever forget, but forget how much you love until it happens again. This third one has really made me pop a lot sooner than the first two, I'm feeling a little large already.  I'm also feeling more pressure a lot sooner, stretched out and all I suppose.  However, I really do love being pregnant.  There is about a month in the first tri that has me nauseous, but otherwise, feeling great.  We have the official ultra sound in two weeks and everybody keeps asking if we're going to find out...we found out with Hakan and Adeline, and probably will with this one.  We like family names and have a hard time deciding, so we'll need to narrow it down to one gender I think.  But, we might just keep it to ourselves for a little fun ;)  Hakan thinks it's a boy and Adeline just keeps going back and forth.  We would love either!  Only time will tell!

St. Patrick's Day

I really like celebrating holidays, even if it's just a few small things.  My mom was really good about that, and it was so fun for us kids growing up!  Even if it's just green shamrock pancakes, a shamrock pin, a shamrock hair clip, some green shirts from Grandma Sue, and a trip to the MN Zoo :)

  

Hope you had a fun St. Patrick's Day!

Hakan's first field trip

Hakan had his first field trip with his preschool class to the Bell Museum of Natural History.  I was super excited to go as a chaperon!  It was also his first time on a school bus, probably more exciting than the actual museum ;).

We only got to be there for a little over an hour, so we didn't get to experience all it had to offer, but what we did see was pretty awesome!  Now we just need to go back for a visit.

I was in charge of these two cuties, yes, one parent to every two kids, you don't mess around with preschoolers.

They have a room that is ALL touch and feel, even live animals!  They got to pet two box turtles.

This sweet little boy of mine is growing up so fast!  I love spending time with him.  I just had his conference last week and his teachers said he's so friendly to both boys and girls, loves to add any knowledge he has on any given subject, and loves to talk, sometimes very loudly...yep, our Hakan :)

A little of this and that

You'd think with the 50 some days of below zero weather, I'd have more time to blog...

Well, now that the temps have been so amazing, the snow is melting, and we can see our driveway again, I'm catching up :)

I decided to sew myself a birthday gift with all these beautiful fabrics, a little crazy, but I love it!  AND there are four big pockets inside, one big one on the outside with a magnetic snap, and a zipper closure, super fun to make.

Hakan (with a little bit of help from mom), made these adorable salt dough magnets for his little classmates for Valentine's day.  He actually did all the cutting, stamping and writing.

I had macarons for the first time last year, crazy, I know, and they were so good, chewy with a light crunch on the outside, yum!  But they are pretty expensive to buy, so I tried my hand at making some vanilla bean ones, they turned out so delicious and beautiful.  I get why they're expensive, cost of ingredients and time, but a lot cheaper to make yourself for sure.  Next, I'm going to try some other flavors.

I also bought myself some $7 flowers from Sam's Club to bring a little cheer into our home, they actually lasted nicely for over two weeks!

I turned 30 in February, dun dun dun.  But really, just another birthday, and doesn't really bother me, just another year wiser, right?  Derek made me this cake (this picture does not do it justice) last year too, I think it's the best cake I've ever had, absolutely amazing!  Look at all the little layers, I'm definitely craving it right now.

During these cold days, we have taken lots of trips to the Tropics at the MN Zoo, just to get out of the house and warm up. 

Hakan had parent's day at preschool and Derek was actually able to come as well.  It was so cute to see what he does there and how he interacts with other students and teachers.  It was also his turn to be Star Child.  He helped make this poster and had to present it to the class, which they actually did before we got there, but his teachers said he did great!

We had a friend's birthday party at Pump it Up, which has lots of ginormous inflatables.

And this picture pretty much sums up most of our days this winter.  As soon as your kids are old enough to play together, they also fight together, just as much :(

I haven't really been creating as much, which isn't good.  My mind works best when it's being creative and being able to use my hands feels great!  It helps take away some of the crazy in my life as well.  So I've been trying to sew something once a week, even if it's just something small.

As pretty as this is and as much as I really do love snow, I'm excited to see it gone and soon!