Sunset in Tunica

Greg and I took a quick, one-night trip to Tunica this weekend. He was playing in a golf tournament for Pepsi and I jokingly said I'd go with him to gamble - ha! He said why not make a trip of it and I could hangout at the outlet shops and pool while he golfed and then we'd get a good dinner that night and just hangout! We did and we had a blast. It was like a quick vacation only an hour from our house. After dinner on Saturday night we went into the casino for about 10 minutes and realized.... hey - people smoke A LOT in casinos. Seeing that I really don't enjoy inhaling second hand smoke, nor does my baby... we left and I drove Greg to the Tunica River Walk that I had passed by earlier in the day. It was beautiful at sunset. I spied some rocking chairs facing the river and had to sit and rock before we left. Here are some photos we took. The river boat was out on a dinner cruise so we didn't get to see the boat, but the building and dock were pretty amazing.

Sunset on the river.

Greg rockin' on the porch.

Me and Greg on the dock bridge.

Mama rockin' in the rocking chair.

My sweetness!

Motivated by a Bald Man

I love to share products on my blog that I use and love. I, often times, find it difficult to get motivated to clean. Wait... who am I kidding here? Often times? Ok, most all of the time I find it hard to get motivated to clean. But, this new Mr. Clean multi-surface cleaner with Febreze is AMAZING! It smells so wonderful you'll feel as if you are submerged in the New Zealand springs as it says on the label.... well, that may be going too far- but it will make you want to clean more and more. Just trust me on this one.

Nursery Inspiration

LOVE this nursery I found online - it is so warm and it is exactly how I envision our baby's room. I am painting our nursery walls at this very moment in a gray color, a bit lighter than the paint pictured here.

Since we are not finding out the sex of our sweet babe, I am sticking to very basic colors - gray, white, and black for the nursery. I'll work in color with art, accessories, blankets, etc. My amazing design sister, Emily, is helping me each step of the way. At the moment I am most likely driving her insane - thank you sis for all of your help, love you to the moon and wish you were here to help me paint!

Bumpdate: 18 weeks

How Far Along: 18 Weeks

Size of the baby: a mango (about 6 in crown to rump, .5 lb)

Total Weight Gain: we shall see this coming Friday, I might not look at the scale!

Maternity Clothes: I have officially grown out of my normal pants and have moved on to a few maternity pants - jeans and capris. Also, buying up comfy maternity tops that will last me a while!

Gender: Still not finding out & even more excited!

Movement: YES! I started feeling weird "twinges" during the 16th week, but definitely began feeling movement last week and this week. About an hour ago Greg actually felt the baby kick for the first time - a precious moment for us both! A lot of people described it as "flutters" ... but to me the movement is more like little kernels of popcorn popping in my belly.

Sleep: Sleeping is getting a bit uncomfortable because I'm really trying to stay on my side but wake up on my back. My hips are starting to hurt when I sleep, not a lot of pleasant journeys through dreamland these days.

What I miss: Going out for a good, long run.

Symptoms: I'm down to needing zofran a lot less! Some days I only take half and some days none - but others I take one, just depends. Still pretty tired at the end of the day with leg aches. But, for the most part

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Garden Growth

I'm so surprised at the cantaloupe we have growing in our garden.

I never thought it would do anything and look!

...and our first squash came in!

Colorado 2011 Vacation

Well our journey to Colorado has come and gone,

but we have a lot of fun memories that we brought back with us.

Here are a few...

Mesa Verde National Park, CO

Mesa Verde cave dwellings, hundreds of years old

Monkeys in the window

My new turquoise earrings from the Purgatory Trading Co., Trinidad, CO

I'm in love with them...

I'm in love with this little one, my sweet nephew Aidan was a wonderful traveler!

Kevin, shooting some cans

Amy, Emily, and Katie - three sissies in Cuchara, CO

Emily and me at The Dog Bar in Cuchara, CO

Greg and I eating amazing tacos at Kip's in Pagosa Springs, CO

Mimi with Aidan at the pueblo ruins, Mesa Verde, CO

Dad with Luna in the backyard - nice view, eh?

The family enjoying a lovely evening in La Veta, CO

Dad & Greg geocaching on the West Peak

Baby bump and the beretta air pistol - 17 weeks

Emily snapped these photos, thought it was funny.

Don't worry, it was not loud at all - more like a beebee gun.

Trout caught at the San Juan National Forest

My sweet husband who I adore, I love you.

15 Weeks: Bumpdate

How Far Along: 15 Weeks

Size of the baby: a navel orange (about 4.5 in, 2 to 3 oz)

Total Weight Gain: 6 lbs

Maternity Clothes: I have bought several maternity tanks and tops to fit me better, but mainly wearing roomy dresses and drawstring shorts.

Gender: Unknown, I have a hunch!

Movement: The last week I have felt some strange "twinges" but unsure what they are, could be the ligaments stretching and making room for baby. Hope to feel some real movement soon!

Sleep: Sleeping really hard at times, other times I stay awake just thinking.

What I miss: I miss feeling energetic. Some energy is coming back, thankfully!

Symptoms: Morning sickness has come back and bitten me! I am waking up around 4am or 5am and feeling very ill. Nothing a zofran won't cure ... but I'm just ready not to take any meds for nausea!

Cravings: I have been wanting Gang Dang Red Curry dish from Bangkok Alley. It has been making my mouth salivate just thinking about it. So the nearest BA is in Collierville - so I drove 30 minutes to get Red Curry to go. I know, ridiculous .... but I HAD to have it. Of course on the way over to pick it up I was starting to feel a little ill and needed to eat stat. As soon as I paid and picked it up, I was going to get a bite in while in the car. As I drive away, I realize there is no silverware! AHHH the horror! I got home in a flash and tore the Gang Dang up.... twice! Once at dinner time and again at 9:30pm.

Weekly Wisdom: The food you often crave does not satisfy you. What's up with that?

Best Moment of the Week: Hearing baby's heartbeat this past week.

Looking forward to: Vacationing in Colorado with my family & traveling with my nephew!

Brunch for Baby Greene

Today I was so excited to be a part of Robyn's baby brunch shower! I was able to help host and we had a blast. Baby Korbyn will be here in less than a month, so exciting!

At our fabulous brunch we had fruit, ham and cheese rolls, breakfast casseroles, monkey bread, and cheese grits. Also - my favorite - was coffee punch! I am going to add the recipe here because it was so delicious, it was more like a dessert. Super easy, try it sometime!

1/3 cup instant coffee

2/3 cup sugar

1 1/2 cup HOT water

1/2 gallon milk

1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream

1/2 gallon chocolate ice cream

Mix coffee, sugar, and hot water.

Add milk.

Add ice creams. (soften)

Serve and enjoy!

A photo of Rachel and I with the Mama-to-be-very-soon!

This is WAR!

Something outdoors is enjoying our garden before we get to! The nerve!

After working so hard and nurturing our sweet, little garden - something is taking it right from under our noses!

I'm about to set up post with my beebee gun and see what I can find!

Stay tuned....