I make this for my baby sister’s bridal shower this weekend.  Not having baked anything for a while since Emily was born, I think I went overboard and made these cake pops, banana cupcakes, and chocolate cherry macadamia nut cookies.  Matt spent some good quality time with Emily this weekend  And now he gets to eat the leftovers! (Or take them to work)

I found the recipe for these online, they are chocolate cake in the middle and dipped in chocolate. 

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Good thing I’ve got almost an entire Michael’s store stocked up in my craft room! It’s hard to limit my activity when there is stuff to clean & things to move to the basement (We finally got the carpet installed!), but I don’t want to risk going to the hospital again! I got my blood taken 3 times and an IV put in last time, so I’d rather sit still for a few more weeks at home than stay at the hospital again. Matt has been great and doing all the cooking, vacuuming, doing the dishes, and getting me whatever I need!

Here is a fruit & veggie themed mobile that I sewed out of felt pieces:

I used a paper plate for the ring shape, so it’s kind of flimsy.  I’ll have to find something stiffer to use for the next one.  It’s hanging from the towel bar in the bathroom right now…

Upwards view, you can actually see the shapes better this way.  I find a lot of the mobiles you can buy in the store look good from the side, but not from below.

And another farm animal one that I’m starting…

I’m stuck on what to use for the pig’s tail.  Any ideas?

Things you can do with a lot of time on your hands and nowhere to go!

Matt’s going to pick me up after work, and then I get to boss him around for a few weeks

Thanks everybody for your prayers and concern!  I’m doing fine, and the baby seems pretty happy still (that’s what the nurses tell me when they listen to her heartbeat.)  The bad thing is I have no idea how long I have to stay in the hospital this time.  Different doctors tell me different things from a couple of days to a couple of weeks!  I’m already running out of things to do in bed, although I found this internet connection!

I think I must have cleaned too strenuously on Saturday because Sunday I wasn’t feeling very well.  Since Matt wasn’t in town, I called him and he said to go to the hospital just to check things out.  They made me stay for 2 days! My first ever hospital stay, even though I felt fine, the doctors wanted to be on the safe side since my placenta is low and they wanted to make sure everything was ok.  I’m home now and on “limited activity” until the baby comes, which is way better than bedrest!

Look at all the lip gloss I found as I was cleaning up my makeup drawer.  I don’t even know how I accumulated so much…I don’t remember buying any for a long time, and now I have to make sure I don’t!

 

Let’s see what other things I find as I clean up around the house this week while Matt is away.  He is gone for 10 days for a conference in Vancouver, I think this is the longest we will be apart since we got married!

 

I’ve still got the last stretch and I’ve already gained the “recommended weight” you should gain throughout your ENTIRE pregnancy…time to hit the malls for some…walking!