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October 27, 2023 · Leave a Comment

Friday Favorites: Volume 37

Favorite Things

Happy Friday! We made it to the weekend, and since its been a couple weeks since I last did a Friday Favorites, I figured we were due for one!

Stepping stones for each birthday

I actually did this about a month or two ago, but I really want to make stepping stones each year with Theo’s footprint to put in our garden!

I bought a kit from Hobby Lobby and it had the concrete, a mold, and these glass/tile pieces to make a mosaic with. Hopefully my mosaic number skills will improve next year lol

Regardless, I’m really happy with how this turned out!

New system to determine activities for the day with baby/toddler

One thing I have started doing in recent months is writing down activities, putting them in a basket, and having Theo randomly draw out some activities for us to do. Sometimes I feel at a loss of what to do for the day, and this has made it super easy and fun to take some of the deciding out of the agenda for the day!

Lately I’ve been filling our days with more library story-time visits and doing errands/chores that I need to do to allow him to help, but when we have free time just for play, this is how I’ve been enjoying determining what to do 🙂

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Linen 2 Piece set from Amazon

I got this Linen 2 piece set from Amazon for our recent trip to Italy but I’ve found it to be versatile with the changing weather. It’s comfy for lazy days around the house but also looks nice enough church or a dinner out.

Currently reading:

Upgrade by Blake Crouch

This will be my third book I’ve read by Blake Crouch. I read Dark Matter a number of years ago and read Recursion a couple of years ago and loved them both. Dark Matter remains one of the best books I’ve ever read. If you enjoy science-fiction, I think you will enjoy his books! This is another science-fiction by him that has more to do with DNA. My husband read it and thinks I will really enjoy it, so I’ll let y’all know!

Audiobook: The In-Between by Hadley Vlahos, R.N.

This one was another recommendation, but from a close friend. I have come across Hadley’s videos on TikTok every so often where she talks about stories about her work as a hospice nurse. My friend who recommended it said that she cried every chapter, but that it actually gave her a lot of peace regarding death and dying.

Death is such a taboo topic, but I have unfortunately had to encounter a lot of it with my past roles as a nurse– especially when I worked in the ICU. Hospice has always been such an interesting area that I’ve considered in my own career. Every hospice nurse I’ve ever worked with is truly an angel.

I’m about 50% through with this one, but really enjoying it so far!

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What I ate in a day at 20 weeks pregnant with a hi What I ate in a day at 20 weeks pregnant with a history of gestational diabetes! I am trying my best to follow the diet I followed with my 1st pregnancy. Fingers crossed I don’t have GD this time around though (being tested at 24 weeks 🫩) 

Breakfast: viral spring roll “bagel” filled with sausage, egg, and cheese + matcha latte with @fairlife milk and sugar-free vanilla syrup from @torani 

Supplements: prenatal and probiotic from @gardenoflife choline from @naturemadevitamins, and vitamin D

Lunch: chicken&pork gyoza, soy sauce + apple

Snack: PB protein cereal from @ghostlifestyle and @fairlife milk

Dinner: viral sheet pan beef “kebabs” with low-carb wrap from Ole, roasted zucchini, tomato, feta, tzatziki, and hummus

Bedtime snack: low-carb vanilla Greek yogurt and @sevensundayscereal granola

#gestationaldiabetes #pregnancy #2ndtrimester
Sometimes, boys have childhoods that are centered Sometimes, boys have childhoods that are centered around traditionally boy-ish things like trucks and sports, and while my son LOVES those things, I think boys don’t always get all the whimsy that girls get. Whimsy is for girls AND boys!! Every childhood deserves to be whimsical 🥰 #toddlermom #toddleractivities #whimsy #whimsicalhome
Every month, my toddler and I shop for our local c Every month, my toddler and I shop for our local community blessing box ❤️ I use this as an opportunity to teach him about taking care of others in our community in big and little ways. This is everything we got for August! #blessingbox #foodpantry #toddlermom
What I ate in a day at 19 weeks pregnant with a hi What I ate in a day at 19 weeks pregnant with a history of gestational diabetes! I am trying my best to follow the diet I followed with my 1st pregnancy. Fingers crossed I don’t have GD this time around though 😅

Breakfast: refried beans, fried egg, guac, salsa, chicken sausage from @jonesdairyfarm , and obviously @cholulahotsauce + matcha latte feat sugar-free syrup from @torani 

Supplements: prenatal and probiotic from @gardenoflife, choline from @naturemadevitamins, and vitamin D

Lunch: low-carb wrap from Ole, lightly breaded chicken nuggets from @justbarechicken tzatziki, avocado, lettuce + and apple

Snack: everything @thesolacompany bagel with jalapeño cream cheese

Dinner: turkey burger bowls with roasted sweet sweet potato, lettuce, avocado, salsa, and spicy ranch

Bedtime snack: @fairlife chocolate milk (THE BEST!!!)

#gestationaldiabetes #pregnancy #2ndtrimester
18 weeks pregnant (still sick!) but have much more 18 weeks pregnant (still sick!) but have much more of an appetite than last week! Because I had gestational diabetes in my first pregnancy, I am mostly following the GD diet while I wait to take my glucose test 🫩 I have what my carb goals were highlighted in my stories!
Feta, egg, sweet potato bake was modified from @jenneatsgoood 
Lunch was leftover yogurt marinated chicken + a whole what couscous pasta salad I made loaded with tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, feta, asparagus, bell pepper, olive oil, and lemon juice.
Snack was PB protein cereal from @ghostlifestyle 
Dinner was crockpot pesto ranch chicken with asparagus and @barillaus protein pasta!
Bedtime snack was @toogoodandco vanilla yogurt and @sevensundayscereal granola. 
#gestationaldiabetes #carbconscious #pregnancy #whatieatinadayrealistic
My philosophy is that if I’m not in my house, it c My philosophy is that if I’m not in my house, it can’t get dirty 🥰🥰 #sahm #stayathomemomlife #toddlermom
DIY No-Sew Fabric Birthday Banner!! 🥳🎉🎈 This is a DIY No-Sew Fabric Birthday Banner!! 🥳🎉🎈
This is a great project to use up fabric scraps and an old bed sheet with no sewing machine required.
You will need an iron, fabric, fabric scissors, a printer, Heat N Bond, and hem adhesive. Hopefully this tutorial is helpful to anyone trying to make a similar birthday banner without sewing experience. It’s fun to make and I love knowing that we can use this banner for all the birthdays to come! 🥹❤️ #whimsy #birthdaycrafts #toddlermom #whimsicalchildhood
🗣️ stop sleeping on Costco clothes!! 🗣️ went in m 🗣️ stop sleeping on Costco clothes!! 🗣️ 
went in mainly searching for the Costco gap sweater, drawstring pants, and a couple of quilted jackets, so this was my Costco clothes haul! #costco #pregnancy #costcohaul
Fighting some kind of respiratory virus while preg Fighting some kind of respiratory virus while pregnant, parenting a toddler, and trying to maintain a carb-conscious diet is not for the weak! Here’s what I ate in a day pregnant: SICK EDITION 🤧 my dietician had told me back with my first pregnancy that your blood sugars are going to be naturally higher when you are sick, so if you are checking blood sugars while sick and with gestational diabetes, it may be harder to keep them in range. Take care of yourself and try your best ❤️ #pregnant #gestationaldiabetes #whatieatinadayrealistic
The concept of pregnancy is magical and I am so th The concept of pregnancy is magical and I am so thankful, but also I cannot LOOK at raw meat, I’m googling everything, and this baby might be 90% French fries from the 1st trimester 🤪 but my 1st trimester was soooooo much easier this time than with my first! #pregnancy #pregnancyhumor #pregnant
Been teaching my son some classic 90s-2000s activi Been teaching my son some classic 90s-2000s activities for the summer 😎 my friend Ashley at @letsmingleblog organized a virtual summer camp this year and so many of the activities have been nostalgia filled and I’ve loved getting to share them with my son 🥹 #millenialmom #toddlermom #toddleractivities
Because I had gestational diabetes in my pregnancy Because I had gestational diabetes in my pregnancy with my son, I’m being carb-conscious while I wait to take my glucose test at about 24 weeks pregnant. I’m roughly following the guidelines I was given back in 2022, but obviously not monitoring blood sugars at this time since I don’t officially have a diagnosis at this time. Hopefully this gives you some meal and snack ideas if you are being carb-conscious or have gestational diabetes! #gestationaldiabetes #pregnancy #whatiatetoday
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