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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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My husband and I were in NYC for a long weekend an My husband and I were in NYC for a long weekend and I knew I wasn’t going to be able to leave without trying the scallion pancake BEC at @winsonbakery 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️
📍Win Son Bakery (East Village)
We both got the BEC which had the CRISPIEST bacon, egg, and havarti cheese and it came with their ginger deluxe sauce. I NEED to figure out the recipe to recreate the sauce because it was amazing 🥲 
I also got their 5 spice latte which was so tasty and I loved that it wasn’t super sweet! #pregnancy #pregnancycraving #nyc
Guess who doesn’t have gestational diabetes? 🙂‍↕️ Guess who doesn’t have gestational diabetes? 🙂‍↕️
After having GD with my first pregnancy, I am SO relieved to not have to check blood sugars and be monitoring this time around— however, I’m still being mindful and conscious of my carbs, because I do think it’s better for me and baby (but I’m not being quite so restrictive now!!)

Breakfast: savory breakfast muffins (recipe on my page!)
Lunch: leftover sheet pan lasagna (recipe by @sara.haven) and raspberries
Snack: jalapeño chips, havarti, and dill pickles IYKYK
Dinner: fish, @brazi_bites, and roasted veggies
Bedtime snack: @fairlife chocolate milk always 🍫🥛

#gestationaldiabetes #pregnancy #pregnancycravings #whatieatinaday
Trying out the banana bread chocolate milk at Dutc Trying out the banana bread chocolate milk at Dutch Bros bc I literally drink chocolate milk daily while pregnant lol 🍌🍫🥛#pregnancycraving #dutchbros
So happy with how these It’s a Great Pumpkin, Char So happy with how these It’s a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown cut-out decorations for our yard turned out! 🎃
Hoping that these cut outs fare well outside in the elements to last for a few years, so I hope to add more characters next year 😉 #nostalgia #cozyhalloween #greatpumpkin #halloweendecoration #fallhome
IT ALL HAS TO GO 👹👹👹 #toddlermom #pregnancyhumor IT ALL HAS TO GO 👹👹👹

#toddlermom #pregnancyhumor #pregnancy #cleaningup
Making It’s a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown cut-out Making It’s a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown cut-out decorations for our yard! 🎃
I recommend priming your sheets of plywood FIRST, then tracing your outline of the characters and then cutting them out! It makes it easier to see the image if you’re using a projector, and then it’s also easier to see your outline when you start painting! 

Hoping that these cut outs fare well outside in the elements to last for a few years, so I hope to add more characters next year 😉 #nostalgia #cozyhalloween #greatpumpkin #halloweendecoration #fallhome
DIY FELT BIRTHDAY CROWN 🎉🥳🥹 I made two of these th DIY FELT BIRTHDAY CROWN 🎉🥳🥹
I made two of these this year, one for my dad for his 80th (lol) and another for my toddler! I thought it was super a cute keepsake, and not very difficult, so I’m definitely going to keep making these for kid’s birthdays! 🥹 #birthdaycrown #keepsakegifts #birthdaytradition #slowliving #toddlermom
DIY “Terracotta” Pumpkins 🎃 I love the look of th DIY “Terracotta” Pumpkins 🎃 
I love the look of the terracotta pumpkins, but knew I could DIY it for less 😌
Just mix up some baking soda into paint until it forms a gritty paste and apply a couple of coats to a cheap plastic pumpkin. On your last coat while it’s still a LITTLE wet, sprinkle on some additional baking soda and dust it around with a paint brush. #falldecorations #diyhalloween #halloweendecorations
#WalmartPartner My hack for simplifying meal prep? #WalmartPartner My hack for simplifying meal prep? Sparky, your AI assistant in the @walmart app! You can ask Sparky for recipe inspiration or upload your own recipe to easily add the items you need to your shopping cart without having to individually add them one by one. And you can easily make modifications whether it’s swapping for organic, a different brand, or a different price. Try Sparky in the Walmart app today to make the weekly meal prep so much easier! #WalmartSparkyAI #AskSparky
I really don’t think this is that strange of a com I really don’t think this is that strange of a combo but my mom definitely made it seem that way lmao #pregnant #pregnancy #pregnancycraving
I’ve never been super intentional about decorating I’ve never been super intentional about decorating my bedroom but with baby number 2 on the way, I now recognize that I need a lovely space to rot in the newborn bubble 👶 today I’m tackling bed styling (we have a king sized bed for reference). I tried my best to keep it on a budget bc WHYYYY are pillows so expensive??? #bedroomstyle #pregnancy #roommakeover
I made these carb-balanced/blood sugar friendly/hi I made these carb-balanced/blood sugar friendly/high protein breakfast muffins often in my first pregnancy and honestly have enjoyed them well beyond pregnancy! They’re only 5 ingredients and give the bready texture I was missing when I had gestational diabetes. It’s kind of similar to a sausage ball! I normally eat 2-3 muffins for breakfast as each muffin has about 7 grams of carbs and 12 grams of protein!

5-INGREDIENT SAVORY BREAKFAST MUFFINS
* 1 pound of turkey sausage (or whatever type you like)
* 4 eggs
* 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
* 1 cup Kodiak cake baking mix
* 1/3 cup cottage cheese

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350℉ and spray a 12-cup muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray
2. In a pan over medium heat, add the sausage and crumble while cooking. Cook until no longer pink. Remove from heat and allow to cool briefly.
3. In a bowl, crack the eggs and lightly beat. Add shredded cheese, kodiak mix, cooked sausage, and cottage cheese and mix well (mixture will be thick)
4. Fill the 12 prepared muffin cups evenly with the mixture.
5. Bake for about 22-25 minutes or until golden brown on top

Recipe Notes
If meal prepping for the week, store leftovers in a container in the fridge. You can heat by microwaving for about 1 minute. I prefer to reheat them by microwaving a couple for 15-30 seconds and then pop them in the air fryer at 350 for 3-5 minutes.
#breakfastideas #gestationaldiabetes #highproteinbreakfast
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