Midwest Mommy

Whole30 day 18 Food boredom is real. I'm eating whatever leftover containers I find in the fridge for lunch because nothing sounds good. A bit of egg salad was first, now this tiny amount of ground beef, next will probably be some spaghetti squash and maybe a chunk of chicken or mellon. Tacos (lettuce shells) are for supper, and I'm not excited. That half eaten pb&j sandwich my 4 year old left on the table looks pretty good though.....

When a recipe calls for less than 1 onion, go ahead and chop the whole onion. Throw the onion you don’t need in a baggie and put it in the freezer. Then next time you need an onion you already have it chopped! No need to thaw before using! Be sure to mark on your bag how much of an onion is in it before it goes into the freezer. Half a chopped onion looks very similar to 3/4 a chopped onion once frozen.

"I won't vote for Hillary, if you don't vote for Trump and we will both vote for Gary Johnson." Very interesting and very tempting.

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Two year old says, "Go Hawks!" Another sewing creation. I upcycled an old shirt of my husbands that was ripped using a free raglan pattern found at Duck Butt Designs. I used a size three, but this was a tad tight, also the neck is pretty small and hard to get on his head. He is 90th percentile for head size, so a normal kid's head may fit just fine. Easy, quick, and FREE sew! Go hawks!

I haven't posted many of my sewing creations lately, but here is one I whipped up while pregnant. It's a Muse playsuit from stitchuponatime.com size 0-3 months. Little miss didn't fit in the newborn size I made her. She's 8 lb 4 oz and fits in the 0-3 month perfectly! Fabric is from Joanns.

Eta- She was 8lbs 4.5 oz, 20.5 inches long. She's my smallest baby by 6oz!

Haven't posted in a long time, but I'm 37 weeks pregnant. Due August 20th, but my guess is baby will come August 25th via induction. She's a mover and loves kicking my ribs. Easy pregnancy for the most part. Not pleasant though and for sure my last. We have a baby name, but aren't 100% on the pronunciation. My boys are excited about baby, though I'm not sure they know exactly what's going on. They will soon enough! Shortly after baby is born, my 4 year old starts a new preschool. I forecast some tough transitions ahead!

It's a girl!

Here is my latest sewing project! Matching seersucker shorts for my boys. They turned out super cute! Too bad it's supposed to be chilly tomorrow, or I'd have them wear them and get some pictures. I used the very versatile kids shorts pattern found at MadeEveryday.com. I did the options of a front pocket and flat front. They were very simple to sew and put together! http://www.madeeveryday.com/2013/06/sewing-kid-shorts-the-basic-shorts.html

We got news late last week from our MaterniT blood test that all looks healthy and normal. No signs of Down Syndrome. We are thankful that it baby is healthy and won't have extra challenges in life due to a disability. Now that we have that surprise done, we looked in our gender envelope that's been sitting in our cupboard for 3 weeks. We know the gender! No one else knows we know either... The boys' birthday party for family is Saturday and one of their presents will contain blue or pink balloons, so their present will be finding out if they are having a brother or sister in front of everyone. Hopefully, it's a fun, casual, way for everyone to find out without it being a big gender reveal thing.

Best investment of the spring. Seriously doesn't spill. It has been tossed, shook, and stored upside down with no leaks. Seriously everyone with a bubble loving toddler needs one.