1 month old

Here you can see the changes. The picture of me holding her is when she was just a little over a week old. Her bath picture she is three weeks old, and the pictures of Rodney and I holding her on Father's Day, she is just a few days from a month old. Wow, the changes. Sunny is the light of our lives. She is changing so much. Her personality is strong and demanding, she loves warm baths, she hates to be undressed or have her diaper changed. She is starting to take interest in toys and move her eyes to follow objects. We are curious to find what her eye color may be, but right now, they are blue. She looks a lot like Rodney and I. She has my shape of head and Rodney's nose. Not sure who's eyes she has quite yet. We sure do love our sunshine girl.

39 Weeks And Feeling Great!!

Easy Craft Idea

This crafty idea was super easy to assemble. I collected a bunch of sticks at the park and placed them in a vase. I then hot glued some white and orange flowers on different sections of the stick. Came together so easy. I bought the vases at the dollar store and already had most of the flowers. A cute craft that cost only three dollars.

3D Ultra-sound Pictures

Here are some 3D ultrasound pictures of the baby at 35 weeks. The doctor said this baby currently weighs 5 pounds 4 oz and has tons of hair. Measurements and everything are great. I am trying to start a new blog that will have posts on my pregnancy. I want to keep this blog for recipes and other nutritional things, so until I get my new blog started, I will post the baby pictures here.

34 Weeks Maternity Pictures

I plan to take more pictures as I get closer to my due date. My mom is actually a photographer and will use her good camera to more professional looking pictures. Double click on picture to enlarge.

Did You Pay It Forward Today?

I have been thinking about ways to always make a difference and contribution to society. How to make it a better place? Yesterday, as I saw a homeless man on the corner of Walmart, I watched another car pull up and offer him a meal. I decided, I can do that too. So I bought him a small snack inside the store and handed him a grocery bag of the items. The gratitude he gave me over something so small was priceless. It made me feel warm and fuzzy inside that something I could take for granted, was certainly not taken for granted by this man. Little things we do can add up. Just as I saw someone pull up and offer this man food, can example someone else to do that same, as it did for me. I hope someone saw me do that small act of kindness and want to follow the lead. While I don't believe in handing out money, I do believe handing out loving gestures of kind words or something tangible like food, can make a big impact on someone in need. I feel this way when I do visiting teaching as well. I love making another sister's day become better just by offering a kind word. Let's all strive to make this world a better place.

Healthy chicken and Cabbage Salad

Here is a great recipe for chicken and cabbage salad. Because I eat this so often, I thought I should share. You get a bag of shredded cabbage at walmart or any other grocery store. You add about 1/2 of a chopped apple or about a handful of sliced grapes and throw in some chopped cashew nuts or almonds. Add some chopped chicken and then chop up about 2 T. of cilantro and mint leaves. Squeeze some lime juice in there and last, for your dressing, add 2 T. of that vegainaise dressing you buy at healthfood store. It is made with grapeseed oil and taste great. If you would like to add anything else to this salad such as grape tomato, scallions, red onion, or cucumber, that works too!