Max & Kaylee

Maybe this is me nesting, but I have been trying to make sure things are ready for when Baby #3 arrives.  I've been washing itty-bitty baby clothes and blankets, cleaning out the infant carseat, pulling out the swing and pack-n-play, picking up teeny dipes, making a calling list, and prepping Max for doing the majority of the meals and kid care when he is on paternity leave.

I feel like everything is mostly in order, and if the baby came out today, we would be well-prepared (although still maybe discussing a name, ha!), which makes me feel ready and eager.  The only thing I am having a bit of a challenge with is coming up with easy meal ideas.

I have some basic things that will be ready: a couple freezer meals I've put together, as well as having basic ingredients to make sandwiches, cheese crisps, pasta & sauce, etc.  Max knows how to make food for the kids, even if he tries to tell me they will only eat pizza the entire time.  He is plenty capable and is good in the kitchen.

But I still want to make up/have ready a few more meal ideas that are easy to take out and heat up or throw in the crockpot for the day, so that the first few days/weeks are made just a little bit easier, and so we can stay relatively healthy!

So, I come to you, my dear friends and family - what are some easy, healthy meals that can be frozen or made ahead or that I can have the supplies on hand to be made quickly?  Any good ideas that you personally have used or heard of?  I would love any suggestions...

I told you I like to change things around...whether it be my living room (or bedroom, if I could get my dear husband to think that's a good idea...) or my hair or the blog...and this time, it was the blog.

I just get so excited to putz around on PSE and play around with fonts and colors and HTML.  I know it may not be much, but it's fun to me, and I had fun messing around.  I wanted something simple and easy and pretty.  So there you have it.

And now, a certain little blonde-headed toddler of a boy is pulling at my leg, asking me to come sit outside while he draws "elephants" on the porch.  Off I go...

It has been a busy week.  With friends visiting from out of town and BBQ's and Doc visits and catching up on household chores and spending time with my precious babes, I have not had much time for blogging.  I still have a few more posts of AZ photos (I know, I know...you probably thought I was done, ha!), as well as a handful of other things to share in the next few days.

But for now, know we are doing well.  I will be 35 weeks pregnant, and beginning to feel rather uncomfortable.  It's probably the endless running after toddlers during the day, or the working out in the early hours of the morning, or the not-enough sleep...but this mama is always a super exhausted woman at the end of the day.

It's been nice to get back into a routine, now that we are back and fully settled from our AZ vacation, and now that Max is finally back at work full-time (he was out a long time due to the infection/hospital stay/etc a few months ago) and able to run/workout again.  Although getting used to waking up at 0530 again has been kicking my behind!  Ah well - it just makes for earlier bedtimes, right?!

The kids are doing great.  Ezzy is talking more and more.  I feel like every day, he says new words.  It makes me smile.  Eliana is doing fantastic with her potty-training and has been making significant progress.  I can't say she is fully potty-trained, but we are close.  And that is good news!

Ok, my time is up.  I have a little skype date (thank you, Jesus, for Skype!), and then it's off to find sleep for this tired mama....