Tired, Sore, and more tired

Lest you think I’m complaining about the last few weeks of pregnancy, I’m not. Not really anyways. It just takes a lot more effort now a days to get things done and I’m still busy trying to get things ready for baby. And you know? This whole pregnancy thing sure was a lot easier when I worked full time in an office where I could sit around all day! Taking care of a toddler that wants to run around all day and push limits when I’m to tired to discipline sure takes a toll on a mama!

And this week I thought I’d better listen to my body and get some extra sleep, lest I go into labor already exhausted! Even better, the Lord has blessed me with a few great nights sleep, without being woken by a toddler, some sleeping in, and some refreshing daytime naps! With all that extra sleep I needed you can probably figure out why I haven’t been around much this week!

That being said, I have been busy around the house. So don’t think I’m sleeping the day away! Let me show you a bit of what I’ve gotten done the last couple of weeks.

I made a trip to Country Life Natural Foods to stock up on lots of baking supplies. We’ve now got pasta, flour (you can’t see the 50lbs I bought!) sugars, dried fruits, yeast, oil, and tons more I can’t remember. But now my pantry is full and I won’t have to worry about running out for something silly for the next few months.

I also made a bulk order from Mountain Rose Herbs for all my seasonings, some sea salt, and a gallon of coconut oil. I was impressed with everything and will definitely order through them again.
I also made up a big quart size mason jar of taco seasoning since it’s an easy meal Todd can make for us while I take a kitchen strike on my babymoon!

I also made a double batch of GF carrot zucchini muffins and some whole wheat banana bread.

A double batch of beef stew for dinner and lunches.

Some spaghetti sauce all packaged up and frozen.

Packaged up some bulk shredded cheese.

And put three more loaves of bread dough in the freezer.

And of course I didn’t take pictures of some of what I’ve done, so we can also add these to the list:

• Batch of bean soup for Todd’s lunches
• Double batch of chili for Todd’s lunches
• Chicken casserole, again for Todd’s lunches
• Double batch of granola bars
• Fresh OJ made and frozen to bring to the hospital for after labor
• and of course, the baby’s clothes washed and hung up.

This weekend I hope to get a few dinners in the freezer and all bags packed and ready to go. Because if you remember, Cody came 2 weeks early. So if this one does too, it’ll be within the next week. And she is definitely dropped and engaged at this point! But don’t worry, I won’t leave you hanging, I’ve got a laptop to bring with me to the hospital now!