Pinterest Challenge - Teriyaki Chicken

So I took the easy way out again today, well sorta. I went for another food category for my pinterest challenge. I picked a crock pot dish to make for today as I love using my crock pot. I also went for another chicken dish. I'm a very picky eater and don't like alot of foods, but I do love chicken.

For today's challenge I picked Teriyaki Chicken from  this great link on how to prep freezer bags for crock pot recipes. I purchased all the stuff to make up the two bags and stored one in the freezer for a later date. Its such a genius idea, I love simple and practical ideas.

I threw all the ingredients in my crock pot before shuffling off to work and came home to a glorious smelling house. Only problem was I got home later than expected so the chicken cooked a little longer than I planned. The chicken came out a little tough, next time I will use the tenderizer to beat the tar out of it before I throw it in the freezer bags, or the crock pot. Overall though it was a very tasty dish. I have no rating from the hubby department however as he wasn't home this evening to try it, he can eat the leftovers tomorrow.

Pinterest Challenge - Baked Parmesan Garlic Chicken

So my addiction continues. I have pinned 1182 pins since joining this madness and only have actually tried maybe 4 of the things I have actually pinned. This is going to change. My goal is to try and do one thing, whatever it may be, weekly from my pinterest. We shall see how this goes

So lets start with today. I picked something easy as it was a crazy day with Emma still being sick. I needed something to make for dinner and wanted to try something new. Ah ha! Pinterest! I scrolled through my pins for food and came across this Baked Parmesan Garlic Chicken dish that looked good and seemed pretty easy to make. Bonus is it only requires 4 items!

So off to the store I go and picked up the 4 items. Came home cooked up the dish and I do have to say it was very yummy. I will definitely be making this dish again and adding it to my chicken collection. I was pleasantly surprised.

I give this recipe a thumbs up

My addiction - Pinterest

So I jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon awhile back. At first I didn't understand it but now I am full on addicted. There are a ton of cool things on there I would of never thought of. There is also alot of arts and crafts projects that I can do with the girls. If Emma grows up anything like Nicole she will be into arts and crafts alot, or so I can hope. I love doing projects with Nicole.

We tackled our first Pinterest project this past weekend. We picked an easy one and something to go with Valentine's Day. It turned out to be super easy and came out cute. We now have a few hearts garland all over the house.

40 things to do in my 40's

Well my 40th birthday is slowly creeping up on me....I have mixed feelings about this to be honest. I needed a way to look forward to this chapter in my life, rather than be depressed about it. Someone gave me the idea as they were composing their list for hitting their 30's. I thought to myself thats a great idea! So here is my list, in no special order, of things I would like to do in my 40s. I hope to have them all completed before I hit 50!

1.  Go to Hawaii (never been always wanted to go)
2.  Buy a sailboat (dream of both Hubby and I)
3.  To go along with the sailboat, sail down the coast to Florida than to the Carribean
4.  Travel internationally to anywhere (never needed a passport to go anywhere and always wanted to)
5.  Visit all 50 states of America
6.  Go in a hot air balloon
7.  Visit all the ballparks in the US and attend a baseball game at the park
8.  Run a 5k
9.  Go to Wimbledon
10. Own a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes
11. See Motley Crue in concert
12. Learn to play the piano
13. Go to New Zealand/Australia
14. Ride a segway
15. Visit Ground Zero
16. Fly first class
17. Milk a cow
18. Go to a drive in movie
19. Go deep sea fishing
20. Earn my BA
21. Try surfing
22. Swim with the dolphins
23. Go parasailing
24. Be part of a flash mob
25. Visit Alcatraz
26. Walk through the giant Redwoods of California
27. Help build a Habitat for Humanity Home
28. Go to the rock n roll hall of fame
29. Cross the intersection at Abbey Road
30. See Mount Rushmore
31. Stand on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
32. Take a photography course
33. Go to a masters golf tournament
34. Learn to golf
35. Go on a Disney Cruise with my daughters
36. Go rock climbing
37. Go to bora bora (or something similar) and stay in one of those huts on the water
38. Learn to crochet
39. Take a photo everyday for a year
40. Learn to ski/snowboard

Playing catch up again

So yes Im bad at this whole blog thing....need to find more time to post :)

So to update everyone!

12/27/10 got my Beta number 2 results and they were good! 833!! Doubled just like they should of for the number of days its been since my last one.

Next step pregnancy ultrasound to verify pregnancy on 1/6/11

Ultrasound done - 1 baby, Heart rate 120!!! YAY!

Was told to call my OB as they were releasing me to him and set up an appointment (which I did) and if I had and questions to call them till I saw Dr. Cahill. The nurse gave me a flu shot as I was slacking and didnt get one yet this year. I seriously debated it due to having a stuffy nose and sore throat but the nurse told me I would be fine due to not running a fever.

Came home called Dr. Cahill and set up the next two visits, first one is with his nurse Nicky who I love to death to go over family history all that good stuff. The person on the phone told me to expect a 45 minute visit for this. Than the following week I finally see Dr. Cahill for my first offical OB Visit.

So now I wait till my visit with Nicky next week and pray morning sickness doesnt kick in (hasnt yet but I know it usually does around 6-7 weeks which is what im currently at)
Wish me luck!

Beta Draw Number 2

So mother nature played a trick on us and sent us a nice little blizzard to New England! Work was closed today (YAY) but so was most of the labs till 10 am. Blood work needs to be in before 9 am to get results today so I sucked it up and said we can go later seeing as we are not going to get the results today anyway. Plus it was still snowing and pretty awful out this morning, best to stay home till the roads were safer!


Hubby had to go into work for a little bit this morning but came home around 1 pm to snowplow out the driveway. After that was done, Nicole, hubby and myself packed into the car and headed to lunch at 99 Restaurant. After a nice relaxing lunch we went over to Baystate Reference Labs for my Beta lab draw. My doc faxed the form over to the wilbraham office seeing as I wasnt gonna make it downtown by 9 am this morning to be drawn there. The lab tech was very nice but missed my vein the first time and started the whole digging around trick (hate that) but it actually worked and the blood started flowing in the tube. So now we wait till tomorrow to get the results and hopefully my beta numbers went up alot and everything is ok!

The journey Begins - Catching you all up

So after a few years of trying naturally to have a child and one trip to an RE who I hated I finally broke down and went to the RE my cousin told me to go to from day one. First appointment was in Nov of 2010 and went great. The doc was very nice (Unlike the last RE i went to) and told me things looked good for me to go ahead with an IUI schedule. I was informed to call day 1 when the witch arrived and we would start a round a clomid and schedule an HSG (to make sure my tubes were not blocked) and do ultrasounds day 12 and go from there.


So the witch arrived Early (normal cycle is 32-34 days, this one was 27 days!) on 11/20/10. I call the RE office and inform them of my day one date. They schedule all the tests for me and make sure I got the clomid and ovidrel injection in the mail (which I did). The RE suggests I continue taking the metformin they prescribed (this was making me sick to my stomach) but told me the choice was mine. I decided to suck it up and deal with the waves on nausea and take it. Heck if it could help why not!
Days 3-7 (11/22/10 - 11/26/10) I had to take Clomid 100 mg Daily.

12/1/10 (day 12) and I go in for my Ultrasound. They find 5 follicles measuring @ 8-10. Told me I was clear to go for my HSG later today and to come back on the 4th for another ultrasound.

12/1/10 HSG done, tubes are clear and everthing looks good

12/4/10 Ultrasound found 1 follicle measuring @ 16.5 - RE Office instructed me to do my ovidrel injections tomorrow night at 9 pm to trigger ovulation.

12/5/10 Ovidrel Injection x 2 done at 9 pm

12/7/10 - IUI day. Hubby went in at 7 am for his "donation" than I went in at 9 am for the IUI. Nurse said things looked great and noted he had 75 % - 22 million count. She told me I didnt have to tell him that as it would go to his head haha. I did tell him and his reponse was he has super soldiers - LOL

Now the 2 week wait begins, at least im leaving on a 7 day cruise from 12/11/10 - 12/18/10 to take my mind off things. Took a preggo test with me on the cruise but it came out negative. It was early though.

Took a home preggo test on the 19th and saw a faint faint line. Redid it on the 20th and same faint line...what the heck!

Went to lunch with my cousin (who might I add is preggo) and she told me to just get the digital test so I dont have to figure out lines. Ok did that - went home tried it out and BINGO says Im pregnant!!!

Called the RE office the next morning (it was closed by the time I got home from work) and they had me go in for my first Beta blood draw. Nurse said she would call me by 430 pm and if I didnt hear from them to call them. So I waited and waited and waited and at 430 the phone rings. Its the nurse. Congrats she says, your pregnant!

So me being the nurse I am I ask for the levels! Beta # 1 - 51 / progesterone 15 (14 days post IUI). Those are normal numbers.

Go for my beta # 2 on 12/27/10 (longer wait due to XMas and offices closed). Number needs to go up for things to be good. So here is praying my number is high on Monday!!!