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March 6, 2015March 4, 2015 The Merfett

I’m a pretty consistent blog reader – my Feedly app is full!

I get really excited when Bloggers that I love write books. It’s like getting one big post/chat with someone who’s voice and story you’ve come to love. Yea, #fangirl

Wanna know a secret? Someday I dream about writing a book. Crazy, huh? No idea what it would be about, but it would be so cool. And probably scary. And hard. I’m no writer, but I kinda like writing so that counts for something?

Anyway here are a few books I love from my favorite bloggers.

Notes from a Blue Bike – I buy this as a gift for friends and family all the time. I love it. I even got to meet Tsh, the author, when she was on her book tour and she’s lovely. The book is about living life simply, and loving the life you have.

7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess – I’m not the first Jen Hatmaker #fangirl, but come on – she’s awesome. I totally want to be her BFF. This book will mess you up in the best ways. Bonus, Jen and her Husband are HGTV stars :)

Bread and Wine – Another go-to gift book. I love feeding people as a way of showing that I care about them. Hospitality and opening up your home can be such a fun and cool way to serve others. This book is as much about people as it is food. Bonus, there’s some awesome recipes included! Several of which I’ve made to reave reviews :)

The Nesting Place: It Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful – This pairs well with Bread and Wine since it’s about home and hospitality. It sort of blew my mind when I learned that you can (and should) invite people into your “mess.” We all live life, and we know what a home that’s lived in looks like – so toss the laundry off the couch and invite a friend over for coffee. They’ll probably feel more at home seeing your yet-to-be-folded laundry anyway ;)

The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels–a Love Story – It’s no secret I’m a giant fan of Ree and everything she does. This book is cute and sweet and funny. It’s about how she and her husband met, and her early life as a wife and mother on the ranch.

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl – While I’m girl crushing on Ree, I’ll include this one. It’s my go-to bridal shower gift. Her recipes are simple, and easy to follow. All the photos help calm me down when I think I’ve ruined the gravy. <– True Story.

Happy reading!

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Our little Merfketeer is a….

March 4, 2015 The Merfett

I had an OB appointment on Monday afternoon. My Doctor walked into the room and before she even closed the door, asked if I knew the gender. I said no – that we’d probably be finding out in 2 weeks at our Anatomy Scan Ultrasound. She shook her head, and motioned for me to follow her into another room.

I told her she’s have to write it down and seal it in an envelope since Kelly wasn’t here.

She showed me the baby, and we listened to the heartbeat and then told me to look the other way. I said I didn’t know what I’d be looking at anyway but, sure. She said she wanted it to be dramatic :)

So she sealed it up and I sent this pic to Kelly at work. Pleading with him to hurry home from work that night!

When he got home I told him I wanted him to open it and tell me what it was. I was feeling pretty sure it was a boy, and said I would be very surprised if it were a girl. Sure – I’d love to have a little girl, but I’ve been imagining us as a family with 2 boys. He didn’t really have a guess – mostly since we didn’t think we’d be finding out for another 2 weeks.

Well….

A BOY!!!

We’re thrilled!! We called and shared the news with our families and they were so excited.

The Murphy Brothers – how cute is that?!

Also – since this little guy and Riley are only going to be days apart in birthdays I can recycle all the baby clothes!!!

I looked at a few name lists and we’ve got one that stuck, so that’s a start :)

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NewMerfbaby the Softball

March 4, 2015 The Merfett

NewMerfbaby is 19 weeks today and the size of a Softball!

How I’m Feeling: I had a prenatal massage yesterday and it was heaven. She worked on some tension points in my lower back and I’m feeling much better. Between being pregnant and hauling around a huge toddler my body is taking a little bit of a beating. If I jump up off the couch too quickly I get round ligament pains, but my Chiropractor showed me how to massage those away – it has to do with my pelvis not being in alignment. Overall I think I feel better this pregnancy since I do see my Chiropractor regularly. I’ve been really tired in the evenings, around 6:30pm and I sometimes fall asleep on the couch sitting up – what the heck?! On Sunday Kelly was playing with Riley and I took a 40 min nap before we had dinner. Not normal for me at all! Guess I start to wind down when Riley does later in the evening? I’m still getting plenty of sleep at night – but I haven’t taken a good afternoon nap in a few weeks. Might need to add those back in.

Belly/Weight: Uh, I think I’m at 201 now? So 13lbs gained so far. Belly is happening for sure. I did have a pretty awesome girls weekend that included some major carbs and cheeses – so that probably added a few lbs ;)

Life Changes: Starting to feel off balance and running into things more and more. Mostly just the kitchen counter. Wearing a few more maternity clothes and in need of some new bras – I’ve still wearing nursing bras from Riley. TMI – I haven’t worn a non-nursing bra since I got pregnant with Riley :( They make them with underwire and stuff so they work pretty well. I do drive Kelly nuts sometimes because if we’re sitting on the couch at night I’ll play with the clips and snap/unsnap them. I don’t even know I’m doing it – but Kelly will look around and be like, what is that noise!? Oops.

Movement: Yep! I feel it most in the evenings, but off and on throughout the day too. I love feeling the little kicks.

Sleep: Good. Still need to try to nap once a week if I can.

Cravings: During our girls weekend wine sounded really good :) But since my sense of smell is so crazy I was happy just to sit around everyone else enjoying some.

Exercise: Lighter this week. Missed a workout yesterday – Riley slept in. And skipping Friday. I’ll probably plan to do some Yoga this week, and go on a walk tomorrow.

Favorite Pregnancy Moment this week: Finding out the gender!!! Post to come :)

On My Mind: Picking a name for NewMerfbaby or as we also call it – Merfketeer :) Also, getting Riley’s big brother room ready. I ordered a few things off amazon that we needed. Curtain rod + blackout curtains. Bed rail guard for the twin bed. I’m searching for a bookself. Might just grab the one from Ikea that matches the bed and dresser so we have a full set.