House Numbers Craft

Since Adam bought our house we have had no house numbers. We have some itty bitty ones on our mailbox but they're hard to see and since our mailbox was smashed a couple months ago they've started to peel off some.

It's a pain to have to explain to people who've never been here before how to find our house so, I wanted to make something that would be easy to see and could help people find our house easier.

I went to Michael's and got a long "plaque" type board and the numbers for our house.

I painted the plaque board black, then I painted the numbers white.

After they were both dry I hot glued the numbers onto the plaque.

The plaque board came with hooks already attached to the back so I'm hoping it'll be easy to hang up right by the front door.

30 Weeks!

How far along? 30 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +22, not too bad!

Maternity clothes?. Yes. Officially only in maternity pants, need to pick up a couple more shirts.

Stretch marks? Nope- fingers crossed they stay away.

Sleep: Pretty good  most of the time, toss and turn a little but nothing too bad.

Best moment this week: I just like feeling the baby constantly move! He's a big wiggle worm and definitely belongs to his Daddy :) Can not be still!

Miss Anything? Just sleeping on my back. Sleeping on my sides in uncomfortable after a while. I also miss being able to fit into my regular jeans!

Movement: Yes! He's a mover and a shaker :)

Food cravings:  Rice Krispe Treats are my recent guilty pleasure

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nope. Hopefully it doesn't come back like some people get in the 3rd trimester.

Have you started to show yet: Yup, definitely showing a baby bump now!

Gender: Baby Boy! Nolan Ruger Dietz

Labor Signs: Nope- needs to wait at least 7 more weeks at the minimum!

Belly Button in or out? Out! Unless I lay down on my back, then it goes back in. So strange.

Wedding rings on or off? On- still fit like normal

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy. Getting very excited and also nervous that it's getting so close!

Size of Baby: According to my pregnancy app baby is about 15.7 inches long and weighs about 2.75-3 pounds

Looking forward to: Just getting everything ready and set up for him. Having my baby shower in March is exciting too!

Super Double Savings

I got up early and went to my local Harris Teeter to take advantage of their Super Double coupon sale (all coupons $2 and under doubled) and here's what I got!

There was a lot that was on sale that were good match-ups with coupons but, not a lot that we really needed so, I just got the deals that were good for us!

• The Schick razor was free (we got a coupon in the mail to try a free razor)
• Hormel Compleats Meals were free
• Smart Balance Butter Sticks were $.69 each
• Hefty bags were $.50 each
• Cheerios were $.14
• Juice boxes were $.69 (yes, I'm 5 again and wanted juice boxes!)
• Nivea body wash were $.63 each
• Kraft shredded cheese was on sale for $2.50 (cheaper than store brand)
• Enchilada sauce was $1.89 (no coupon or sale but I needed it to make dinner)

Total I spent was $13.22 and I saved $52.63 with sales and coupons!

New Product Savings

Whenever companies come out with a new product you can usually expect a good coupon to come out around the same time.

This week Kellogg's released some coupons in Sunday's paper for 3 new cereals they've come out with. They were only $.70 coupons but at both Lowe's Food and Harris Teeter they will double those coupons every day. Lowe's Food has a sale this week on these cereals where they are 2 for $5, making them just $2.50 per box. Using the $.70 coupon, which will double to $1.40, you will only pay $1.10 for each box of cereal as opposed to the normal price of $3.99! I went and picked up a few boxes for myself since I eat cereal every day and these are some flavors that I typically enjoy.

I paid $5.68 for all 5 boxes and saved $14.45 with store sales and coupons. My personal stock up price for cereal is anywhere from $1-$2, depending on what it is.

So keep your eye our for new products and coupons that are sure to come with it and you can definitely score some great prices and maybe find a new favorite product!

28 Weeks!

How far along? 28 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +20- no more cake haha

Maternity clothes?. Yes. Officially only in maternity pants, need to pick up a couple more shirts.

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Pretty good  most of the time, toss and turn a little but nothing too bad.

Best moment this week: We got the crib, dresser, and glider set up in the baby room :) We're probably getting a mural painted on one of the walls so we have to get that going too.

Miss Anything? Just sleeping on my back. Sleeping on my sides in uncomfortable after a while. I also miss being able to fit into my regular jeans!

Movement: Yes! He's a mover and a shaker :)

Food cravings:  I'm really enjoying Captain Crunch cereal!

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nothing really. 

Have you started to show yet: Yup, definitely showing a baby bump now!

Gender: Baby Boy! Nolan Ruger Dietz

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Out! Unless I lay down on my back, then it goes back in. So strange.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy.

Size of Baby: According to my pregnancy app baby is about 14.8 inches long and weighs about 2.25 pounds!

Looking forward to: Just getting everything ready and set up for him. I'm ok with still being pregnant but I'm definitely looking forward to meeting my son in about 12 weeks!

Lowe's Food Super Doubles

Last week Lowe's Food had their Super Double coupon sale- they doubled all coupons $2 and under. I didn't head to the store with a list or plan in mind since all the sales I saw didn't really have anything that jumped out at me, I just went with my coupons to see what I could find.

Here's what I bought:

• The Diet Coke and Sprite bottle I got for free from rewards I earned using MyCokeRewards.com 
• The Jingos crackers were $2.99, I had a $1 coupon that doubled to $2 so they were $.99 each
• The floss was free after coupon ($1.69 and I had a $1 coupon)
• The Venus razors were on sale for $7.49, I had a $2 coupon that doubled to $4 so they were $3.49 (normally $9.49)
• Finish dishwashing tabs were on sale for $3.99, I had a $2.15 coupon (did not double) so they were $1.84 each (normally $5.09)
• Irish Spring body wash was $3, I had a $1 coupon that doubled to $2 so they were $1 each
• Shampoo/ conditioner were $2.99, I had a $1 coupon that doubled to $2 so they were $1 each
• Degree deodorant was on closeout sale for $1.79 so I bought a couple since it's Adam's favorite
• OJ was on sale for $3 (no coupon for it, only bought it because Adam was sick and I was craving some)
• Soup was 4/$3 (again, no coupon, Adam was sick and I wanted to have some soup incase he wanted some)

I spent $25.35 and saved $42.93!

24 Weeks!

How far along? 24 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +16- yuck

Maternity clothes?. Yes. Went out and bought some more maternity jeans and can't wear some of my regular shirts anymore.

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Pretty good  most of the time, toss and turn a little but nothing too bad.

Best moment this week: I still like just being able to feel him kicking around in there. Plus I can see movements on the outside too!

Miss Anything? Just sleeping on my back. Sleeping on my sides in uncomfortable after a while. I also miss being able to fit into my regular jeans!

Movement: Yes! He likes to have dance parties in there sometimes. I can even see some small movements on the outside too!

Food cravings:  Nothing particularly anymore.

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nothing really. 

Have you started to show yet: Yup, definitely showing a baby bump now!

Gender: Baby Boy! Nolan Ruger Dietz

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Part of it is out, I will definitely have an outie by the time this kid gets here.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy.

Size of Baby: According to my pregnancy app baby is about 12.5 inches long and weighs about 1.25 pounds!

Looking forward to: Setting up all the furniture Adam surprised me with and getting the baby room all set up!