Happily Ever Mock

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

   

                      




                              










                                         How far along: 16 weeks

Gender: GIRL!!! We were so shocked! Can’t wait to meet our princess! 
Weight gain: 7 lbs! Oh my! 
Maternity clothes: I need more! My jeans are squishing me! 
Stretch marks: None yet, thank goodness! 
Belly button in or out: In
Sleep: More sleepy than usual this week! 
Best moment this week: Finding out that our beautiful baby will be a little girl!  
Worst moment this week: Some round ligament stretching…ouch! 
Miss anything: More than anything I want that darn Beach Club! 
Movement: Still only a bit!
Cravings: Cherry Vanilla Slushes! And Pickles!  
Queasy or sick: A bit this week out of the blue!
Looking forward to: Picking a name for our daughter! 

15 Weeks! Ties or Tutus?

                                           How far along: 15 weeks

Gender: Leave me your guess in the comments! Ties or Tutus!? 
Weight gain: Last we checked 6, but I’ll know better Monday
Maternity clothes: Some…mostly just wearing leggings!! 
Stretch marks: None yet, thank goodness! 
Belly button in or out: In
Sleep: ALWAYS TIRED! 
Best moment this week: For sure Pretty Little Liars girls night! 
Worst moment this week: Home repair…broken potty! No fun! 
Miss anything: Still wanting my Jimmy Johns Beach Club! Oh and coffee! 
Movement: Still only a bit!
Cravings: My new thing….Cherry Vanilla Slushes from Sonic…and Cheetos!  
Queasy or sick: None this week!  
Looking forward to: Finding out if baby Mock is a He or a She! 3 more days!!!! Also Sunday seeing Callie, Cash and the boys!!! 

14 weeks!

 
How far along: 14 weeks

Gender: Still thinking boy! 11 more days though! 
Weight gain: 6 lbs!! 
Maternity clothes: Some…mostly just wearing leggings!! 
Stretch marks: None yet, thank goodness! 
Belly button in or out: In
Sleep: I slept 12 hours last night! NO JOKE! 
Best moment this week: No morning sickness this week! WAHOO! 
Worst moment this week: Round ligament pains! OUCH!
Miss anything: Still wanting my Jimmy Johns Beach Club! Oh and coffee! 
Movement: Still only a bit!
Cravings: Sour Gummy Worms and Fruit! 
Queasy or sick: None this week!  
Looking forward to: Finding out if baby Mock is a He or a She! 11 more days!!!! 

13 weeks and counting!

 

 

We went for another ultrasound yesterday and we got some wonderful news! For those of you who don’t know, we have been battling a Sub chronic Hematoma this entire pregnancy.  It is a very common blood clot that most women don’t even notice, however mine instead of going away on it’s own has been growing for the last several weeks! Yesterday we went in and received wonderful news that the clot that 2 weeks ago had reached 7 cm was now only 2.7 cm! The doctor seemed very pleased and assured us that by my next visit (15 weeks) it should be completely gone!
A perk of this annoying clot was that we got to see our baby every two weeks and watch him/her grow and change.  And let me tell you folks, this baby is going to be a piece of work! He/she is always moving around like crazy! The last time we went in she/he stuck it’s little hand up and started waving at us! This time we saw some waving, dancing, and our baby sucking it’s cute little thumb! I can’t wait for my next visit!
   How far along: 12 weeks

Gender: We are still thinking boy, but should know for sure in 2 weeks!
Weight gain: 6 lbs!! Holy Cow! 
Maternity clothes: Some…mostly just wearing leggings!! 
Stretch marks: None yet, thank goodness! 
Belly button in or out: In
Sleep: Still going to bed early, but waking up more and more! 
Best moment this week: Seeing our baby and learning that the hematoma is going away! FINALLY!!!
Worst moment this week: A little morning sickness..boo! 
Miss anything: Still craving my Jimmy Johns Beach Club! I also super want some Brie! 
Movement: Some more popcornish movements! 
Cravings: Sour Gummy Worms and Oranges! 
Queasy or sick: A lot more this week! 
Looking forward to: Finding out if baby mock is a he or a she! 🙂 

12 weeks Pregnant!


How far along: 12 weeks
Gender: We are thinking boy, but it’s still debatable 
Weight gain: 3 lbs!! 
Maternity clothes: Some…mostly just wearing leggings!! 
Stretch marks: None yet, thank goodness! 
Belly button in or out: In
Sleep: a lot! Granted baby likes to wake me up around 3am to pee! 
Best moment this week: Christmas and announcing our news! 
Worst moment this week: Poor Christopher has had flu like symptoms for a couple days
Miss anything: Turkey Sandwiches! I want a Jimmy Johns Beach Club in a BAD way! 
Movement: I thought I felt popcornish movements a couple days ago…hmm…
Cravings: Oranges and Carbs! 
Queasy or sick: On occasion 
Looking forward to: Our next ultrasound! I love watching baby move! And I can’t wait to find out if baby Mock is a he or a she! 

My New Business

I know it has been quite some time, but I just wanted to share some news with everyone….


I am now an independent consultant with Jamberry Nails! 


Please check out my website:


http://dancinfeet.jamberrynails.net/


and contact me if you are interested in learning more or hosting a party: catalog/home! 


Happy Shopping!


-Mrs. Mock


Entertaining Sadie

This past week Cleo (my almost 10 year old) has been at sleep away camp.  That left just Sadie (my energetic 6 year old) and I to make our own fun! I have to say at times it can be tricky to keep this little 6 year old entertained, but this week, we did some pretty fun things! 


Monday- We spent the day at the pool


Tuesday- We took her new library card to the library and picked out some books, and she signed up for the Summer reading program! This little thing cracks me up! She is always so determined! The program requires that you read 15 books by August 4th and this week Sadie has read 7! 


Wednesday- Sadie got to meet baby Luke! Then she helped me make more of my homemade pasta! Yum!




































































































Thursday- Sadie invited a friend over and we made homemade pizza and homemade kool-aid dough! It was so much fun! 




























Everyone needs to try this out!


Recipe:

What you need:
1 1/4 Cups Flour
1/4 Cup Salt
1 Kool-Aid packet…any color
1 Tablespoon Cream of Tartar
1 cup boiling water
1 1/2 Tablespoon canola oil
Wax paper
Helping hands















Making the playdough:
Mix Flour, salt, Kool-Aid and cream of tartar. Add boiling water and oil. Mix with spoon until cool. Then mix with hands to form ball. Add flour if still sticky.
Play on wax paper.


Enjoy! 





































Cleo comes home today and I am so anxious to hear about her week away!

Bacon Cupcakes…yep its a thing

For the cake: 
3/4 Cup Softened Butter
1 1/4 Cups Sugar
4 Egg Whites
2 1/4 Cups Flour
2 ts baking powder
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 Cup Milk
1 TBS Cinnamon



Cream Butter and Sugar together. Beat in egg whites and vanilla. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add to creamed mixture and stir in milk gradually.
Bake 16-18 minutes at 375. Cool before adding frosting  










Frosting:
2 8 oz packages of cream cheese
1/2 cup softened butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 ts vanilla
1 package of bacon 
1 Cup maple syrup


In a Med. bowl cream together cream cheese and butter. Mix in vanilla and add sugar gradually.  Store in fridge.  Fry bacon until crispy.  Before removing from skillet pour a line of maple syrup down each strip of bacon. Once cool, crumble bacon over iced cupcakes and drizzle with leftover syrup. Enjoy! 

4th of July Crafts

The girls and I had a really fun time preparing for 4th of July!


First we made yummy 4th of July cookies


























Then we made Festive Tiaras



































The last thing we did was “Firework” painting!  I had the girls dip koosh balls we got at the dollar store into red and blue paint and smack them onto poster board!



They had so much fun…I think maybe a little too much fun! Haha! 

























Click on the little links to pin on Pinterest


I hope everyone had a fun and
safe Fourth of July! 
-Mrs. Mock

Spaghetti Night!

Wednesday night was spaghetti night at our house! And not just regular spaghetti night….HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI NIGHT! If you have never had hand made pasta, you should march yourself over to your nearest Williams Sonoma and get a pasta machine ASAP! 
We were fortunate enough to get one for our wedding and this was the first night to put it to use! It was SO much fun and ridiculously delicious! Seriously! 
We had to take our rings off for this messy task!
     
We started out by making a fresh Marinara Sauce with some fresh ingredients:
   

 Tomato Squashing….really fun!

 YUMMY!!!!!

Then we started on the dough…

First We hand rolled it out! 

 
Then we fed the dough through the first part of the machine that flattens it out as thin as you want.  

Next we fed the flattened piece through the pasta cutter, and ended up with a ton of spaghetti strings! 

Before it was cooked

 During

 
After! I told you…a ton!

I grated some fresh Parmesan! 

 Put a salad together!

Poured some wine 
 And we sat down to the most delicious meal I have ever had! It was so good! I can’t wait to do it again!