So right now our nursery looks like this...
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Cravings...
I am also really into anything with fig in it! Fig Newtons, fig preserves, cooking with figs etc. My sister and I found this wonderful recipe for a fig appetizer in our last Southern Living magazine and my brother-in-law cooked some for us a couple of weeks ago! So yummy! I had them again this past Sunday night courtesy of my mom! My whole family has fallen in love with them! Great summer treat to have before dinner! I have included the recipe below. Enjoy!
Baked Fig Crostini
Ingredients
- 4 ounces chopped cooked bacon or country ham
- 4 ounces crumbled goat cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped toasted pecans
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- 12 fresh figs
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Toasted baguette slices
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°. Stir together bacon or country ham, softened goat cheese, finely chopped toasted pecans, and chopped fresh thyme. Cut figs in half. Press back of a small spoon into centers of fig halves, making a small indentation in each. Spoon bacon mixture into indentations. Bake on a baking sheet 7 minutes. Drizzle with honey. Serve immediately with toasted baguette slices.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
10 year Thompson High School Renunion!
So last weekend was my 10 year high school renunion! I guess you never think about being 22 weeks pregnant with TWINS at your reunion and seeing lots of people you haven't seen in a long, long time, but we did it and had a blast! We had a wonderful dinner at Twenty-Six downtown with the Allens and Lauren Burnett and then we headed out to the Rare Martini! Check out my pictures that recap the night! Go Warriors!
Registering
So Mark and I have officially begun the registering process and it is a bit overwhelming. I felt like we had done a lot of research and asked a lot of questions about what to register for, but once we entered the stores, we started second guessing our game plan:( But, we have decided registering is "a process" (courtesy of Nick Saban for all you Bama fans) and we are taking it in shifts! Check out some of our pictures from our adventures in babyland!
Funny thoughts....
Mark and my family have had some pretty hilarious comments/questions over the course of our pregnancy. Some that stand out include:
"I guess we don't really need to go to that breastfeeding class at the hospital because you already know how to do that."--Mark
"So, when you use a breastpump, does the milk get collected in a bucket or something?"--Mark
"So next summer when the babies are 6 months old, we can take them to the beach and put them in a pack n' play and give them some Cheerios to keep them entertained, right?"--my brother Ryan
"I guess we won't need onsies until they are a year old."--Mark
Too funny! Just thought I had to share...I am sure there will be more to come:)
Drumroll please...
After much deliberation, list making, number ranking, and input from friends and family, we have decided on baby names and we are in love with them! It is so official to see them spelled out (in blocks!). The twins (still sounds funny to say that) full names will be Sawyer William Thompson and
Preston Dallas Thompson. We just love the names Sawyer and Preston and William is Mark's middle name. Can't wait to meet our sweet boys!
How to Diaper a Coke bottle...
Q: What do you get when you combine an expectant dad, a diet coke bottle, and a diaper?
A: Some good baby practice!
First (Unofficial) Mother's and Father's Day
We both had a wonderful first Mother's and Father's Day. We spent Mother's Day going to church, then we went over the Pops and LaLa's house for a yummy lunch from Costa's. We went out on the patio to open gifts and eat cookies the boys baked:) I received much needed gift cards to start shopping for maternity clothes! We then headed over to meet my family for dinner at Jim N' Nicks in Alabaster. Mom gave me a variety of things, including a really neat book all about twins!
For Father's Day, Mark and I celebrated together with a Daddy Day! He got to pick everything we did that day! It started out with opening gifts. Mark received homemade rice crispy treats, personalized M & M's from the babies:), and some new shoes. Then, we went to the movies and saw The A-Team and came home to his favorite lunch-- roast, cream corn, homemade mashed potatoes, and Sister Schubert rolls! We then went over to Anniston to visit with my dad and play a round of Putt-Putt! Me and the babies beat everyone! On Sunday, we went over to Pops and LaLa's house for lunch and presents, then headed over to my mom's house for a wonderful dinner! Lots of first memories were made this weekend!
It's...
Early Baby Moon:)
In June, the babies took their first beach trip at only 12 weeks in mommy's belly to Hilton Head, SC. We stayed at a Westin located right on the beach! We rode bikes on the beach, took nightly trips to various harbors for dinner, relaxed at the pool, ate at the famous Salty Dog Cafe, and took a day trip to Savannah, GA! We had a wonderful time and had so much fun exploring a new vacation spot!
First Meeting
Our first Dr's appointment was on April 28, 2010. It is surely a day Mark and I will remember for such a long time for several reasons:
1. Getting to this day was very similar to waiting for Christmas morning--it took FOREVER
2. We had our mothers and Lauren with us to celebrate our big day
3. We found out we were having not one baby, but TWO!!!!
Yes, this day was filled with an array of emotions! Twins run in both of our families, but never in a million years do you think that it will happen to you! Mark and I were in the ultrasound room and the technician casually said that she saw two sacs on the ultrasound and Mark looked at her and said "Does that mean there are two babies?" Too funny. We were both in such a state of disbelief and shock and utter amazement! Not one, but two blessings from God. That day we were more than ever reassured of God's plan for our lives. His timing is perfect no matter how much we try to fight it in our weak human nature. We were filled with joy in a way we have never been before. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
Of course, neither one of us could focus enough to go back to work that day. Instead, we had wonderful lunch with Mark's family at Jackson's Bistro in Homewood (complete with fried Twinkies for dessert:)). And then we made our way around Birmingham telling some of our close friends the wonderful news:) It was an amazing day!!!
BTW, before our appointment, my mom had a dream that we were having twins......Mark said he will never doubt anything my mom says from now on!
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