Foodie Pen Pal Reveal and the Growing Belly

Last month I signed up for a Foodie Pen Pal program and received my first package this past Saturday from my October foodie pal all the way from Florida. I've always wanted to do a food exchange with someone and once I found the Foodie Pen Pal program I was sold!

The Conditions:

Sign up by the 5th of the Month

Contact pen pal matched with

Put together a box ($15.00) and include a note explaining all treats

Mail it by the 15th

Waited excitedly for a box in return

Yummy treats from my pen pal

Udi's Gluten Free Salted Caramel Cashew Soft Bake cookies

-These are INSANELY good for a gluten free cookie. The salted caramel flavor really came through nicely and I've already eaten half the box :)

Barbara;s Jalapeno and Blue Cheese Puffs

-Okay, these are brilliant. While I am a tad guilty of having had blue cheese even though I know I am supposed to avoid it these are a revelation. I get the blue cheese flavor without having to eat the actually cheese and plus it's spicy, which I love. I am already starting to freak out because I am almost through this bag and haven't come across this line of products before. I think I will go on a searching spree pretty soon.

These three I have yet to try: 

-Fall Spice Blend

-Chocolove Almonds and Sea Salt in Dark Chocolate

-Local Floridean Pumpkin Spice candy

I am skipping the next few months of the Foodie Pen Pal exchange with the craziness of preparing for baby Z, but pretty excited to get back into it starting the beginning of next year.

Anyways, I've been taking it pretty easy these past few weeks and trying really hard to stick to the "couch rest" prescription my doctor gave me and I am finally growing like crazy! One week the fundal height jumped from 30 to 35 inches. Scary. I was measuring pretty small for a while, but I don't think that is much of a worry now.

Five+ more weeks!

After two nights of sleeping on the shower curtain (see previous post) that I thought I was going to be okay with I had a breakdown with how hot it was making me and am now sleeping on a much more comfortable pad. It's one of those pads little kids sleep on and thats exactly how I feel, like a big little kid. At least I am not sweating like crazy though.

34 weeks- I got ready just for this picture and it just about took every ounce of energy out of me!