15 weeks!

15 week appointment went awesome!  Baby's heart beat was in the 120's, which says boy, but I'm craving fruit like I did with Lilly.  I think this one is going to keep confusing us until delivery.  Because remember we are waiting until delivery to see if this one is a boy or a girl!

I'm already showing!  I swear this test said pregnant and I saw my belly pop out!  By the time this kid comes out, I dunno if I'll be able to walk or stand up straight!

Our big ultrasound is on April 20th at 10:30am.  But remember, while it's the "big" ultrasound we aren't finding out the sex until delivery!

The kids are doing well.  Tonight we made a earthworm dessert, messy, but VERY yummy!

The kids had a blast getting messy with Auntie and loved the dessert!

A few weeks back we went to the zoo with Aunt Kelly, Kaylea and Kadence!

We had a blast!!!!

Things are going really well for us!  We are looking into another pair of lovebirds to breed.  Our lovebirds we have now are sitting on three eggs.  The baby dove is grown, the momma is sitting on another egg and the bottom doves hatched their first baby!  He or she is about a week old now. :)

-The Gaffney Family

Let me share a favorite recipe of mine!

Hello Family and Friends!

Yes I know, it's been way too long since a good update. But we've been busy. Our household just got over a flu bug that hit us all and took a good week to get rid of! But we are feeling much better! Tonight I'm making one of my favorite recipes in my crock pot. I'll share it here with you!

Chicken Tortilla Soup

4 uncooked boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
2 15oz-cans black beans, undrained
2 15oz cans low-sodium Mexican stewed tomatoes, or Rotel tomatoes
1 cup low-sodium salsa (mild, medium or hot, whichever you prefer)
4oz can chopped green chilies, undrained
14 1/2oz can of low-sodium tomato sauce
baked tortilla chips
Grated cheddar cheese

1. Combine all ingredients except chips and cheese in a large slow cooker.
2. Cover. Cook on low for 8 hours.
3. Just before serving, pull apart chicken using two forks.
4. To serve, put a handful of chips in each individual soup bowl. Ladle soups over chips and top with cheese.

This is a recipe from Fix it and Forget it Lightly slow cooker recipe. http://www.amazon.com/FIX-FORGET-LIGHTLY-Healthy-Low-Fat/dp/1561484318/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1269632722&sr=8-1 You can find it at Amazon, or Barnes and Nobles. It's a great book. Healthy cooking too. Although you don't have to use low sodium ect.

I also add sour cream, and chopped avocados. :) It's a great recipe that is healthy and very yummy!

Enjoy!
-The Gaffney Family

Baby Update Family Updates and More!

It's been awhile now hasn't it?  We've had a LOT of this happen.  We got a couple of new additions to our "furry" family.  We got these two love birds:

And we also got a green cheek conure who we ended up naming Cheeky.

We got a DNA test done today, so in about 7-14days we will know if we have a boy or a girl.  We are leaning towards a girl!

We recently went to the coast.  Our first stop, Cannon Beach!

Then it was off to Seaside.  First we made a stop at the Nike Outlet.  Needed to pick up dry shoes for the kids. They got soaked at Cannon beach!

Aww yes this photo.  Lilly's first carousel ride.  She looks calm here.  But as soon as we started she started scream crying and holding on for dear life. What was I doing, trying to comfort her between laughs.  Mother of the year award goes right here! LOL

Ben wasn't as amused as we all were by this super cool hat!

Lilly talked Daddy into getting her a cotton candy.  The thing was as big as her!

We had a blast that day!  It was the perfect weather for us too!

We had our second OB appointment for this pregnancy.  We got to have an ultrasound!  Here is my 11week photo:

And here is baby!

Baby's heartbeat was 154.

We even got to see baby move it's little arms around!!  So exciting!  We caught on my phone camera the heartbeat for you to listen too.  It's at the end, Matt had trouble figuring out how to use it on my phone. :)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=190826&id=751511188&saved#!/video/video.php?v=369977176188&ref=nf 

That's it for us!  Hope you enjoyed the photos!

-The Gaffney Family