Microwave Puffy Paints

So Porter has been sick with a cough and runny nose for the past couple of days, and was getting pretty frustrated that he couldn't go and play with his friends, so we desperately needed some fun indoor activities. I found this art activity for Microwave Puffy Paints and tried it with him and he had so much fun with it. I think we painted for almost 1 1/2 hours. We will definitely be doing this again soon!

Recipe for Microwave Puffy Paints:
1/2 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp salt
food coloring

Mix first 3 ingredients together and add water to make a smooth paste. Poor mixture into a couple of separate containers (we used cups) Add different colors of food coloring to each cup. Apply mixture to cardboard squares. We used paintbrushes and Q-Tips. Microwave the design on high for about 30-45 seconds until the paint puffs and it's all nice and dry.
After you microwave it, it dries very hard. So neat! And here is our finished projects. Porter played with the textures on the paper for quite some time. Awesome!!Can't wait to do this again!

Ultrasound 22 weeks

We had our HUGE ultrasound last week at 22 weeks along where all of the major organs, etc. were checked. I was pretty nervous for this ultrasound, but everything looked fabulous! Our little guy is doing so well! He is measuring at 12 inches (a foot already..wow) and 15 oz (almost a pound) so he is growing perfectly! This little guy has been such a busy body so far. He is ALWAYS kicking and punching and moving all around. Sometimes I wonder if he ever relaxes!! It is such a relief to be able to feel him so much. :) It was kind of funny because yesterday at our appointment with our reg. OBGYN, we listened to the heartbeat and again it took the doctor forever to find it because our little guy was so busy moving all around. Then once he found it, our little baby would start doing flips and we would have to find the heartbeat again in a totally different place..haha! The doctor couldn't believe how busy this little guy is. So fun! Here are our pictures from our ultrasound!!
I felt so bad because both of our little boy's legs were completely tucked underneath him during the ultrasound and it looked so incredibly uncomfortable. Poor little kid. The ultrasound technician tried to wiggle him to move his legs but he must have liked them there. Silly little kid. I can't believe that we just have a couple more months until this little sweetheart joins our family. We love him so much already and can't wait to meet him!! So incredibly exciting to think that we will soon be a family of 4!! YAY! :) And we are so excited for Porter to have a little brother. We are so blessed!!

Our Handsome Boy

Just thought I would share some more pictures of our handsome little boy! Don't you just want to squeeze and kiss this cute little face? I am just so in love with this boy!

Thanksgiving Point Discovery Gardens

Last month, our wonderful friends Shirley and her cute little boys Ryan and Brady invited us to go and visit the Thanksgiving Point Children's Discovery Gardens. This was the first time that I met Shirley's cute little son Brady! He is such a handsome and good natured little boy! Such a little sweetheart! Look at this little cutie! And it is always so much fun to hang out with Shirley and cute little Ryan! I feel like we don't get to see them enough, but it is always so much fun catching up with them when we do. The boys play so well together and it was so much fun listening to their cute little conversations together. What cute little boys. This was our first time visiting the Discovery Gardens and they were really neat. We wandered around a little bit and the boys had so much fun together.


I think their favorite part was definitely the Noah's Ark complete with a pool and water fountains to play in. So much fun!! And after a hot afternoon playing in the sun, we ate some yummy lunch. Thanks Shirley, Ryan and Brady for such a fun day. Let's get together again soon.