Living a Public First Trimester Pregnancy

So I've been very quiet here. I've lost my routine. A large part of that is because I have felt so tired and sick the last few weeks that I just didn't feel like writing. Another part of it, is I haven't known how to put the thoughts in my head into words.
Today I have reached my 13th week*. While there is some debate as to when exactly the 2nd trimester starts, the Mayo Clinic says I can count from today and that I have left the riskiest part of my pregnancy.

Postpartum 30 Day Dinner Plan

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As the main cook in the family, I knew as soon as I found out I was pregnant, that I would need a plan in place for meals during the first few weeks of adjusting to motherhood. I've known about the Once a Month Mom style of cooking for a while but haven't had the desire to do such a thing before. But for postpartum recovery, it seemed like the perfect idea. So at 35 weeks, I plan to take a day with my mom to prepare 30 days of freezer meals. Since she has a deep freezer, I'll have everything labeled with cooking instructions in there. That way, each day she can just throw the ingredients in a crockpot, stockpot, or the oven, and dinner will be ready in a jiffy :)

Nursery Wall Art

Sorry for all the radio silence lately. These last few weeks have left me so tired that I just have no desire to sit down and write. I'm hoping that as my 2nd trimester approaches I will get more energy and get back to a good blogging schedule. There is so much I want to share!
Well I wanted to pop in and share one of my art projects for Minion that I got to finish tonight. Luke & I had made this book list before Minion was even in the works and now I had the motivation to make the Bibliophile Collection piece for it. So here are one of the pieces that will be gracing Minion's nursery walls.

What do you think? You can commission your own piece with your favorite books here! :)