Happy Halloween!

Drake's 2nd Halloween didn't go quite like I planned.

On Friday, when we went to pick Drake up from daycare Alicia was taking his temperature. Then, I heard him cough. It sounded just like croup. We went to get a desperately needed haircut and then went to the doctor for their walk-in time. Diagnosis - croup! Thank goodness it just started, and he didn't have stridor. We went straight home, and he hasn't left since.

The cough is finally sounding better and the fever finally broke today, but he still isn't sleeping great. We've been running the humidifier in his room and giving him Tylenol 24/7 hoping it will go away SOON!

We had Papa Murphy's Jack-o-Lantern pizza for dinner...

And then, Drake got in his costume and we walked outside for a little while (doctor said the cool air is good for croup). 

Hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween!!

The Great Grocery Challenge

 

Walgreens: OOP $13.44, Saved $11.20!

Target: OOP $7.37, Saved $10.76!

Meijer: OOP $31.65, Saved $29.48!

Weekly Totals: OOP $52.46, Saved $51.44! (50% savings!)

Fall Birthdays

This weekend we celebrated the birthdays of my brother, sister-in-law, nephew, and brother-in-law. It was a nice to get together and also a beautiful weekend for my nephew's football game!

 

 His team finished their season 6-1! Way to go, Mitch!!

 Happy 12th birthday!

We also celebrated my parent's 35th wedding anniversary!!

Then, we attempted to get a picture of all four grandkids together...let's just say it was quite a challenge. It might have been a little better if Drake had a nap, but I doubt it. ;-) (And, yes, he needs a haircut...desperately.) 

The Great Grocery Challenge

 

Meijer: OOP $80.96, Saved $39.58!

I also used a $35 rebate card so my OOP was actually $45.96. :-) And, I had to pick up some big ticket items - dog food, beer for the hubby, fiber supplements (thank you pregnancy), and batteries.

Ultrasound

Today was the day I had been waiting for!! I was doing pretty well until about an hour before my appointment when I just got so nervous. My heart was practically beating out of my chest...so much so that the girl who took my blood pressure said she could hear my heart beating!

My doctor didn't waste any time getting to the ultrasound.

We saw baby right away and then saw the little heart beating away!

The heartrate was 167bpm and baby measured 8 weeks 1 day (closer to my original thought compared to 2 weeks ago when we were at the ER). The official due date is May 28, 2012!

 8 weeks 

This shirt is just like the one I wore for my belly pictures with Drake except in black. :-)

Can you tell they are pretty happy, too?

The Great Grocery Challenge

 

Target: OOP $4.77, Saved $8.00!

Walgreens: OOP $7.28, Saved $3.50!

Meijer: OOP $32.12, Saved $39.88!


Weekly Totals: OOP $44.17, Saved $51.38! (54% savings!)

The Great Grocery Challenge

 

Meijer: OOP $49.58, Saved $19.87

Not a great week, but hey...I did some shopping and still saved some money. :-)