CANVAS

Sweet little canvas painting by Jamie and me.

11 WEEKS

Well folks, here are the first of many pictures to come! Took these photos last night before heading out to Mark's staff Christmas party. Nothing like an empire waist dress to accentuate the bump! I know they aren't the clearest of photos, but I'll get Mark to take some for me soon. 

LITTLE HANDS

 I know right? Super cute. We had such a blast painting last week that we even did some more today! Little hands just make the most wonderful creations. Plus, what little one doesn't like finger painting? 

And of course, I've been getting a little practice on working with little hair. I just can't get over how darn cute she is! Part of me wants to have a girl just so I can do her hair... (that is if she'll let me). 

In other news, things have been going well at the Westman house. Mark has been coaching lots of basketball and loving it, and I've been feeling OK... I think weeks 10 & 11 have been the worst for me so far when it comes to nausea. But it's nothing I can't handle! I might not feel great most of the time, but I sure feel blessed. We really can't wait to meet this little baby of ours!

We're also getting really excited for our trip to Ottawa for Christmas. The days are flying by and we are getting antsy to get on that plane! We only hope they slow right down once we land in Ottawa! We are going to drive to Saskatoon right after my next Dr.'s appointment (when we should hear the heartbeat!) and Mark's Aunt and Uncle have graciously offered us to stay with them. They even insisted on driving us to the airport and picking us up when we come back. We are so thankful to have such an awesome family!

In other news, I had a mad craving for JELLO so Mark picked me up an orange packet last night. It was a great midnight snack when I couldn't sleep! Can't wait to see what other cravings I am going to have! I think my daily latte craving is more withdrawal symptoms than a craving. Again - can't wait to get to Ottawa!

RECIPE: CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES

Honestly... delicious. 

I think these are way better than the NY Times Best Chocolate Chip Cookies. Last week Jamie (the little girl I babysit) and I made these scrumptious cookies on an extra cold day. There's nothing like baking to warm up a house! She was an awesome little helper and we had a great time. Of course we were playing Michael Buble's Christmas album in the background too!

So as for the recipe, it can be found here on howsweeteats.com, one of my new favourite food blogs. 

Enjoy!