I botched up a friend's recipe....but the result was good!

A sweet friend of mine brought some awesome broccoli cheese soup to Community Bible Study last week. So to prepare for our church picnic today at the lake, I called her last night to get her recipe. She said it was easy and I had all the ingredients on hand (or so I thought!). So I dumped in the two cans of cream of chicken soup to the pot. Then headed to the fridge to pour in one and a half cans of milk. Hmm, I only had milk to fill HALF the can. So, I HAD to improvise. I ended up using a jar of white alfredo sauce. I went to the freezer and pulled out what I thought was frozen broccoli only to discover it was frozen spinach! (I had frozen lots of fresh veggies over the summer into clear ziploc bags). So I improvised (yet again!). Then I noticed the mixture was just WAY too thick, so I added a can of chicken broth. Then I felt it need some more texture, SO I peeled and chopped 5 potatoes. Hmm, needed a little color. So I chopped 8-10 baby carrots. Then I added 1/4 block of velveeta cheese because Anna and Abigail had eaten some sliced cheese and there wasn't enough left to put in 7-8 slices, Amy said should go into the pot. I let the crock pot simmer on low for about 6 hours during the night. I was really worried, I might have to pick up some chips on the way to the lake for fear that my "throw together soup" was going to be a flop- BUT to my surprise it was VERY good, and the girls LOVED it. It had SPINACH in it, and they LOVED it!!! They were even perched at the end of the table recommending "Mommy's soup" to all the church people passing through the line! They were a sight!

Davis Baby #4 to Debut April 6, 2010

Sounded like a headline of a movie star or something...word gets out fast in our little town!

Pregnancy suspicions
Louis took all 3 girls to the Cumberland County Playhouse with people from church sometime mid-July. I had a Community Bible Study Luncheon that morning so I couldn't go, but when I got home I had about 5 hours to myself while they were still in Crossville. Normally I'd make GOOD use of that time to do deep cleaning I can't normally do when the girls are around. I came home from the luncheon and DROPPED. I couldn't get motivated to do ANYTHING other than pick up the living room and a few toys in the playroom. That week I had terrible fatigue and after a ride in the country left me wanting to find the toilet, and QUICK, we decided to take a home test on a Tuesday night.

I'm 11 weeks, 2 days and nearly at the end of my first trimester. It seems the first appointment took FOREVER to get here, considering we found out we were pregnant on July 21st when I was 3 weeks along! Other than a few rough spells of nausea (usually involving car rides) and headaches, I have had a good first trimester. I bent over last night to pick up Aliza's sunhat to hang up, and Abigail asked me if I'd be able to do that when my belly was big. They are smart!

We got to hear baby's heartbeat today at our first doctor's appointment- it was a strong 160 bpm!!! Abigail asked of the heartbeat, "What is that thing?" The girls behaved super well while I was being checked over...they just took it all in! Even Aliza was quiet and still. Louis helped them get their rubber gloves on so they could act like doctors too! We are super excited to have another blessing in our family. Hearing the heartbeat made it so real for us today!! Abigail and Anna are cheering on another girl. Maybe they'll get their wish!