It's a....

BOY!!!!!!! I am SO excited that I found out it's a BOY!!! I am beyond happy. I knew my whole life that I was going to have a boy someday. I have always had a desire to have a boy first and I am being blessed with that coming to a reality! At the ultrasound yesterday, I was laying there on the table... freaking out that they were going to tell me it was a girl and I would have felt very different. I know it would still have been awesome if we were going to have a girl... but when they said it was a boy, I couldn't stop laughing I was so happy. Jordan just looked proud. Like he accomplished a trying task successfully. haha... he was certain it was going to be a girl and I was on my way to thinking that we would have a girl just because we wanted a boy so badly. Now, I am taking any advice that other moms have to give. It just seems more real to me now that I could see the little man in there moving around and feel him kicking. I just want to be the best mom I can be... But while also being the best wife I can be. I don't want to put Jordan and my relationship on the back-burner while all of this excitement is going on. It should still be Jordan first, baby second, everything else next... Well actually more like, God first, Jordan second, baby third, and everything else next. :) I have gotten some great advice from some great people in my life already and am open to more! I would love to hear feedback from other moms about what things they couldn't live without when it comes to raising a baby... and what techniques they find work for bringing up a baby in the training and instruction of the Lord. That's my main goal... I want my kids to know Jesus' love and grasp it. I want them to see Jesus in me and Jordan also. I just pray all day long that my little boy will be healthy, happy, and comforted by the love of Christ through us. That's really all I can hope for.

A little pregnancy update!

This would be my sister and me... about a week apart! :) SO FUN!


This is a little question thing I found on Katie's blog...

How far along? 17 weeks 5 days
Total weight gain: not sure... 5-8 lbs. it varies
Maternity clothes? I have bought a few things recently. maternity jeans are a must now. Can't wear my old ones!
Stretch marks? nope! Using Cocobutter so hopefully I wont have any!
Sleep: fine. been sick recently though so the coughing and runny nose wakes me up.
Best moment this week: The fact that it's Spring Break! No School!
Miss Anything? I do want a frosty glass of beer some days. I miss Jordan when he's at work. :)
Movement: hmm.. not sure yet. I have felt a couple little flutters here and there. Could be the baby!
Food cravings: Not really... Just anything, everything... salty foods. not so much sweets.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope, haven't been sick once! Praise God!
Gender: I find out on TUESDAY!!!!!
Labor Signs: NO!
Symptoms: Very sore back, sore tummy ( I can feel it stretching), and I cry about EVERYTHING!
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on... I don't get this question though.
Happy or Moody most of the time: I'd say happy... then I'll get sentimental and cry. not really crabby.
Looking forward to:TUESDAY when I find out if it's a little girl or a little BOY!!!! :)

Been a long time.

I used to update this blog daily, then weekly, then monthly.. and it's been since JUNE or JULY since I last updated! I guess my life hasn't really been all that interesting lately. The only news I can really think of is... Oh yeah.. I'm PREGNANT! Jordan and I were going to start trying around April, but God surprised us with a few months sooner! I find out on Tuesday what I am going to be having. I am due in August and still trying to get used to the idea of being pregnant...so when the baby comes I don't know what's going to happen! I do know that I am not going to go back to work. That is what I do know. I'm hoping and praying that Jordan will have a firefighting job by then (which I'll touch on in a minute) because if not, I'm going to have to do nannying or something to help out. I will definitely not leave my little baby in a daycare somewhere. The pay I get paid as an assistant teacher would be about the same as paying someone to watch her every month... so.. not worth it to me. We have been thinking about names and such lately too. Boy names I'm pretty sure we've narrowed down to one. Joseph Jackson Davila. Maybe call him Jackson or Joe. I don't know yet. Jordan's brother's name is Joseph and his uncle is Joe and his Grandpa was Jose, but called Joe... my mom's dad was Joe. I don't know, starting to just lean towards Joe. :) Little baby Joe. If It's a girl, we have talked about so many different names. Mackenzie, Paige, Presley, Reagan... I am leaning towards Presley still lately. I really like it. Trying not to get too attached to one or the other yet though, since I still don't know what it is.

SO... the JOB situation on Jordan's end. Well, he put a hold on work in the fall and went to school full-time to get his TCFP Firefighter Cert. He completed that, graduated.. and has been pretty much working three jobs since then. He started back at Discount Tire, Volunteers at Leander Fire Department, and is constantly applying for firefighting jobs. His downtime is paperwork and interviews and tests. I just pray he finds something soon. He is the hardest worker ever and deserves something amazing. It's tough to watch him be so tired all of the time. Working 12 hour days is rough. Sometimes, he works 12 hours, then goes to volunteer a 24 hour shift at the station and goes strait back to work 12 hours when his shift ends. It's just non-stop.

We are going to be celebrating our YEAR anniversary April 21, and have decided to take a little weekend trip down to New Orleans. He deserves a break. We are going to be staying in the Omni, thanks to Joe, just a block away from the French Quarter! Jordan and I thought we should go somewhere with a lot of delicious food. We were watching the travel channel and a show came on about New Orleans and we are both in love with spicy seafood... so... sold! I really can't wait. Jazz music, good food, relaxation.. perfect!

Well, this first year of marriage has been awesome. It's seriously such a blessing to live with my best friend and see him every day. I couldn't ask for a better husband. God really knew what he was doing when he put us together again. I am glad to be put with someone who understands me and puts up with me. I love it.

Oh, and I went to see Radiohead the other day. It was awesome. Other than the fact that we realized as we were there how much influence someone in Thom Yorke's kind of position has. It's actually depressing to know that someone with such a HUGE audience is feeding everyone there lies. His music is good... and whatever... but I was just hit with such an overwhelming feeling of sadness for everyone there. Everyone who doesn't know the truth. Our lives aren't a miserable helpless wreck, and yes we do need Jesus. Something he said in one of his songs... Jesus, do we really need him? Or something like that... and It's just... a subliminal way to misguide everyone there. I don't know...anyways... deep thoughts.

Friendship

I have decided that the hardest thing to keep up is friendships. Good friends are so few and far between. I have had a lot of friends in my life who have come and gone... but it's the ones that are there through thick and thin that are worth it. I have been doing the study of the life of David this summer through Beth Moore. Jonathan and David were the ultimate friends. They stuck up for each other, they cried for each other, they had a bond that was just intense. I have been through some rough times, friendship wise, in my day and some great times. I'd like to give a big cyber-hug to all of my bestest friends out there. You know who you are. The friends who listen as much as they talk. The friends who have helped me guard my heart and who I have helped guard theirs. My BEST friend in the world is my sister Katie. She is the only person (besides Jordan now) who I can be 100% myself in front of... she sticks up for me, cries for me, laughs with me, supports me, helps me, guards me, prays for me... and do the same for her and would in a heart beat. Love you Katie pooooo! Thanks for being the best friend I could ever pray for. SISTERSHIP!!!!!!!

Randoms

I want to write a blog entry... but I don't know what I want it to be about yet?!! I'm just going to start writing and see what pops out.

Harry Potter. My goodness, I have been up to my ears in Harry Potter lately. I really wish I would have read the books because I want to know SO BADLY what happens! I have seen all of the movies within the last two weeks to get prepared for the finale... I don't know what's going to happen... who dies? I know someone dies... Please don't tell me... I have to be surprised. I hate watching commercials because I think it's going to give it away... I am also annoyed with facebook (which I'll touch more on in a minute) because everyone is talking about it! I DON'T LIKE SPOILER ALERTS!!! It's such a brilliant series though... I have to have to read the books. I read the Twilight saga for crying out loud... EMBARRASSING... and I didn't read POTTER? Man, I am missing out. Gotta get on that.

Facebook. Ok... I'm done with having cyber-friendships. I want to have friendships where I hear people's voices and see their faces and give them hugs... I know facebook is good for keeping up with people that I love that I rarely get to talk to or see... who live far away and such... but as far as people who I wouldn't really ever talk to or be real friends with... I gotta say, I don't really wanna be friends with everyone I've ever met in my life on there. I hate drama and gossip SO much and that is just a big fat serving of it every day. I have narrowed down my "friend" list and I really hope I don't offend people. I just want to be a real friend to those I am actually FRIENDS with... Sound good?

Twitter. I love twitter. Surprisingly enough. I really thought I would hate it... but I have started following some celebrities... and let me tell you... they're hilarious and worth joining. It's fun. :)

Anyways, my mom's here with Starbucks. BYE!

Baked Eggs with Tomatoes

Now this one... this one is one of my most favorite dishes. Before Jordan and I got married, I read through an entire italian food cook book I bought at TJ-Maxx called The complete book of Italian cooking by Carla Capalbo. One recipe stuck out because of how healthy and delicious it sounded! I gave it a whirl... and it was awesome!

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 20-30 min
Serves: 3 large or 6 small
Level: mostly easy!

Ingredients:
4 Tbsp olive oil
1 small onion
1 lb tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil
6 eggs
salt and ground black pepper
1 Tbsp butter
chopped fresh parsley to garnish
parmesean or mozerella cheese

Ok, so this book is calling for like freshy freshy, but I bought a pound can of chopped tomoatoes, used my can of chopped basil and parsley, and didn't use any butter. I also added:

1/2 lb of ground turkey
a few heads of broccoli chopped
a large handful of spinach leaves chopped

Step one:
Heat the oil in a pan and add the onion, cook until soft and golden.
Step two:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
Brown the turkey in a seperate pan and drain.
When the onion is soft and golden add the tomatoes and cook for about 5 minutes. Stir in the spinach leaves, broccoli, turkey, and basil.
Transfer mixture to baking dish
Step three:
Break the eggs one at a time and slip them into the dish in one layer on top of the mixture. The goal is to have the eggs, yoke unbroken laying on top of the dish. Then sprinkle either mozerella or parmesean over eggs. Cover the dish and bake in the oven. the book says for 7-10 minutes, but since I add so much extra, I bake mine for a good 20-30 minutes until the eggs ontop are set. Serve at once! Brace yourself for the deliciousness!
This also makes a great breakfast!

Stuffed Turkey Burgers!

So, forgot to mention earlier... Ground turkey is another one we have been using a lot. We sub it for beef... but sometimes ya do gotta have beef! :) Well I was searching online for, again, healthy turkey burgers... and I found this great one on, again, foodnetwork.com! Recipe by the Neelys!

Prep time: 15 min
Cooking time: 15 min
Level: EASY!!
Serving: 4

Ingredients:
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped (or less if you have a husband who hates it)
1/2 vidalia onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 lbs lean ground turkey
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp soy sauce
a little salt a little peppa
8 slices pepper jack cheese( we used mozerella)
1 beefsteak tomato, sliced into 3/4 in thick rounds
Olive oil
4 large onion buns or rolls (we used whole wheat hamburger buns)
lettuce

Directions:
preheat grill to medium-high heat.
Put garlic, onion, mustard, turkey, salt and pepper, and soy sauce in a large mixing bowl. Mix with a wooden spoon(or whatever). Divide the turkey into 8 equal-sized balls and flatten them into patties. Lay two slices of cheese on 4 of the patties and cover with another patty. Seal the edges so that the cheese doesn't melt out.
press down into the center of each patty which will keep the burger from puffing up.
Season tomatoes with salt and pepper and brush with olive oil. grill for 2 min per side. Toast the buns as well.
The burgers need to be cooked about 5 or 6 minutes per side! and done! Put the burger together how you like it!

They suggested making a Spicy Mayo Sauce, but we opted out of that... here is the recipe:
1/2 C mayo (eww gross)
2 Tbsp hot chili sauce (Sriracha)
1/2 lime, juiced
mix well.

Jordan and I LOVE this recipe!