It would appear that we are ready–at least, as ready as we can be–for a baby. Between Sunday, February 5 and Sunday, February 12, my husband and I basically got together all the baby stuff that we either received or purchased ourselves, cleaned it, put it together, and stored it away. Plus, we cleaned outRead More
36 Week Update
How Far Along: 36 weeks (pic: 36w0d) — 9 MONTHS! Size of Baby as Relative to Common Household Fruit or Vegetable: Coconut Total Weight Gain: Up 18 lbs. as of this morning. Sex: Girl Movement: She does that. Sleep: 🙁 What I miss: Not being pregnant. Also, being able to feel all of my stomach.Read More
Freezer Meal: Split Pea Soup
Split pea soup is one of our favorites. It’s something that is really nice to cook on a cold weekend. It’s creamy and filling and warms you to the bone. Here’s how we prepare our split pea soup. * Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book Ingredients 1 cup dry split peas 4Read More
We’ve officially been baby showered
In case you can’t tell, that’s a Star Trek feeding set. It looks like the Enterprise. It has flashing LEDs.Flashing. LEDs. Now that we’ve established just how geeky we are, we can move on. Our shower was awesome. Yes, there were little yellow onesies and pink butterflies and lots of pastel-colored wrapping paper. Yes, thereRead More
35 Week Update
How Far Along: 35 weeks (pic: 35w2d) Size of Baby as Relative to Common Household Fruit or Vegetable: Butternut squash (really? that’s it?!) Total Weight Gain: Up 17.5 as of this morning. Sex: Girl Movement: STOP. KICKING. ME. Sleep: Just thinking about it makes me feel frustrated. What I miss: Not being pregnant. Cravings: Meh.Read More
Maternity leave and impending poverty/doom
I’ve always been a little squirrelly when it comes to money. Even as a kid, I would stash away money and refuse to spend it for months–sometimes even years–at a time. By middle school, I had a reputation in my family for always having more cash on hand than anyone else. If my parents neededRead More