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An anniversary belly picture

Yeah, we’ve been horrible at taking belly pictures this time around. Here is the most recent, from September 23rd, our third wedding anniversary!

And a quick family picture, as unflattering as it is:

Chris and I headed out to the Hodo Restaurant where we indulged on some spendy but good food and I ran into someone that [...]

Another winner: Saucy White Chili

I saw this recipe today on my local 12 o’clock news. I’ve seen a few Mr. Food recipes I’ve wanted to try, but never got around to it. I knew I had most of the ingredients on hand for it, so I went ahead and tried it out. I used fresh tomatoes, chicken bouillon, [...]

A bit more baking…

A few days ago I was perusing the All You magazine when I came across their recipe for Ultimate Peanut Butter Cookies. I had an inkling to make peanut butter cookies a while back so I figured this was a sign and yesterday I set out to make them.

Holy. Crap. These are fantastic! I’m only [...]

Doctor Visit

Had a doctor visit today, all standard stuff: get there, pee in a cup, check blood pressure (it was high so she did it again, then it was fine), measure belly, hear heartbeat (142), any questions, yadda yadda. Things are running along swimmingly but damn the pelvic pain is something else. Wayyy more severe than [...]

Marathon Cooking Event

Yesterday I spent almost all day cooking up a storm to put a few dishes in the freezer for after baby arrives.

Prior to yesterday I had made up several loaves of bread (banana and zucchini) and several batches of soup (cheese-based Chicken Tortilla Soup, Beef Stew, and Cheesy Brat Stew) so while our freezer is [...]

Pregnancy #2 Doctor Update

I haven’t posted on the blog a lot about our situation so I’m going to use this post to update the entire whole shebang, starting from the beginning when I began a journal at another site. This way I don’t have to pre-date a bunch of posts.

Acronyms: VBAC - vaginal birth after c-section, HB - [...]