Anatomy of a Mini Getaway.
We found out last Friday that Mike actually got placed here for next year. Nope, not Hawaii or Wisconsin or California…we’ll be in Ohio! We were a bit relieved to not move with a newborn and a bit disappointed to miss out on an adventure (aka: warm weather). There are a lot of practical reasons why beingRead the whole post >>
5 Things // On Glasses, The Match, and Work.
1. Gabe is getting glasses. I…cannot really believe this. We took him in because his eye was crossing a little and it turns out he’s slightly farsighted. It’s crazy, because I wouldn’t have thought to take a 3-year-old for a routine eye exam, but apparently they recommend you do? I had no idea! Though GabeRead the whole post >>
Recipe: Curried Greens and Chickpeas
My favorite Indian dish is palak paneer. The creamy spinach and salty, firm cheese cubes…mmm! This recipe is sorta like saag paneer (apparently the difference between saag and palak is that palak is always spinach, but saag can be any kind of green). But I almost don’t want to tell you that because I don’t wantRead the whole post >>
22 Weeks.
How far along? 22 weeks. How big is baby? 11 inches and 1 pound – a spaghetti squash, apparently. Total weight gain: + 7 pounds? My scale battery died this week. Updates: Pretty uneventful lately, which is how I like it. I had to swap out more non-maternity shirts and I made a list of “things to buyRead the whole post >>
The number of ultrasounds and pregnancy tests this time was a little crazy. And this doesn’t even include the 20-week ultrasound… I want to write this all down before I get any further. Because it might help someone in early pregnancy after pregnancy loss and because I want to remember how I’m feeling. It’s superRead the whole post >>
How to: Get Yellow Stains Out of Stored Baby Clothes.
This helped me. It might help you, so I am telling you about it! This is going to be unglamorous. Prepare yourself. (Since, you know, I’m usually the epitome of glamor.) I mentioned that a ton of Gabe’s baby clothes were stained – I put them away clean, and 3 years later, they are magicallyRead the whole post >>
January Update + February Intentions
Ugh. January. I had so much hope for you! And then you brought a million (6) snow days that reduced my work time and a pregnancy scare that sidelined me for a week. So cruel. Add to that an awful cold that won’t quit and the return of daily pregnancy sickness and I’m feeling ratherRead the whole post >>
20 Weeks.
What’s going on inside my uterus this week? Why, I thought you’d never ask! How far along? 20 weeks. How big is baby? 11 ounces! The same weight as the half-eaten box of couscous in our kitchen. (We weighed everything in our kitchen until we found something that was 11 ounces. “It’s heavier than this bottle of white mochaRead the whole post >>
Over Christmas, my sisters and I were flipping through a stack of catalogs that my mom had (she gets so many random catalogs) and my sister mentioned she really wanted to try the Kinetic Sand from UncommonGoods. I had never heard of Kinetic Sand or UncommonGoods, so I thought it was funny when I came home a fewRead the whole post >>
What's It Like to Have A Son?
Several times over the last few years, a friend has found out she is having a little boy and asks me, “What do you like about having a son?” I am not sure every boy is like, but I know what it’s like to have my particular son. Most recently when asked this, I started thinking howRead the whole post >>
