Archive for August, 2007
recipe of the week: pork chops and applesauce (and smoothie redux)
It’s too freaking hot outside to cook anything even remotely like this today. But a few days ago, on a cooler evening, this masterpiece emerged from my kitchen:
The recipe comes from the Food Network website, with a few minor changes based on my pantry and personality.
For example, one should deglaze a pan with white [...]
Posted by calm mama on Friday, August 31st, 2007 at 12:51 pm in pregnancy, recipes | 2 Comments »
belly photo: 27 weeks
Me in my supercool Daring Young Mom t-shirt, from friend Kathryn, blogger extraordinaire. Maybe I’m sticking my belly out a little — but still, it’s big.
Posted by calm mama on Friday, August 31st, 2007 at 9:08 am in belly pics, pregnancy | comments »
yoga, pain of being, hair-removal advice
This morning my yoga teacher cried at the beginning of our class. Yoga is about being present with whatever happens. So we were all cool with it. Even though it has never happened before.
She was being present with her feelings about her five-year-old starting kindergarten. It’s a transition, she said. You all are going through [...]
Posted by calm mama on Thursday, August 30th, 2007 at 3:36 pm in pregnancy, prenatal exercise, recommendations | 1 Comment »
houston, we’ve hired a post-partum doula
Just in case you missed it, here is the post about the one that we let get away.
And here is the post about the one we’re keepin’.
Posted by calm mama on Thursday, August 30th, 2007 at 2:42 pm in pregnancy, project p | comments »
i heart blog stats (a love note for the “boring”)
I admit it, I look at my stats a lot. It’s a new world to me, this blogging thing. And I love that you, whoever you are, are here. Hello YOU!
Oh, and when you COMMENT! I’m over the moon! Seriously. I used to pass notes to my friends constantly in my classes in junior high [...]