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…
Month: August 2007
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.
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…
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’.
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!…
small babies in the news
“Nonstick Chemical Exposure Tied to Small Babies” Early on in my pregnancy, I made the decision to stop using nonstick cookware. Based on a few health risk studies that had been publicized around that time, and a discussion with my…
52% of babies can’t be wrong
With all the mental preparation behind, under, and inside of me, I went for my 26 week 2-vessel cord growth check ultrasound today. As soon as we walked into the darkened room, I asked the ultrasound technician to please speak…
tiny kindnesses
At 2 p.m. today, after a series of unremarkable events: yoga class, flaking on a friend because I was too tired to go for a walk, coming home to discover cleaning ladies on their way and needing to be let…