Holy F@#^ing S#!^! (I’m sorry dad, but, this epiphany deserves some expletives.) Fenugreek! and the heavens smiled, birds sang and babies slept soundly with full bellies. Why on earth did it take me four months to add this almighty new drug to my post-pregnancy regimen? How is it possible that for four months I have [...]
A gin and tonic costs $15 You are served an amuse-bouche. If you choose not to consume the amuse-bouche because you don’t eat goat cheese – or any cheese for that matter – they replace it with a cheeseless alternative. When you go the restroom the staff re-fold your napkin. If while at the restroom [...]
The kid doubled his birth weight a week ago – at 2 1/2 months – which I believe was a little early comparatively. He has averaged a 1.5 ounce weight gain per day – according to the internet, babies will gain .5 – 1 ounce per day for the first six months. He only eats [...]
Hallelujah! We have left the house with a baby, gone into a dining establishment, purchased food, eaten said food inconspicuously enough that we will be able to return – TWICE in one weekend! I am pleased to record that the kid experienced his first dim sum as well as his second Mexican dinner outside of [...]
There is a debate – well, can you call a bunch of internet chatter a debate? – about wine drinking during pregnancy and breastfeeding. There are the close-minded-know-it-all-old-school-folks and then there are people who I choose to listen to. During the second and third trimesters of Harrison’s life in-womb I enjoyed probably a glass of [...]
Three nights out in less than a month, one would think we didn’t even like the kid. But, while we have the opportunity we may as well take it. Sunday night we found ourselves with ready-willing-and-able babysitters and $20 in gift certificates to Uchi (when we tried to go last week and were late, I [...]
My large maternity shorts are about to fall off me! This is exciting, because when I bought these in March they were a bit too large, but, I was desperate for something else to wear and desperate to NOT go back the mall. But, toward the end of the pregnancy they fit. Snugly. I am [...]
With the grandparents here last week, Marc and I went on our first date since the kid was born! Yes, I got a blister from wearing those shoes – but, it was totally worth it. Technically I consider it our first date in nine months – I don’t consider a meal a meal unless it [...]
*Because I am so severely late in an update – here is a pre-written post – “recipe #2″ (because I assumed I’d be waiting for the little man to show up all week.) This weekend I intend to write the story of Harrison’s birth as well as our first night home – which was INSANE! [...]
Thinking back over the past months I realized that I have developed some fantastic new recipes which need to be documented for all eternity. Some came and were short lived; while others have stood the test of pregnant-time. Here is a recent favorite. Preg-Oatmeal +/- 1/2 cup Raw Whole Rolled Oats +/- 1/8 cup Wheatgerm [...]
