Belly bump update to come after we receive the photos from this week’s maternity shoot! HER PERSPECTIVES Best Moment: Peanut and I shared center stage with Daddy on Saturday at a co-ed shower hosted by our Virginia friends. It’s rare that the whole gang is able to get together these days, and although we were still missing one, it was... Read more
Between baby showers and childbirth classes and maternity shoots, you would think we’ve had time for little else. But you would be wrong! We recently celebrated the first birthday of one of our favorite little girls. (By the way, that beautiful wooden train in the right photo was hand carved by Leyton’s grandfather, a.k.a. Bucca. It included no less than... Read more
Go to the grocery store and you will find ten (or less) varieties of perfectly shaped, perfectly bland tomatoes. Seek out a good food market, like Eastern Market in Washington DC or our more local Boalsburg Farmers Market, and you will find dozens of heirloom tomatoes of every size, shape, taste, color, and crazy name. I was reading an article... Read more
HER PERSPECTIVES Best Moment: So many good moments this week! First, we found out during our sonogram that Peanut is measuring right on track at about 4.5 pounds. In fact, my prediction that the doc may change our due date was wrong. Still no explanation as to why I gained no weight between weeks 30 and 32, but I suspect... Read more
I love the details in life. They turn moments into memories. I inherited this appreciation from my mother, and my sister got it from her, too. So it came as no surprise that the two of them planned the perfect baby shower for me, full of so many creative and personal touches. They hosted the shower in my parents’ home... Read more
This week is a busy one. From birthing classes and breastfeeding classes to our maternity photo shoot, everything these days seems to revolve around preparation for our little Peanut. We have piles of itty bitty baby clothes to wash and hang, diapers to stack, and a pack ‘n play to assemble. We have a small collection of books that we’re... Read more
HER PERSPECTIVES Best Moment: The former guest bedroom/home office is finally starting to feel like a nursery! My parents came this weekend to help move furniture, hang pictures, and finish crafts. We also got a special delivery from my dad, a.k.a. Poppy. He made a beautiful set of shelves for Peanut! And my mom, a.k.a. Nana, brought orange and green... Read more
What’s your favorite summer fruit? Strawberries are at the top of my list, though peaches come in a close second. Especially this year. Peanut must be a big fan. Do you know what pairs perfectly with ripe peaches? Cinnamon. And brown sugar. And oats. And vanilla bean ice cream. This recipe combines all of these ingredients (and a few more)... Read more
Allow me to introduce you to our cookbook collection. Well, a small part of our cookbook collection. This doesn’t include two more hidden shelves and a box in the garage. Not to mention stacks of Bon Appetit and Food & Wine. And, oh, yes, the dozens of food blogs that I subscribe to. And, yet, sometimes it feels most convenient... Read more
HER PERSPECTIVE Best Moment: We had our first childbirth class this week! Despite feeling a bit stressed by the time we arrived (we underestimated the time it would take to commute home from work, eat dinner, get downtown, and find the classroom in the hospital … oh, and we forgot our pillows), the class was worth it. The instructor reviewed... Read more