HER PERSPECTIVE Best Moment: Peanut had a strong, steady heartbeat (of 150bpm) at this week’s appointment. He/she even gave a little kick for the monitor, which I didn’t feel, but I did hear — it sounded like a gentle “swoosh.” Perhaps I won’t think those kicks are so gentle when they come in contact with my rib cage, but the... Read more
A few weeks ago, on a quiet Friday night, we decided to make pizza for dinner. Nick prepared The Pioneer Woman’s dough, and I blended together the ingredients for a tomato sauce from Annie’s Eats. I topped my pie (yes, I had an entire pie to myself) with mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, spinach, and mushrooms. And Nick neatly placed pepperonis... Read more
HER PERSPECTIVE Best Moment: This week, we (as in the parents) got a gift from Aunt Kirsten: a frame to display Peanut’s first sonogram photo. It says: “It is truly amazing how someone so small could inspire a love so grand.” True words. And, of course, Peanut got a gift, too — from Aunt Megan. When she visited with our... Read more
Bread and beer share a symbiotic relationship with yeast, a bond that represents one of the oldest forms of biotechnology. However, bakers (and brewers) from long ago did not have access to neatly packaged yeast like we do today, thus they had to capture the wild yeast strains that were floating around in the air. This process of capturing and... Read more
We eat stir-fry at least twice a month. (Nick would eat it more often, if I let him.) Our favorite version includes sesame oil and oyster sauce, garlic and ginger, mushrooms and bean sprouts, and noodles. However, our go-to dish may now have some competition for the top spot. This recipe comes from Iowa Girl Eats. The sauce is simple,... Read more
HER PERSPECTIVE Best Moment: I almost have a legitimate baby bump! It’s still not obvious enough that strangers notice — and, probably, most of my friends don’t notice yet, either — but I swear it’s there. I’ve only gained about 4 lbs so far, but now that I’m in the second trimester, I’m supposed to gain an average of a... Read more
We commonly cook with beer. We pour it into chili. We combine it with garlic and broth to boil brats. We even add it to cupcakes. So why not cook with root beer now that there’s a pregnant lady in the house? Nick first tasted root beer glazed pork chops while I was in Massachusetts last month. And, being the... Read more
(We are now officially caught up with our pregnancy posts! Week 14 began on Saturday, so you can expect weekly updates from this point forward. Thanks to those of you who followed along last week — I told you it was going to be all about the baby!) HER PERSPECTIVES Best Moment: After finally sharing our big news last week,... Read more
HER PERSPECTIVE Best Moment: So many memorable moments this week! We got to hear the strong and steady heartbeat of our little one, and we finally shared the news with our family and friends. So how did we tell them? Well, the first phone call went to my brother, who lives in London. He recently moved back after a few... Read more
HER PERSPECTIVE Best Moment: Our first ultrasound! Our appointment was scheduled at 8am on March 4th, and we were both so anxious that we couldn’t finish our bowls of cereal. We fought the morning traffic on our way downtown and arrived 15 minutes early only to discover that we were in the wrong place. (Their fault, not ours.) Finally, by... Read more