Miller Ashton Magee
Born November 26, 2010 at 4:16 pm
7 pounds, 6 ounces
He's a snuggler!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Food Glorious Food!
Well, folks, the season is upon us! A week from today is Thanksgiving and a month from that day is Christmas. And while both holidays mean so much more than filling our bellies, I have to admit that the food that graces us at this time of year is some of my favorite. Since little is going on in my corner of the world besides waiting and waiting and waiting for Miller, I thought I'd wax poetic on one of my favorite topics, pregnancy and non-pregnancy, holiday and non-holiday, alike, food.
First of all, pregnancy foods. I don't really have random, crazy pregnancy cravings. The only weird food thing that has happened to me both times is that I hate coffee from about week 6 to week 12 or 13. It has happened both times and it's awful. I hate the taste, smell, even thought of coffee for most of the first trimester. During my pregnancy with Els, I wanted anything spicy. B often accused me of sneaking crushed red pepper flakes into anything I could. (Which was admittedly pretty true.) Similarly, this pregnancy, I have wanted curry any time I could get my chopsticks on it. Thai curry, Indian curry, Indonesian curry, you name it, I want it. There was one week about a month ago that B politely asked me to maybe not make anything curried for a while. Fortunately for both of us, our little town is inexplicably home to quite possibly the best Thai restaurant I've ever been to and I can talk him into dinner there more often than not. (We're having it tonight! Woohoo!)
And, oh, holiday foods. To me, there are few flavor combinations in the world that can match the near perfection that is the marriage of chocolate and mint. While showcased year round in the form of peppermint patties, it's this time of year that the chocolate mint love affair is given top billing everywhere from coffee creamers to dipped pretzels. (Be still, my beating heart!) Seriously, I can't get enough. I don't really care a whole lot about turkey and ham, I mean, I eat whatever's there, but, it is the side dishes that get me. Pumpkin pie, pretty much any kind of vegetable casserole, dressing (which I realize most people call stuffing), and, here comes the southern girl, collard greens - these are why I really look forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. Besides spending time with friends and family of course.
So, there you go. A 38+ weeks pregnant lady talking for paragraphs about food. Shocking.
Bon Appetit!
First of all, pregnancy foods. I don't really have random, crazy pregnancy cravings. The only weird food thing that has happened to me both times is that I hate coffee from about week 6 to week 12 or 13. It has happened both times and it's awful. I hate the taste, smell, even thought of coffee for most of the first trimester. During my pregnancy with Els, I wanted anything spicy. B often accused me of sneaking crushed red pepper flakes into anything I could. (Which was admittedly pretty true.) Similarly, this pregnancy, I have wanted curry any time I could get my chopsticks on it. Thai curry, Indian curry, Indonesian curry, you name it, I want it. There was one week about a month ago that B politely asked me to maybe not make anything curried for a while. Fortunately for both of us, our little town is inexplicably home to quite possibly the best Thai restaurant I've ever been to and I can talk him into dinner there more often than not. (We're having it tonight! Woohoo!)
And, oh, holiday foods. To me, there are few flavor combinations in the world that can match the near perfection that is the marriage of chocolate and mint. While showcased year round in the form of peppermint patties, it's this time of year that the chocolate mint love affair is given top billing everywhere from coffee creamers to dipped pretzels. (Be still, my beating heart!) Seriously, I can't get enough. I don't really care a whole lot about turkey and ham, I mean, I eat whatever's there, but, it is the side dishes that get me. Pumpkin pie, pretty much any kind of vegetable casserole, dressing (which I realize most people call stuffing), and, here comes the southern girl, collard greens - these are why I really look forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. Besides spending time with friends and family of course.
So, there you go. A 38+ weeks pregnant lady talking for paragraphs about food. Shocking.
Bon Appetit!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
USMC Ball
This past weekend, we went to the annual ball for B's battalion. Here is a rare picture of just the two of us (well, three actually) all dressed up! I'm 36.5 weeks pregnant here. Hopefully there's not much more time before this little guy joins us on the outside!
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
A Different Kind of Trick-or-Treat
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| This is Els the cowgirl "trick-or-treating." AKA Els chasing neighborhood cats. |
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| The trick was on the ones she caught up to. The treat was all hers! |
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