Today was another doctor's appointment.
This was just one of the routine ones I get to go for once a month.
No ultrasound. Bummer.
All is well with me and the smudge.
Good, strong baby heartbeat. My blood pressure is good.
All is well.
The only blip on my radar was the fact that I AM getting bigger in the belly, but I was down almost a pound from my ultrasound visit just a few weeks ago.
The doctor said not to worry about this, that I will go up here and down there.
I am attributing my recent tiny weight loss to a continued diet minus booze, with far less junk and with far more lean proteins and veggies (when I can stomach them).
Plus there was last weekend's cleaning binge. I count that as exercise!
So, all is well in baby land.
I go back for a blood glucose test in a month along with a regular check up. In about 5 weeks I get another ultrasound. Yay!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Getting tarted up
So one of the many things I am trying to do as I get ready for baby is to organize just about everything.
I have cleaned out drawers and cabinets.
I have filled the recycle bins, been to the Goodwill with donations and started a yard-sale pile.
In this process, I found stacks and stacks of magazines. Cooking magazines.
The plan when I get those is to go through them and rip out just the recipes I might actually make.
One day last week was spent doing just that.
I was a little behind on this, and had some magazines going back to 2006. Oops!
One of the good things that came out of this endeavor was that I found a recipe for what looked like a very delicious raspberry tart.
Of course, not one to leave things well enough alone, I made some modifications to the dish. More chocolate? Yes, please!
So I have what I renamed Chocolate, cream and raspberry tart on almond shortbread crust.
The dessert was a bit labor intensive with its different layers, but none of it was particularly complicated.
And it was a big, very big, hit with the group. There was even enough left for the manfriend and I to enjoy some for dessert that night.
I am looking forward to making this again and again. And to experimenting with different versions of it.
I have cleaned out drawers and cabinets.
I have filled the recycle bins, been to the Goodwill with donations and started a yard-sale pile.
In this process, I found stacks and stacks of magazines. Cooking magazines.
The plan when I get those is to go through them and rip out just the recipes I might actually make.
One day last week was spent doing just that.
I was a little behind on this, and had some magazines going back to 2006. Oops!
One of the good things that came out of this endeavor was that I found a recipe for what looked like a very delicious raspberry tart.
Of course, not one to leave things well enough alone, I made some modifications to the dish. More chocolate? Yes, please!
So I have what I renamed Chocolate, cream and raspberry tart on almond shortbread crust.
The dessert was a bit labor intensive with its different layers, but none of it was particularly complicated.
And it was a big, very big, hit with the group. There was even enough left for the manfriend and I to enjoy some for dessert that night.
I am looking forward to making this again and again. And to experimenting with different versions of it.