In the next couple weeks, Drake and I are hoping to cook up several meals that freeze well that we can have ready to go for when the baby arrives. It's going to be a really chaotic (beautiful, but chaotic) time, and I don't want to have to do much for meal prep those first few weeks as we're adjusting.
Any recipes/meals you might recommend that freeze and reheat well?
Monday, August 23, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
so. many. blessings.
We've recently moved. It was a ton of work both packing and unpacking (which is still something we're working on since we've been here a whopping 7 days), all the cleaning, organizing, etc. But we were so thankful to have so much help from family and friends -- many thanks to each of you!
This new place feels so much more like our home already than our apartments in Urbana ever did the last two years. And the more we get organized and settled in, the more I love it!
We had our first appointment with our new OB yesterday - I was apprehensive at first because I really liked my OB in Urbana. But I must admit that I think I like this OB even more. And here's why:
We've already had several dinners and fun time together with family and friends even in just the one week that we've been here. It's so nice to have moved closer to many familiar faces. We were able to celebrate Drake's birthday with family as well as his mom's birthday, welcome my brother home from Africa, have a couple meals and a morning at a local splash pad with some dear friends, and we have plans nearly everyday next week as well.
It's hard to not look too far ahead, but right now we're really soaking in the family time together!
This new place feels so much more like our home already than our apartments in Urbana ever did the last two years. And the more we get organized and settled in, the more I love it!
We had our first appointment with our new OB yesterday - I was apprehensive at first because I really liked my OB in Urbana. But I must admit that I think I like this OB even more. And here's why:
- He walked in with a small St. Peter pin on his white coat...clearly Catholic.
- The nurse informed me before he came in that he and his wife are expecting their 11th child any day now. Pro-life perhaps? :)
- His approach and personality are a perfect fit for Drake and I -- he's extremely down to earth and very intelligent. He's not worried about this pregnancy at all and even disagrees with the diagnoses I was previously given (with compelling evidence to back it up) as a result of the complications I encountered in my first pregnancy.
- He assured me that the likelihood of my being able to carry the baby to at least week 35/36 is extremely high.
We've already had several dinners and fun time together with family and friends even in just the one week that we've been here. It's so nice to have moved closer to many familiar faces. We were able to celebrate Drake's birthday with family as well as his mom's birthday, welcome my brother home from Africa, have a couple meals and a morning at a local splash pad with some dear friends, and we have plans nearly everyday next week as well.
It's hard to not look too far ahead, but right now we're really soaking in the family time together!
Monday, August 2, 2010
It's been a while since I've posted...and despite my best intentions, I'm doubtful that I'll have much time to post in the next couple of weeks. I absolutely plan to follow up on my most recent posts about teachings of the Catholic Church (one in particular) once we get our Internet up and running in our new place.
And speaking of, our major move is this weekend! My dear husband has recruited plenty of help in loading up the truck on Friday night with 90% of our belongings, and we hope to be on the road bright and early Saturday morning to meet more help whom we've recruited and who have so graciously agreed to help us. It's a bit of a tease, though, because we need to come back for another week so that Drake can finish up his last week of work. And I wasn't interested in being apart for a week, so I'm coming back too. We'll be "roughing it" in our apartment by sleeping on an air mattress (Thomas in the pack n' play), having only a couple of dishes, our microwave, a few books and toys for Thomas, just enough clothes for the week, etc. And then we're at our new place for good, and many new adventures begin!
Please send up a quick prayer for our family -- God has truly blessed our journey so far, and we're relying completely on His divine providence through it all. Thanks!
And speaking of, our major move is this weekend! My dear husband has recruited plenty of help in loading up the truck on Friday night with 90% of our belongings, and we hope to be on the road bright and early Saturday morning to meet more help whom we've recruited and who have so graciously agreed to help us. It's a bit of a tease, though, because we need to come back for another week so that Drake can finish up his last week of work. And I wasn't interested in being apart for a week, so I'm coming back too. We'll be "roughing it" in our apartment by sleeping on an air mattress (Thomas in the pack n' play), having only a couple of dishes, our microwave, a few books and toys for Thomas, just enough clothes for the week, etc. And then we're at our new place for good, and many new adventures begin!
Please send up a quick prayer for our family -- God has truly blessed our journey so far, and we're relying completely on His divine providence through it all. Thanks!
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