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13 & 14 weeks
12.25.2010
Today I am 14 weeks 1 day pregnant. I can't believe how fast the past couple of weeks have gone. My next appointment is at 16 weeks and I can't wait for it!
I was 14 weeks on Christmas. And was obviously not feeling well - I look like a train wreck!
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
I love Christmas, but I always get a little sad when it's over. My husband and I had a wonderful and relaxing Christmas day, but I cannot say the same for Christmas Eve. Unfortunately. I've had a head & chest cold for the past couple days, and I woke up on Christmas Eve with a 101.8 temperature, the biggest migraine of my life, nausea, the chills, and still a head & chest cold. The migraine was so bad that I could barely open my eyes. I spent the better part of the day laying on the couch with my eyes closed, unable to sleep because I felt so horrible. All the while my amazing husband took on the task of running my errands for me, cleaning up around the house, making me breakfast, and rubbing vicks on my chest and feet. He's so sweet to me!
By about 6pm, I felt worse and the fever wasn't going down which is no good for my poor baby. So I spent about 4 hours in the ER and they gave me an IV and 3 liters of fluid to rehydrate me, as well as medicine for the nausea and for the migraine. The only good thing that came out of that night was that we were able to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time! It was the most beautiful whoosh whoosh sound I've ever heard. I could have listened to it all night. And the heartbeat was at 170bpm! A little fast, but only because of the dehydration and fever. By the time I left the ER, I felt loads better. The fever was gone, and the headache was mostly gone. Now I'm just stuck with a nasty cold. My poor nose has been rubbed raw from all the tissues I've gone through. :(
Christmas Day, although still with a nasty cold, was a bit better than Christmas Eve. We had some amazing food and my sweet husband helped me with the cooking. My mouth is watering just thinking about the leftovers! We watching A Christmas Story while opening gifts, and just had a relaxing day.
I was definitely spoiled this year.. I got some things that I wanted, along with some gifts that were a surprise to me and I loved them! My husband knows what I like!
I also received a Coach wristlet purse, a few new kitchen items that I love, some jewelry, and a few other things. Next week we'll have Christmas with my parents over skype! Can't wait.. I really want to see my niece open her gifts. :o)
What did everyone get for Christmas this year? I love hearing what others got!
By about 6pm, I felt worse and the fever wasn't going down which is no good for my poor baby. So I spent about 4 hours in the ER and they gave me an IV and 3 liters of fluid to rehydrate me, as well as medicine for the nausea and for the migraine. The only good thing that came out of that night was that we were able to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time! It was the most beautiful whoosh whoosh sound I've ever heard. I could have listened to it all night. And the heartbeat was at 170bpm! A little fast, but only because of the dehydration and fever. By the time I left the ER, I felt loads better. The fever was gone, and the headache was mostly gone. Now I'm just stuck with a nasty cold. My poor nose has been rubbed raw from all the tissues I've gone through. :(
Christmas Day, although still with a nasty cold, was a bit better than Christmas Eve. We had some amazing food and my sweet husband helped me with the cooking. My mouth is watering just thinking about the leftovers! We watching A Christmas Story while opening gifts, and just had a relaxing day.
I was definitely spoiled this year.. I got some things that I wanted, along with some gifts that were a surprise to me and I loved them! My husband knows what I like!
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| I look so cute in the mornings. lol. Opening my new stand-up mixer! |
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| My husband checkin' out his new Iron Gym bar. |
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| FOOD! |
I also received a Coach wristlet purse, a few new kitchen items that I love, some jewelry, and a few other things. Next week we'll have Christmas with my parents over skype! Can't wait.. I really want to see my niece open her gifts. :o)
What did everyone get for Christmas this year? I love hearing what others got!
Red Velvet Cookies (the easy way)!
12.08.2010
Because sometimes it's okay to do things the easy way! Especially when you're pregnant, exhausted, and grumpy... but still want to bake something. ;o) And when my cousin showed me this recipe, I had to make them because I love red velvet. And I just couldn't get these cookies out of my head. Then when I made a quick trip to the store to grab a few things, I passed some summer sausage and sweet & hot mustard. After seeing that, that's all I wanted and could have cared less about the cookies. Pregnancy brain = easily distracted. But I knew I would regret it if I didn't make these cookies.. so, here they are.
Red Velvet Cookies
recipe from here
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a large bowl, stir cookie mix, cocoa, butter, sour cream, food coloring, and egg until soft dough forms. It is a very sticky dough, and I ended up using my hands to mix it. It will get messy... and you may or may not get your hands tinted red. If you want to use gloved to protect your hands, you can.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. The dough does not spread, so I actually formed my cookies into the shape that I wanted them... flattened them out a bit.
The recipe says to bake 8-9 minutes, but I baked mine for 6 minutes and they were perfect. Let them cool for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to let them cool completely before frosting. After frosted, store tightly covered at room temperature.
I think they turned out well and were very delicious. I had about 3 of them and then I let my husband take the rest to work so the guys could have at'em.. and they ate them all! So happy they liked them. :)
Now.. what to make next? Hmm.. guess you'll just have to wait and see. :o) Love Christmas baking!
Red Velvet Cookies
recipe from here
- 1 pouch of Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon red food coloring
- 1 egg
- Betty Crocker cream cheese frosting (or you can make your own.. even better. I'm lazy. I did not.)
- Your topping of choice (chopped nuts, sprinkles, etc)
Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a large bowl, stir cookie mix, cocoa, butter, sour cream, food coloring, and egg until soft dough forms. It is a very sticky dough, and I ended up using my hands to mix it. It will get messy... and you may or may not get your hands tinted red. If you want to use gloved to protect your hands, you can.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. The dough does not spread, so I actually formed my cookies into the shape that I wanted them... flattened them out a bit.
The recipe says to bake 8-9 minutes, but I baked mine for 6 minutes and they were perfect. Let them cool for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to let them cool completely before frosting. After frosted, store tightly covered at room temperature.
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| Before baking... I pressed them into the shape I wanted them. |
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| Cooling! |
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| I made some with green frosting, too.. but my husband inhaled them before I could take a picture! |
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| MMM... the husband approved! |
I think they turned out well and were very delicious. I had about 3 of them and then I let my husband take the rest to work so the guys could have at'em.. and they ate them all! So happy they liked them. :)
Now.. what to make next? Hmm.. guess you'll just have to wait and see. :o) Love Christmas baking!
I'm full of Christmas spirit!
11.28.2010
We had a really great Thanksgiving at a friends house here in Korea. Met some new people, ate some yummy food, and just relaxed! Although I wish my husband and I could have spent the day with our family back in the states, we still enjoyed our day and were able to Skype with our families later on that night. And I just have to say, thank GOD for Skype!
And now.. my favorite.. putting out the Christmas decorations! I absolutely love everything about this season. We put up our tree, wrapped some presents, put up the rest of the Christmas decor, set out all the Christmas-y smell good candles, and hung pictures and curtains (we are still getting settled after getting all of our things shipped over here... it's getting there!). Right now I'm downloading a bunch of Christmas movies: Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Carol, Elf, Christmas with the Kranks, Santa Clause 1-3, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, etc. I can't decide which one I want to watch tonight!
Just a few things I love about Christmas time..
And now.. my favorite.. putting out the Christmas decorations! I absolutely love everything about this season. We put up our tree, wrapped some presents, put up the rest of the Christmas decor, set out all the Christmas-y smell good candles, and hung pictures and curtains (we are still getting settled after getting all of our things shipped over here... it's getting there!). Right now I'm downloading a bunch of Christmas movies: Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Carol, Elf, Christmas with the Kranks, Santa Clause 1-3, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, etc. I can't decide which one I want to watch tonight!
Just a few things I love about Christmas time..
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| Snow! So beautiful. |
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| Hot chocolate... HOMEMADE hot chocolate. And I make the best! ;) |
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| Because the holidays give you a good excuse to wear more shimmery makeup than you normally would! |
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| Christmas BAKING. I have a lot of goodies that I want to make.. can't wait to share them with you! |
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| PEACH PIE. Not really Christmas-y... but I have one in the oven right now and it smells SO good. Can't wait to have a piece with a huge scoop of vanilla bean ice cream!! |
We've got some exciting news!
11.21.2010
We're pregnant!
We knew for about 3 weeks before we started telling our friends (which was the hardest thing to keep quiet.. ever) because we wanted to have an ultrasound before we started telling people. Just to make sure everything was a-okay. We had an ultrasound at 8w1d and the tech said everything looked perfectly normal. We saw our little baby in there moving around and the flicker of the heartbeat. She said it looked strong. It was truly one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. I cannot wait until we get to see our baby again! Our next appointment is in about 2 weeks, and I'll be 11w3d.
Our little nugget at 8w1d. Even though it's pretty blurry, it's definitely the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! We're praying that the rest of the 1st trimester (as well as the rest of the pregnancy) goes smoothly.
Right now I'm 9w1d and want to barf every 15 minutes. I mean, some days are better than others.. but the bad days are really bad. I swear it lasts all day long. The things that absolutely do not agree with me include: anything with red sauce (spaghetti, lasagna, etc), bananas, the smell of the dishwasher, strawberry yogurt (not the best coming back up), meat, eggs, milk. I'm sure there's more and the list grows every day. I'm ready for this part to be over with now. And I'm sure my husband is too. :)
We knew for about 3 weeks before we started telling our friends (which was the hardest thing to keep quiet.. ever) because we wanted to have an ultrasound before we started telling people. Just to make sure everything was a-okay. We had an ultrasound at 8w1d and the tech said everything looked perfectly normal. We saw our little baby in there moving around and the flicker of the heartbeat. She said it looked strong. It was truly one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. I cannot wait until we get to see our baby again! Our next appointment is in about 2 weeks, and I'll be 11w3d.
Our little nugget at 8w1d. Even though it's pretty blurry, it's definitely the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! We're praying that the rest of the 1st trimester (as well as the rest of the pregnancy) goes smoothly.
Right now I'm 9w1d and want to barf every 15 minutes. I mean, some days are better than others.. but the bad days are really bad. I swear it lasts all day long. The things that absolutely do not agree with me include: anything with red sauce (spaghetti, lasagna, etc), bananas, the smell of the dishwasher, strawberry yogurt (not the best coming back up), meat, eggs, milk. I'm sure there's more and the list grows every day. I'm ready for this part to be over with now. And I'm sure my husband is too. :)
Chocolate Pudding Cake
10.29.2010
Because when you want something chocolately, there's nothing better than Chocolate Pudding Cake. It's like one big heaping pile of chocolate. Mmmmm...
Chocolate Pudding Cake
slightly adapted from allrecipes.com
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2/3 cup brown sugar (that's what the recipe called for.. I used a little less than that)
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups hot water
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Stir together the flour, white sugar, 1/4 cup of cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Add milk and oil; mix well. Pour into an ungreased 8x8 square pan. Sprinkle brown sugar, remaining (1/4 cup) cocoa, and chocolate chips over the mixture. Add the vanilla to the 1 1/4 cups hot water, then pour the water over the top.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the surface appears dry. Serve warm with a spoon. Goes good with a big glass of ice cold milk or even a scoop of vanilla ice cream!! Roughly serves 4 people (depending on your serving size... uhh.. my husband and I almost ate the whole thing in one night...)...
Chocolate Pudding Cake
slightly adapted from allrecipes.com
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
2/3 cup brown sugar (that's what the recipe called for.. I used a little less than that)
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups hot water
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Stir together the flour, white sugar, 1/4 cup of cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Add milk and oil; mix well. Pour into an ungreased 8x8 square pan. Sprinkle brown sugar, remaining (1/4 cup) cocoa, and chocolate chips over the mixture. Add the vanilla to the 1 1/4 cups hot water, then pour the water over the top.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the surface appears dry. Serve warm with a spoon. Goes good with a big glass of ice cold milk or even a scoop of vanilla ice cream!! Roughly serves 4 people (depending on your serving size... uhh.. my husband and I almost ate the whole thing in one night...)...
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