I Bake!

I am now a baker! I actually made my own chees Danish this weekend (Barefoot Contessa Recipe, thanks Daniella Summers!) It was very easy to make… even factoring in that I’m a non cook and don’t even own a hand mixer (recipe called for one of those huge mixers with different attachments). I found that beating it with a fork with all the ingredients at room temp worked just fine. Here’s a picture of my culinary delight…


If I were to make it again I would probably omit the lemon. It called for 2 lemons worth of zest, 1)I’m not a lemon fan and 2) it tasted like a lemon Danish and not a cheese one… but overall I really enjoyed it. I think I’m going to get more puff pastry and bake it with apple filling inside (APPLE TURN OVERS!). My main problem right now is that nothing will stay down. Not even water… I have about a one hour window from2-3pm in which I’m not nauseous and starving to boot! Yesterday at 2pm sharp I had the strongest desire for a chik-filet sandwich and barreled my way down rte. 7 to get one before my nausea returned.




It was the best chicken sandwich ever.
Tonight I’m expanding my culinary genius by attempting chocolate cheese cake cupcakes. Stay tuned!!!




Pregnancy update: Made it to 7 weeks, first apt next Tuesday!
Pregnancy weight gain -3 lbs (morning sickness…)







Luca Update: Kid got his first black eye! Ran right in to a dresser corner… everyone says it wont be his last *Tear


Scott Update: Starts his FE/PE prep classes in a few weeks! I’m going to miss him all those Saturdays but I’m excited for him to take this step!!!

Jumped the gun?

I'm very sad right now. This morning I had some spotting and now I have cramping. I officially think something is terribly wrong with my body that at 26 years old i can't seem to hold on to a pregnancy again(if this is the beginnings of a miscarriage)... which we all must admit it just might be.

I thought it wouldn't hurt this time, I thought I'd hardened my heart to the pain and excitement... but I think deep down I thought that this pregnancy was sort of a promise from God that he had not forsaken me in my darkness... I'm far enough along that if everything is okay they should be able to see something. I'm going in for and U/S at 12:45... My faith is so weak right now I have almost no hope of hearing good news.

It's funny how wrong all my presumptions were... I thought if I announced my joyous news to all my friends/family early it would somehow solidify this little life and give him/her some measure of permanence... I also thought, given how sick I’ve been the last 48 hours (all the pregnancy symptoms!) that I had jumped in to the "safe" category of pregnant women as one who displayed all the signs of a "strong" pregnancy. I guess there are no guarantees no matter what. I'm even more thankful for my son Luca now that I know how precarious this baby making thing is. I took it for granted that I could have children when I wanted. I guess I even had pride at how fast I was able to conceive... God forgive my pride and misplaced trust in things other than you!

Hope I have some good news for you all this afternoon... but if not I cling to a God who is found in the broken down...

***UPDATE***
So I do have good news! Thanks be to God my lil beans heart is still beating. I can only hope and pray it stays that way. The Doctor/Radiologist said everything looked great, cramping was normal/common in the first few weeks and they could not see a source for the bleeding (sorry for the TMI). They said it's most likely old blood from implantation. Keep praying for us.

God sure is teaching me to go to him in all things. I just pray I am as faithful in the valley as I am on the mountain Top. Though he slay us right?! XOXOX


My lil Bean

Boy or Girl!?

God willing we'll have a new baby some time late february/early march... and of course that has opened up the question "Do you want a boy or a girl"... now the correct answer for this is "we just want a healthy baby"... I absolutley want nothing but a healthy univentful pregnancy (if you were around for my pregnancy with Luca, you'll recall the scare with SUA and Preeclampsi!). That being said Scott and I WOULD like to have at least one of each (eventually). I'm not sure if we'll stop at two if we get a boy and a girl, but I do know we've worked out a little system for having more or not... Here it is;

If we have another boy, we'll try one more time for a girl, if we get 3 boys... well that might just be it considering how wild Luca is :)(my mother always said Veronica and I would not be here today if Sal had been born fist...THANK YOU GOD!).

If we get a girl we'll wait a few years before thinking of more (but you know the baby bug could hit whenever, or not at all...).

We haven't ruled out adoption and still are trying to figure things out with our potential foster... but the breaks are on that for now... (i will blog about that eventually)

SOOOO to be suprised or not to be suprised... that is the QUESTION...when have I ever been the waiting kind?! SO i broke down and bought a Gender Prediction Kit...
The website boast a 90% accuaracy rating if done correctly and it can be done as early as 10 weeks!!! August 9th I'll be Peeing on a stick again to see what it says!!

Any thoughts!?

6 weeks down 34 to go!

Made it to 6 weeks... lol I guess I'm jumping the gun. Six weeks is technically tomorrow but I am grateful. This is around the time that I had the miscarriage in March and I'm feeling hopeful it will make it through. 1/2 way through the 1st trimester! Baby steps to 40 weeks!

It's crazy how each day seems to take years!!

Unlike my pregnancy with Luca I am thankful for every moment of nausea, every discomfort, because it means that this pregnancy is strong and that my lil bean is still around!

I'd be happy with a boy or a girl but I can't deny a part of me is rooting for team Pink! We have our girl name picked out already! And no thoughts really on a boy name... but for now I' m just praying for healthy and strong.

Scheduled the 8 week check up with the Midwives and putting my hope in Jesus.

In other news... MY SISTER COMES home from Italy today! I'm so excited to have her back. She is my best friend and I've missed our times of fellowship and worship (she's a gifted piano player and singer). She wrote a song (Dwell) that has really been my anthem of the last year based on the 91st psalm. My arms are positively itching to hug her!!! AND for us to go see the final HP movie on Thursday/Friday at 3AM!!! Leave it to Harry to throw us back to the practices of our youth!


Luca Update: My little man is amazing. He talks like crazy and is so thoughtful and creative! When I told him about "the baby in mammas tummy" he said he wanted a brother... So i guess he's on Team blue!

Keep us in your prayers!! xoxox

Weight Gain: 0
cravings: 0