Happy Life, Happy Wife

My six weeks of maternity leave went by so quickly…….   but now I’m back in the real world.  I even made dinner last night (for the first time in a few months!  Yikes!)

My little man was born on August 2nd, 8lbs 6oz, 21″.
I had the best c-section EVER!  No pain, no pain pills, quick recovery.
He’s so cute!

All I want to do when I get home from work now is sit on the couch and cuddle him!

Any day now I’ll get to meet this little guy.  ^Sticking out his tongue

He’s precious already.

From his ears to his toes

My little man

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Did you know that I almost never win anything?  It’s gotten to the point where I say, “Why bother” entering a contest when I know I won’t win…  And truth be told, I forgot all about entering this one!  So imagine my surprise when I won LOL  Can’t wait to get that box in the mail with some signed cookbooks!

The picture that made it all happen:

A blast from the past – a recipe I did back in 2010 on my old site.

Ingredients:

• 4 large apples (Gala or Granny Smith)
• 2 tsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 1/2 Tbsp Splenda brown sugar blend
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 cup sugar-free maple syrup
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. You can core the apples if you want to, but I just cut them in half close to the core.
3. Arrange the apples, cut sides up, in a baking dish and brush the cut sides of the apples with 1 tsp of the lemon juice.
4. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle the tops of the apples with the sugar mixture.
5. Pour maple syrup in the bottom of the dish.
6. Cover with foil and bake 10 minutes.
7. Uncover and bake 15-20 minutes more until the apples are tender.
8. Transfer apples to a serving platter and lay a piece of foil on top to keep them warm.
9. Pour pan juices (the syrup left in the pan) into a small saucepan and stir in the remaining 1 tsp lemon juice and salt.  Bring to a boil and then cook for about 4-5 minutes until the sauce is thickened, stirring constantly.
10. Serve the apples with the sauce and top with walnuts.

Originally I was missing because I felt too sick to climb up the stairs, sit at my computer, write out a post, or even THINK about a recipe.

Then I was missing because I was trying to think of a creative way to announce my pregnancy.

Now I’ve realized that I’m at week 29, in the third trimester, and the last post on my blog was about Thanksgiving.  LOL

So even though it’s not very creative, here he is:

We go for the 4d ultrasound this Wednesday and I am sooo excited

I hope that everybody has a happy and safe Thanksgiving shared with your loved ones.

My Grandma’s favorite Thanksgiving song:

I’m a big, fat turkey
I go gobble gobble gobble
When I walk
My legs go wobble wobble wobble

Remembering you especially today

Pop Pop’s coming over today for Thanksgiving dinner.  I know you know how much he misses you, but we’re taking good care of him.  And Mom’s still “making” the turkey just like you guys did that one year