Oh hey, blog. Long time no write. Let's ease back into this blogging thing with a post with mostly horrible quality photos.
We've been enjoying a busy Summer. Our July 4th holiday weekend was a fun one. My family was in town. We spent some time thrifting and watching fireworks by the Mississippi. (These fireworks photos are the only good ones in this entire post. Nate has tips on photographing fireworks here.)
Read MoreI was going to apologize for the amount of baby crap about to hit this blog. I won't though. I don't know what it is but once there's a fetus inside of you, you can only think about babies. What do I do with a newborn? How do I find a pediatrician? Where shall my baby hang once I go back to work? What are good developmental toys for babies? How exactly does breastfeeding work? It's like a whole other world that I know nothing about and I'm all about information. All of these questions leave little time for other human related things. So long story long, I'm currently only capable of talking about baby junk. Trust me, it's sort of equally annoying to me too.
Not only am I growing a human but a ton of my close friends are too. Our hangouts have all turned to baby talk. I swore this day would never happen. And it has. I'm totally still holding strong on my anti-mini van stance though.
My best friend is expecting her little boy about 6 weeks before ours is to arrive. I asked her if she would like a quilt. Of course she picked out a quilt that I wasn't exactly sure how to tackle but was extremely cute and stylish. There are reasons why we're friends. She had her eyes on a black and white cross quilt.
Read MoreToday I have my pregnancy glucose test. In honor of that, I would like to share a recipe for Cookies and Cream cupcakes. Makes sense, no?
Pre-pregnancy I had a MAJOR sweet tooth. Since becoming pregnant, I haven't wanted sweets as much. Note, the "as much". Donuts and chocolate chip cookie dough shakes from Whiteys (our favorite local ice cream shop) have made the list of favorite cravings. But I only indulge in them about once a week or so. My co-workers were beginning to complain about the lack of baked goods coming from my kitchen. There were three work birthdays this past week so I decided I should probably take one for the team and whip up a batch of cupcakes. For this recipe, I combined my favorite cupcake recipe and doctored up a favorite frosting recipe. They were a hit. Here's how to make your own!
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