Some random photos from this time last year while I was pregnant with Tove.
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9 Months
This post is a day late but Tove was extra fussy and stayed up an hour past her bedtime last night. I’m pretty sure I start every monthly post off the same way, “man it’s a wild ride..” but for real watching a little human who grew inside of you find her way in the world is the biggest trip.
Tove is able to sit on her own but cannot sit up from lying down yet. She’s begun army crawling around and to whichever nearby object she can find. She enjoys crawling to Tex and stealing his 🧸 toys- and he’s sweet enough to let her.
We’re in the shrieking phase- I do not love it, nor does Ben. Tove is finding her voice but currently it involves screaming at the top of her lungs at almost everything. It’s an ear piercing shrill sound but it’s not because she’s upset. Cute and funny when it’s at lower registers but when she gets you in the ear it’s definitely less cute.
Tove has started mumbling and babbling so the race is on to see what her first words will be. Tex, pappa, or hat are my guesses 🤪
Food wise, Tove is always hungry it seems! She loves purées and has been enjoying cut up fruit recently. Much like mom, Tove also enjoys bread and pasta!
She outgrew her first sleep sack and she’s pretty close to being done with her 9 month old pjs as well. Tove’s got them long legs like her pappa.
Spring Saturday 2022
Sat out back with Tove enjoying a bit of Sun before we get too hot and have to move back inside.
I think it’s time for us to buy some sun loungers ☀️
Prosciutto Egg Drops
Santana made these when we watched the Formula 1 race at their house a few weeks back and Ben got the recipe from her since we both enjoyed them so much.
They’re super easy to make and so far everyone I know who’s tried them can’t get enough.
We had leftover thyme from when we had Sierra and her family over for a BBQ so I decided to make a quick lunch/snack for Ben and I on Sunday.
You’ll need:
- Olive oil to grease the pan
- Muffin pan to cook in
- Prosciutto (12 slices or ~6oz.)
- Eggs (12 count)
- Gruyère cheese (1 cup grated)
- Heavy whipping cream (1/4 cup)
- 1 teaspoon chopped thyme
- Salt & pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 365(F) degrees. Then start by lining the muffin pan with olive oil. For this batch I used half the amount of prosciutto (not as recommended because they don’t keep their shape as well nor have the eye appeal) to line the pan like a cupcake wrapper.
Then grab a tablespoon heaped with Gruyère cheese and drop into each cup. Crack an egg into each (without breaking the yolk) and then drizzle with roughly a tablespoon of heavy whipping cream. Top each cup with a sprinkle of thyme as well as salt and pepper.
Pop them into the oven for ~15 min or until set (adjust time depending on how you want the yolk cooked). Then take them out and let them cool. I haven’t had an issue letting them cool in the muffin pan but I’m sure a wire rack is optimal.
…super easy!
Bricktown Canal
Ben and I took Tove to Bricktown yesterday afternoon and took a stroll around the canal.
A bit windy like always but the spring weather was quite nice!
We stopped at Heyday for a refresher and thought we lost Tove’s pacifier for a good second. ALAS it was under her stroller and we were all good.
Work From Anywhere
Decided to meet Michael at the Dell campus in OKC today to work “in person” since we’ve got the option to do so.
Was a bit of a ghost town but good to get out of the house nonetheless.
I’ll be back up there again on Tuesday next week to meet some of my classmates in person for the first time …after having been on zoom together for 8 hours a day the last THREE months!
This virtual world really is becoming reality.
Hoppy Easter
We found one of those eggs on lawn during our morning walk yesterday and I ignored it assuming they were from a parent who had set up an Easter egg hunt for their child.
Turns out our neighborhood is full of children, and well the above image makes that more true than I had initially believed to be the case.
Anyways- Happy Easter from Oklahoma 🤪😅🐣
Lunch Win
They say pregnancy changes your brain chemistry but does it alter your ability to cook as well? Cause I’ve never been able to make an omelette in my life before and today.. voila!
I set out to make a quick scramble during my lunch break but the base started well enough I figured I would give it a go at making an omelette. Worst case scenario is a scramble anyways!
Somehow it worked. End result being a very yummy thyme & gruyere omelette.
The Future is Female
Yet here we are living in a man’s world. I cried ugly tears while getting ready and watching the news this morning. Oklahoma passed a total abortion ban.
Was I planning on getting an abortion? No. Should I have that right? 100% yes.
I can no longer raise my daughter in this state because I will not deny her those BASIC rights. Nor will I ever subject her to having to carry the burden if she were to be raped. Fucking ludicrous.
Religion has no place in politics- especially not in the 20th century.
That being said, women in Saudi Arabia actually have more rights than in Texas, Oklahoma and Kentucky.
Abortion in Saudi Arabia is legal; In cases of risk to a woman’s life, fetal impairment, or to protect her physical and mental health. Pregnancy arising from incest or rape also qualify for a legal abortion under the mental health exemption. Oh AND she has four months to get it in these cases.
So we’re actively working on a 5-10 year plan that hopefully gets us out of this state before it’s too late… ✌🏼
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