Some folks have been asking about how my nesting/cooking is going. Hmmmm, well, er… pretty well. I’m about 3/4 done and just have a few entrees and breads left to do. As soon as I’m finished I’ll post a photo of my freezer– it’s shockingly full!!! 
In the meantime, I took a morning off and treated myself to a haircut and maternity photo session. more…
Nesting: Feeling the need to prepare for the arrival of the baby by cleaning, organizing, etc. Often happens toward the end of pregnancy.
Ok, so now that I found this definition I feel a little bit better about what I’ve been doing the past few days. I started week 35 yesterday and decided that I needed to prepare food for the remaining weeks and for at least a month after Audrey is born. This probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone who knows me well– feeling prepared and cooking go hand-in-hand for me. (Just ask my friend Toree who was the beneficiary of enough home-cooked meals to feed an army last year.) Sometimes I think I should have been a caterer. But I digress…
I already knew about nesting and got to see it firsthand with my neighbor Heidi, who is two weeks ahead of me in her pregnancy. more…
I turned 40 this week… there, I said it! Sigh…
I have to admit that I didn’t feel much like celebrating. I mean, it’s incredibly hot and humid outside, I feel a bit like a hippo on dry land, I can’t drink a toast, I can’t salsa dance, and I’m usually ready for bed by 7 p.m.
But you know what’s funny? I didn’t even care. more…
I just started my 32nd week of pregnancy yesterday and am already so O-V-E-R it! Nine and a half months is too long to wait to meet a baby. Today’s big milestone? I finally settled on the name Audrey and promptly registered www.audreymakestwo.com and www.audreyhertel.com… before I told my parents that I’d decided I named her. Hmmm, what does that say about me? Ok, I think it says Audrey has a geek for a mother. Be that as it may… she’s officially named, has an official blog, and is officially making me crave fried chicken. Ah, pregnancy!
