Apr
04

Quickie

Written by The Lassie

This week, I have the first pregnancy-related weight gain to report: 0.8 kg/1.76 lbs over the last two weeks. I knew it would happen at some point, but it’s still kinda sad for me to see the number go up again. I just need to remind myself that I should be happy if I manage to get through the remaining weeks without going over my start weight of about 135 kg/297 lbs. I am at 126.5/279 lbs right now, so I am not quite there yet. Next weigh in will be in two weeks.


In food news, I have rediscovered oatmeal for my breakfasts. I don’t know why I ever stopped eating it, as it really makes me feel good when I have it. I do use a little bit of sugar and usually put in an apple, too - so yummy!

Other than that, I am seriously craving fruits and greens right now. Unfortunately, most stuff I want is not yet in season, so I am impatiently awaiting the arrival of strawberries and asparagus. There’s another yummy dish I would LOVE to eat right now, but can’t really get in Berlin (it’s a very popular dish in Hessen, where I grew up. Goethe’s favorite meal): GrĂ¼ne Sosse (green sauce). It’s basically a sauce consisting of either yogurt, schmand, quark or cream (or rather a combination of them), a load of very finely chopped herbs, hard-boiled eggs and a bit of seasoning. You eat the sauce cold, along with boiled potoatoes. There’s no taste quite like this and it is so, so, so lovely in spring and summer. Must. Have. It. I’ll maybe try to get the individual herbs here, so I can make it and be merry. ;-)

Apr
04

Master Constructor

Written by The Laddie

Just a short post to let you guys in on some pictures.

I have been a busy beaver making some things for our Munchkin and I wanted to finally share them with you guys!

First, let me introduce Fred, Daisy and Louis:

Then, also to two other friends we have yet to name. The one to the left is a cover to hide the horrible cut out dolphin logo on the front of Munchkin’s bed and the other one is for her pacifiers (in German it’s called Schnullerparkplatz), so we can hang them up safe and sound.

Don’t ask why the obsession with sheep, but it’s cute and at least when the fella can’t sleep, she can really count the sheep.