Hey! Guess what?!?!?!
Baby and I made it to week 36!
I'm nine months pregnant!
We're officially in the month that my second baby will be born!
I'm so stroked to get to this point. A baby born now is medically full-term and I feel like I can breathe a sigh of relief to make it.
My doctor's appointment yesterday went great yesterday: good heartbeat for baby, low blood pressure for me and zero dilation. This baby is just gonna keep cooking.
Also, I nearly laughed when I checked BabyCenter's week 36 update: the baby should "now weigh almost 6 pounds." Um...two weeks ago, Baby Rockne was over 7 pounds.
It would be comical at this point but some *ahem* certain bones aren't laughing.
There really is no smooth transition from groaning bones to beer bread so I'm just going to head there.
As I wandered the aisles of Aldi's today, I spotted a box of beer bread mix and instantly craved a slice of warm beer bread. I hardly ever buy boxed mixes because I don't want to spend my grocery budget to make something that I probably have most of the ingredients at home already.
Plus, I'm no food snob (hola Taco Bell) but I think homemade always tastes better.
However, I haven't been baking recently. You know, like, at all. These days, a good night is when I actually make dinner instead of sending Joe out to pick something up so a loaf of pumpkin bread or a dozen muffins are definitely not finding their way into my oven.
But this afternoon, I needed beer bread and I needed it badly. So I bought the box and a can of citrus pop.
(Confession: I very strongly dislike the taste and smell of beer so I make beer bread with Sprint or 7-Up. It just tastes way better to me.)
Sadly, I was disappointed. The box mix definitely did not taste anything like homemade beer bread. And then I was sad to think that maybe some people haven't tasted the divinity of homemade beer bread.
So if you want to try a good recipe, Sarah's homemade beer bread is my favorite. I may or may not have gone through a phase a couple years ago when I made two or three loaves a week.
Disclaimer: this recipe is not good for your hips. Or rear end. Or abdomen. But your taste buds will thank you.
(P.S. Did you hear?! Baby Rockne and I made it to nine months!)
3 comments:
Good job, Rockne! Your cousin, Beckett, wishes you to be a boy. He needs someone to be busy with :-)
Yay, Katie! Way to to, momma. Glad you're taking time to relax so you can maximize every chance for extra baby baking time.
Oh my, you're so close! Congrats on making it to the safe zone :). I hope everything goes smoothly when the time comes. Looking forward to meeting your new little one, even if it's only over the web.
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