Our friends in real life know, but I was holding off on making a blog announcement because I didn't have a good photo. (Hey, I have a visually-oriented audience!) We are 20 weeks in - right at the halfway mark - and found out Thursday that this little one is a BOY. Yay!!
G and I got out for a nice lunch date last week (we've been trying to be more diligent about getting time alone), thanks to our very kind friend E, who offered to babysit. We trekked out to Hollywood from Pasadena and enjoyed some yummy sandwiches and salads at Food Lab.
I tried a prosciutto and fig sandwich, but the kale salad was the highlight for me. I tried to analyze all the flavors to recreate it later. After lunch we took a long walk and came across this:
Things I have craved and eaten:
Chocolate cake in a mug a la mode
Salt & vinegar chips
A gyro
Avocado halves with lemon and salt
In-n-Out
Rotisserie chicken (though - grocery fail! - the one I bought was unsalted)
Root beer floatsA chili dog
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Congratulations! You will have fun with your boys.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Marie! It's going to be an adventure.
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Congratulations! That is so exciting. I absolutely LOVE being a mom of two boys and I know you will too.
ReplyDeleteSo good to hear that, Mika. Thank you for commenting and cheering us on!
Deleteoh my! congrats! how exciting...yes, there's nothing quite like being a mom of two boys. :) i hope you'll love it as much as i do. you look beautiful, by the way--that belly is the cutest! wishing you a smooth journey to 40 weeks...
ReplyDeleteWon, thank you so much for the congratulations. I'm happy to know moms like you and Mika (above) who are paving the way before me! I seriously never had the mental image of me in a family with two boys. There must be zillions of families with that exact makeup, but my imagination is having to recalibrate to catch up to reality.
DeleteMaybe they'll play trains together! ; )
Yes, Charissa, the photo had to be just right. We understand. :-) Lovely news. Best wishes, take care of yourself well, and make lots of interesting food for yourself and the boys (we know they'll chip in and help too). - Namitha
ReplyDeleteAw, a fellow blogger's sympathy. Hee hee, thanks, Namitha. Thank you for sharing our joy!
DeleteOh wow, congratulations on the new little one Charissa! Thanks for the ultrasound photo. Just amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to make time for you and your husband. We've been trying that here too, though I'm such a homebody, my hubby really has to work hard to convince to go out. It's like pulling teeth... Strange eh?
I know, technology is so cool. The images we're getting are even clearer than the ones we have of N from just 4 years ago.
DeleteI can relate to you as a fellow homebody. Sometimes it's hard to work up the momentum!
Congratulations, Charissa!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteCongrats! That is wonderful news.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Luci! Any chance you've got a solid baby shampoo in development?
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Kale salad - yum! Auntie Janis just made some on Sunday. It doesn't look like the one you had, but yummy nonetheless:
ReplyDeletehttp://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2012/02/kale-salad-with-quinoa-tangerines-and.html
Nice and nutritious for you + baby!
OMG, I just made a quinoa salad w/ oranges! That's so funny. Thanks for the link...it looks yummy.
DeleteBaby news is great news!! Congratulations
ReplyDeleteThank you, Claudia! We agree.
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congrats charissa! you look great.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing our excitement, Bo!
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