We've arrived at the third trimester. That's both exciting and scary. Long-term scary and short term scary, at that. Long term scary because now is the time to think about what kind of
Second Trimester: Weeks 23-27
They weren't lying when they said the second trimester is the golden time of pregnancy. I've generally felt good during this trimester, and in the last month of it, I even started looking and feeling
Cauliflower Steaks and Stuff
On the weekend, I cooked something that required a recipe. I sat down and searched for ways to cook the cauliflower that we had in the fridge, I sifted through recipes and suggestions until I found
Fruit Ceviche (or Jicama Salad)
A few years ago, we took a trip to Oaxaca in Mexico. As always, we hopped between hotels and AirBnBs, and found some magic places among them. And obviously, we
Baby Moon in Yellowstone
We haven't really had any proper summer vacation this year. Generally, we end up spending our vacation days going to Europe, either in the summer or around the Christmas holidays, but not this year.
Second Trimester: Weeks 18-22
These weeks correspond roughly to month five of my pregnancy. I am simultaneously thrilled to be beyond the halfway point and impatient that there is still so long to go. But here's what happened
Second Trimester: Weeks 14-17
I finally entered the second trimester. For a lot of women, the annoying and sometimes debilitating pregnancy symptoms of the first trimester start reducing at this time, and the second trimester is
4th of July Holiday
For the fourth of July celebration, we drove to Orange County to visit with friends. This was my first year having a proper 4th of July celebration, although I've been here for years now, and Paulus
First Trimester: Weeks 9-13
First of all thanks to everyone who reached out to me with comments and private messages about the previous pregnancy posts. All the messages made me glad that I made the decision to share the
Our Memorial Day Trip to Zion National Park
At the end of May my dad came to visit San Diego for the first time. We had decided to get out of town for Memorial Day, my dad, our friends and us, seven of us all together. My dad had only