What better way to celebrate the end of a 10 day stint with food poisoning than to celebrate at Astoria’s own Mojave Restaurant? Pops sweetly took me on a date to celebrate my newly restored ability to eat real food and we decided to try Mojave – we’d never been there before and si[...]
Archive for August, 2009
August 21st, 2009 - 12:24 pm § in Feeding
What has become of me?
Well, this week I got a special treat in the form of food poisoning. Â I suspect a loaded baked potato or a (washed) fresh peach are to blame – both of which are now off my menu for the foreseeable future. Sunday was just awful – I’ll skip the details. Â Monday I went into work[...]
August 19th, 2009 - 10:40 am § in Feeding
Darjeeling Chai
Nibbledish.com’s 4X4 Darjeeling Chai Recipie Ingredients Instructions: Expanded ingredients[...]
August 14th, 2009 - 11:17 am § in Cribs and Beds
What is a crib without a mattress?
Now that Pops and I have settled on a crib, we need to start thinking about mattresses…partially because it would be easiest to just order everything all at once and be done with it. Â Of course, this – just like the furniture – cannot be taken lightly. Â We’re all about [...]
August 12th, 2009 - 12:35 pm § in Cribs and Beds
Success in the form of Romina
As any readers of this website might be aware, Pops and I have been working hard on our quest to find the perfect crib for our soon-to-be little one. Over the weekend we visited several stores, realized what features we were looking for, and generally came to terms with our options.[...]
August 11th, 2009 - 11:50 am § in Pregnancy
The pressure of it all!
I am currently 19 weeks pregnant – and am happy to say for the most part, they have been quite uneventful weeks. However, early last week out of no where I nearly fainted during rush hour on the subway. Â I’m not usually a big fainter, so this threw me for a loop – especially bec[...]
August 10th, 2009 - 9:33 am § in Cribs and Beds, Furniture
A Sunday Full of Cribs
Sunday Pops and I decided to head out to Schneider’s Baby Store to check out the Romina cribs. The problem? The store isn’t opened on Sundays. So! We’ll have to make another attempt sometime this week. We weren’t completely deterred from our mission however – and wrote [...]
August 7th, 2009 - 3:19 am § in Baby Gear
Exploring Crib Options
Everyone has an opinion as to what is needed and what isn't...but one thing cannot be denied - we will need to purchase a crib.[...]
August 6th, 2009 - 6:15 am § in Pregnancy
Hello and welcome to Astoria baby!
Welcome to Astoria Baby! As the days and weeks unfold, you will be joining my husband and I as we plan for our first child, due at the beginning of January. We are very happily living in Astoria, NY – just outside Manhattan – and are completely new to the world of all things baby! [&hell[...]