Monthly Archives: September 2011

Barefoot and Pregnant in the Kitchen–Week 13

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Just the Facts: Weeks pregnant: 13 weeks, 1 day Weight: 131 Gain: -4 overall Size of the baby: Almost 3 inches. Like a peach. Weight: Almost an ounce. Other pregnancy related crap: Emotional crap: This pregnancy is so different from my first one, emotionally. I remember thinking and saying a lot of “I don’t feel…

14 Months of Anneliese

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It’s so cliché but my little girl is a ray of sunshine. She’s quick to smile and she can brighten an entire room with her sweet voice. This past month she has grown and blossomed so much. She’s giving me kisses and hugs, and she’s even learning to blow kisses so that the next time…

Kick Off with Hass Avocados–Contest

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Hass Avocado Board featuring Hass Avocados for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I’m writing this post to tell you about the Kick Off with Hass Avocados Recipe Contest. You can enter a recipe in their contest for a chance to win a trip…

Barefoot and Pregnant in the Kitchen–Week 12

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Just the Facts: Weeks pregnant: 12 weeks, 2 days Weight: 133 Gain: -2 overall Size of the baby: About as long as a plum’s diameter. A bit longer than 2 inches. Weight: half an ounce. Other pregnancy related crap: Emotional crap: My husband was in port for a couple days, so we were able to…

Submit your Dream to win with Upromise

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of UPromise for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. It’s the 10th anniversary of Upromise, and to celebrate, they’re holding a giveaway at www.upromisetodream.com for parents who support their children’s dreams. There will be one grand prize of $10,000 and 10 more winners will get $1,000…

Barefoot and Pregnant in the Kitchen– Week 11

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Just the Facts: Weeks pregnant: 11 weeks, 1 day Weight: 133 pounds this morning. 139 pounds tonight. You tell me if that makes sense. I’m counting morning weight because that’s what I always use… only weighed tonight so I could weigh Anneliese (her+me – me = her = 17.5 pounds, if you were wondering) Gain:…

Grain-Free Gluten-Free Primal Pumpkin Bread

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About a year ago, I mixed up this coconut-flour based pumpkin bread. It was good. Really good. Especially after a day in the fridge for everything to meld together. But this morning when I wanted to make some pumpkin bread, I didn’t feel like getting out a recipe (yes, I use my own blog like…

Barefoot and Pregnant in the Kitchen–Week 9-10

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Just the Facts: Weeks pregnant: 10 weeks, 1 day. I was going to blog yesterday but then I got confused about my new “week day”… in any case, it’s been a week and a half since the last update. Weight: 136 pounds. It was as low as 133 in the last week, but 136 today….

Shopping online at Dollar General = Inexpensive Military Care Package

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Dollar General for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Guess what. Dollar General is launching a new eCommerce website Dollar General Delivers. This is awesome, because of LOTS of reasons. I love my pajamas. Sometimes I don’t get out of them until well into…

Bike Riding with REI–and $100 Giveaway

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When we were shopping at REI for “summer fun” we kind of had two categories of “family fun” we shopped for. The first was me and Anneliese and our bike… we got Nutcase bike helmets, a floor bike tire pump, an “I <3 my bike” bell (haven’t put it on yet), a Planet Bike tire…

Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and brand new stay at home mom. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate on a budget, and keep a happy home. I breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.Want to know more?