Big Mistake

If you ever find yourself at the Couples Negril Resort in Jamaica, resist all temptation to take the $30 bus ride to Rick's Cafe.  For our honeymoon, David and I had spent a luxurious 12 nights at the adults-only, all-inclusive resort.  The day before we left, we decided to take a tourist bus to Rick's Cafe for supposedly the "Best Cliff Diving and Sunsets in Jamaica".  Indeed, the sunset was beautiful but this was nothing more then a bar on a cliff.   We had 2 options: drink more alcohol or dive off a 35 foot cliff.   By this time, we'd had our fill of free alcohol so we decided to take the plunge, but not before photographing the warning sign... 

The Irony

Pre-Death Jump

Turns out, I almost plunged to my death!  It's clear from the start, my technique was way off...bent knees and flailing arms...recipe for disaster. 

Poor Technique

Long story short, David and I flew home the next day.  I ended up in the emergency room, peeing white blood cells, 103° fever, a kidney infection and possibly a broken tail bone.

Now that I'm preggers, my tail bone feels like it never healed.  I wonder what it's going to be like to give birth with a broken butt?  Anyone know what this feels like? 

In hopes of relieving some back pressure, I decided to purchase the Snoogle.  I'm thinking about buying one for David, just because.  This diagram tells all...

Donut Deluxe anyone?

Final note, in the process of writing this blog, I did some research only to find an entire website dedicated to injuries incurred from cliff diving at Rick's Cafe! EEK.  Broken spines!  Broken sternums!  Loss of vision!

Final final note, if you're ever in a tropical location and you think you don't need sunscreen because you're Asian, YOU'RE WRONG!  Not only did I possibly break my butt on our honeymoon, I also acquired a 2nd degree sunburn (if such thing exists).



BAHAHA looks like David punched me in the face

The day after I give birth, I'm going to...

1.) eat a huge freaking chili cheese dog

2.) and drink a Venti Soy Chai Latte from Starbucks

New Car!

After a long and treacherous search, we've finally found a new car for David!  Introducing our new Subaru Impreza Sport Wagon!  Hope it's not too small for a car seat...

FEED ME

I recently purchased The Pregnancy Cookbook to help us prepare healthy/protein/iron/fiber rich dishes for me and the baby.  And since David loves to cook, he's taken a special liking to this book.

 

This weekend David prepared "Tofu, Brown Rice, and Eggs", a dish rich in fiber and good for the bowels people!  

Tofu, Brown Rice, and Eggs

Prep Time: 1 hour

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Yield: 4 main-course servings

Ingredients:

• 3.5 cups of water
• 1.5 cups of short-grain brown rice
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 (1-inch) piece of ginger root, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 medium red bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced
• 6 ounces snow peas, strings removed, sliced into thirds (we used regular peas)
• 4 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced, white and green parts separated
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 10 ounces firm tofu, pressed and crumbled
• 3 eggs, beaten
• Sea salt
• Black pepper 

1. Cook the rice in a rice cooker OR bring the water to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan.  Stir in the rice.  Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low.  Simmer the rice until it is tender and all the water is absorbed, approximately 45 minutes.
2. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.  Add the ginger root and saute it, stirring often, until it is fragrant.  Add the red bell pepper and saute, stirring often, until it begins to soften.  Add the snow peas and the white part of the scallions and saute until the snow peas turn bright green.  Add the soy sauce, sesame oil, and sugar. 
3. Add the rice and stir the ingredients well.  Add the tofu and continue to stir until well mixed.
4. Add the eggs and stir until they have set.  Stir in the green parts of the scallions.  Season the dish to taste with sea salt and black pepper and serve at once.

My Personal Chef

12 Weeks!

We've finally arrived at 12 weeks!  YES!  Morning sickness is still lingering but easing up.  Yesterday we had our 12 week appointment.  Doc says baby is doing well.  We were able to hear the heart beat and even a little kick!  She says the heartbeat is 166 bpm which is apparently a little high (normal range is 120-160 bpm). 

 

If you listen closely, before the video cuts off, the doctor says..."sounds like a girl".  There is an old wives tale that supposedly predicts the baby's gender based on how fast or slow the heart is beating. Supposedly, if the fetal heart rate is above 140 you are expecting a girl. However, if the heart rate is below 140, it is supposed to be a boy. Too bad there is no evidence or statistical proof to support this theory.  Guess we'll have to wait until the baby is born!

At 12 weeks...

• Baby develops reflexes!  Fingers open and close, toes will curl, eye muscles will clench and mouth will make sucking movements. 
• Baby's intestines, which have grown so fast they protrude into the umbilical cord, will start to move into the abdominal cavity.
• Baby's kidneys will begin excreting urine into the bladder. 
• Crown to rump length is just over 2 inches long, about the size of a lime and weighs half an ounce!