i mentioned here a bit ago that i’ve had to give up all that is dairy for sweet baby jude because it seemed to be bugging his stomach after i ate it. honestly, this has been harder than i thought it would be … especially certain nights when you turn on a movie and want to pair it with a tub of ice cream or those brownies your mother-in-law sends you home with which are staring you smack dab in the face. saturday, i finally made a trip down to whole foods to pick out a few dairy free, coconut and soy based ice creams to try out. i did some research and had a few people tell me that the brand so delicious was the way to go and compared closest to real ice cream in all factors; taste, appearance, and texture. i picked out four different flavors; cherry amaretto, vanilla, mocha almond fudge, and turtle trails. i was pleasantly surprised by all of them but definitely favored the turtle trails and surprisingly the vanilla because i felt it tasted similar to rice pudding. i’m alway looking for more dairy free options so if you have any favorites or tips send them my way! 

life has been … well … hectic. it seems lately, if it’s not one thing it’s another. between work, weekly doctor appointments (sometimes biweekly), social gatherings, crazy neighbors, a small bug infestation, preparing for baby, and a quickly developing cold (insert sneeze here), it has become more and more difficult to keep up with regular posts. today was actually the first time i’ve picked up my camera within the last week. i’m trying my best to remember to capture more moments i can share with you and hope things start calming down so blog updates can once again become a little more regular. thank you all for your patience 🙂

this is my current strange pregnancy craving. it’s super easy and according to camden, pretty weird. kramer however, would strongly disagree (maybe i should take it as some sort of sign that kramer loves it and camden thinks it’s strange???). pretty much you take sliced up honeycrisp apples and mix with a few teaspoons of cinnamon-sugar. then you eat the apples alongside perky jerky beef jerky. it has to be perky jerky and honeycrisp apples though … it’s extremely important and seriously soooo good! also, let it be known, i like to eat this for dinner … in bed … in my pajamas … while watching the food network … which is exactly what i did tonight. keeping it classy 😉