I bought a nightgown. Because my belly’s getting too big to wear pants when I don’t have to. Pants hurt right now. ‘Specially at the end of a hot summer day…. And, I was at the mall buying humongous bras and I saw nighties there and I thought to myself “wouldn’t it be great to have a nightgown to wear around the house all HOT summer long? But I don’t want anything too nightgowny. No, it has to be something I could answer the door in and maybe even walk down the street in. I mean, aren’t dresses that look like lingerie SO, like, IN right now? Aren’t all the celebs wearing them?”




I asked Josh, and he said he didn’t think I could really wear this out of the house — I’m thinking he just doesn’t want any men ogling and drooling over his HOTT-MAMA wifey…. What do you think?
WHOA!!! Doesn’t it just SCREAM hott-mama wifey? Ummm…, not-so-much. I know. But, I could probably answer the door in this…, no? (Oh, by the way, it goes just down to my knees….) And, YES, I am wearing a bra. One of the humongous bras I bought with the nightie. Maybe I should be wearing two bras…. And, yes, my face is a big PUFF — especially with this DANG cold — I am aware, yes. And, yes, my belly button has POPPED…. And, no, I’m not lactating out of my left breast in this pic. It’s just water. I was cooking…. YOU try cooking with that big belly and MASSIVE boobage without getting ANYTHING on yourself. Impossible.
Here’s what I was cooking in my sexy-hott nightie….
Penne with turkey-and-vegetable sauce! And, I made enough for THE WEEK! Awesome.
I also made this Israeli salad — cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers and avocado with oil and vinegar dressing. A big hit, and EASY (i.e., no salad spinner required! Yess!).
The monkey had her own “picky-eater” version of the dinner….
I put Canola oil and Parmesan cheese on the penne, and left the turkey plain — told her it was “hamburger” — and drizzled ketchup on it. Much to my and Josh’s AMAZEMENT, she GOBBLED up the pasta and turkey: “Mmmm! Noolels! Hambagah!” …So THIS is what Heaven feels like! LOVE it when that little monkey eats!
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Speaking of that little monkey…. EVERYONE tells me how GORJ her hair is….
I always say “thank you!” to them. But, can’t I just say “I KNOOOOWWWW” already? Because, really, it’s not MY hair; it’s HER hair. But, everyone says you’re supposed to say “thank you” when someone compliments your kid. I just find it awkward. This one time?, someone told me how awesome her hair was, and I said, “yeah, but you should see it in the morning…outta control, I tell you!” I’m such a geek.
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Oh, by the way? I’m still sick. It’s BRUTAL. I can hardly breathe. And, honestly? I’m, like, crying about it. Just, please don’t tell me what I MIGHT have. People do that in comments. It’s JUST a cold. When preggers, it takes FOREVER to get rid of a cold — everyone tells me this. And, everyone knows everything, so there you have it.
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It’s the monkey’s first day of camp tomorrow! I go with her ‘cuz it’s a mommy-toddler camp. Exciting stuff. Wish me luck getting her into the splash pool! And, don’t worry, I don’t have to get in with her — mind you, it would save them a lot of water if I went in ‘cuz the second I’d plop my big self in there, even the littlest amount of water would overflow out the sides. Later Loves….


































Rebecca July 3rd, 2007 at 6:07 am
I think that’s a lovely nightgown. You should see the horror I was wearing mid-pregnancy with my kids – it used to be my MOTHERS. While she was pregnant with ME. That’s all I’m saying. No photos exist.
Could I make that salad with another grain for my gluten-free girl?
Multi-tasking Mommy July 3rd, 2007 at 7:47 am
You look so adorable in that nightie, good for you :)
You are one awesome cook, can I come over for dinner? ;)
When I was preggers, I got really stuffy towards the end. I used a saline nasal spray that worked, well, it gave SOME relief! You might want to give that a try? Totally safe for baby!
lauraldawn July 3rd, 2007 at 8:49 am
About the cold … This is the perfect time to have one. They totally drag on in pregnancy, but you have a couple months till you’re due. And NOTHING is worse than labour and a cold. So, see… it’s totally good that you have it now.
The nightie is adorable. I don’t think you really want to wear it out, but you could totally answer the door in it. Why don’t you just go and buy a dress to wear? They are totally in right now.
And, as for the Monkey’s hair … I love her natural highlights. So cute. I’m jealous. Have fun at camp :)
Lisa July 3rd, 2007 at 9:08 am
You can totally answer the door in that. I bought a dress that was very very similar to that at the end of my pregnancy and wore it often.
That salad looks great and I even have all the veggies for it on hand. I love summer food.
mamatulip July 3rd, 2007 at 9:32 am
YUM, even the monkey’s picky eater dinner looks dee-lish!
And you look AWESOME in your nightie. :) But I’m sorry you’re still sick. There’s NOTHING worse than being sick and pregnant. NOTHING!
taylorblue July 3rd, 2007 at 9:39 am
That food looks great…I want some…
Don’t worry about the cold..it will all be over soon…
AndreAnna July 3rd, 2007 at 11:28 am
Aww, still sick? Feel better soon. Can you come cook for me when you’re done being preggo? LOL.
Tug July 3rd, 2007 at 1:17 pm
The nightie is CUTE! Yes, answer the door, but I don’t think I’d go down the street in it either…do you have sundresses?
Now I’m hungry…that salad looks delish!! Feel better my friend……
Julie July 3rd, 2007 at 2:13 pm
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Jodi July 3rd, 2007 at 3:01 pm
three words for you – otrivin with moisturizers
love the monkey’s hair!
kes July 3rd, 2007 at 3:58 pm
two words, neti pot. I’ve had sinus surgery, I suffer from allergies. We’ve ripped up the carpet, bought a fancy hepa filter, had the ducts cleaned, bought bags of stuff from the naturopath and this $12 teapot thing has totally fixed me up. It’s a yoga thing they’ve been doing for 5000 years. I totally recommend it to everyone :)
Steph July 3rd, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Oh my goodness your pictures of your meals make me soooo hungry.
allie July 3rd, 2007 at 6:44 pm
your nightie is cute, but don’t wear it outta the house…might cause an accident!! I hated when I got so big that I had to shop for more bed attire…uggers!
Your supper…….mmmmmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm!!
Love the monkey’s hair, so sweet, and yes if you cut it shorter all those curls will go…when I cut my son’s when he was that age and they were all blonde and curly they left, was so sad! Waaaaaa!
B July 3rd, 2007 at 8:18 pm
that sucks you are still sick!!!??? that food looks good – take out the turkey for me and put some tofu in there and yummy! you made me hungry and I am on a diet! damn!!!! those carbs!
LAVENDULA July 3rd, 2007 at 10:02 pm
love the nightgown it looks like a tshirt dress.my other children were lucky that i wore clothes at home when preggy…hahaha stinkerbell has curls too but not that many…hope you had fun at camp with monkey and i so called that nick wouldn’t remember phyllis but would remember sharon anyhow i’m still confused like nick as to how he ended up with phyllis ….
Teena July 3rd, 2007 at 10:07 pm
That nightie looks sooooooooooooo comfy!!!!
And the penne looks sooooooooooooo tasty … gimme some!!!
Gwen July 4th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
I wish i could wear my pyjamas out as well. I like the nightie, but I don’t wear them so much cause they ride up like the devil.:) Have you tried a band-aid over the belly button? That helped me tremendously when I was pregnant. I couldn’t stand things rubbing against the popped belly button.
AS for the cold, it sucks and I sorry. I hope it goes away soon.
And yes, the monkeys hair is beautiful and I am sure it is a pain in the morning. :) I also don’t know what to say when someone compliments my son. What do you say other than thankyou? “I know” doesn’t seem appropriate. :p
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