And so the transition begins!

Yep. That is my boy with food on his face.....

That means, Saturday I am making (and freezing) some baby food!!! I will be doing posts of all my favorite recipes I am sure!

For the begining though, the doctor wants us to do rice cereal, and next week, oatmeal.

He has taken it like a champ. He even tries to feed himself. I think we will be good at the whole eating thing.

Gestational Diabetes & Me...

So it turns out I did have gestational diabetes, which can cause the baby to get too big. I have to watch what I eat, count carbs and make sure I eat 6 times a day.

All in all, I think the only thing that the boy is not pleased about is counting the portions (smaller meals and no Spagetti O's (my signature craving) - obviously the end of the world as he knows it), but it is for his own good, and is not going to change no matter how many times he kicks me in the bladder or the ribs really hard!

This also means I must face my fear of needles head on. I have to test my blood sugar 4 times a day and take insulin at night. Although I must say... I can't really do the insulin every night by myself. Frank helps me on the nights he is not playing.

Of course this also means that they will be monitoring the little guy to make sure he is not getting too big/getting stressed out in there. When they determine he is close to being too big, I get to have the amneo test and they will check his lungs to make sure they are fully developed. Then they will talk induction... and while I want to meet him sooner rather than later... he needs to bake a bit more.

So that's whats new with me!!!

Recipe Corner: Capri Salad

Capri Salad is a gorgeous plate of yumminess that will appeal to those who don't like a normal salad. (Shhhhh.... it is totally a salad.) It's origin is on the Island of Capri off the coast of Naples, Italy. Most of Capri restaurants have gardens in the backyard or in another place on the island, so all the ingredients are super fresh!

This recipe is simple, easy and refreshing on a summers day like this.

(Photo Courtesy of myrecipes.com)

Ingredients:

2 Tomatoes (medium/large)

2 Balls of fresh Mozzarella

Whole Basil Leaves

Balsamic Vinegar

Salt

Pepper

Slice the tomatoes and mozzarella and arrange on a plate with the whole Basil leaves. Add a dash of salt and pepper and drizzle with Balsamic Vinegar. Grab a fork and enjoy!

See? How easy is that?

Tackling my own Sauce....

So this weekend we have a TON of household stuff we need to get accomplished. So instead of going out to eat like we usually do on the weekends, I am cooking at home, and we traded out weekend dinners for St. Patrick's day dinner out and Mexican at our favorite place (El Sarape in Weymouth).

So seeing as Saturday we are home (not all day, have to run to IKEA and Target) and all, I thought I would be adventurous and try to do something new. I am going to try and make pasta sauce. Hey, it looks easy when Giada does it!

I know... I know... Married to an Italian man and don't know how to make the sauce... Shame on me. But truth be told, I never really made anything substantial when I was single, and we were always so busy during the dating/engagement years. So we always had jarred sauce.

Having the jarred sauce opened our horizon to new types of sauce that we can enjoy. Especially vodka, white wine, butter and red pepper sauce. But now it is time to spread my wings.

Sure, at some point I am going to learn my mother in law's recipe which is incredible, but for now, I am going to use one of my many cookbooks.

So dinner Saturday night will be:

Toasted homemade garlic bread with tomato, mozzarella, and prosciutto

Linguine with the homemade sauce and meatballs

And something yummy for desert

I am looking forward to being in the kitchen. We have a ton of cleaning to do in there, so I am going to clean while I cook. I am actually hoping to do some appliance shifting too, as I would really like to have my food processor readily available for stuff like making pico di guio.