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Pregnancy #2: 7-11 weeks.
Once we got over the initial YAY NEW PREGNANCY information, we spent a few days holding the information to ourselves, which I always think is fun. I’m not really one to hide for any specific length of time, but there’s something sweet and innocent about being the only person (plus a partner or whoever else) who knows this information, if that makes any sense at all. 
We told our families and a few best friends after we’d known for a week or so, when I was still super duper early – people we’d tell if I had a miscarriage, basically. Then it was the dance of figuring out what events to skip because I was super tired all the time, and drinking a crap ton of soda/cranberry in public when I wanted it to appear like I was drinking. I’m not one to pass up drinks at social events, but other than that there was nothing really outward that would have given me away at that point. …
Spicy Crab Poke Bowls
…what can I say except, you’re welcome? 
We’ve been watching a lot of Moana around here lately. Which is PERFECT for this island fusion bowl to start your week, theme movie + dinner totally unplanned. Obviously it goes without saying that the Moana-obsessed toddler in this house would turn her nose up in disgust at the lack of only crackers in this bowl, but it’s developmentally appropriate to be a total ass about diverse foods at this age, so I forgive her.
You, however, you will adore this. It’s a re-do of one of the most popular recipes on the site, this spicy crab salad. I know there are many that turn their nose up at anything with fake crab and mayo calling itself sushi, and that’s fine. But-however-also, this stuff is popular for good reason: it’s delicious, and so simple to make on your own. I love spicy crab ANYTHING when we order sushi, right next to my all-raw authentic fare, but the ingredients are so simple and cheap that it seems silly to save spicy crab for special sushi nights. …
Five for Friday
Pregnancy #2: 0-6 weeks.
And so here we are again, another pregnancy and I just can’t believe it. 
Almost three years ago we were just starting this family-building journey, learning tons, managing emotions, planning for the future, and it feels SO far away yet like it happened five seconds ago. I can’t believe Beck is almost three, I can’t believe it’s NOT crazy that we are having another kid “this soon,” I can’t believe how effing old I feel. It also feels surreal to be writing it all out here, again, something I personally love because getting things OUT is good but also it feels very indulgent at the same time, sorry about that.
Let’s start at the beginning! Around the time Beck turned one Jay realized that maybe a second child wouldn’t be a bad thing. I’d known that all along, but we didn’t have any kind of concrete plan as to when a second child would be ideal (scratch that. in the truest sense of the word, children are not ideal, full stop). While Beck was one I started a new job, Jay celebrated a year at his new job, we tried unsuccessfully to sell our house and started the process of adding on instead. Then kind of all of a sudden Beck was two and maybe we should talk about this. Also along the way one of my college best friends got engaged to be married in IRELAND this summer, so I very intentionally didn’t mention getting pregnant until less than 30 weeks before her wedding because I super duper want to go to Ireland. Even though I might not be able to for other reasons. …