Main Dishes · Recipes

Buffalo Chicken Cauliflower “Mac” and Cheese

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I’m so excited to post my first recipe!  I’m even more excited that this recipe combines several of my favorite things – an ooey, gooey cheese sauce, delicious buffalo flavor, and blue cheese.  Yes, I counted cheese twice in my favorite things… that’s just how I roll.

Macaroni and cheese is one of my all-time favorite foods, but when I’m trying to eat healthier and lose these pesky pregnancy pounds, the regular stuff just doesn’t work so well for me.  Cue the cauliflower rice for a swap so good you’ll barely miss the noodles!  Plus, you get a nice dose of veggies with every serving.  Trust me, I need all the help I can get on that.

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Brady John · Life After Loss · Pregnancy

Preparing for the Future

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With everything that happened with my pregnancy with Brady, we had a lot of questions about what future pregnancies would look like, and whether we would be willing to take on the risks associated with any future pregnancies.  We had always been hopeful we could find a way to reduce our risks and still be able to have children in the future.  I mean, who wouldn’t want to make more babies with this stud?

     

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Brady John: Our Little Fighter

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Brady’s second week of life is a bit harder to write about.  While his first week was full of ups, his second week was much more of a roller coaster.  Then, of course, there is the fact that Brady’s second week of life does not have a happy ending.

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Brady John: Mr. Popular

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This is the point in the story that I have to start looking back at journals to make sure I get all the details right.  I thought my life was crazy leading up to Brady’s arrival, but it pales in comparison to how hectic NICU life is.

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Brady John · Pregnancy

Brady John: Happy Birthday!

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Sunday started out like any other day, well, besides being on day 4 of our hospitalization.  Due to my sassiness the night before, and my hesitation at staying longer in the hospital, Dr. Pates had requested that Dr. Wagner round with me first that morning.  Jeff had to leave early that morning to deal with our cable hookup at the new place (#priorities) so my mom had come by to hang out with me.

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Brady John: Two Days of Monitoring, and Then I’m Out, Right?

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When we last met up, I talked about heading to the hospital for monitoring since the flow to Brady wasn’t looking good all the time.  We’re going to call our little man “Brady” from here on out.  In the last week or so of my pregnancy, Jeff and I had started calling him Brady, since we knew that’s what we wanted to name him.  Friends had cautioned me against this, just in case he didn’t come out looking like the name.  What can I say?  I don’t like following the rules! Continue reading “Brady John: Two Days of Monitoring, and Then I’m Out, Right?” →

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Brady John: The Pregnancy

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If I’m going to tell our story, and do it justice, I need to start where it all began.  Jeff and I knew that we wanted to start a family as soon as possible after we got married in May 2016.  After an amazing honeymoon in Jamaica, we came home and “pulled the goalie”.

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