Follow The Cooking Actress, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/the-cooking-actress Fri, 11 Aug 2023 08:07:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZkaKcN3Fjl05UZPHFZJLI3I Of course this is late (in fact, this started as a 15 month update then time became what it was). Turns out-having 2 toddlers (and in a pandemic!) is hard! But here is an update on our sweet Rosie Pose. She's growing up so fast!Date: 18 months on August 20, 2021Height: 31.3 inches, as of August 26 doctor's appointment. Weight: 24 lbs. 1.5 oz. (as of most recent appointment)Sleeping Pattern: Rose]]> Thu, 07 Oct 2021 03:42:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZkaKcN3Fjl05UZPHFZJLI3I https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZnG8EwDWMObWgC0qH-r7xlT text Hi everyone,Long time, no post-I know! It's hectic here in toddler-land, I'm so sorry. But I have an update for all of you who subscribe via email. Feedburner (the old email list provider) is going away so I've switched all of you to follow.it (and if you haven't signed up but would like to receive emails whenever I do manage to write a new post you can do so here!) Nothing should change-we will]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2021 22:22:48 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZnG8EwDWMObWgC0qH-r7xlT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJGnhpmeYcemU textThis update took me forever to write because 1-there's so much and 2-I've been insanely busy. So a lot of things have changed since the beginning of me writing this but I'm going to try to keep it as true to where she was when she was just turning 12 months, ok? Ok! (Also-MY BABY IS 1 *sob*)Date: February 20, 2020Height: 28 inches (this is approximate, we measured her ourselves when the]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2021 05:15:28 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJGnhpmeYcemU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJFRpWVnEcNkS textTurns out much/most of my life involves trying to fulfill the whims of my offspring. It is made even more urgent when Michael joins in. James said he wanted apple pies. Someone suggested salted caramel (me? Michael? Who is to say.) Hand pies/pastries were suggested. Then James proceeded to bring it up forever until I finally made it happen. And that is the tale of how I was peer pressured into]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2021 23:22:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJFRpWVnEcNkS https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJMfGo0LrnZNO textI realize this is extremely old but it is what it is lol. Back in October we had our friend Amanda Ellis Photography do a distanced shoot outside for Rose's belated sitter session/family photos. They turned out pretty awesome and even though it was a bit nerve wracking to be out with the kids in the pandemic I'm so glad we have these photos!]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2021 05:13:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJMfGo0LrnZNO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJHKSkciKEY1s textDate: January 20, 2020Sleeping Pattern: We've settled into a really nice routine. She has 2 naps that are each about an hour (10-11am and 2-3pm) and bedtime starts at 7pm (usually asleep around 7:30) and then she wakes up around 7:30am. It's been pretty steady and nice. She sometimes takes a little bit to fall asleep, sometimes not, but she's able to handle it all herself. Big girl! The routines]]> Fri, 29 Jan 2021 05:22:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJHKSkciKEY1s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJGhamfNIiY2W textDate: December 20, 2020Height: 27.56 inches (as of doc's appointment on the 14th)Weight: 19 lbs 1 oz. (as of the 14th)Sleeping Pattern: Things are good now but eeep this was a rough month. I think there was a leap/regression and Rose started fighting falling asleep. She also started sitting and standing in her crib. She'd seem sleepy and assume her sleepy time pose but then as soon as I left the]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2021 06:53:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJGhamfNIiY2W https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJEGT5aWO9DEx textDate: November 20, 2020Sleeping Pattern: Things are pretty steady in the sleep department. Rose doesn't have super long naps during the day (they're usually around an hour-if I'm lucky they're longer, if I'm less lucky they're shorter) but she sleeps for a long while at night (like 12.5 hours on average) and she's a generally happy lady so no complaints! (I knew this would happen-she went through]]> Wed, 02 Dec 2020 05:39:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJEGT5aWO9DEx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJAX50KYzL9tX textIt's a very COVID Christmas!Too soon? Sorry. And yet-I think we can all agree that we pretty much could all use some extra cheer this year. And my food loving heart thinks that the best gift is a tasty one. So I've rounded up some of my favorite food gifts that you can order online and send to your loved ones. I can attest (through personal experience) that all of these companies make delicious]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2020 23:14:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJAX50KYzL9tX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJJNaYRWadcX6 textIt's taken me awhile to share it but I am so excited to talk about Rose's birth story. It is honestly so different from my first labor and birth experience (which you can read about here) and I am so happy with how it went. To the point where I couldn't sleep that first night after she was born, I was just happily reflecting on how it had all gone and I had to write up my experience. I have no]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2020 05:03:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJJNaYRWadcX6 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJIvmyuk5fxzE textDate: October 20, 2020Sleeping Pattern: Naps haven't been amazing lately (I aim for 1.5 hours but frequently they're like an hour or less), I'm assuming partly due to teething. But it's not a big deal, we just do early bedtimes when they're too short.  Rose's first nap is usually like 2 hours and like 15-20 minutes after she wakes up in the morning and then her second nap is about 2 hours and]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2020 05:47:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJIvmyuk5fxzE https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJC1Ly282xAAw textLet's go back in time. Let's go back to a very very long time ago when I first discovered food blogs were a thing thanks to a Facebook ad for Annie's Eats (now called Everyday Annie). I started hoarding recipes to try one day. As I added more blogs to read, that list grew. Even more so when I started blogging myself. Then, in 2012 (picture this: I was still in NY, not yet engaged, Obama was in]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:23:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJC1Ly282xAAw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJIIAmcWJ0TmB textDate: September 20, 2020Sleeping Pattern: We switched to a 2 nap schedule this past month with Rosie sleeping for ideally about 1.5 hours for each nap (but more often than not one of the naps, usually the 2nd, falls a bit short and then we have to do an early bedtime). Once we got the schedule and wake times all sorted out she still went down easy and then at night has taken to sleeping]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2020 05:22:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJIIAmcWJ0TmB https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJNaXKMm36c-X textOh helllooo! So, ya know, it's always a million things going on around here. As always. One thing that has been sort of exciting but is also definitely a lot is Michael and I are now, like, on the board of a brand new non-profit created by my cousin and some other people. It's called RACE (Real Action Community Engagement) and it's "a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a better]]> Mon, 14 Sep 2020 03:16:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJNaXKMm36c-X https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJFyOSYGFl6uu textOhhh heyyyyyy.It's been a minute, huh?Turns out...parenthood is hard you guys. It's like all consuming and add in trying to keep up with various life things (we got a minivan! James broke Michael's computer! There's a global pandemic!), generally feeding our whole family, somewhat keeping the house clean, trying to spend any time on self care or my relationship with Michael, and the little bit of]]> Sat, 05 Sep 2020 02:49:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJFyOSYGFl6uu https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJFw3HFUzDTIP textDate: August 20, 2020Height: 25.6 inches (we measured her on 9/3/20 because they were off at the doctor lol)Weight: (as of her doctor's appointment on 9/2/20) 16 lbs. 5.6 oz.Sleeping Pattern: Things are finally settled into a nice pattern! Rose takes 1 long morning nap, a sort of medium length (about an hour) early afternoon nap, and then a short late afternoon catnap. (Of course I changed her]]> Sat, 05 Sep 2020 02:48:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJFw3HFUzDTIP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJASngkwrdsok textHi everyone!I'm sorry for falling off the face of the planet. But Rose is older, I'm trying to make some time for the blog, and here we go!First...I want to check in and not pretend that everything is totally normal. It's not. We're dealing with a global pandemic and a lot of social and economic issues. Life is very much in flux and very scary and hard right now. We are very fortunate to have not]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2020 04:41:52 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJASngkwrdsok https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJDHgrmwRGUK6 textDate: July 20, 2020Sleeping Pattern: Finally got a good consistent schedule! She has 3 naps (or on random bad nap days I'll add in a 4th catnap). Usually 2 of the naps are nice and long (1-2 hours-ish) and then the 3rd is shorter, around 30-45 minutes. Then she goes to bed about 3 hours after she wakes up from her last nap (I aim for 7ish). Putting her down to sleep is so freaking easy. Naps I]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2020 03:33:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJDHgrmwRGUK6 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJAC0qH-r7xlT textEeep! This one is super late. I've been really busy + we didn't have her appointment until the 29th.Date: June 20, 2020Height: 24.29 inches (as of her appointment Monday)Weight: 14 lbs. 14.5 oz. (^as of Monday)Sleeping Pattern: So a bunch of stuff kind of hit and changed right around when she turned 4 months and I barely remember what she was doing before. I think she had approximately hour long]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2020 05:18:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJAC0qH-r7xlT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJApx5_w21kha textMan this feels late, so much has already changed since this little lady turned 3 months but better late than never! Here's all about our 3 month sweetie pie: Date: May 20, 2020 Sleeping Pattern: Schedule has gotten pretty steady-I did play around with cutting a feed and nap but I don't think she was quite ready so we went back. She eats every 2-3ish hours and her wake times start at 50]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2020 03:42:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/YgT5BEDFDZmcacScVIllJApx5_w21kha