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Friday, November 13, 2009

New discoveries & yummy supper

Why is that all of the sudden when you hit the third trimester it seems like everything changes? I am a few weeks into my third trimester and already the baby's movements have started to become very painful at times, my back hurts, my legs hurt, I'm definitely getting exhausted by doing everyday normal things and all around I just feel completely different than I did a few weeks ago. Andy makes fun of me watching me walk when I'm completely exhausted. I admit, I probably look pretty silly. Sleeping is increasingly getting more and more difficult. The baby seems to get the hiccups just as I turn off my light for the night, which results in keeping me awake. :) Before I could get away with doing a bunch of things if I had the energy, but now, I can definitely tell when I overdue it. Just last night I wasn't feeling well, I had some intense back pain and my stomach hurt - I'm still trying to figure out if its contractions or not. Andy kept telling me all day to go lay down and take a nap (as I was having pains all day,) I kept telling him no, I wasn't tired enough to sleep and things needed to get done. But when supper came around I was utterly wiped out, so Andy, being the wonderful husband that he is, made me to go lay down and cooked supper for us. Salmon, au gratin rice and broccoli, and it tasted wonderful. I mean, really really yummy. I don't know if it was the fresh salmon we bought, or the fact that I didn't have to cook it - but every bite was just fabulous. It's not a new recipe but every time I make it I forget how yummy it actually tastes, better than any salmon I've had in a restaurant. I owe the credit to my sister-in-law, Tia, she found the recipe online and shared it with me. You should try it, it is very very very good.

SALMON

1 TSP ground Ginger
1 TSP Garlic powder
1/3 Cup Soy Sauce
1/3 Cup Orange Juice
1/4 Cup Honey
1 1/2 LBS Salmon fillet

1. In a large self-closing plastic bag, combine first six ingredients; mix well. Place salmon in big and seal tightly. Turn bag gently to distribute marinade.

2. Refrigerate 15 minutes or up to 30 minutes for stronger flavor. Turn bag occasionally.

3. Lightly grease grill rack. (I've cooked it over the stove too and used like 1/2 to 1 TBLS of butter to grease the pan.) Preheat grill to Medium heat. Remove salmon from marinade. Grill 12-15 minutes per inch of thickness or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Brush with reserved marinade (this is key to making it it taste really good!) up until the last 5 minutes of cooking time.

3 comments:

Kayla said...

Your probably just having braxton hicks, some peoples are painful and some aren't. And they usually come along if you do too much... or sometimes they just come for no reason, but more commonly when you do too much. At least it means your body is slowly preparing itself for labor!!!!

omabear said...

I agree, the salmon recipe is yummy : )
If your legs hurt a lot, you should elevate your legs and rest, read, knit, etc., so you won't get the vir... veins thing, they are not fun to get, you have them for life.
: ) : ) : ) : ) : )

Unknown said...

My braxton hick hurt occasionally, but if feel like you are starting to have regular painful contractions you need to rest and drink a HUGE glass of water...or even two. That is what the midwife told me both times I started having premature contractions.