Maternity Pictures Preview

My friend Suzanne's fiance has a photography company, Kevin Lane Photography. She is just learning so she asked if she could come practice on us yesterday. Sure! Most people probably get maternity pictures done a month or two before their due date (when you don't feel so big and uncomfortable), not days or hours before haha, but I smiled between contractions and we had a lot of fun! Here is the "sneak peak" she sent us today:

 

Monique's No-Bakes

These have been a favorite snack during pregnancy when I crave something sweet and chocolatey.

Boil for 1 min:
1/2 c butter
1/2 c milk
4 tbsp raw cacao powder
1/4 c honey

Remove from heat and add:
1 c nut/seed butter (I used sunflower seed butter)
1 tsp vanilla

Then add:
1 c finely shredded coconut
2 1/2 c rolled oats

Place on wax paper and cool in fridge. Mmm!

Pumpkin Banana Muffins

I made a huge batch of these and put a lot of them in the freezer for some easy snacks once baby and family arrive... but my husband is a muffin monster and they are already gone! I may have snuck a few extra too. :-) Since they must have been yummy, I figured I should type out the notes I made while making them before I forget how I did it.

This makes 24 muffins:

4 tbsp butter
2 extra ripe bananas
1 can pumpkin
8 oz cinnamon apple sauce
1/4 c honey
4 eggs
1/4 c plain yogurt
1 tsp vanilla

2 c white whole wheat flour
1 c rolled oats
1 cup cereal (I used Organic Flax Plus - Multigrain)
1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 c chopped walnuts

As usual: mix all wet, mix all dry, add dry to wet, and you're ready to pour into greased muffin pans or as I prefer into paper muffin cup liners

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 mins. Adam likes to sweeten them with a little extra honey when he reheats them.

Baby Kicks!

Ivy is a mover and a shaker! She moves A LOT throughout the day. It is the strangest and most amazing feeling! Lately it's been big waves across my belly or a little lump (I think a foot) sticking out of my side. Usually when I call Adam over to feel or go to take a video, she stops.  I was able to get a short video tonight (don't mind the horror music in the background, I was watching The Princess Bride).