Dream A Vivid Dream

Most of us have heard of the infamous 'vivid dreams' pregnancy brings. The getting up to the loo multiple times a night, the discomfort of an expanding stomach, all those ligaments loosening to jerk you awake with a stab of pain if you turn too quickly, and an ample surge in hormones all add to the likelihood we'll experience vivid and frequent dreams while pregnant. 

This is my first pregnancy and already I've had some cracking dreams that had those who I've told laughing at my utter ridiculousness. I wouldn't like to cause alarm with the craziness of my pregnant subconscious mind so I'll disclose one of my more milder dreams... I decided to go rogue and rob a bakery where I decided to eat ALL the cake... just before I took that first bite, the world apocalypse started and I had to scarper (I interpreted this as, if I don't get my craving for cake, it's the end of my world).

However, it's not always craziness and nonsense that I dream because last night I had the most amazing dream of all...

Slow Cooker Parsnip Soup

As a busy full time working mummy-to-be who just so happens to be completely refurbishing her whole house ahead of baby's arrival, I have no choice but to have my motto for cooking as, "throw it all in the slow cooker!"

We've just had our first flurry of snow and I was desperate to get into the Christmas spirit so rustled up a delicious festive parsnip soup... courtesy of the slow cooker of course. See my full recipe below. Try it, I know you'll love it just as much as we did!

Gender Reveal Cake: Boy or Girl?

I admire the patience of mummy's to be who can wait through their whole pregnancy to find out the gender of their baby. I can imagine the ever mounting anticipation through your 40-week mummy-to-be stint and the final reveal when you get to meet your baby face to face for the first time. The moment made even more special when you finally find out if you have a little daughter or a little son. 

I on the other hand, caved to the anticipation as soon as I hit that 16 week mark. I couldn't wait to find out whether my little angel was a boy or a girl. I booked myself into a gender scan as soon as I could and attended with my mum and Michael. I stared at the screen as the sonographer went over and over the baby to check the gender... I remember thinking I could see on the screen what the baby was before he announced it - and I was right!