Radio Silence the last month or so? Well, not exactly...
On September 28th, as many of you know, I gave birth to a lovely little girl named Ursula. Lucky for us all, we'd just hired our four new editors (Chris, Faith, Grant and Vanessa), and they have been doing a great job of hosting the site ever since. [insert applause]
However, as editor, I kept on keeping on by overseeing the site. I was also putting final touches on my book, whose manuscript was due right as I was giving birth.
The one thing I was not doing was cooking. With a newborn, it's impossible to imagine cooking. I could barely pour myself a glass of water those first weeks. But now that we've crossed that one-month threshold (and I've heard it gets even better after the first six weeks), I'm slowly getting back to that place I love so much: my kitchen. In the past week I've made a chicken soup, two pork tenderloins, and a bunch of different pasta dishes with a hodgepodge of groceries found at Murray's Cheese.
Thank you all for the supportive words (and amazing gifts!) as Maxwell and I went through this tender time. And although our four new editors will keep the content flowing around here, I hope to chime in more often with a post here, a comment there, just so you know that I'm still here in the kitchen.
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Welcome back, and congratulations!
Thank you for the pic of baby -- you brightened my day-- and believe me, it needed it!
Rattle those pots and pans, girl!
Good to hear that life with baby isn't keeping you out of the kitchen. I took care of a friend's 5 month old so they could go out for dinner - put him to bed at 630 and had a quiet evening to read (my new issue of Gourmet). So - some sanity will return to your life!
And hooray for the new editors - lots of great stuff is being posted. Although I have what may seem to be a strange complaint...
Too many posts per day!
Since I'm supposed to be working, I find that there are so many posts on this site that I can barely keep up with them.
And, I find that fewer conversations occur on any given post - may be because there are so (too?) many. Even if I don't chime in - I enjoy reading the back and forth.
Perhaps a false causality / correlation I'm making but FWIW... Now back to work.
I just had to comment that I LOVE how Ursula's little feet and hands are a blur of motion in that picture. Is this a glimpse of mid-tantrum flailing or extra-exuberant joy?!
I know I'm not the first to say any of this, but yes, it does (in some ways, at least) just keep getting easier and easier. A sling or pouch is great for keeping a kid happy while you do some food prep and once she's old enough to sit up, cooking can provide some great baby entertainment.
Welcome back!
good to see you back, SK!
Pls give little Ursula a big hug from us all.
Welcome back Sara Kate! Sometimes little things like cooking (or painting the bathroom in my case when my son was 3 weeks old) help to make you feel like yourself again. This is such a special time for you and your family. It really does only get easier, and more importantly - much more fun and rewarding.
Congratulations and Mazel Tov. She's beautiful and thank you so much for sharing her wild energy!