calling the troops!!

I don’t remember much of that first week with Brighton, being in a foggy, post-traumatic labor daze. But I do remember feasting…at least what seemed like feasting to my nursing, calorie-starved body. No thanks to myself, but rather all to my mom. Who faithfully, not only took care of little B, and her emotionally sapped daughter, but also cleaned the house, maintained the pile of dishes in our dishwasherless kitchen, placed fresh flowers in every room, and prepared amazing, healthy meals with a consistent flow of snacks throughout the day. All while battling an insane bout of poison ivy (which she’d never gotten in her life!) and sleeping on our pathetic sleeper sofa mattress, placed on the floor for better support. Yeesh, the things a mother will go through. And here I thought being a mom ended when Brighton graduated. Ha.

But thanks to Mom, I was able to do this…

…for a solid week. I just remember sleeping, cuddling with Brighton, and sleeping some more. I doubt I’ll have the same luxury this next go round.

So this is where the calling of the troops comes in.

I’m hoping to be a little more diligent about stocking my freezer with post-baby meals, since last time we maybe had a tray of ice cubes and some frozen fruit occuping the largely vacant space. Not leaving much for Mom to work with. And even more pathetically, after she left a week later, leaving Matthew and I standing around the kitchen at 6pm staring at each other, probably envisioning the other person as a large steaming leg of chicken or a slice of gooey pizza.

I blaimed it on working at a high-pressured job where I had little time to make dinner for the two of us, much less prepare meals in advance. But these days, with just one little toddler running around, I don’t think I have many excuses not to at least get a week or two worth of meals stored up in our freezer to save us from knawing on each other’s arm or leg come dinner time.

So far the only thing I’ve managed to store away is a whole wheat spinach pie. And the countdown of under 10 weeks until the due date has begun. We did have chili and squash soup, but Matthew and I couldn’t resist and already defrosted and ate those. Woops.

What I need from you all is IDEAS!! I’m a sporadic cook who usually decides what dinner will be that day and then ends up walking to our neighborhood coop for the needed items that morning. I am not a long-term planner or a meal freezer. I have no clue what freezes well. Most of my dishes are not freezer-friendly dishes.

So HELP! I know lots of you have been dying to comment and raise your voice (riiiight :0) but have been too hesitant in the past. Here’s your chance!

If I have to, I may resort to blackmailing and say that I will not post again until I have over 20 freezeable recipes in my comment section. Or I might resort to guilt trips and bemoaning how Matthew and I are wasting away into nothing, which would be equally, if not more annoying. But I don’t think I have that much self-discipline not to write for very long and really don’t feel like pity-partying…so either way, grab those recipe boxes and start posting!