February 2017 « Borrowed BlessingsBorrowed Blessings

Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Lactation Cookie Recipe

Posted on February 8, 2017
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I have tried at least four or five different lactation cookie recipes so far and these oat flour chocolate chip lactation cookies are BY FAR the best! They don’t taste different than normal chocolate chip cookies and are super easy to make! The recipe doesn’t make a very large batch, so I’ll double it next time I make them. The measurements below made about 32 cookies for me {including the few cookie dough balls my husband ate before I got them baked}. I don’t buy oat flour – I just buy old fashioned oats and…Read more …

Ellie’s Birth Story

Posted on February 6, 2017
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For the last year or so, I've been sharing my pregnancy with all of you. Our sweet Ellie was born on Thanksgiving (ohmygoodness, how has it been two months already?!). I'm finally starting to come out of the postpartum blur and re-join the modern world - so without further adieu... My contractions began on the evening of Sunday, November 20, 2016 (39 weeks, 4 days). The inconsistent contractions continued through Wednesday, November 23 (40 weeks), varying from 5 to 30 minutes apart. I stayed home from work Monday through Wednesday, convinced that I…Read more …