The Perfect Scrambled Eggs

One of the things that I could never make properly were fluffy, soft in the middle, scrambled eggs. In my house my father was the inarguable master of the scrambled egg and I never learned how to make them. Then I met Rodrigo. He makes the BEST scrambled eggs I have ever had. His method is really simple, hot pan and a little cheese.

This morning I made scrambled eggs for him while he went to buy fresh bread and prosciutto from the bakery around the corner from our house. Antonia was fast asleep and I was happy in my flannel pijamas thinking about my Sunday morning breakfast. As soon as the eggs hit the pan she woke up and started crying. I ended up eating my eggs 45 minutes later in a crispy sandwich. I think I ended up with an even better breakfast because I added some goat cheese to my prosciutto and egg sandwich. Delicious!

3 eggs

1 tablespoon cheese grated or chopped (gruyere, emmenthal, fontina)

salt

freshly ground pepper

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 teaspoon unsalted butter

Beat the eggs slightly and add the cheese, salt and pepper.

Start with a really hot pan. When it starts to smoke slightly add the olive oil and the butter.

Immediately add the eggs and count to 5 waiting for the eggs to form one solid base without browning. Quickly lift the edges around the pan and center folding the eggs into themselves rather than scrambling. This should take no more than a minute for soft but not runny eggs.

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I'm so excited we FINALLY after waiting for two months picked up our new car. We bought a Honda CRV in indigo blue. I feel like such a soccer mom.
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What I've learned so far

So quick overview of what I've learned so far.....
1- Babies know more than you
When we were in the hospital the doctors and nurses told us that we HAD to nurse her every three hours MAX. So we would wake her up and force feed her every 2.5-3 hours. She was cranky, sleepy and not hungry. When we came home, I noticed that she would wake up on her own every four hours and nurse both sides no problem. So I started letting her wake up by herself when she was hungry ever four hours or so. She's been gaining weight steadily and she's used to her own schedule now.
2-RELAX and you'll have milk
I stayed in bed and lounged in my pijamas all day and let her nurse and I watched tv. I had milk like crazy. I was never stressed about not having milk. I did pump in the hospital from day one no matter what. She would finish feeding and I'd pump a little bit just to stimulate production. Now I have too much milk so I freeze whatever extra I pump.
3- Drink lots of water, eat lots of vegetables.
Your body uses all your liquid for milk so you might get constipated the first few weeks. Get a large water bottle and keep it by you at all times.
Eat vegetables in large quantites at every meal but beware of some which might make baby gassy.
4- Natural is best.
Her face broke out a few weeks ago and I've been cleaning it after she feeds with a little chamomile tea. Also she had some serious diaper rash and instead of wet wipes I cleaned her with cotton balls and chamomile tea. I cured the diaper rash bathing her in oatmeal. I just boiled half a cup of plain oats in water and strained the water. The gummy goo I added to her bath water and then rinsed her with a little extra at the end. I put lansinoh and butt paste on her butt and she was cured in two days. The lansinoh I figured would help because it's so thick it was the perfect barrier.

Antonia

It's been another six months and between pregnancy, work and the house it's been impossible to keep up on this end. I gave birth via C-section to a 5 lb baby girl on May 10th. She was so small at birth it made me really nervous when I finally was able to carry her.
We were told a few weeks before our due date that she was breech and my doctor scheduled a c-section for May 14th which was 38 weeks. At week 34 I started having contractions and we went to the hospital for a fetal stress test it ended with me being put on partial bed rest. Basically what my doctor wanted was for me to quit working like a maniac and start taking it a little bit easier. I was able to hand in all my work via computer while sitting on my bed or being at my mothers house.
We went in for an ultrasound at week 36 and the amniotic fluid was really low so he moved my due date up to the 10th. The c-section was no big deal hardly any pain and seeing her made it morth while. The only thing I didn;t like was the anesthesiologist doped me up after she was out so it took me quite a long time afterwards to feel comfortable holding her and getting to know her.
She's now a month old and motherhood it amazing. I'm really lucky that I have a saintly baby she's sleeps up to five hours straight at night and never really cries. She'll fuss in her bassinet and that's how I know she's hungry. All in all I'm really happy, tired but happy.