A) They have a fabulous hospital.
B) They have an even more fabulous Whole Foods.
We have only been to Roseville twice before and both times were hospital related. The first was P’s allergy incident and the second was a tour of the maternity floor, delivery rooms, etc (last week). And both times we have hit up Whole Foods while there. Because WHY NOT!?! It’s a brand new, super swanky, insanely massive store with everything. I could spend hours roaming the aisles and that’s not an exaggeration. Kyle has to reign me in when we get inside because the hot bar! the prepared food! the bulk bins! the sushi restaurant! the DIY trail mix bar! the dessert station! TOO MUCH GOODNESSSSSSSS.
Can you tell I’m a fan?
P thought it was funny to eat dinner “at the grocery store” but he definitely didn’t seem to mind (I brought all his food from home – obvs, he has too many allergies to risk cross contamination from prepared stuff).
Since the tour was scheduled during rush hour on patty-cakes’ actual birthday we treated ourselves to a celebratory dinner at WF. We never splurge anymore and do this so it was a serious treat. I got a bunch of random things from the hot bar to eat there, and then filled up another pastry box to-go. Holy moly, this box…
They wrap the gluten free things individually in plastic. I got two chocolate covered macaroons, a plain macaroon, a spelt brownie (upper right corner), a pair of alfajores, and some kind of trail mix cookie bar thing (bottom left).
I pretty much died and went to heaven with each one.
The gluten free sandwich cookie (left) was okay but kinda overly sweet for me (I’m as shocked as you are by that statement). The macaroons were also pretty sweet (I could tell they used sweetened shredded coconut) but I still loved them. The chocolate dipped ones were better, obviously. I liked the trail mix cookie way more than I thought I would – it had an awesome chewy texture, but the alfajores were my favorite. They brought me right back to Buenos Aires, and man was I obsessed with those when we vacationed there!
I’m pretty sure our next visit to Roseville will involve a trip to WF too…but this time Kyle will likely be going solo to pick out goodies for us both since (fingers crossed) it’ll be while I’m recovering from birth.
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Those sound amazing!!
As the newest member of said hospital’s midwife team, I agree that it is pretty fabulous! I hope you have a fantastic L&D experience with us! And that WF is seriously amazing.
CONGRATS! Maybe I will get to meet you in a few weeks 😉
I’m at that WF at least once per week. Maybe I’ll see you there. Lol!
I love your blog – great recipe ideas especially now that I am pregnant! Random question (we are all girls here, right?) Did you get a pap smear during either of your pregnancies? My ob gyn wanted me to because my last one was 2 years ago, it kind of freaked me out with the baby. Are they safe?
I don’t recall, but I’m pretty sure I didn’t. I know my most recent pap was done on a routine gyn appt which happened to be a month before we conceived this baby #2 so I wouldn’t be due for another 2 years anyway. That said, I don’t think it could be harmful. I’m pretty sure they just scrape the outside of your cervix and while it’s not comfortable for you, I don’t think it could have any effect on your pregnancy. It definitely won’t be anywhere near the fetus – so my only thought would be if it could stimulate any hormones that might not be good if you’re still a ways away from giving birth. Like when they “strip the lining” during your last weeks of pregnancy to stimulate the prostaglandins that get labor going. I suspect it’s a long shot and I’m sure your OB is knowledgeable, but those are my two cents. Go with your gut. If you haven’t had an abnormal pap in the past then I suspect a few months delay wouldn’t be the end of the world.