https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 11:56:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177654 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:52:29 +0000 Mrs. Pen 177654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: oh good!! I want to try it too :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177651 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:45:05 +0000 ladyfingers 177651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: Ah! OK thanks! Maybe I *can* make homemade ice cream... :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177648 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:43:09 +0000 Mrs. Pen 177648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: ifyou wash them RIGHT before you use them then it's fine, there is no time for them to be exposed to anything. And washing involves just running them under water and wiping it with a paper towel, then crack it open!</p> <p>My dad has chickens so we get some eggs from him, otherwise we found a farm that sells them to us for $2.50 a dzn! It can be hard to find though. I know of a website that has some listing if you're interested! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177641 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:30:29 +0000 ladyfingers 177641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: Oh I didn't know that! I'm confused though -- do you mean wash them, or don't wash them? Since you said washing them exposes them to bacteria... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177638 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:24:42 +0000 Mrs. Pen 177638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ladyfingers: oh very interesting.</p> <p>Ifyou use fresh off the farm eggs then there is no risk of salmonella. I just learned this, but washing eggs is what exposes them to bacteria (the eggs are naturally coated with anprotectove barrier), so if you use fresh farm eggs ad wash them right before you use them then there is no risk! We make our own homemade mayo which is raw eggs, and I've never gotten sick using fresh eggs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177621 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:45:01 +0000 ladyfingers 177621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Trailmix: lol DH said he almost said something to the guy while they were outside barbecuing. If she had said she was any earlier than 3 months, I probably would have caved lol. But I already told my two best friends, so we're worried about telling too many other people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177619 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:43:58 +0000 ladyfingers 177619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: Yep, like StrawberryBee said -- I added warm milk to the egg yolks then heated the mixture back up on the stove to steaming until it's like a custard, but I didn't temp it to see if it heated to 160. I did taste a little but was kinda bummed I couldn't have any! I bought a vanilla bean and everything lol! The boys sure did enjoy it, though.</p> <p>@StrawberryBee: that sounds delicious!! There are lots of non-egg recipes, it's called "Philadelphia Style." Then there's always fro-yo, sorbet... oh, and store-bought stuff. Meh ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177615 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:37:04 +0000 StrawberryBee 177615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd have such a hard time not giving in...kudos to you!</p> <p>Most ice cream recipes have tempered eggs in them, which always makes me worried that I haven't heated them enough. I prefer to use non-egg recipes (which may mean they technically no longer qualify as ice cream lol). This is one of my favorites, also good with a little instant coffee thrown in instead of the cinnamon (though the original recipe is pretty awesome as-is!):</p> <p><a href="http://m.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Cinnamon-Gelato-with-Toffee-Bits-235172" rel="nofollow">http://m.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Cinnamon-Gelato-with-Toffee-Bits-235172</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177594 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:45:45 +0000 LuLu Mom 177594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: I never knew that either! Whoops </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177593 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:45:17 +0000 LuLu Mom 177593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Coco Bee: I never knew that either! Whoops </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177583 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:37:25 +0000 heffalump 177583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had that too. We were at a party and a friend was talking about how his wife was newly pregnant and said, "I bet nobody else can beat that news." My whole family was there, and they all knew, so we just sat there in silence. I felt bad because nobody said anything back to him! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177519 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:34:28 +0000 boiledpnut 177519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hear ya! My cousin announced that she's pregnant a couple of weeks ago. Her due date is one week after mine, but we're waiting until the end of the first trimester to make the big announcement to everyone. It's so hard keeping quiet! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177514 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:27:26 +0000 Mrs. Pen 177514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>hahah yeah I never would have been able to keep the secret lol</p> <p>does homemade ice cream have raw eggs in it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177506 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 17:03:30 +0000 Trailmix 177506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OOOOMG, I can't believe you stayed strong, I def would've caved and told, haha! It will be even funnier when you finally CAN tell her! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177502 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:42:24 +0000 littlebug 177502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hear ya, sister! One of my best friends called the other day to check in. We haven't talked in a while and she kept asking what was new with us. It was SO HARD not to tell her!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/friend-announced-pregnancy-so-hard-not-to-spill-the-beans#post-177495 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:07:39 +0000 ladyfingers 177495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OMG so our friends just came over and announced that they're expecting! It was so hard not to tell them. The worst part is that we had made homemade ice cream and after they announced it, she said, "The worst part is that I can't eat your ice cream because it has eggs in it!" Oh shit... I *am* new to this thing, because I didn't know I couldn't eat the ice cream :( So I had to "inconspicuously" not eat the ice cream, as well. </p> <p>At one point, she asked if we were trying now that we moved into the house, and then said, "I was hoping you were going to announce it today too!" Arrrrrrgh. So hard. </p>