So I now have an official follower...I'm so excited!
It's like putting out a bunch of resumes and you finally get a call back. Getting a call back was always my favorite part of looking for a job. I guess it's a bit of a self esteem booster. You might not get the job, but at least you were good enough for a second look.
I finally made it through to my 5 day mini vacation. I love when my schedule just works out so that I have a little mini vaca pop up. The past couple weeks were a little hard. This one not so much I only worked to days but the week before I had a 5 day work week. For those that don't know I usually work 3 days a week and have a 3 month old, So that wears me out pretty good on it's own. So add in two extra days and apparently I go loopy. By time 6 o'clock rolled around after the 4th day, I was having a hard time stringing words together to form a sentence. I couldn't get my thoughts to come out of my mouth, and I was forgetting words. Simple words too! not obscure words that you rarely use, everyday works like "tomorrow". It was very weird. My mother thought I was having a stroke. I would be fine during the day after I slept but once I started to get tired it was like being in a whole new world.
So now that I have 5 days off the weather has turned crappy...which is what usually happens when I have holidays...You think I could then plan better knowing this but no...I still don't make bad weather back up plans. So anywho it looks like house cleaning...pre spring cleaning I guess you could say. I started yesterday with the babies room. I had to box up all his clothes that he has grown out of so I could reorganize his room better. I finally finished his toy box. Who knew gluing wooden animals and letters onto a painted box would take so long!?!?! Now I just have to finish sewing his baby quilt. I think I will work on that on Monday.
We are going to the in-laws tomorrow which will be nice. They live on a farm in West Virginia. Which reminds me. I was watching toddlers in tiaras and they were doing a beauty pageant in WV and it was just funny cause it was a western princess pageant. Very fitting for WV. I always wondered what kind of parents force their children to dress up like teenagers to win cheap crowns jsut so they can say my child is beautiful...but only if I give her fake nails, hair, lashes and tan and put her in a thousand dollar dress. And the judges critisize their dresses for not being glittery enough or for a 3 year old for not being poised enough. like come on, these are children. I love the parents who say it's not about the beauty it's about the talent. Your kid sang yanky Doodle off key but still won because she's pretty, had nothing to do with talent. If it was about the talent they would call it a talent compitition.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Kiddy Love
Signs of true love:
When the little prince was crying and upset. Little Princess tried to share her binky.
Little Princess tried to give the little prince a kiss on the forhead.
When the little princess gets tired she lays down beside the little prince and holds his hand. He holds hers back.
When the little prince was crying and upset. Little Princess tried to share her binky.
Little Princess tried to give the little prince a kiss on the forhead.
When the little princess gets tired she lays down beside the little prince and holds his hand. He holds hers back.
Starting Solids
This morning my little Prince...(Side Note: I have decided his blog name will be little prince and his girlfriend's name will be little princess)...tried solids for the first time. I blended up some banana's with breast milk to make a smoothie like consistence...I like to call it a BBS, Booby Banana Smoothie. He loved it!
Hubby fed it to him this morning. I video taped it. Seeing as it was the first time and we were testing to see if he was ready to take solids or not, I was expecting a bigger mess. He did really well. Didn't spit it back out or anything. I take this as a sight that he's ready.
What made me decide to try it was the fact that he's been watching us eat for the past couple weeks. He just stares whenever someone is eating. Especially when he watches the little princess eat. He smiles and drools all over himself the whole time. He's also been drooling in general and mouthing anything he can get into his mouth.
My little man is growing up so fast! but I love it.
Hubby fed it to him this morning. I video taped it. Seeing as it was the first time and we were testing to see if he was ready to take solids or not, I was expecting a bigger mess. He did really well. Didn't spit it back out or anything. I take this as a sight that he's ready.
What made me decide to try it was the fact that he's been watching us eat for the past couple weeks. He just stares whenever someone is eating. Especially when he watches the little princess eat. He smiles and drools all over himself the whole time. He's also been drooling in general and mouthing anything he can get into his mouth.
My little man is growing up so fast! but I love it.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Poop as far as the eye can see!
Today was just one of those days you get when working with children in diapers. There is just bound to be a day that everyone seems to have the poops. So the little girl I take care of is 4 months older then my son. I like to call her his future wife. He's drawn to her maturity. Anyway when she woke up this morning she had pooped...Hate morning poops. They could have been setting all night for all you know and they tend to stick to the bum since the diaper draws out the liquids. It's like trying to scrap off paint with a napkin. Takes forever.
So we get through Diaper Poop #1. I take her down stairs put her in the play pen. 10 minutes or so later all I hear is my little peanut filling his drawers...and I mean filling! I took him upstairs to change him and not only has it escaped through the top of the diaper when I lifted his butt it literally went running up his back. There was no way to contain it! I was tempted to just toss him in the tub but since I wasn't at home I figured I would just wippy him up. A change of clothes and hand full of wipes later he was good as new.
Just in time for the little miss to fill diaper number two! Oh my God!!!! make it stop! Well I was there they had both filled 2 diapers each. I don't know how it is possible. I didn't know little peanut's body could hold so much waste.
So I decided to give my little man a bath when I got home to make sure we got all the poops and wouldn't you know it...Another full diaper again coming out the legs and running up his back just in time to plop him into the tub. I'd worry that he was going to dehydrate himself but he's been drinking a lot so I think it's been balancing it's self out and he's lively and chipper so it's not like he's sick with anything.
I have changed so many poopy diapers today I could cry if it happens again. I've got my fingers crossed that's it for the night...or at least he will wait until my husband gets home before he lets one go again.
So we get through Diaper Poop #1. I take her down stairs put her in the play pen. 10 minutes or so later all I hear is my little peanut filling his drawers...and I mean filling! I took him upstairs to change him and not only has it escaped through the top of the diaper when I lifted his butt it literally went running up his back. There was no way to contain it! I was tempted to just toss him in the tub but since I wasn't at home I figured I would just wippy him up. A change of clothes and hand full of wipes later he was good as new.
Just in time for the little miss to fill diaper number two! Oh my God!!!! make it stop! Well I was there they had both filled 2 diapers each. I don't know how it is possible. I didn't know little peanut's body could hold so much waste.
So I decided to give my little man a bath when I got home to make sure we got all the poops and wouldn't you know it...Another full diaper again coming out the legs and running up his back just in time to plop him into the tub. I'd worry that he was going to dehydrate himself but he's been drinking a lot so I think it's been balancing it's self out and he's lively and chipper so it's not like he's sick with anything.
I have changed so many poopy diapers today I could cry if it happens again. I've got my fingers crossed that's it for the night...or at least he will wait until my husband gets home before he lets one go again.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
What to do with a dozen eggs that are about to spoil...
Why make custard of course!!!
Yummy yummy in my tummy...
Egg custard is one of my all time favorite desserts. When I think about my favorite childhood foods my mother made, egg custard and fridge cleaning meat balls are the top of my list.
They are also both really good and they both use up things that could be getting close to going bad or just help get rid of all those jars and bottles in the fridge that have less then a cup of contents in them.
Right now I'm in the process of waiting for my custard to cook. i took little peanut's swing into the kitchen and taught him how to mix the custard. hopefully he will grow to love baking as much as I do and i will have a little buddy to help me bake.
We went over the basics. how to crack and egg, settings of a mixer, how to measure....He might only be coming on three months old but it's never to early to start teaching. He also seemed to enjoy it as he sat very nicely in his swing and watched. He only got cranky when we got to the point of cleaning up...but who can blame him..no one likes cleaning.
Just in case you're looking for one, here's an easy custard recipe.
Egg Custard
8 eggs
1 cup sugar
4 cups milk
1 tablespoon Vanilla
1/2 teaspoon Salt
Nutmeg to garnish ( I actually used a gingerbread mix my mom gave me. We'll see how that turns out)
I also like to sprinkle brown sugar on the bottom of the pan. I'm not sure if this is something my mother used to do or I just started it on my own.
Yummy yummy in my tummy...
Egg custard is one of my all time favorite desserts. When I think about my favorite childhood foods my mother made, egg custard and fridge cleaning meat balls are the top of my list.
They are also both really good and they both use up things that could be getting close to going bad or just help get rid of all those jars and bottles in the fridge that have less then a cup of contents in them.
Right now I'm in the process of waiting for my custard to cook. i took little peanut's swing into the kitchen and taught him how to mix the custard. hopefully he will grow to love baking as much as I do and i will have a little buddy to help me bake.
We went over the basics. how to crack and egg, settings of a mixer, how to measure....He might only be coming on three months old but it's never to early to start teaching. He also seemed to enjoy it as he sat very nicely in his swing and watched. He only got cranky when we got to the point of cleaning up...but who can blame him..no one likes cleaning.
Just in case you're looking for one, here's an easy custard recipe.
Egg Custard
8 eggs
1 cup sugar
4 cups milk
1 tablespoon Vanilla
1/2 teaspoon Salt
Nutmeg to garnish ( I actually used a gingerbread mix my mom gave me. We'll see how that turns out)
I also like to sprinkle brown sugar on the bottom of the pan. I'm not sure if this is something my mother used to do or I just started it on my own.
- Heat oven to 375
- Beat the eggs, add the sugar, salt and vanilla. beat a couple minutes on medium high. Then turn beaters to low and add milk.
- Put the custard into custard dishes, a pie plate, casserole dish or what ever you wish to serve it in. I used a fancy pan...I think it's a torte pan.
- Sprinkle with nutmeg. Place a cookie sheet/bar sheet under the dishes/dish and fill with water once it's in the oven...I just find it easier that way you don't spill the water as you try to transfer. If your dish doesn't fit in a cookie sheet, try moving your second rack up to the level below the level you plan to cook your custard on. Slide the water sheet on that rack and custard on the one above it.
- Cook at 375 for 60 minutes. (times is a rough estimate. time will very on dish type and oven calibration)
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Baby Weight
I wanted to keep track of my progress as far as loosing the baby weight was concerned. At my heaviest I was 232 pounds...or at least the last time I stepped on a scale it said I was 232 but that was a week before the baby. I figure I was actually closer to 235 once the little peanut finally made his arrival. So lets just say I was a whopping 235 Pounds...lets just say it really quietly shall we.
So this morning I weighed myself and I am now down to 197. I remember the first time I passed the 200 mark...that was a great day...I can remember it like it was yesterday..could be because it was only a week ago. But anyway, I was really proud of myself. I have been exercising and trying to eat well. I figure the hardest part of loosing the weight is to stop eating like a pregnant women. No one ever tells you that you'll still have the appetite of a pregnant women. Now that I have my portion sizes cut in half I'm doing pretty good. I try to eat more fruit during the day and I have started watering down my juice. I hate water with a passion, it has to have some sort of flavoring in it. I find cranberry cocktail works the best because it has a strong flavor to begin with. I can put it 1/3 juice to 2/3 water and it still tastes like juice...you have to start slowly though. 2/3 juice to 1/2 juice and so on.
My husband and I have also started working out together. Some nights we do abdomen exercises and some nights we go for a walk...well I go for a walk with the baby in a pack well he goes for a run. I prefer speed walking, it doesn't hurt my knees like jogging or running does. Once the weather is nicer I would like to get one of those baby seats for my bike and be able to cycle on the bike trains that go through the state parks.
My over all goal is to be back to where I was before I got pregnant by the summer. I really don't want to look like a tubber in a bathing suit. So i need to get back down to 175 at the very least. so let us do the math. If I started at 235 I've already lost 38 pounds. If I want to get to 175 I have 22 pounds to go. If I loose an average of 3 pounds a week which is what I have been loosing since I started keeping track. I'm looking at 7 weeks to loose the remaining 22 pounds....So I'm looking at March 26th as a deadline.
I will do a weekly check in to see how well I am keeping to my goal. I have high hopes.
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| This was like a month after baby. |
My husband and I have also started working out together. Some nights we do abdomen exercises and some nights we go for a walk...well I go for a walk with the baby in a pack well he goes for a run. I prefer speed walking, it doesn't hurt my knees like jogging or running does. Once the weather is nicer I would like to get one of those baby seats for my bike and be able to cycle on the bike trains that go through the state parks.
My over all goal is to be back to where I was before I got pregnant by the summer. I really don't want to look like a tubber in a bathing suit. So i need to get back down to 175 at the very least. so let us do the math. If I started at 235 I've already lost 38 pounds. If I want to get to 175 I have 22 pounds to go. If I loose an average of 3 pounds a week which is what I have been loosing since I started keeping track. I'm looking at 7 weeks to loose the remaining 22 pounds....So I'm looking at March 26th as a deadline.
I will do a weekly check in to see how well I am keeping to my goal. I have high hopes.
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| This was taken Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 |
Friday, February 4, 2011
Rainbow
I woke up yesterday morning to a beautiful sight. A double rainbow wrapped around my house. I do believe double rainbows are good luck...I wonder what it means if one is over your house...
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| It's hard to see the second one but it's above the bright one. The clouds were moving quickly so it wasn't there long. |
Bargain Huntress
So I am in one of those in between stages in my clothing. I had my son almost three months ago and have been wearing mostly my maternity pants since then. Seeing as I am a tight size 14 right now and my clothing size before was around a size 10.
So anyway my husband was making fun of my over sized pregger pants that now look like I'm carrying a load around in the butt of them apparently. He said I need to stop wearing them, I guess they are embarrassing; I can't see my own ass, so not so much for me, as for him to be seen with me in them I guess. I took this as an excuse to go out shopping, so I packed up baby and did a little mall walking/shopping. I didn't want to spend to much on anything seeing as I am loosing weight pretty steadily still. roughly 3 pounds a week, but that's another story. We're talking shopping remember? So anyway, I first went to Charolette Russe because they carry long pants. Unfortunately any long pants in my size were ultra skinny pants, and I'm sorry, but no one over a size 8 should be wearing an ultra skinny pant. It's like begging for a muffin top. Seeing as my belly is a very sensitive subject right now I figure looser is better so I ended up getting a pair or stretch pants and four shirts for $14 ....yes the stretch pants gave me less of a muffin top then the jeans. I was not expecting that even if they are a large.
After that we headed over to Old Navy in search of pants since they two have long and a nice clearance section. I found two pairs to try on. One was to tight and made me look like I had thunder thighs that I was trying to balance out with huge flair legs... Who is designing this crap? I might have thunder thighs but I don't don't want to draw attention to them. You might as well have pasted a big arrows on the butt pointing at the thighs with the words "get ready for the boom" written on them. I didn't have high hopes for the second pair seeing as they were a return from a net order. How ever, to my surprise they fit perfectly. No muffin top and long enough that they fold over at the bottom. For my 5'11 frame that's amazing! So the tag said 5o% off original price which was $34.99. I was wondering if I was willing to pay 17.50 for a pair of jeans I might only wear for a couple months...If you don't know yet I'm really cheep and that's a price I usually wouldn't pay for something that would be a permanent part of my wardrobe. I eventually caved, figuring that I wouldn't find another pair that fit and didn't make me look like humpty dumpty so I took them up to the counter. The lady reminded me that there was no returns since it was a net order exchange. I said I know but they're the only ones that fit. She rung them up and you wouldn't guess what they came out to! 97 cents.... That's right a whole 97 cents. Woohoo! made my day.
Then the final store I went to was Sears. I got another pair of tight and a long sweater shirt and a tank top. That one totaled just over $10. So to recap that was two leggings, one jean and 6 tops all totaling roughly 25 dollars. All in all I would say that makes for a good shopping trip.
( 97 cent Jeans. Don't mind my spotty mirror, No idea how a hall mirror got so spotty)
So anyway my husband was making fun of my over sized pregger pants that now look like I'm carrying a load around in the butt of them apparently. He said I need to stop wearing them, I guess they are embarrassing; I can't see my own ass, so not so much for me, as for him to be seen with me in them I guess. I took this as an excuse to go out shopping, so I packed up baby and did a little mall walking/shopping. I didn't want to spend to much on anything seeing as I am loosing weight pretty steadily still. roughly 3 pounds a week, but that's another story. We're talking shopping remember? So anyway, I first went to Charolette Russe because they carry long pants. Unfortunately any long pants in my size were ultra skinny pants, and I'm sorry, but no one over a size 8 should be wearing an ultra skinny pant. It's like begging for a muffin top. Seeing as my belly is a very sensitive subject right now I figure looser is better so I ended up getting a pair or stretch pants and four shirts for $14 ....yes the stretch pants gave me less of a muffin top then the jeans. I was not expecting that even if they are a large.
After that we headed over to Old Navy in search of pants since they two have long and a nice clearance section. I found two pairs to try on. One was to tight and made me look like I had thunder thighs that I was trying to balance out with huge flair legs... Who is designing this crap? I might have thunder thighs but I don't don't want to draw attention to them. You might as well have pasted a big arrows on the butt pointing at the thighs with the words "get ready for the boom" written on them. I didn't have high hopes for the second pair seeing as they were a return from a net order. How ever, to my surprise they fit perfectly. No muffin top and long enough that they fold over at the bottom. For my 5'11 frame that's amazing! So the tag said 5o% off original price which was $34.99. I was wondering if I was willing to pay 17.50 for a pair of jeans I might only wear for a couple months...If you don't know yet I'm really cheep and that's a price I usually wouldn't pay for something that would be a permanent part of my wardrobe. I eventually caved, figuring that I wouldn't find another pair that fit and didn't make me look like humpty dumpty so I took them up to the counter. The lady reminded me that there was no returns since it was a net order exchange. I said I know but they're the only ones that fit. She rung them up and you wouldn't guess what they came out to! 97 cents.... That's right a whole 97 cents. Woohoo! made my day.
Then the final store I went to was Sears. I got another pair of tight and a long sweater shirt and a tank top. That one totaled just over $10. So to recap that was two leggings, one jean and 6 tops all totaling roughly 25 dollars. All in all I would say that makes for a good shopping trip.
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