Friday, September 6, 2013

Dream Kitchen

Architectural Digest photo
I am thankful for my kitchen, no complaints. But if I could build my own, as Gisele and Tom did, I would love to add a similar antique tile backsplash. The oak island also brings extra charm to the room.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

First Words

Indikidual Banana Pants

Bobo Choses Guitar Hoodie

Two words J loves to say are "banana" ("anana") and "guitar"...which is why I bought him these Indikidual pants and am eyeing bobo choses guitar clothes.
I know I'll forget J's first words unless I document them somewhere. At 16 months his vocabulary includes around 9 words. In addition to his favorite two, he also says umma, papa, up, cracker, ball, bowl. And the most impressive, "crocodile", which sounds more like "cra cra ah". So you'd never know what he's talking about, but his mama sure does.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Kale Smoothie


When J was sick a couple weeks ago with a viral infection, he had a high fever and didn't want to eat anything. Food - especially solids - made him gag. But I had to force calories into him somehow. The only thing he'd take was smoothie. I blended orange juice, strawberries, banana, kale and greek yogurt. I'd also mix his medicine into the smoothie when the doctor put him on antibiotics.
Dealt with some minor weight loss and sleep training regression for a few days afterward, but we're back on track again.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Spooning


In all my life, I've always been the spoonee, not the spooner. But today, in an effort to get my baby to sleep, I laid on the floor and brought J in close to me. He fit in my nook and I finally felt what it was like to be on the other side...and it feels just as marvelous.

These prints by Petek Design are adorable. The one below now reflects our family of three.