It's new from America's Test Kitchen (aka the kitchen gods), and I'm so excited to have a copy of it! You can pick it up here!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
What I'm Loving Right Now
I'm loving this cookbook right now!
It's new from America's Test Kitchen (aka the kitchen gods), and I'm so excited to have a copy of it! You can pick it up here!
It's new from America's Test Kitchen (aka the kitchen gods), and I'm so excited to have a copy of it! You can pick it up here!
Friday, January 14, 2011
3 Months Old!!!
Little Ben... He's just growing like a weed! As of tomorrow, he is officially 3 months old! As Joel likes to point out, he's finally getting to be more fun! We've been having a blast with him. He smiles non-stop, and he absolutely loves to have conversations - he squawks right back at you! He's been laughing now and then, and he's got the sweetest little laugh! (You know that already if you've watched the video we posted a couple weeks ago!!!) I don't have a clue what's so funny, but once in awhile he'll look at me or one of his toys and just bust a gut!
Ben is so alert and responsive! He's started noticing his hands and now they're everywhere and always in the way! When he eats from his bottle, he always tries to grab it and pull it or push it out of his mouth. He's basically almost feeding himself. :o) He loves music and smiles so big if we sing to him. Mornings are my favorite time of day. Every morning when he wakes up and sees my face he smiles and smiles as I sing him his morning songs! He loves to lay on his changing table and look outside the window when it's nice and bright outside. He's recently changed his mind about his swing and now LOVES it! He almost always falls asleep in it, and I am so grateful that he'll swing for so long so I can get a few things done around the house!
Sleep... Ugh.... Let's just say it's coming along. Two weeks in Mitchell over Christmas break absolutely DESTROYED any schedule we had. When we got back home he was so used to being held 24/7 that our lives pretty much sucked for a few days as we tried to break him of all the bad habits that developed. I'm happy to say that things are improving in the sleep department. We've got him back on a strict feeding schedule and we've implemented a new nightly routine (bath, bottle, rocking/singing, bed.) He still wakes up whimpering to be held every so often, but once I pick him up he falls fast asleep in my arms. It's so tempting to just bring him to bed with me, where he sleeps like a rock for hours on end... I'm just really trying to avoid that habit. He's sleeping longer and longer by himself though, sometimes up to 5 hours between feedings. I just keep telling myself that one of these days I'm going to be saying "remember when Ben was just a tiny baby and I used to get up with him every 3 hours to feed? Where did that time go?" We're trying to enjoy every minute - even the tough, tired ones.
I'm also happy to announce that his nightly screams have (for the most part) subsided. Oh man, am I glad that nightmare is over. It's all about the schedule, I tell ya... He eats more often which means he sleeps more often/more soundly which equals happier baby and less fussing. We are still, however, battling the ever-present eye boogies. I took him to the Doctor today to get a new prescription for eye drops and also made an appointment for him to see an ENT. I'm hoping we can just get those plugged ducts opened up for good.
All in all, we've got a wonderful, handsome, healthy, 11 lb, 2 oz bouncing baby boy that we get to watch change and grow everyday. We're so lucky!
Ben is so alert and responsive! He's started noticing his hands and now they're everywhere and always in the way! When he eats from his bottle, he always tries to grab it and pull it or push it out of his mouth. He's basically almost feeding himself. :o) He loves music and smiles so big if we sing to him. Mornings are my favorite time of day. Every morning when he wakes up and sees my face he smiles and smiles as I sing him his morning songs! He loves to lay on his changing table and look outside the window when it's nice and bright outside. He's recently changed his mind about his swing and now LOVES it! He almost always falls asleep in it, and I am so grateful that he'll swing for so long so I can get a few things done around the house!
Sleep... Ugh.... Let's just say it's coming along. Two weeks in Mitchell over Christmas break absolutely DESTROYED any schedule we had. When we got back home he was so used to being held 24/7 that our lives pretty much sucked for a few days as we tried to break him of all the bad habits that developed. I'm happy to say that things are improving in the sleep department. We've got him back on a strict feeding schedule and we've implemented a new nightly routine (bath, bottle, rocking/singing, bed.) He still wakes up whimpering to be held every so often, but once I pick him up he falls fast asleep in my arms. It's so tempting to just bring him to bed with me, where he sleeps like a rock for hours on end... I'm just really trying to avoid that habit. He's sleeping longer and longer by himself though, sometimes up to 5 hours between feedings. I just keep telling myself that one of these days I'm going to be saying "remember when Ben was just a tiny baby and I used to get up with him every 3 hours to feed? Where did that time go?" We're trying to enjoy every minute - even the tough, tired ones.
I'm also happy to announce that his nightly screams have (for the most part) subsided. Oh man, am I glad that nightmare is over. It's all about the schedule, I tell ya... He eats more often which means he sleeps more often/more soundly which equals happier baby and less fussing. We are still, however, battling the ever-present eye boogies. I took him to the Doctor today to get a new prescription for eye drops and also made an appointment for him to see an ENT. I'm hoping we can just get those plugged ducts opened up for good.
All in all, we've got a wonderful, handsome, healthy, 11 lb, 2 oz bouncing baby boy that we get to watch change and grow everyday. We're so lucky!
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