I had a huge belly. Man that thing was huge.
Isla was Parker's age.
Lane looked like a baby.
And we spent the weekend with our friends.
You can read about it HERE.
Can't wait to do it again...this weekend...minus the belly, plus one more little.
Lane's been asking where Isla is so I guess that means it's been too long. Summerville and the Matheys: Here WE come!!
This picture is not very accurate of how Parker really feels the past couple of days.
She's drooly, boogery, sleepy because she's not sleeping and overall pretty miserable. I'm attributing it to teething because she doesn't really have any sick symptoms. Last night was the first night she didn't wake up 5 times or end up sleeping in our bed on my chest, which is the only place that comforted her. And today there's hope because she is playing with her brother on the floor right now!
Here's to hoping the worst has passed.
Poor, sweet girl.
Where's Parker?
We did this a few weeks ago, but time got away from me. Definitely a fun way to get some exercise!
Scoping out our trail.
Parker fell asleep after an hour.
She got a nice looong nap.
Lane made sure to keep on us the right trail.
I think he really enjoyed it. He kept telling Matt "I'm so happy Da-ee!"
Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu
4 chicken breasts (pounded to 1/4")
4 slices thin ham
crumbled feta cheese
1/3 c. milk
1/2 c. seasoned bread crumbs
10 T. garlic and herb (or veggie) cream cheese
1/2 c. light cream or half-n-half
Preheat oven to 350. Place 1 ham slice on each piece of pounded chicken, top with feta cheese. Roll chicken to enclose filling. Fold ends under and secure with toothpicks. Dip chicken rolls into milk, then breadcrumbs to coat. Place rolls seam side down on greased baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes. Bring cream to simmer in saucepan over medium heat. Add cream cheese; blend well. Pour sauce over cooked chicken rolls.
Blueberry Protein Pancakes (Warning:They are pretty bland, but Parker loves them. I give them to her plain because she's a baby, but you could use syrup or yogurt for toppings)
Ingredients
1 c. old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 c. cottage cheese
2 large eggs
1 t. vanilla extract
1 c. blueberries (frish or frozen, thawed)
Directions
In a blender or food processor, combine oats, cottage cheese, eggs, and vanilla. Blend or pulse until smooth. Gently stir in thawed blueberries. Coat skillet or griddle with cooking spray, and spoon about 3 tablespoons of batter per pancake onto your cooking surface. Cook about 5 minutes per side, or until tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Carefully turn pancakes over; cook for 3-5 minutes more, or until golden.
French Dip Sandwiches
Ingredients
1 lb of roast beef (or however much you eat.) Makes about 4 sandwiches. Whenever roast beef if on sale I always buy it and make these.
4 rolls (I usually buy sub ones)
4 slices of cheese (provolone, swiss, whatever floats your boat)
1 beef bouillon cube
beef broth
butter
flour
Directions
Make the au jus.
1-2 tablespoons of butter melted in a pan. Sometimes I slice onion if I have one. Add flour and cook. Pour in beef broth. (enough to cover the pan+) Bring to a boil and then add roast beef. Simmer until heated through
Make the rolls.
Slice rolls and add cheese to one side. Put in oven and broil on low. Don't forget about them! Heat until cheese is melted and roll is toasted.
Add roast beef to roll and enjoy!
D, Lace-Did I leave any out that you wanted? :-)
to Pinterest.
I kept hearing people talk about it, but for months, I swore I was not gonna do it. Just another thing to "do" and I need another thing to do like I need another oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. (Which I don't because I've had 20 of them since Friday.) But I did. Someone sent me an invite and it was sooo, well, inviting. So I signed up and now I'm wondering what took me so long?
(evil laugh) Chuck Design & Project Manager AJH Renovations, LLC |
Finally!
We had a big ole hole in the ground for what seemed like 2 weeks. I asked Chuck what the deal was and it was due to the rain showers we'd been getting, what seemed like, every evening.
Finally on Tuesday when we showed up, there were walls.
This is our master bedroom.
What was even more exciting was that when the kids and I went back on Wednesday, our whole room was framed, the bathroom, closets, doorways in the addition, first flight of stairs and the floor for the second level. Now that's more like it! I didn't bring my camera so these pictures aren't up to date.
This is the state of the interior:
Lovely, right?!
I am beaming right now because of you. I just put you down for the night and I just want to thank you. Thank you for making me smile, for reassuring me that I'm not doing so bad at this thing called mommy-hood and thank you for being you.
First of all, my almost 3 year old, we got home from dinner with our friends and I put Parker to bed while you played with some puzzles. You asked me to do them with you, but you had to wait until I got Parker squared away. And you waited so patiently. We did a few of our puzzles and chatted. You told me, during our puzzle assembling "I just love you, momma" and "I just wanna give you a hug." So sweet!
After we put together a few puzzles, I told you I was going to set the timer and when it went off it was time for bed. You are a child that likes to know what to expect in all situations, so we do the timer thing a lot and it works really well for us. I tell you the expectation and you are ready when it has to happen. As soon as the timer went off, you got up and started walking to your room even though we didn't finish our last puzzle. I told you we could finish the puzzle and then head to bed. You were happy with that.
We read 2 books and then I put you in your crib. I thanked you for having such a fun day with me, for being sweet to your friends and mine and you started thanking me back and replaying our day. "We had ice cream at the park and then played with Brady and Nafan, went to the Y, ate a nice lunch, went to dinner with Baby Mady. And she's cute momma and happy! Thank you for doing puzzles with me and setting the timer and I can't wait to see you tomorrow. See you soon. Love You!"
I came out feeling so proud of you, for the little boy you are becoming. I've been replaying our days to you before bedtime since you were very young. I thought it was good in many ways. It's partly the teacher in me and also the mom who wants to remind us of how fortunate we are to spend the fun times we have together. And tonight it was reaffirmed again. Just when I start to think, am I doing enough? am I doing good enough? You help me to see that, most days, I am doing enough and doing it fairly well.
I love you little man! I can't believe in less than 2 weeks you will be THREE. I love watching you learn and grow, but maybe slow down just a tad. I'm enjoying this and I don't want it to go by too fast.
Love,
Momma
An interview.
Me: How many french toast sticks would you like for breakfast?
Lane: 3,4,5
Me: How many blueberries do you want?
Lane: 3, 4, 5
Me: How many cars do you see?
Lane: 3,4,5
(you get the picture)
Me: Where do you live?
Lane: Um, in Greendo
Me: What is your name?
Lane: Yane David McCondo
Me: Did you hear the storm last night?
Lane: Yeah, it was all like scratchy.
Me: Do you see the airplane.
Lane: It went like, pop!
Me: Your birthday is coming up. When is your birthday?
Lane: two August
Me: What would you like for your birthday?
Lane: some trucks at the apartment
Me: How old are you going to be?
Lane: um, 2
Me: Well you are 2 now, how old are you going to be?
Lane: free!
(Parker crawls up to him)
Lane: Oh Parker, I'm so happy to see you.
Lane: um. momma, I want french toast sticks and TV.
I guess this interview is over!
We interrupt the regularly scheduled program (aka the rest of my "A Week in our McLife posts) to celebrate Parker's month day!
Dear Parker,
I feel like I just wrote your 9 month post and here you sit before me eating pancakes and talking and grabbing anything and everything in your reach on the counter and whipping it around with a smile on your face so proudly. This past month has been pretty big for you. You hit the 20th% for weight! BIG accomplishment. You now (as of 7/07/11) sit at 16.69 lbs. Yay! Yay! Yay! No more weight checks.
You started crawling and at first it was quite jerky, but everything has smoothed out now and you are faster than ever. You still use your right foot as a brace out to the side and you look like a little crab crawling around.
You've pulled yourself up a few times on various items, but you are not doing it regularly. You still have 6 teeth. You haven't gotten any new ones for a few months, but you drool and chew so something must be working it's way through.
You ADORE your brother. This month you two started "wrestling" like little puppies on the ground. It's very cute, but I have to remind him not too rough. I guarantee you will be a tough cookie after he's done with you.
He has a soft side too. :-)
You still sleep through the night usually 11-13 hours. We had a hiccup while we visited IL. It took you a while to adjust to the time change and would wake up at very random (and early) hours while we were there. You also had a low grade fever for a few days. This month you also started becoming very hard to put down to sleep. You don't take a pacifier or suck your thumb so self-soothing has become a little bit of an issue. You sing and talk, but mostly we have to rub your back or pat your back to help you fall asleep. It seems like it's getting better, but there are good days and not so good ones. You still nap twice a day and like to be in bed for the night by 7, but we can push you on the weekends. :-)
Words you say are momma, dada, ni-ni (night night), woof woof, love you, papa, no no, ow, and your favorite....UH OH! You say that one before the "uh-oh" even happens. You really take everything in all the time.
You like to be in on the action. When Lane and Daddy play, you crawl very fast after them and breath really hard in and out before you get to them because you are so excited. It's cute to watch you go.
You are spunky. You scream very high-pitched when you're mad and diaper changes can sometimes be a challenge because you try to escape. I can usually distract you with a song though. (You love when I sing to you-it's safe to say you are the only one that loves my singing voice) You look (and touch) things you aren't supposed to touch while shaking your head no...like plugs and cords.
You are mostly eating finger foods, but I still like to give you some sort of puree once or twice a day. You love food. You eat anything!
You're so much fun and we are in awe of every little thing that you do. Even Lane-when you pulled up to stand for the first time Lane said, "Look, Parker is standing!" and then we all clapped.
Love you baby girl,
Momma
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