Saturday, June 18, 2011
Around the dinner table
Dinnertime at our house has got a lot more exciting now that Charlotte is starting some solid foods. I was hoping to hold off until 6 months for solids, but she is holding herself up so well, sitting up on her own for a bit, super interesting in our food, and waking up to eat again at night- so alas, it is time for solid food.
I have found the process of making homemade baby food much easier this time around. Not that making baby food was hard for Trey, I was just so overwhelmed with solid food and what to give him, how much, what times, plus just going back to work full time, so making his food did not happen. This website www.wholesomebabyfood.com has been really helpful for me. I have read a lot about how grains really are not the best food for babies early on, despite popular opinion, because they are more difficult to digest. This time around I am skipping the baby cereals and jarred baby food and going straight to mashed up food with some consistency to it.
Charlotte's first food this past week was avacado. She was skeptical at first, but quickly started to enjoy it.
What is this food?
First bite.
Not so sure.
Still deciding.
More please!
Of course Trey wanted to show off his eating abilities during dinner since we were taking pictures of Charlotte eating.
He has become quite adept with a spoon, even if he wants to use the baby spoons Charlotte uses :)
And when a spoon just isn't good enough, carrot sticks always work.
I have found the process of making homemade baby food much easier this time around. Not that making baby food was hard for Trey, I was just so overwhelmed with solid food and what to give him, how much, what times, plus just going back to work full time, so making his food did not happen. This website www.wholesomebabyfood.com has been really helpful for me. I have read a lot about how grains really are not the best food for babies early on, despite popular opinion, because they are more difficult to digest. This time around I am skipping the baby cereals and jarred baby food and going straight to mashed up food with some consistency to it.
Charlotte's first food this past week was avacado. She was skeptical at first, but quickly started to enjoy it.
What is this food?
First bite.
Not so sure.
Still deciding.
More please!
Of course Trey wanted to show off his eating abilities during dinner since we were taking pictures of Charlotte eating.
He has become quite adept with a spoon, even if he wants to use the baby spoons Charlotte uses :)
And when a spoon just isn't good enough, carrot sticks always work.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Hair bows and tutus
Charlotte has received lots of girly things in the last 5 months. This has been such a blessing since we had NOTHING for a girl when she was born. My cousin Lauren has an etsy shop called Divalicious Boutique Accessories for Girls that specializes in tutus and bows. She sent Charlotte the cutest Virginia Tech bow and tutu. This is Charlotte's very first hairbow and she didn't mind it on her head at all. I have issues with handbands so I haven't put her in any, but she looked so cute that more big bows may be coming soon in her future.
Charlotte could not get enough of the tutu. She tried to eat it, play with it and was mesmerized by the vibrant colors.
Behind the scenes at Charlotte's photo shoot.
I love Charlotte's expression in this shot. It is like she is so grown up. Poor Trey is trying to figure out what his sister is wearing.
Ok Mom- I think I am done.
Rolling Over
Charlotte turned 5 months old on Tuesday and she decided to celebrate by rolling over on Wednesday evening for the first time! She had been so close for weeks and would roll 3/4 of the way over, but then spring back. The funny thing was that on Wednesday Trey got sick and threw up for the first time that afternoon. I spent the whole evening watching him and trying to keep a towel near him in case he got sick again that I didn't even see Charlotte roll over. My mom was visiting and she looked down at the floor and realized Charlotte was on her tummy, not her back!
Since then she has become a champ at rolling over from back to belly. Then she gets mad because she stuck on her belly. I am sure she will master from belly to back pretty soon.
Starting out on her back.
She automatically turns to her side.
Almost there!
Working to get her arm out!
All the way over. Way to go Charlotte!
Since then she has become a champ at rolling over from back to belly. Then she gets mad because she stuck on her belly. I am sure she will master from belly to back pretty soon.
Starting out on her back.
She automatically turns to her side.
Almost there!
Working to get her arm out!
All the way over. Way to go Charlotte!
Friday, June 10, 2011
Officially Summer!
No matter what the calendar says, it is officially summer our house when school is out and we can all hang out together. Jay still has one more week of work, but I am done! I am excited about lazy summer mornings when we don't have to rush out of the house and long evenings playing outside until bedtime.
I try to be more productive with things at home in the summer because I don't have outside work to focus on. Although this year with the age of my kiddos I am not sure how many of my personal projects are going to be accomplished. Here are my goals and I will try to let you know in August how I do.
1. Potty train Trey.
2. Start Charlotte onto solids and move into a morning and afternoon nap as opposed to the nap every 3 hours we have now.
3. Create a binder that is my go to for the recipes I use on a regular basis. It will be my mealtime planning binder with all my recipes, pages to fill out for weekly menus and shopping lists.
4. Get ready to move. We don't have a move in date yet- but I can see it happening soon after I go back to work in the fall. The more I purge, pick out, box up, and order NOW the less stressed I will be then.
And in a dream world I will set up a weekly cleaning schedule that has household tasks divided up by day and every room will get a deep cleaning each week. But since that has NEVER happened unless I am like 8 months pregnant and nesting like crazy, I will put that off until next summer. Don't worry, I definitely do not plan to be 8 months pregnant next summer, in case you somehow misread that message. I just plan to keep my house cleaner.
I try to be more productive with things at home in the summer because I don't have outside work to focus on. Although this year with the age of my kiddos I am not sure how many of my personal projects are going to be accomplished. Here are my goals and I will try to let you know in August how I do.
1. Potty train Trey.
2. Start Charlotte onto solids and move into a morning and afternoon nap as opposed to the nap every 3 hours we have now.
3. Create a binder that is my go to for the recipes I use on a regular basis. It will be my mealtime planning binder with all my recipes, pages to fill out for weekly menus and shopping lists.
4. Get ready to move. We don't have a move in date yet- but I can see it happening soon after I go back to work in the fall. The more I purge, pick out, box up, and order NOW the less stressed I will be then.
And in a dream world I will set up a weekly cleaning schedule that has household tasks divided up by day and every room will get a deep cleaning each week. But since that has NEVER happened unless I am like 8 months pregnant and nesting like crazy, I will put that off until next summer. Don't worry, I definitely do not plan to be 8 months pregnant next summer, in case you somehow misread that message. I just plan to keep my house cleaner.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Spiders, Ticks and Bears- OH MY!
We live in the country. So do bugs. I really don't mind bugs for the most part. I am used to looking up and seeing a lady bug crawling around on the ceiling or a stink bug flying to the nearest light. In fact one of Trey's favorite games is pretending to vacuum up bugs off the floor. Wow, that really puts it into perspective for you how much time I spend fighting this bug epidemic we have.
This spring we have spent more time outside than ever before. Trey is at the age where he loves to just run around outside chasing bubbles, playing in the dirt, or rolling in the grass. Charlotte enjoys being outside and watching the trees blow and feeling the cool breeze. However with all this outside time comes some unwelcome pests. Mainly in the form of spiders, ticks and bears. In the past 24 hours Jay or I have seen all 3!
This morning when I came downstairs there was the most revolting and HUGE bug I have ever seen on the wall in the kitchen. I carefully monitored its movements so as to make sure it did not come anywhere close to me and when Jay came downstairs I informed him promptly to kill it. I would have but I could not reach it. Jay proceeds to tell me it was a spider with all its baby spiders on it's back. Literally, the most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my entire life. Thinking about it still gives me the creeps.
Tonight we changed Trey's diaper before his bath. When Jay went to put the diaper into the wash later on there was a tick on the outside of the diaper. We cannot figure out how it got there because we stayed inside all evening to avoid the 90+ temperatures outside. I gave Trey his bath and I always check him all over for ticks and bites so I am confident he did not get bit by the tick, but I am still unnerved by the fact that a tick was so close to him.
The last straw was when Jay went up the road to activate my new cell phone. Yes he went up the road because another perk of the country is that you only have cell phone service on top of the nearest mountain when the leaves are all off the trees. Seriously. When he comes back he tells me that if I go for my run after the kids go to bed to take Cooper (our lab) with us. That sounds a little fishy to me so after some gentle prodding he shares that a bear ran about 100 feet in front of him and crossed the road when he was driving to activate the phone. Let's be honest here- it doesn't take much for me to put off my evening run so this definitely meant I was not running tonight. Or any other night until the bears are officially in hibernation mode again. Jay tried to assure me the bear was more scared of me than I was of it but I disagree.
This spring we have spent more time outside than ever before. Trey is at the age where he loves to just run around outside chasing bubbles, playing in the dirt, or rolling in the grass. Charlotte enjoys being outside and watching the trees blow and feeling the cool breeze. However with all this outside time comes some unwelcome pests. Mainly in the form of spiders, ticks and bears. In the past 24 hours Jay or I have seen all 3!
This morning when I came downstairs there was the most revolting and HUGE bug I have ever seen on the wall in the kitchen. I carefully monitored its movements so as to make sure it did not come anywhere close to me and when Jay came downstairs I informed him promptly to kill it. I would have but I could not reach it. Jay proceeds to tell me it was a spider with all its baby spiders on it's back. Literally, the most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my entire life. Thinking about it still gives me the creeps.
Tonight we changed Trey's diaper before his bath. When Jay went to put the diaper into the wash later on there was a tick on the outside of the diaper. We cannot figure out how it got there because we stayed inside all evening to avoid the 90+ temperatures outside. I gave Trey his bath and I always check him all over for ticks and bites so I am confident he did not get bit by the tick, but I am still unnerved by the fact that a tick was so close to him.
The last straw was when Jay went up the road to activate my new cell phone. Yes he went up the road because another perk of the country is that you only have cell phone service on top of the nearest mountain when the leaves are all off the trees. Seriously. When he comes back he tells me that if I go for my run after the kids go to bed to take Cooper (our lab) with us. That sounds a little fishy to me so after some gentle prodding he shares that a bear ran about 100 feet in front of him and crossed the road when he was driving to activate the phone. Let's be honest here- it doesn't take much for me to put off my evening run so this definitely meant I was not running tonight. Or any other night until the bears are officially in hibernation mode again. Jay tried to assure me the bear was more scared of me than I was of it but I disagree.
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