WE HAVE CABINETS! Well, not all of them, and they're not installed yet, but we have all of our kitchen ones! Derrick and I went down to pick them up last Friday. We hadn't seen them stained yet, so it was great to see how beautiful they turned out. They are a bit more rustic looking than I was hoping (the colour and grain of the wood), but oh well...they're still beautiful and I love them :) I'm so glad that we didn't go with a big box store and get factory-made ones...once they are installed I'll post pictures and you'll understand why! Hooray! I'm so excited that the day is almost here when I will have a completed kitchen!
What else is new...Mason is getting stronger every day. When he's on is tummy (which is where he chooses to be 85% of the time), he gets right up as high as his arms will let him go, lifting his stomach and hips off the floor. Soon he'll be up on his knees I'm sure!
He's also started eating a lot more. He was sleeping well for the first little while after I started feeding him (hooray to only one or sometimes even no-nighttime wake-ups!) But the last three nights he has been waking up lots. So I figure he must be needing to eat more. Today is the first day that I will test this theory: I'll feed him between every single bottle, and if he eats a whole portion, I will offer him more until he is full.
Blueberries!
Apple! Mason started freaking out when I took it from him lol he was enjoying it so much!
Chicken and Applesauce--the chicken was too dry and he wasn't crazy about the flavour by itself!
I have just been feeding solids to him three times a day: an hour after his morning bottle--fruit, when he wakes up from his first nap (around 1:30/2:00)--veggies and/or chicken, and then an hour before his last bottle and bed--oat cereal (he doesn't like rice cereral). So here's the plan for today:
-Morning: plums + oat cereal because they were pretty tart (I made a whole bunch of baby food the last couple months and froze it)
-After first nap: butternut squash (I ordered a case from a woman here in Hill Spring who gets fruits and veggies delivered from Washington...so I'm overloaded with butternut squash. So far I've made soup, muffins, and baby food, with plans to try a few more muffin/bread recipes and roast some for myself with butter, salt, and pepper)
-Between 3:30 and 4:45: applesauce
-Between 5:30 and 6:45: beets
-8:00: oat cereal
Hopefully this helps him sleep tonight!
Have any of you heard of "fly lady?" If not, check her out on FB or her website
flylady.net . There are some great ideas on there for cleaning...She asks "Are you living in CHAOS?" which stands for "Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome" lol....Also, "tip junkie" (also on FB or found on her website
here) has tons of great ideas, tutorials, etc. Most of them aren't her own, but links to other bogs. "
How does she" is also great blog for tips, tutorials, etc.
Lastly, I'd like to share one of my FAVORITE recipes: Funeral Potatoes. The original recipe can be found
here, but I've made a few changes. I've tried a few different recipes, but they always turned out to dry, or lacking the right flavour. This one is my favorite! Here's my version:
I forgot to take a picture last night, so here are the leftovers...
- 1 kg bag hashbrowns (I like McCain)
- 2 (10 ¾ oz) cans cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups sour cream
- 1 ½ cup grated cheddar cheese (I like to use old/sharp cheddar cheese because it has better flavor)
- ½ cup melted butter or margarine
- ½ cup chopped onion (Or if you have a fussy hubby like I do, 1 tsp onion powder, or ¼ cup pureed onion—I prefer the puree to the powder)
- ½ cup grated cheddar cheese
- 2 cups finely crushed corn flakes
- 2 Tbsp butter or margarine melted
Preheat oven to 350.
In large bowl combine soups, sour cream, 1 ½ cups cheese, onions, and the 1/2 cup of melted butter.
Gently fold hash browns into mixture.
Pour mixture into rectangular baking dish. Top with ½ cup of cheese.
Combine crushed corn flakes and the 2 Tbsp of melted butter and sprinkle on top of potato mixture.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until hot in the center.I hope you enjoy them! They are creamy and delicious!
Happy Halloween! Mason DID NOT LIKE his Halloween costume at all! But I had to get a picture because it's Halloween and you HAVE to take pictures of the children's costumes! lol! Poor boy...
This is our first year in the house by ourselves for Halloween. I didn't want to go to all of the work to carve pumpkins, so I just took a paintbrush and some craft paint and drew on "boo"...Originally I was going to carve them all, but let's face it, that's just wayyyy too much work...I'll bring them in tonight though after the trick-or-treaters are all gone, so that I can cut them open tomorrow for the seeds. Hopefully we get lots and I can try out some different recipes. Anyone have a favorite recipe for pumpkin seeds? Leave it in a comment below and I'll try it out!
Another picture of my cute spider-baby :)
