Starting Seed Indoors

Cherry, and best boy tomateos and also broccoli. On a heating pad for warmth. These few plants need to be started about this time of year to get produce before it freezes next winter, but it still is too cold for them here at night time. Some of the others can be started later directly into the ground.

I put a little potting soil in each cup and then the seeds just barely beneath the surface. There are two seeds in each cup to make sure that each cup has a plant that germanates. Once germanated then I will pull out the extra one. Then water them gently so as to not stir the seeds.

Concocting

I've really been enjoying taking a recipe and switching it up a little to make it easier or more what I want.

I've learned the trick to making muffins fluffly. Then also I change up the recipe so that I've made blueberry, raspberry, corn, and chocolate muffins from a poppyseed recipe I've found. So now I can split this large recipe and make half one and the other half another. I love freezing them too. I can fit a ton in the freezer and pull out two in a sandwich flip bag to send with Ryan for a quick breakfast.

Next I want to try making a whole meal in the wonder oven. I'll do that by putting the sides and dinner rolls in mason jars in the boiling pot so everything is done at the same time and I don't have to worry about watching them all at once.

Also I want to see if I can make my own version of Shirly J pizza sauce. Tara brought up some the weekend of Aubree's baby blessing. It looks like it has mostly thyme and a few other things. I might can get thyme cheap at cash and carry :-D. I like doing the 8 oz tomato sauces so that I'm not putting the excess back in the fridge.

Also I'm working trying to bake and cook more to save us more money but not only that but so that I'm better at rotating our food storage and were eating helthier by doing so. Along with that I'm hoping to be better and knowing when something is. Good deal and when to stock up.

Six months & Teeth

You got both your bottom front teeth in one day, three days before you turned 6 months. I should have known your cold was part of teething case you were pulling at your ears.

I've been putting you up on your hands and knees and you have been doing really good at staying there.

You have been doing great at going backwards. In your walker and by lifting yourself on your arms and bag down again. Those are the next step to going forward!

Also I've noticed that you click your heals together when your happy and also when your nursing. It's so cute.

Steam room

Little Bree has been congested the last two days. We are spending some time in a steamy bathroom until we can get her a humidifier from grandma Debbie.

She's been having fun playing with herself in the mirror and bashing (gently) her head on it. lol She is a funny entertaing character.

Five months

You love to put your fingers in moms mouth. When you have painful burps you often claw at and scratch mom. Also you like to suck on or bite moms chin if you loose your binky. Biting is when you have a burp. It helps mom to know that you are in pain from burps and not just cranky and sleepy. You love to grab at everything and shove it in your mouth. You love scratching everything that makes a sound, the changing pad, couch, etc. I think you like the feel and sound. You like to chew on your binky (it's all rubber) in funny ways backwards, upsidedown, etc.

When sitting up it's funny to watch you because you sit up, lean forward, sit up, lean forward. So cute!

You LOVE your daddy! You get excited whenever he walks into the room or you here his voice when he comes home or around the corner. We know this because you do this whole body squirm, panting like a dog, and a big smile. It's so fun.

You are getting pickier about who holds you and it's even worse when you aren't content. If you have a burp or are slightly sleepy.

Walker & reflux

You were to small to reach the ground at Christmas time in your walker. Today you had your foot flat on the ground and were pushing yourself backwards on the floor in the bathroom.

You have had the symptoms of acid reflux for a while but with you being my first little one I haven't noticed what is normal. The last of your older cousins that I've really been around before you were born a few years older than you. I knew you had trouble with burps taking forever to get all of them out. I'd lay you down for a nap and you'd usually wake not long after. I got a prescription for your reflux but it didn't seem to help as much as I thought it would. It seems to help with the arching of your back but not your spit up or sleep. Today I tried to feed you my milk via bottle to see if that helped. You didn't spit up today but you seemed to cough a little. I'm guessing it's because you aren't used to keeping all the milk fat down.

Sitting up at four months

Your pretty good at sitting up on your own if mom positions your feet right and lets you stable yourself before letting go. 

Mom also is getting to thinking that you most like likely have some kind of reflux.  You always arch your back, fuss, squeal and moan, when mom tries burping you.  You also moan when you spit up. 

When you get hungry your make a fake coughing sound it's quite funny.

Mom is also trying out some cloth diapers that she bought for your 72 hr / emergency bag.