Well, if you're from Utah, I have your attention!
My dear friend Allison is doing a giveaway on her blog and this is a way for me to get another entry.
So, head on over to The Blogivers and you can enter too, and you can follow her hilarious blog, that all too often makes me laugh out loud. :)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
6 months!?
Wow, I am behind. I just realized that I haven't posted J's 6 month update yet!
J is continuing to amaze us at all the things he can do! He can now roll all over the place. He laughs constantly (even in his sleep!) and is a champion eater. He is now eating sweet potatoes, peas, pears, avocado, banana, peaches, and soon we will start meats to increase his protein and sodium intake! He loves to stand while we hold his hands and is getting more and more interactive with his toys everyday. He's starting to take two longer naps during the day, which means I have more time to get more done it seems. Or, we just snuggle. :)
At his 6 month appointment, he weighed 15 pounds 3 oz, and is now already 15 pounds 15 oz! At his most recent CF clinic appointment, he got a gleaming bill of health and the doctors and nurses were saying how "perfect" he looks. Wow, that is more than music to my ears! We now will start going to the clinic every other month, which I just can't believe. I'm a little bummed by that because I love our doctors so much, but at least we'll be saving $20 every other month! His CF doctor called today to check in on him, I feel so fortunate to have them in our life.
Anyway, I can't believe we have a rolling, sitting, and interactive little 6 1/2 month old already. Time needs to slow down!!!
Here's a few recent pics, and my new favorite video!
J is continuing to amaze us at all the things he can do! He can now roll all over the place. He laughs constantly (even in his sleep!) and is a champion eater. He is now eating sweet potatoes, peas, pears, avocado, banana, peaches, and soon we will start meats to increase his protein and sodium intake! He loves to stand while we hold his hands and is getting more and more interactive with his toys everyday. He's starting to take two longer naps during the day, which means I have more time to get more done it seems. Or, we just snuggle. :)
At his 6 month appointment, he weighed 15 pounds 3 oz, and is now already 15 pounds 15 oz! At his most recent CF clinic appointment, he got a gleaming bill of health and the doctors and nurses were saying how "perfect" he looks. Wow, that is more than music to my ears! We now will start going to the clinic every other month, which I just can't believe. I'm a little bummed by that because I love our doctors so much, but at least we'll be saving $20 every other month! His CF doctor called today to check in on him, I feel so fortunate to have them in our life.
Anyway, I can't believe we have a rolling, sitting, and interactive little 6 1/2 month old already. Time needs to slow down!!!
Here's a few recent pics, and my new favorite video!
Also, we are participating in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Great Strides walk on May 21st here in Salt Lake. If you'd like to donate to our team, Jason's Journey, you can do it here, or if you'd like an e-mail on how you can join and walk with us, leave a comment to have me e-mail you with the details. Yeah!!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Baby Food 101
Well, a friend of mine beat me to the punch on posting about her Babycook, but I thought I'd go ahead and post this anyway!!
I was so excited to get a Babycook... I had seen the video about this like 4 years ago when Williams-Sonoma started selling them. I remember e-mailing my mom and saying, "whenever I have a baby, I want one of these!" Unfortunately, they have not gotten any cheaper over time and I couldn't find a used one, so I used some leftover gift money to buy it.
I think I would have been okay just steaming the food and using a blender to make big batches, but since we don't have a microwave I thought it would make sense to get a babyfood maker that can defrost and reheat (this is the only one I could find that does that.. and it only takes about 5 minutes to defrost/reheat it). Anyway, here is a small tutorial on using the Babycook and making J's current fave... sweet potatoes!
So far, I have only made sweet potatoes because, well that's all I've made. I need to go out and buy a bunch of stuff and have a marathon baby food day. I bought some Earth's Best Organic First Foods in jars (mainly to get the jars) but also so that I could try different foods to check for allergies before I make a huge batch only to find out he can't eat them. A friend of mine informed me that it can take up to 15 times for a baby to taste a food before he decides he likes it. So, don't be discouraged if your little one doesn't like something the first time, keep trying! So far, J's favorites are: Sweet Potatoes, Peas, and Avocado. We're going to try Carrots this weekend and Bananas next week! He is still not a fan of the rice cereal and I'm okay with that, seeing as how it's pretty devoid of any nutritional content. Once he's old enough for gluten, we're going to get him going on quinoa for some good protein!
Pretty hilarious how blog posts have changed... I used to post gourmet recipes for ME to eat... ahh there's a time for everything right?
I was so excited to get a Babycook... I had seen the video about this like 4 years ago when Williams-Sonoma started selling them. I remember e-mailing my mom and saying, "whenever I have a baby, I want one of these!" Unfortunately, they have not gotten any cheaper over time and I couldn't find a used one, so I used some leftover gift money to buy it.
I think I would have been okay just steaming the food and using a blender to make big batches, but since we don't have a microwave I thought it would make sense to get a babyfood maker that can defrost and reheat (this is the only one I could find that does that.. and it only takes about 5 minutes to defrost/reheat it). Anyway, here is a small tutorial on using the Babycook and making J's current fave... sweet potatoes!
Here's just a pretty shot of the awesomeness of the Babycook. The sweet potato is peeled and ready to go!
Ready to be steamed...
It takes about 10 minutes to fully steam potatoes. I know that it will take a shorter amount of time for other, softer, fruits and veggies. However, the time issue doesn't bug me because I usually do it on a Saturday morning when we're just hanging out doing other things anyway.
Using the handy little basket holder to take out the steamer basket. Note: this thing is pretty unnecessary... you can just take off the lid and wait a minute for it to cool a bit, but I felt like getting a shot of it!
Blend. And blend. and blend. I end up stirring it up to get all the chunks blended.
Tada! It looks lumpy, but it's not. :)
Quick and easy! All you have to do is pour it into ice cube trays (or baby food trays with lids if you got them as gifts). If you use an ice cube tray, I've heard to wrap it with plastic wrap and then foil to freeze it. I think it's cheaper and definitely less wasteful in the long run to buy these trays . This sweet potato made 18 servings (don't laugh at my not-well-thought-out tray filling). So, for $2.88 I made 36 servings of organic sweet potato (I already made the other one into food a few weeks ago). Not too shabby!
Loving those fresh sweet potatoes!
One cube gone!
Once they're frozen, I pop them out of the tray (using a knife to pop them out is quite helpful) and stick them in a labeled freezer bag! tada....
So far, I have only made sweet potatoes because, well that's all I've made. I need to go out and buy a bunch of stuff and have a marathon baby food day. I bought some Earth's Best Organic First Foods in jars (mainly to get the jars) but also so that I could try different foods to check for allergies before I make a huge batch only to find out he can't eat them. A friend of mine informed me that it can take up to 15 times for a baby to taste a food before he decides he likes it. So, don't be discouraged if your little one doesn't like something the first time, keep trying! So far, J's favorites are: Sweet Potatoes, Peas, and Avocado. We're going to try Carrots this weekend and Bananas next week! He is still not a fan of the rice cereal and I'm okay with that, seeing as how it's pretty devoid of any nutritional content. Once he's old enough for gluten, we're going to get him going on quinoa for some good protein!
Pretty hilarious how blog posts have changed... I used to post gourmet recipes for ME to eat... ahh there's a time for everything right?
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