Spinach

Oh my gosh. I think I'm incubating Popeye. Yesterday I was craving creamed spinach but I goofed around all day and never got around to making it. Luckily I went to Whole Foods before class and they had curried spinach (palak paneer). SCORE! But I was craving it again today so I made my own creamed spinach. Who knew it was so easy??? Okay, I cut a lot of corners and made it my own dern way with lots of garlic and full fat milk. Then I had it on top of spinach fettucine. You know what I'm saying? I wonder if I'll have to ask Pedro to bring home more spinach for dinner....

This has been a much different pregnancy so far. I know, I'm in my 6th week, what do I know? With Lily, I couldn't stand to look at meat, now you can't keep me away from it. I know, every pregnancy is different. I still swear it's going to be Popeye. :P

Okay, my body just said no more spinach.......

UPDATE

Spinach is rich in a number of essential nutrients, including calcium, folate, iron, magnesium, vitamin C and vitamin A. Each of these nutrients plays a crucial role in our bodies health, from maintaining bone structure, preventing neural tube defects, assisting in red blood cell production, regulating our heartbeat, fighting free radicals and nourishing good eyesight.

Go me! (and baby Popeye)

*yawn*

I am one tired cookie today. I even went to bed before 11pm last night so I'm not sure what's up. Anyway, I captured this captivating video of a local artist today at the Toys R Us. Prepare to be amazed.....





Now I hear the local artist moving a chair across the diningroom to bust into the chocolates.

Hunger Strike - Party of One

Lily hasn't been eating much lately. I still cling (weakly) to the belief that she'll eat when she's hungry but I'm still waiting. What happens is that I get so concerned she hasn't eaten that I give her almost anything just so she'll eat something. You know? I got her chewy Flintstone's vitamins to make sure she gets some nutrients and she spits them out. I wonder if they have liquid vitamins that I could sneak in her juice?

I try to give her lots of different (and healthy) food choices. Sigh. It is tough being a good parent. It wouldn't be so hard if I didn't care! :P It's too bad that when I go to the gym, I can't put Lily on the treadmill with me. Maybe that would work up an appetite.... (and possibly a lawsuit)

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving *Hugs*

First off let me say that I made it to the gym this morning. I tried to go yesterday but no one showed up to open the place. I waited 20 minutes people! So then I was cranky cuz I wanted to burn off some of the fattening food I had over the weekend. boo Anyway, I had a good workout this morning. Lily is very happy to go to the gym and play with the kids. Today when she and I were getting ready to go, she walked up to one little girl and put her arms around her and gave her a big old hug. Thankfully, the other girl hugged her back. I was like, whose baby girl is the sweetest????

Not mine. You should have seen the tantrums she was throwing down this weekend. But I think Lily's pretty close. She did stab me in the leg with a fork, which makes me suspicious from whom she may be reincarnated. (M'lou should know) ummm Anyway, we did some shoe shopping too over the weekend. I could order stuff online but I wouldn't be sure how they'd fit, etc. So we went to Stride Rite and got two new pairs of runners. Thanks for the shoe money g-pa - Stride Rite ain't cheap. The lady there was super helpful and measured Lily's feet for us and helped us get the right size. So it was a good trip. She somehow got Lily's measurements without the ear piercing screams that I got.

Also, file this under "Lily Cracks Me Up". She pushed her stroller over to the coffee table so she could sit and enjoy her snacks. I really enjoy watching how she enjoys her life. You know? She does things I would never have thought of. And, I am in love with very vanilla soy milk today. I could seriously drink the whole carton RIGHT NOW. I'm not sure - should I mention that I'm pregnant? I'm sure my posts will be peppered with cravings and avoidances (what?) so it will be obvious in time, anyway. This time around I've been very nauseous at night, kind of weird. No, I haven't puked yet, but it was a close thing this morning. Let's just say I went into the bathroom after Pedro used it......

Apple picking....

Yes, due to my creative title, you no doubt realize that we went apple picking. :) It was a beautiful day and I think everyone had a good time. It was a zoo at the apple orchard/mountain thing, but they seemed to be pretty organized so it went well. Grandpa got 16 pounds of apples. I'm not sure what he's going to do with all of them. :) We got some apple donuts and an apple pie, but after the buffet lunch we had, I'm not sure I want any (at least for a while). The buffet was at Michie Tavern and everything was delicious, as per usual. :) (except for my first piece of chicken - slackers!)

I wasn't sure that Lily was going to be into apple picking but she became our secret weapon. Pedro's tall and so with Lily on his shoulder (or sometimes he just boosted her up over his head) we got all the good apples nobody else could reach! ha ha shorties! She also came in handy for the short droopy trees. She took directions from daddy and got all the good apples that no one wanted to crawl in and get. So it was a pretty fun (fattening) day. Oh yeah and I ate two apples and didn't pay for them! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Of course, there were a lot of apple cores on the ground so I know that I wasn't the only person.

I'm trying to think of what else is new. Lily and I have been skipping Musikgarten. It just seems like work and that sucks. You know? It should be a fun class to attend. I shouldn't be feeling dread knowing that I'm going to be running around after Lily and disrupting the class. Sigh. Maybe in the spring we'll try and get Lily in a gymnastics class. She's always climbing and contorting herself. Granted, does she really need to learn how to vault onto the kitchen counters????



Anyway, you all knew it was just a matter of time...

busted

I know the picture is a little fuzzy but I think you can see what's going on. Lily hanging from the stove like a spider monkey. She dragged the diningroom chair over and that's how I caught her. At least, I had the presence of mind to take a picture. I thought that kind of stuff was a ways off. I didn't know an almost two year old could figure that kind of stuff out. Sigh.

I sent that picture to Pedro yesterday. Unfortunately, he didn't bide the warning and she did the same thing to him last night. I tried to keep a straight face as he told me about how she resalted the chicken and then fed it and cheesybread, to the cats. You just can't leave her alone anymore. Unless she's in a straight jacket and with her, even then, it's a gamble. :)

Oh yeah

Lily has started dragging a chair around the kitchen so she can get into previously out of reach areas. I think she's on target skill-wise, but it doesn't make my life any easier!

Also, I wanted to mention that when we went out to eat Saturday, Lily behaved herself perfectly. I don't think we had to correct her behavior once. Then she puked but, still. :) I did praise her behavior pre-puke. She ate what was on her plate, she drank her milk without help. It was really really cool and hopefully a precursor of what's to come. :)

Then of course, we slept in until 10 this morning. I think she did it for me. :)

Queen of Caulk

Yes, I've been working on the house again. I just want to get a few things finished, you know? So hopefully I can paint the hall bathroom one more time, and then I'm done. Done! Then we have to pull apart the other bathroom. SIGH. But hopefully, due to experience, the other one will come together faster. It won't take 8 years. :P

Let's see. I know a lot of stuff has been happening. I just can't think of it all. Lily is addicted to this toy. She wakes up and plays with it in the middle of the night. She did it last night. argh It's a Dora the Explorer mini doodle pad. She LOVES it. It's almost unhealthy.

This is how Lily fell asleep one day. Initially, she was watching tv. I need to give the kid more naps or something but you can't force a toddler t0 sleep. Trust me. I've tried!





I'm so proud.

Oops

I've had a busy little time the past week or so. I went to a fabulous wedding on Saturday. Yay, Jamie and Drew! I think Pedro even had a good time! I've also been hitting the gym as hard as possible, for some reason that I can't remember. hmpf Today Lily and I went back to the Tuesday playgroup, the one that takes place in a big gym and the kids run around like gremlins for two hours. Except that Lily ran outside and I ran after her. She grabbed my hand and led me to the car, then hopped in. I was like, okay, someone's ready to go home! I think it's cute. She can't tell me in words that she wants to leave so.... And you can't tell me that Miss Lily didn't look cute this morning. :) Although, okay, I may have forgotten to brush her hair again. Whatever.

I know there's some new stuff, but I can't think of it right now. G-ma watched Lily so Pedro and I could go to the wedding. I can tell when Lily's been around her g-ma cuz she picks up new phrases. Saturday morning she woke me up by saying "hi mama, how you doin?" :) Anyway, let me go and wake up my pudding pop. We've been trying to get her up earlier in the morning so she's not awake until 11 at night. argh

Cold and rainy

Wow, it's like someone switched off the heat as soon as summer was over. I don't have the heat pump on and the temp in the house has actually dropped a degree over the day! It's a cool 71F. I know, that used to be the weather I'd go suntanning in and now I'm wearing a sweatshirt. Sigh. Anyway, Lily put on her own hat to eat yogurt. She used to hate wearing hats. I'm glad that she figured out she likes to wear her sunhat just as summer ended. :)

I can't really think of what else to write about. I have a wedding to go to on Saturday and I'm not sure who will watch Lily or who might go with me. I really don't feel like troubling the bride the day before her wedding so.... Wait a second. I hope she doesn't read Lily's blog. I decided to make a little video of Lily saying "hi m'lou". She's getting better at it and I'm not jealous because she calls me mama almost every day now. :) She especially likes to do it, right in my ear, for about 2 minutes nonstop.

M'bou

Wow, I'm not sure if I'm having problems with youtube this morning, or if Comcast is being the pain in the butt they promised to be and slowing down my connection. HMPF!

Suck it Comcast, we're switching to Embarq. And we hate Embarq. So, burn.....

Anyway, just in case the post doesn't work or it looks weird or something, you'll know.

Yesterday I talked to M'Lou on the phone and to get Lily to talk I asked her to say "bye Mary Lou". She said "bye M'bou". It was TOO cute for words. :)

Lily keeps on taking her diapers off. I really have to keep up with her or there are "accidents". Yet she refuses to sit on the potty. She shrieks and points to her diaper. So potty training is going very slowly. :P

In the bad news department, Lily's great-grandma died. We tried for the last two months to get up and see her but it just didn't happen. So Lily and I never got to meet her! I heard she was a pretty great lady so I hope she rests in peace. :)

Sore

I had a pretty good weekend so now I'm exhausted. Actually, events started Thursday. Thursday night was potluck and Rock Band. Friday night I visited with some friends and had some great Chinese food (whilst Lily wrecked the place and Pedro got some time to himself). Saturday night was Stacy's birthday and yesterday we went into the mountains and went horseback riding! I'm not too bad. We saw three bears. They were just little black ones. I'm glad that the horses didn't spook. :)

We couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous day yesterday. It's really started cooling down here. It was a brisk 72F in the house this morning! 74F is usually cool enough for me, thank you. I think I've FINALLY acclimated. I always want to say acclimatized but that just doesn't seem right. Oh gosh, I forgot to mention that my horses name was Lily! How funny was that? That's why she didn't get away with anything. ha! They warned me she'd try to eat grass, and she'd turn her head back to see if I was paying attention and then she'd try to sneak a bite. I wonder if all Lily's are alike???

I've had a good last few days but I'm ready to be a homebody for a while now. There's a wedding that Pedro and I are going to this weekend and then that's it. Pedro and I need to get the other bathroom fixed. There is this apple festival on the 18th of October which is Lily's birthday so..... Maybe we'll be ready for that. :) What about Lily? Well, what about her. ha! She's doing alright. No major developments. She does say please on occasion. And she called me mama this morning. I don't hear anything from the livingroom so I'd better go and check on her......

File Under: About D*mn Time

Me: Night night, Lily.

Lily: Night, mon.



Awesome.




(I know she's not Jamaican but it's as close to "mom" as I've gotten in a long time)

The Crash

I walked in the living room while cooking dinner and look what I found??? Sunday, Miss Lily didn't take a nap. Yesterday, she did. So today, I thought I'd wait and see. I tried to put her down for a nap a couple of times and Lily wasn't interested. You can see the results - she fell asleep while coloring the Time magazine. I did want to mention that she says sorry now. Or well, "shorwy". She hit me in the leg on Monday and I told her it was time out time, so she said "shorwy". Who can stay mad at that????

I'm only going to let Lily have a little catnap. It's so hard to organize her naps and days lately. I think she was up with me until midnight over the weekend. It's very tiring for all of us. She's also been throwing fits when I try to put her to bed. I mean, back arching, leg flailing, screaming fits. I stay with her until she falls asleep but she had been falling asleep on her own so I'm not sure where things went wrong. Sigh. Oh and Lily was so cute at the ultrasound appointment. The tech would tell her "I'm sorry sweetheart". So Lily would say "shorwy" back. She can be cute when she wants to be..... Yes, she fell asleep holding the pen.

Busy bees

I've been trying to post more but I always seem to be too tired. :P Lily's ultrasound went well. She was really good during it and the results showed no swelling at least, to her kidneys. yay!!! I've been doing a lot more baking lately too. Guess who loves my banana bread? I'm going to make more carrot cake tomorrow for our school pot luck. It's just our class. I made two carrot cakes over the weekend. One for Pedro to take to work and one for me to inhale. I only got to eat half of it. Sigh.

Turn the light off!












I'm trying to think of what else that's going on. I can't go anywhere today because the carseat is in the house. Lily threw up on it yesterday. I don't know why. I was in class. So I can't go the gym and I can't take Lily to the park. So :P I am in a bad mood today. I get so tired of the house always being messy (thanks to the two cats that threw up all over the place today), and so full of junk. Sigh. I mean I'm still proud of myself for the work I've done. I just know that there's still a lot to go! I guess that's the positive side of not having grocery money - I'm watching the cupboards empty out.