Eating, Sleeping and ...

Having a baby at home is a life changer. It's only been 2 years since we brought Samuel home but I feel like I've forgotten what it's really like.

Samuel 2 days old

Charlotte 2 days old

Size

Babies are so tiny. Charlotte was only 8 oz smaller than Samuel. However, Samuel was born when it was really hot so he mostly wore a diaper and shirt. For Charlotte I had to go buy a newborn wardrobe when she was 5 days old. Maybe it was more of a Girl Thing than a heat thing....

Eating

Babies need to eat all the time. Samuel wasn't really interested in food but Charlotte has made up for that, she eats all the time. Her peak eating time is anywhere from Midnight to 6am. Last night it was closer to 6am. Charlotte does make it up to me by letting me sleep from 6am until noon.

Samuel Sleeping

Sleeping

I am so thankful I got 2 kids who sleep. I think my mom is still miffed that I didn't get a baby like me. I didn't sleep as a baby, ever. Both Samuel and now Charlotte have had amazing sleep patterns.

I have however forgotten one of the most important rules of parenthood, Sleep when the Baby Sleeps. I've been really bad about this and have not taken advantage of the extra sleep I could be getting.

Charlotte Sleeping

Loving

I'm loving being a mom to my two kids. They are so special and unique. Some of their mannerisms are so similar to each other and other times I can see Tyrone in their faces.

I'm enjoying this baby-toddler stage and look forward to watching them grow.

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The Quest Continues

Today I finally had the right ingredients and enough energy to make Macaroni and Cheese. After my last my post I started looking for a recipe like my grandmother's. I knew the basic ingredients she used: milk, cheese, noodles, and an egg. So I passed over any recipe that didn't use an egg. After finding quite a few I settled on The Pioneer Women Cooks recipe. Macaroni and Cheese I followed the recipe exactly and it looked like my grandmas... I even used the same baking dish. However, it did not taste like Grandma's. I had baked it for 20 minutes and it just wasn't right so back in the oven it went for another 20. This time it was more crunchy but still not perfect. It was too cheesy and the noodles near the edges weren't crunchy and brown. The egg did blend well but next time I'll use way less cheese. I know my grandma used Tillamook, which is the best cheese ever, so that wasn't the problem. So now the hunt begins...

Velveeta

I made macaroni and cheese for dinner, again. This time I took my Aunt's advice and tried Velveeta. Did anyone else eat this as a child? I have lots of childhood memories around Velveeta. That is until my mom decided that any cheese that didn't need to be refrigerated was probably really unhealthy. Up until then it was used in grilled cheese and macaroni and cheese. Mom let us keep the cool cardboard boxes it came in. There were used for storing small stuff and other craft project. Tonight I tried the easy recipe on the Velveeta box. Once I opened up the cheese I thought what am I doing this can't be healthy. It's cheese Product! Once the noodles were cooked and rinsed I added the "cheese." It did melt quite nicely and didn't have any grease floating at the top. However, it also didn't have any flavor. I added more pepper but it still wasn't right. Did I mention it looked like glue? So I put half in the oven to...

Snow Day?

Everyone is talking about snow. When will it start? How much will we get? When will it melt? Is it spring yet? As I write this it isn't snowing yet, but there are remains of Saturday's snow on the lawn across the street from my treehouse. The roofs are also partially covered. I keep hearing that we are getting 3 inches starting at 4pm and ending sometime tomorrow. All this snow talk has made me remember some of my favorite snow days. January 1985 I'm five years old and I have a new baby sister. There is lots of snow on our street and in our yard. Our old house had this amazing yard, it was huge. There was a greenhouse, large garden, fruit trees, volleyball/badminton court, sandbox, and a huge deck. I remember going out side with my dad and his old sled, the real kind with runners. He would make the runners slippery by rubbing them with a candle. We would walk up the little hill by our house and sled down. ...

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