Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Changes...
There are a lot of changes coming about in the Eckel house over the next several months. I'll keep this post about the most bittersweet one. In exactly one month, my sweet Callie Jae will be turning ONE! It really can't be possible that the time of having a sweet baby in our home is about to come to a close. I am having very mixed emotions about leaving the baby phase of life. As much as I look forward to the day that the clock and nap schedules don't dictate our lives, I absolutely love having my kiddos with me for the majority of the days. I am not quite ready yet for the eight hour days that my kids will be in school under the influence of so many others. Luckily, God chose to send Rylan to us 25 days into September so I can hold on tight to him one more year. Life. I am sure in 15 years my posts will look and sound exactly the same. I'll be talking about how fast time goes, how I can't believe the stages that my children are in... For now, we will continue to live for the moment and enjoy the small joys of each and every day.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Just another Saturday
Today is a beautiful day here in Katy. It is about 60 degrees and not a cloud in the sky. We began the day with a 9:30 birthday party at Chuck E Cheese for a little boy that is in Rylan's class. It's a lot of fun to see "the boys" interact. Many of them have been together since last year, so they are very comfortable with each other and are definitely good friends. I almost feel bad for their preschool teachers, as I am sure that they probably can be a handful at times!
Yesterday I had MOPS, and at our next meeting we are going to have "A Taste of Moppets." Each table is going to be bringing a snack, main course, and dessert to share with the rest of the group. The dishes are supposed to be kid friendly, hence the "Moppets." I was called out of the meeting a few minutes early because Callie Jae was losing it in the nursery (she won't nap there so she gets really tired). Anyways, I remembered about the tasting this morning and emailed a friend from my table. She said that only dessert had been signed up for and to let her know which one I wanted to cook and she'd do the other. So, long story short, I asked Ry on the way home from the party today what was his favorite main dish that mommy cooks. "Mac and cheese." Well honey, that's out of box; Mommy doesn't cook that. "Soup." Can. "Eggs." Um, no. Apparently I cook nothing that is kid friendly?
Callie Jae has been full of new tricks this past week. She can blow, give five, claps her hands pretty well, pulls up (and gets down) very comfortably, and continues to eat like a horse. Still not sure where she puts it all but she tries to put every speck of something in her mouth. After nursing today, she even tried to get the freckle off of my cheek and put it into her mouth. That was pretty cute and pretty funny. I'm thinking about what I am going to be doing for her birthday, which is in about 6 weeks. Not sure how that can be possible, but it is! I have recently dropped down to three times a day for nursing. The fourth time that was dropped is now replaced with juice and a snack. Yesterday, I caught a glimpse of the new freedom that awaits me 6 weeks from now. After nap, I threw them in the car to run few errands and gave her a sippy and snack cup for the road. It was so nice, and easy! How easily one forgets all of that! After our errands, we stopped at Chik-fil-A and she very easily put away her first kids meal of grilled chicken nuggets and an applesauce pouch! LOVE that place!
Yesterday I had MOPS, and at our next meeting we are going to have "A Taste of Moppets." Each table is going to be bringing a snack, main course, and dessert to share with the rest of the group. The dishes are supposed to be kid friendly, hence the "Moppets." I was called out of the meeting a few minutes early because Callie Jae was losing it in the nursery (she won't nap there so she gets really tired). Anyways, I remembered about the tasting this morning and emailed a friend from my table. She said that only dessert had been signed up for and to let her know which one I wanted to cook and she'd do the other. So, long story short, I asked Ry on the way home from the party today what was his favorite main dish that mommy cooks. "Mac and cheese." Well honey, that's out of box; Mommy doesn't cook that. "Soup." Can. "Eggs." Um, no. Apparently I cook nothing that is kid friendly?
Callie Jae has been full of new tricks this past week. She can blow, give five, claps her hands pretty well, pulls up (and gets down) very comfortably, and continues to eat like a horse. Still not sure where she puts it all but she tries to put every speck of something in her mouth. After nursing today, she even tried to get the freckle off of my cheek and put it into her mouth. That was pretty cute and pretty funny. I'm thinking about what I am going to be doing for her birthday, which is in about 6 weeks. Not sure how that can be possible, but it is! I have recently dropped down to three times a day for nursing. The fourth time that was dropped is now replaced with juice and a snack. Yesterday, I caught a glimpse of the new freedom that awaits me 6 weeks from now. After nap, I threw them in the car to run few errands and gave her a sippy and snack cup for the road. It was so nice, and easy! How easily one forgets all of that! After our errands, we stopped at Chik-fil-A and she very easily put away her first kids meal of grilled chicken nuggets and an applesauce pouch! LOVE that place!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
My heart is full!
We must be doing something right around here. After dinner this evening, and completely out of the blue, Rylan said, "Hey Mom, say this Bible verse with me. He will be born in Bethlehem. I love that verse Mom." The cutest part of the whole thing was that he paused after certain words so I could repeat after him. Prayers being answered right in front of my very own eyes is an amazing feeling!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
ughh...
There are several reasons that I do not like Jason being out of town. First of all, we miss him terribly. The days seems REALLY long and momma gets super tired. I'm tired though because I end up being a night owl, which does not work cause I still have to wake up in the morning! It's a vicious cycle but I do end up getting a lot checked off of my list. I have been working my tail off on our Eckel family album for 2011 and I am very happy that I have completed it. Next on the list is to get Callie Jae's first year close to completion. Then she will have 2 of the 4 that one day I am sure she will expect (since Rylan has 4). Hers may not have as many posts, but I am sure she will love them just the same. Her baby book is better anyways! Ha! Well, I am looking forward to copying and pasting this post as the first post in the 2012 book. Maybe if I keep up with it, then I won't have to work on it for 3 days straight next January ;). I'm also looking forward to the year to come...I have a feeling it will bring some interesting things. Night night.
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Monday, January 2, 2012
Happy New Year!
Looking back at our 2011, I guess I have mixed feelings. It was an amazing year because of our sweet Callie Jae being born. That was definitely our biggest blessing and most exciting event. However, it was not so great with all of Jason's foot problems. We are hoping that is all behind us at this point, but we will pray and keep our fingers and toes crossed :).
We ended the year with a great holiday season and a fun visit from Missi and Pop for Christmas. It was fun to begin some of our own traditions and to have them be a part of them. The kids were both spoiled rotten as always, but it seemed to go pretty smoothly with some strategic planning of present opening. The boys were able to accomplish some major attic projects and the girls and Ry enjoyed baking cookies as well.
The very end of 2011 was super fun as we took an improptu trip to Fort Worth. I saw a Texas AAA book sitting on the foyer table on Wednesday night. As I was asking Jason what is was, he said it was a book for weekend getaways, "like what we should be taking." So I said, well, let's go! We have nothing going on for the next few days. Where do you want to go? Five minutes later, he was looking up Fort Worth and Dallas, I was texting some friends and posting on Facebook, and an hour later we had our hotel booked! We did a couple loads of laundry, left the house as is, and hopped in the car on Thursday after lunch. It was fantastic, much needed, and much deserved family of four time! I feel so blessed and lucky to even have the opportunity to be able to do something like that! We enjoyed downtown Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Zoo, the Stockyards, and the Gaylord Texan Resort.
Enjoy all the pictures taken with my new fancy camera and new lens!!!!!
We ended the year with a great holiday season and a fun visit from Missi and Pop for Christmas. It was fun to begin some of our own traditions and to have them be a part of them. The kids were both spoiled rotten as always, but it seemed to go pretty smoothly with some strategic planning of present opening. The boys were able to accomplish some major attic projects and the girls and Ry enjoyed baking cookies as well.
The very end of 2011 was super fun as we took an improptu trip to Fort Worth. I saw a Texas AAA book sitting on the foyer table on Wednesday night. As I was asking Jason what is was, he said it was a book for weekend getaways, "like what we should be taking." So I said, well, let's go! We have nothing going on for the next few days. Where do you want to go? Five minutes later, he was looking up Fort Worth and Dallas, I was texting some friends and posting on Facebook, and an hour later we had our hotel booked! We did a couple loads of laundry, left the house as is, and hopped in the car on Thursday after lunch. It was fantastic, much needed, and much deserved family of four time! I feel so blessed and lucky to even have the opportunity to be able to do something like that! We enjoyed downtown Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Zoo, the Stockyards, and the Gaylord Texan Resort.
Enjoy all the pictures taken with my new fancy camera and new lens!!!!!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Christmas is in full swing!
This has been a fabulous month so far! I am really enjoying being able to be home for the holidays this year without the pressure of traveling. Our entire family, in fact, has really gotten into the spirit. We have lights on the front of the house AND the back, every single Christmas decoration and ornament is out, the guest room even has Christmas sheets, a throw, and pillows! Rylan is thoroughly enjoying Nick, our Elf on the Shelf, his countdown to Christmas calendar with daily activities, and three other Advent calendars. Now, I may not be on top of my game as far as timing on getting things together, but I took a new approach this year...one day at a time. It seems to be working wonderfully and I am enjoying the season more than ever. Of course it helps to have a smiling 9 month old that fills your heart with love every single day; thank goodness, because the 4 year old acts like he's 10 lately! ;)
Rylan has been really enjoying school this year. He asks every day, "do I have school tomorrow?" Ms. Debbie told me yesterday how proud she was of him. Apparently they had a substitute Motor Skills teacher and she thought his name was Ryan. I guess he politely told her that his name was not Ryan, R-Y-A-N, that it was Rylan with an L in the middle. He says his name pretty darn cute because he has just recently picked up the middle L sound. Debbie was very happy! He continues to work hard on practicing writing his name and even signed about 30 of our Christmas cards!
Life is sweet. Sometimes I wish I could just bottle it up and keep it like this forever. I LOVE this phase of innocence, flexibility, fun, and play. I am so glad that I am able to keep Ry this way for another 1.5 before the craziness and pressure of school begins. I always thought that it would stink not being able to send him to Kinder next year because of his late birthday, but I have really embraced it and look forward to my little sweet family for an extra year.
God has been so good to us and has blessed us in ways that I can't even begin to explain. Even in times of sadness, I know that He is always there holding me up. What an amazing blessing to have Him to always lean on.
Love, from Texas.
XOXO
Rylan has been really enjoying school this year. He asks every day, "do I have school tomorrow?" Ms. Debbie told me yesterday how proud she was of him. Apparently they had a substitute Motor Skills teacher and she thought his name was Ryan. I guess he politely told her that his name was not Ryan, R-Y-A-N, that it was Rylan with an L in the middle. He says his name pretty darn cute because he has just recently picked up the middle L sound. Debbie was very happy! He continues to work hard on practicing writing his name and even signed about 30 of our Christmas cards!
Life is sweet. Sometimes I wish I could just bottle it up and keep it like this forever. I LOVE this phase of innocence, flexibility, fun, and play. I am so glad that I am able to keep Ry this way for another 1.5 before the craziness and pressure of school begins. I always thought that it would stink not being able to send him to Kinder next year because of his late birthday, but I have really embraced it and look forward to my little sweet family for an extra year.
God has been so good to us and has blessed us in ways that I can't even begin to explain. Even in times of sadness, I know that He is always there holding me up. What an amazing blessing to have Him to always lean on.
Love, from Texas.
XOXO
Friday, December 2, 2011
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
The Eckel Family just returned from New Jersey! We had a fabulous visit with GG and GG Pop, Aunt Lynn and Uncle Jim, and Missi and Pop! Rylan and little Miss Callie Jae were very well behaved, slept great, and had lots of fun playing and relaxing with everyone. The weather could not have been more beautiful. It was in the sixties almost every day. In fact, the day that Jason, Rylan, and I made a trip into New York City, it was a record breaking warm day...no coats needed! It felt more like a warm spring day then the end of November! Rylan thoroughly enjoyed the The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, especially since we were center stage and SIX rows back! The seats were amazing, the entertainment spectacular, and the expressions and comments from Rylan priceless! Rylan might just be a city boy one day, which would make his father very happy. He had a blast and talked like he was Mr. Big Shot walking the streets of New York. He loved the hot spots we hit...Lego store, FAO Schwarz, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, M&M store, and riding the train back and forth of course! Thank you so much for the fun packed weekend GG and GG Pop! We love you and miss you already!
Friday, November 11, 2011
11.11.11
Jason came home early afternoon, right about the time the kiddos were going down for their naps. It really felt like a Saturday because we started working on a house project, replacing the fan in the game room with a light fixture, a little bit of housework, and then playing soccer on the XBox. It was a very normal day but a very welcomed one after the last several months. The kids were still sleeping after 3 hours and it was 5:15. I decided that I should probably wake them up since their bedtime was only going to be a couple of hours later.
Thank you God for the simple things.
Friday, November 4, 2011
NOVEMBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So I was so thrilled when November 1st came! It has been a CRAZY two months. In some respects, I don't even know where the time went, but in others, it was the longest and most draining two months that I have endured in a LONG time. I could even go on record saying that I would rather deal with the last two months of pregnancy than have to go through another stretch like that. I am hoping that with the turn of a new month, we will receive a new lease on life. Hoping for some good health, happiness, and family unity. Life is never supposed to be easy breezy, and we always learn from the experiences that we endure. I am constantly reminded to be thankful of it ALL because there are so many wonderful things in store.
Surgery #1, Rylan's Train Party Birthday, Surgery #2, a second Missi visit, Gma and Papa's visit, Fall Festival, stomach bugs, Callie Jae turning 8 months...I'm not even sure what ordered they all occurred in, but they did all happen and here we are with Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner. Thanks to all of my amazing family and friends for getting me through. Your prayers, your thoughts, your loving hands and hearts, are something that I think about often. I am so fortunate to have you all in my life. Whether you have been with me since my first blessed day on this earth, or if I've only known you for a short 10 months, I love each of you with all of my heart and am so lucky to be able to call you my friend or family.
Surgery #1, Rylan's Train Party Birthday, Surgery #2, a second Missi visit, Gma and Papa's visit, Fall Festival, stomach bugs, Callie Jae turning 8 months...I'm not even sure what ordered they all occurred in, but they did all happen and here we are with Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner. Thanks to all of my amazing family and friends for getting me through. Your prayers, your thoughts, your loving hands and hearts, are something that I think about often. I am so fortunate to have you all in my life. Whether you have been with me since my first blessed day on this earth, or if I've only known you for a short 10 months, I love each of you with all of my heart and am so lucky to be able to call you my friend or family.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Fall Festival!
St. Peter's Fall Family Festival is tomorrow and I couldn't be more excited! It is such a great family event and I am excited to see all of the fun that our children have tomorrow. It makes all of the hard work so worth it!
Once again, I feel so blessed to have family here. My Mom and Dad have made the chaos of this week go so much more smoothly. It is so nice to know that when I walk out the door to take care of things, that both of my kiddos are in the loving hands of their grandparents. Rylan's had a fun filled week and Callie Jae has been able to have a solid week of an uninterrupted schedule. Monday, my parents are taking Rylan for a short trip to Corpus Christi and San Antonio. They are going to visit the state aquarium and a battleship, play on the beach, and go to the San Antonio zoo. It will be his first big boy trip away from home. It will also be fun for me as well, because I will get to spend a few days alone with my sweet baby girl. She rarely receives that one on one time so it will be fun to have that with her.
Jason is healing very quickly. Thank you God for being with us during this time and for healing him so quickly. Walking still proves to be difficult and painful by days end, but he will get there eventually. Please continue to keep us all in your prayers.
Once again, I feel so blessed to have family here. My Mom and Dad have made the chaos of this week go so much more smoothly. It is so nice to know that when I walk out the door to take care of things, that both of my kiddos are in the loving hands of their grandparents. Rylan's had a fun filled week and Callie Jae has been able to have a solid week of an uninterrupted schedule. Monday, my parents are taking Rylan for a short trip to Corpus Christi and San Antonio. They are going to visit the state aquarium and a battleship, play on the beach, and go to the San Antonio zoo. It will be his first big boy trip away from home. It will also be fun for me as well, because I will get to spend a few days alone with my sweet baby girl. She rarely receives that one on one time so it will be fun to have that with her.
Jason is healing very quickly. Thank you God for being with us during this time and for healing him so quickly. Walking still proves to be difficult and painful by days end, but he will get there eventually. Please continue to keep us all in your prayers.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Life
Life threw us a curve ball this week. Jason developed an infection in his foot and had to have surgery again. He was in the hospital for a couple of days and was pretty darn miserable. Things are starting to get better now and thankfully his foot seems to be on the mend, hopefully for good. The bad thing about curve balls is that they are unexpected. Just when you think that things are going great, it happens. Fortunately, I am constantly reminded that life could always be worse. I have been overwhelmed with the outpouring of love, prayers, help, and well wishes that embraced my family. From the moment that I called a couple of friends at noon on Tuesday after receiving the phone call from Jason that he was being admitted to the hospital, until now, I have felt blessed each day from the support. Thank you friends for your love, for listening to me cry, and holding my hand through this. Thank you to my mother in law for rescuing me once again in the chaos that surrounds not having family around during stressful times. You will never know how the everyday tasks of feeding and playing with my children will be forever appreciated. You are my hero! The next couple of weeks are probably not going to be very easy or pleasant. The stress and frustration of dealing with this again has taken a toll on all of us. I would ask for continued prayers for healing as we try to get over this hurdle one more, and hopefully last time. Love.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Life
BUSY Mom = BAD Blogger
I swear I will get to this sooner or later but a quick glimpse into our lives:
Mommy: trying to be a good wife, being a Mom, part of two Mothers groups on Fridays, helping to prepare for Rylan's preschool's Fall Festival, being a nurse to my immobile husband, trying to get more involved at church, and trying to train for the San Antonio half marathon in November
Callie Jae: first tooth, can sit for a couple of minutes by herself, getting up on hands and knees, bouncing with her knees while standing, amazing sleeper, DROOLING EVERYWHERE, happy as can be, Mommy sees tons of similarities between CJ and Rylan's personalities and developmental milestones
Rylan: an amazing helper and little human, sweet as can be, loves his sister, plays nicely with his sister, shares with his sister, loves preschool, happy, still a great sleeper, looking forward to his choo choo party at the Katy train park
Jason: foot surgery (stitches out Friday and hopefully will be able to begin to put weight on it), BUSY school semester, new role at Dow (should say roles cause it seems like he has multiple jobs rolled into one), trying to be as supportive as possible even with a bum foot of my crazy schedule
Need I say more? We are busy, tired, and trying to have fun all at the same time. Life will calm down or so in about 6 weeks. Til then, please bear with my lack of updates and communication :(.
Love to all of you that care enough to be interested in our lives!
I swear I will get to this sooner or later but a quick glimpse into our lives:
Mommy: trying to be a good wife, being a Mom, part of two Mothers groups on Fridays, helping to prepare for Rylan's preschool's Fall Festival, being a nurse to my immobile husband, trying to get more involved at church, and trying to train for the San Antonio half marathon in November
Callie Jae: first tooth, can sit for a couple of minutes by herself, getting up on hands and knees, bouncing with her knees while standing, amazing sleeper, DROOLING EVERYWHERE, happy as can be, Mommy sees tons of similarities between CJ and Rylan's personalities and developmental milestones
Rylan: an amazing helper and little human, sweet as can be, loves his sister, plays nicely with his sister, shares with his sister, loves preschool, happy, still a great sleeper, looking forward to his choo choo party at the Katy train park
Jason: foot surgery (stitches out Friday and hopefully will be able to begin to put weight on it), BUSY school semester, new role at Dow (should say roles cause it seems like he has multiple jobs rolled into one), trying to be as supportive as possible even with a bum foot of my crazy schedule
Need I say more? We are busy, tired, and trying to have fun all at the same time. Life will calm down or so in about 6 weeks. Til then, please bear with my lack of updates and communication :(.
Love to all of you that care enough to be interested in our lives!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
September?
To quote a friend on FB, "where did August go? I swear I had it around here somewhere..." How true is that statement? Although, when you leave for half of it, I guess it goes by pretty quickly. Leaving for the last two weeks of August proved to be a very smart thing to do because here in Katy, the temperature was around 105 degrees for almost that whole period of time. During our two week adventure, not only did my brother marry my amazing new sister-in-law Liz, but Rylan is now less than one month away from being FOUR, and Callie Jae turned 6 months old...momma is feeling old :).
We had an amazing time on our adventure up north. It began visiting my very best friend Katie in Ohio. Rylan and Ashlyn played hard for 2.5 days straight, Callie Jae and Ben did their baby thing of eating, sleeping, and a little playing (Ben tried to pull off Callie Jae's ear ;)), and Katie and I stayed up late to the wee hours of the morning doing what best friends do best...talking and sharing our lives with each other. I really do not think that two people could be more alike. We think the same, have very similar tastes, both have children the same age, both love being moms, have extremely hard working husbands, and people have even mentioned that we look similar. I love her to pieces and am extremely lucky and blessed to have her in my life. I hope one day we will be able to be closer to each other, but if not, we will always pick up right where we left off.
The second lag of our trip took us Up North to my parent's place in Northern Michigan. I don't know what it is about Up North, but I get a feeling that I have never gotten anywhere else. There is a sense of peace and serenity about the Leelanau Peninsula and it definitely deserves "the most beautiful place in the country" award (according to Good Morning America). Rylan had a blast playing with his cousin and was so tired on a couple of occasions that he was seriously delirious. They played long and hard most of the week and even took little Elliott, Liz's nephew, under their wing. I called them the three little ducks because they just followed each other around wherever they went.
And then there was the wedding... This was the second wedding that I have attended in Northern Michigan, the first one being my own :), and can I just say once again that it is a magical place. Liz and Jim did an amazing job planning for the big day and it was perfect down to every last detail. The rabbi that performed the ceremony was truly amazing. The ceremony was very touching and sincere and the party was a blast. Congratulations to the two of them and I hope that the magic of Up North continues through their lives as it has fortunately through ours.
We had an amazing time on our adventure up north. It began visiting my very best friend Katie in Ohio. Rylan and Ashlyn played hard for 2.5 days straight, Callie Jae and Ben did their baby thing of eating, sleeping, and a little playing (Ben tried to pull off Callie Jae's ear ;)), and Katie and I stayed up late to the wee hours of the morning doing what best friends do best...talking and sharing our lives with each other. I really do not think that two people could be more alike. We think the same, have very similar tastes, both have children the same age, both love being moms, have extremely hard working husbands, and people have even mentioned that we look similar. I love her to pieces and am extremely lucky and blessed to have her in my life. I hope one day we will be able to be closer to each other, but if not, we will always pick up right where we left off.
The second lag of our trip took us Up North to my parent's place in Northern Michigan. I don't know what it is about Up North, but I get a feeling that I have never gotten anywhere else. There is a sense of peace and serenity about the Leelanau Peninsula and it definitely deserves "the most beautiful place in the country" award (according to Good Morning America). Rylan had a blast playing with his cousin and was so tired on a couple of occasions that he was seriously delirious. They played long and hard most of the week and even took little Elliott, Liz's nephew, under their wing. I called them the three little ducks because they just followed each other around wherever they went.
And then there was the wedding... This was the second wedding that I have attended in Northern Michigan, the first one being my own :), and can I just say once again that it is a magical place. Liz and Jim did an amazing job planning for the big day and it was perfect down to every last detail. The rabbi that performed the ceremony was truly amazing. The ceremony was very touching and sincere and the party was a blast. Congratulations to the two of them and I hope that the magic of Up North continues through their lives as it has fortunately through ours.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
quick update
August is ticking away and we go up north in a week!!!! We are so excited to get out of the 100 degree weather for two weeks. My Mom said it was barely 70 today! I can't wait to pack jeans and long sleeves!
Callie Jae has been quite a little character lately. She is beginning to mimic a little bit. For about a week straight, she focused real hard on blowing raspberries constantly. Each time I got near her belly, she stuck out her tongue and did it...very cute.
Today, 8/9, was the first time since we began solids, that she actually opened her mouth like a little bird when the spoon came near. It was fun to see her do that. Her favorite foods so far have been avocado and banana puree, sweet potato, and she enjoys when I mix formula into her cereals (instead of just water). Making her food has been easy and fun so far. I actually bought baby food green beans from the store yesterday because mine did not turn out very smooth. I have to mix mine with rice cereal in order for her to eat them. I actually felt really good when she completely spit out the store bought stuff. She wanted NOTHING to do with those! At least she will eat mine with rice cereal, so beans and rice it is!
My favorite joy as a Mom right now is to watch Callie Jae's face light up around Rylan. Those stares and little joys that I used to love getting from Rylan when he was a baby seemed to be saved for him this time around. I still get some of them, but Rylan ALWAYS gets the loving looks from his little sis. Love it!
Callie Jae has been quite a little character lately. She is beginning to mimic a little bit. For about a week straight, she focused real hard on blowing raspberries constantly. Each time I got near her belly, she stuck out her tongue and did it...very cute.
Today, 8/9, was the first time since we began solids, that she actually opened her mouth like a little bird when the spoon came near. It was fun to see her do that. Her favorite foods so far have been avocado and banana puree, sweet potato, and she enjoys when I mix formula into her cereals (instead of just water). Making her food has been easy and fun so far. I actually bought baby food green beans from the store yesterday because mine did not turn out very smooth. I have to mix mine with rice cereal in order for her to eat them. I actually felt really good when she completely spit out the store bought stuff. She wanted NOTHING to do with those! At least she will eat mine with rice cereal, so beans and rice it is!
My favorite joy as a Mom right now is to watch Callie Jae's face light up around Rylan. Those stares and little joys that I used to love getting from Rylan when he was a baby seemed to be saved for him this time around. I still get some of them, but Rylan ALWAYS gets the loving looks from his little sis. Love it!
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