She's so cute when she's sleeping!
Sending Aunt Mary in Denver our love!
Look how much I've grown!
Trey went behind my back and got my mom to watch Grace last night so we could have "date night." We saw the new Batman movie and went to a cool new bar/grill. More on that later. My mom kept Gray all night and we'll pick her up later today. Let me just say that I feel more human today than I have in weeks. It's amazing what a little sleep can do!
Grace used to be sleeping through the night. This was at about 2 months (I think). The last month or so, Grace has returned to getting up at 3 and 5, and sometimes more than that. I think she's a bottomless pit! I started feeding her solids at 3 months thinking that it would help, and it did a little, but didn't solve the problem. She now eats oatmeal for breakfast with a mix-in of fruit and cereal at night with a mix-in of vegetables. She's eating every three hours on the dot. Still, not sleeping through the night. Needless to say, after a couple months of this, I'm a walking zombie!
School starts in two weeks and I'm trying to get ready, but I feel so scatterbrained that I can't get organized. AHHH! I dropped her off at daycare yesterday so I could cut my Crucible unit from 7 weeks to 3, and that helped. She'll probably go 2 or 3 days this week so I can get my room ready and finish up some planning and paperwork.
The new Batman movie was pretty good. It was a little hard for me to follow (maybe due to lack of sleep); I felt like they were talking too fast and I couldn't understand what they were saying. It certainly was darker and more depressing than the other movies! I kept finding myself trying to analyze the joker. Then I found myself thinking, I wonder if Heath's ex watched the movie and how she felt about seeing him in this role. (Remember, I did tell you I was scatterbrained) After the movie we walked down the street to a new bar/grill called Zingers. It was great! Good service, good food! They had TV's EVERYWHERE! We watched part of the opening ceremonies, split a hamburger, had a Stella, and headed for home. It was quite a nice evening!
I know I promised some of you that I would have pictures up, but we've had a computer issue this week. Our desktop which stores all of our photos is having some power problems and keeps restarting. Trey ordered a part to fix it and once it's fixed, I'll be able to access the pictures from my laptop. Right now all I get is an error message. Ugh! Technology is great, but only if it works properly! I'll try to get the pictures up soon!
I've been starting to worry about my milk supply once I go back to work. I have been doing some research and came across this recipe for cookies. I thought I'd share it. Heather, I KNOW you'll love these! Robin, I'd be surprised if you even bake them, there might not be anything left in the bowl to bake once you taste test them! LOL!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Lactation Cookies by Noel Trujillo
This recipe is great for mothers who are breastfeeding. It helps to keep your milk supply up or increase your milk supply. Use more brewers yeast and oatmeal if you are wanting to increase your milk supply. You can use more chocolate chips if you like or any kind of chips.
Yield: 4 1/2 dozen
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
4 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons flax seed meal
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups oats
1 cup chocolate chips
2-4 tablespoons brewer's yeast
Directions:
1Preheat oven to 350°.
2Mix the flaxseed meal and water and let sit for 3-5 minutes.
3Beat butter, sugar, and brown sugar well.
4Add eggs and mix well.
5Add flaxseed mix and vanilla, beat well.
6Sift together flour, brewers yeast, baking soda, and salt.
7Add dry ingredients to butter mix.
8Stir in oats and chips.
9Scoop onto baking sheet.
10Bake for 12 minutes.
11Let set for a couple minutes then remove from tray.
