Making Plumples!

Today I set out to make plum puree for Colin... but I ended up with something a little bit different after some experimentation.

Here's how my most recent baby food making escapade went down.

First, the plums. Yum! Had to do a taste test first, of course.

I chopped them into smallish pieces, and decided to leave the skin on. Then I transferred them to my ugly well loved Pampered Chef microwave cooker and added a little water.

As I nuked my plums, I remembered I needed to wash some bottles.

And then the microwave beeped. Two minutes was all it took.

They came out looking like this. I tossed them into the blender,

liquid and all.

Oops.... I realized I'd made some lovely plum juice. Too thin. I diced an apple (an Empire, I think, not that it really matters), microwaved it for a couple minutes, and threw it into the mixture too.

You can't really tell from the picture, but the texture was much better with the apple added.

And there you have it. Plumples! Get it? And isn't that a lovely color?

I tasted the finished product, and it's a little bitter. Hopefully Colin won't mind... or if he does, Mommy might have to eat these plumplesicles (ha!) and do some more experimenting.

I'll post the verdict once my little dude has a chance to try my little concoction.

More to come! ♥

Oh my goodness!

I took this last night with my cell phone...

looks like we have a sitter!!!

Coming Next Week - Kidding Around Friday {link party}

The lovely Amanda from Growing Up Gardner and I will be hosting an all-things-kid-related link party starting next Friday!

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{Kid}ding Around Friday will be the place to share your

favorite kid-related posts about:

Crafts, Milestones, Homeschooling, Kid-Friendly Food, Decorating, Photography, Great Deals, Organization and more!

{To Join the Party}

1. Follow your hosts, Katie & Amanda.

2. Link to a specific kid-related post.

Up to 3 entries each. No giveaways or shops, please.

3. Grab our adorable little button - seriously, isn't it darling?

4. Enjoy reading through some of the other posts and make new friends!

Each week we will feature 3 of our favorite posts
from the previous week.

By submitting a link, you are granting Katie and I permission to use the photos from your post.

So get your post ready to link up next Friday. See you then.

~ Amanda & Katie

Assumptions vs Reality

One of the biggest lessons I've learned in becoming a mom for the first time is this: Every pregnancy is different, and every baby is different. You have very little control about both of these things, and you will be surprised - often - in both pregnancy and parenthood.

Now, this wouldn't bother me if all the surprises were good ones. A lot of them were, like finding out we were having a boy, and spontaneously going into labor a little early, but still full-term.. stuff like that. But some of them weren't so great. Here are some of the assumptions I had made prior to becoming a mommy, and the realities that surprised me.

Assumption: It might take a while to get pregnant once we started trying.

Reality: We conceived in our third cycle TTC; we were very lucky in that respect.
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Assumption: Pregnancy = morning sickness and feeling gross for at least the first trimester.

Reality: Again, I got really lucky here. I had an almost symptom-free pregnancy and LOVED being pregnant.
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Assumption: I'd deliver my baby vaginally. If you have your heart set on it, you can do it, right? "I am woman, hear me roar!" and all that.


Reality: 21 hours into my labor, Colin was born via emergency cesarian.
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Assumption: Recovery wouldn't be too bad. I'd be feeling more like myself after a week or two.

Reality: 21 hours of labor AND a c-section took quite a toll on me. It HURT for months. Like, really hurt. I could hardly take a shower on my own or stand up for five minutes at a time without feeling sore.
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Assumption: I'd breastfeed at least until Colin was 6 months old.

Reality: Uh, yeah... you can read about my short-lived breastfeeding journey here and here.
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Assumption: Most babies sleep through the night by 6-8 weeks.

Reality: SO not true for us. SO not true. We're just now getting decent sleep at 6 months.
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Assumption: I would love my baby so much I'd hardly be able to stand it, and I'd almost explode with joy every time I snuggled him close.

Reality: Oh. Well.. yeah, that one turned out to be true. :)
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More to come.

Wordless Wednesday: Colin's New Party Trick

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Toddle Along Tuesday!

Your hosts for this blog hop are Mama G at Growing Up Geeky and Kristin at Our Growing Garden.  Each week we'll have a featured blog, randomly selected from the previous week's links. 

This week's featured blog is The Froggy and the Mouse. Tottums has two adorable little boys in one little house! Hop on over and see for yourself :)

[More cuteness from my own sweet boy coming soon!]

Do I seriously have a 6 month old?!

Yes, yes I do. It feels like just yesterday I was snuggling my little peanut for the first time. And now, he's all grown up. Okay, not really.. but sometimes it feels that way. At six months old, Colin:

*can roll over like a champ
*loves to eat from a spoon; I've lost count of the foods he's tried!
*drinks anywhere from 6 to 8 ounces of formula at a time
*smiles ALL the time, with a huge grin that takes over his whole face
*loves to be tickled and to laugh
*can almost sit up on his own
*is a total snugglebug and loves to "hug" his mommy and daddy
*babbles when he's happy
*has said "mama" a couple times
*tries so hard to scoot across the floor on his belly
*now has a blankie, which he is very attached to :)
*looooves taking baths with mommy, and to splash in the water
*enjoys being read to and looking at books
*is the cutest thing EVER!

And now, for the official stats!

Weight: 21 lbs, 3 oz
Height: 28.5 inches
Head: 46 cm

According to Dr. G, he is in the 95th percentile, pretty much across the board.

My baby is a giant!

Mommy loves you so much, sweet baby boy!

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