foodies

I have budding foodies on my hands- the girls love flavor! Cumin, red pepper flakes, ginger... They love it all!

Recent creations include homemade "goldfish"

I'm currently making gingerbread apple waffles- they are delicious!

updates

The girls have been busy lately! They are crawling all over the place and pulling themselves up and standing too.

The girls are a bit more interested in playing independently now- they will crawl from room to room and find something to entertain themselves with. Favorite activities include pulling all of the clothes out of their drawers, taking their shoes off the shelves, and pulling all of their toys out of the toy baskets.

The girls still love bath time! I give them a bath almost every night- it gives me a chance to sit down and take a break. In the evening when they start to get a bit cranky, I put them in the tub for an instant attitude adjustment.

They are willing to eat almost everything. Yesterday we went out for lunch and Claire loved black beans and enchilada soup- she is such an adventurous little eater... which shocks me, as back in her newborn days, we routinely had to strip her down to her diaper to get her to finish her bottle. Audrey will try almost any food, but she doesn't have the same enthusiasm for meal time that Claire does. I've heard that once they hit the toddler stage kids tend to become very picky, but hopefully we can keep their good food habits going.

sleep training

My most recent post on sleep was from about a week ago. Two days ago we finally decided to listen to the pediatrician's advice and try sleep training. They both cried for about 10 minutes, then got up for a 5 am bottle and then slept again until 8:30! I didn't have quite as stellar results last night, but Claire was only up once versus every hour- definitely an improvement!

I'll sleep when they are 30?

We've had a bit of sleep regression in this house with miss Claire. She will be happy if she is being held, but put her back in her crib and she screams. 

I texted my cousin my idea that in 29 years I will get a good nights sleep (2 am texts are acceptable when you are a newly minted 21 year old or new mom) Her response was that when the girls are my age they'll have grand kids to keep me up.

Maybe I'll sleep when I'm 70?

broccoli, cheddar, and sweet potatoes, oh my!

I've been trying new recipes for the girls lately. Tonight I made broccoli cheddar patties and they are delicious (and easy)! Steam some cubed sweet potato and broccoli, mash it up, throw in some cheese and mix in a beat egg. Then form into patties and bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. I'm not even a huge sweet potato fan, but Iove these!

I'm on a mission to kick my nasty junk food habit. For the next week (maybe longer?) if I wouldn't feed it to the girls I'm not eating it (with the exception of beverages). Here's to some adventurous snacking!

fake out

Trying the pediatrician's advice and replacing Audrey's night time bottle with water.

Somehow I'm guessing letting her get super cozy in your bed wasn't part of her sleep training solution. #babysteps

Happy Halloween

Better late than never? I wrote this on Halloween but it failed to publish.

Cousin Cameron came to visit and we had fun shopping.