Spring is here...okkk was here

We decided to take advantage of the wonderful weather we had last weekend

and drove to the beach

it is pretty awesome that we live 45 minutes from the shore

 

Unfortunately the wind was still too cold to get out of the car

But Baby Z loved it...

 She got to feel the warm rays and the chilly breeze...

 She seen birds for the first time...

 A mommy and baby feeding the gulls... 

And we got to spend some quality time together...

We often think about living by the beach

and what would be the pros and cons...

 

Maybe someday we will :)

Till then we plan to visit often

Yummy holiday weekend...

Our weekend didn't start on a good note

Baby Z wasn't feeling too good, there was a lot of puking, pooping and peeing (the 3Ps)

but she got better in a day and we were even able to enjoy a walk outside

in the wonderful sunny weather.

Here she is in her cute custom outfit.

 

Now that she loves her brown rice gruel

we decided to try some broccoli...

Mommy and baby both had broccoli!

 

Stir fried mushrooms, broccoli, some left over macaroni and some gruyere cheese...Yum!

 

Baby had some broccoli puree with brown rice in milk... 

 

 

  

She loved it!

 

Somehow we missed the warning - Oh my goodness the diapers...lets just say they weren't pleasant...and we hear that's how they will be hence forth...oh the joys of introducing solids!

FYI - We are still doing cloth diapers :)

 

Ok now that I am done reliving the diaper dilemma

back to food...

 

While out and about

we finally stopped at a nearby meat store that we have been meaning to go to since forever

got some yummy brats to grill and ate them with some sides

for a quick easy meal!

 

We decided to give baby Z some pears

thought maybe it would help her feel a little better

 

 She wasn't really interested in it

probably because she was really not feeling up to it or she doesn't like sweet :)

We will try again another day.

 

Sunday Dinner! Pot roast with some berry beer :)

Hope you all had a good weekend!

Hello 2013! We are back :)

Okay so it's been a while since I last blogged. So much has happened since September 2012...

Baby Z is 6mths! old. And she is getting increasingly mobile with each passing day.

 

Last Saturday we started solids. We went grocery shopping for healthy grains and used our awesome baby bullet (Thank you Aunt Vickie). We started with some brown rice...the bullet worked pretty well with milling the rice. Oh and baby Z loved the gruel mixed with some BM! I will continue to write updates as we try new foods.

 

 BM=Breast milk....yaay 6 mths of ebf (exclusive breast feeding) while working full time for 3 of those months. Looking forward to another 6 mths...wish me Luck!

The weather seems to be getting a lot better a.k.a. warmer :) Hopefully I don't jinx it. The mom to mom sales have already started...the last three Saturday mornings that's where we have been hanging...yeah Grant just looks forward (NOT) to getting up early Saturday to go shopping for a couple of hours!

I absolutely love headbands...for Baby Z. And they come in such cute colors and flowers, been going crazy lately buying from some lady who makes and sells these out of her home as well as off of Etsy. I would love to make them myself...I know exactly how to and where to get the supplies and it would be a lot cheaper...but unfortunately I do not have the time. Sigh....someday maybe :)

 

 Taking about no time - our weekend cooking and freezing for the month is working out pretty well actually. We no longer cook during the work week, just take out a portion size frozen meal, heat and eat. Love it! Our chest freezer is FULL...something we didn't imagine we could do.

 

I am so glad spring is around the corner can't wait to get started with some home organizational and renovation projects we have planned. Will get more into it that soon.

Nursery is ready and waiting...

 Finally got to those curtains I needed to stitch for the nursery

christened my christmas gift (new Brother sewing machine)

and got them done :)

 Grant putting them up...

 A lot of visual stimulation...

love it!

 The crib and sleeper is ready...

 We mounted some shelves to hold diaper changing accessories

Here is the daiper changing station on the dresser we painted :)

the drawers have all the little onesies and what not...

 Also got some shelves up for her books

and the closet is all stocked!

 

 And last but not the least a comfy feeding spot :)

 Still a few things like pictures and hooks to hang

but it is basically done

We are due in a week

but turns out, the baby is not ready to come yet!

So we will just have to wait a lil longer :/

Master Bath almost done!

The toilet is in...

 Plumbing done...

 

  The grouted tile looks gorgeous!!!

For our 1st time I think we did a pretty good job :)

Then all the nice shiny fixtures went in...

 And then the finishing trim :)

Now just the mirror above the sink left to go on

will wait for some assistance with the heavy lifting on that one

but it's almost done!!!