Babygirl isn’t a “baby” any more – she’s a full-on toddler! She is running, climbing, jumping, climbing, playing outside, climbing – have I mentioned she likes climbing? Last night after dinner, we found her on top of the dinner table. She can climb the steps on her slide, and the steps to get into the [...]

Last night I made Crack Roast for dinner. As I was making Sophie’s plate so it could cool, my husband dipped a small piece of the pork into the sauce and gave it to her. She licked her lips – “Yum num num.” She loved rice with a sauce over the weekend, so last night [...]

Sophie is in the last month of her first year. I can’t believe how quickly time has passed! She is eating more and more table food and drinking less milk during the day. One 6 ounce bottle now lasts the entire work day! I am planning to stop pumping after she is a year old [...]

This morning I made pancakes for our breakfast. As they were cooking, I made a handful of “Sophiecakes” along the edge of the pan. I dripped batter into penny-sized pancakes for her. I let them cool in a bowl and gave to her in her high chair. They stayed in the  bowl an entire two [...]

Big Sis had been asking for chicken and dumplings for dinner. To make things easier after work, I put some chicken in the crock pot with some broth, herbs, and seasonings Wednesday before I went to work. By the time we all got home, it smelled GOOD.  I poured the cooking broth into a pot, [...]

I came home from work last night to find Big Sis preparing to feed Sophie. She proudly told me the menu: sweet potatoes, squash, and green beans. I haven’t “fixed” the green beans yet, though, so she replaced them with peaches. She heated the foods, then learned what happens when we take too long- dinner [...]