My Little Turkey

I was supposed to work last night but got canceled due to low census. Bummer. I would have rather been canceled tonight because we have something going on tomorrow morning and that way I could actually get some sleep. Speaking of sleep...or lack thereof...I have a big turkey on my hands. Last night my little turkey did not want to stay sleeping! Whenever Jake is home by himself, Elijah goes to bed at 730. Not for me...ever. So last night he started getting sleepy (or so I thought) at 715. Tried to nurse him and put him to bed. Two hour process. He's not normally like that. Of course I'm the wimp that wouldn't let him cry longer than 10 minutes. I can't really say that I minded too much. The idea of not having to be at work and spending the time rocking my own precious baby was fine by me. Yes there are things I could have been doing but who can resist his sweet sleepy face. Of course I don't know how sweet I thought it was at 1200 when he woke up...or 115 when he woke up AGAIN but I can't really blame him. The second time I got up with him I could hear his poor tummy rumbling. Anyway. He was bright eyed and bushy tailed at 730am to give Daddy hugs and kisses before he had to go to work. Little turkey! We shall see if he will take a long nap so mommy can get rest before she has to work.

Messy Day

Today must be a messy day. I've been working on some projects to sell to make a little extra money for Christmas and so our kitchen is a mess of stamps, paper, and ink. I hate the mess but love the work so what can I say? Thankfully Jake is being great about it all. Hopefully it will be done soon. Bummer that I have to work the next two nights...Anyway. So Elijah must realize it's a messy day. He woke up with this crazy hair do. Messy but cute on him..of course I think anything is cute on him.


So once I fed him this morning (I decided to start am feedings b/c he just stares at me longingly while I eat MY breakfast) I realized that he would not be clean about this either. You may think it's strange but he is usually a very clean eater. Not today. Everything that went in came out...sometimes forcefully...all over the high chair. He found it funny. Needless to say we got a bath.


Of course after his bath he looked like my sweet little boy again. I just love him in this outfit. Thanks to his buddy Brandon for it! Look at his face! What a cutie!


Well, I better go. He's getting tired. He doesn't want to just go to sleep. What a fighter...silly goose!

Purple Thumb

Okay, so I grew up in a home with two green thumbs and somehow I got a purple one instead. I love flowers and having houseplants but apparently I'm not a very good "houseplant mommy". I have managed to pretty much kill anything that I get...or at least make it very homely looking. I have had African violets...for a little while. I did have a pretty nice arrangement for awhile...until Kitty ate it. Jake was sweet and brought me a mini rose and a mum (reminds me of home in the fall!). As you can see...I killed them. And I don't know why! I watered them..not too much..not too little. I seriously had them for 2 days and they died. What gives?

My only success story is an Umbrella Plant that Jake's Mom gave me. She kept it alive and well for a year and was afraid she might kill it (apparently she has the purple thumb gene too) so she had the idea that since my family has the green thumb gene (seriously, my Mom, Dad, Grandma...etc... beautiful plants) I would keep it alive. It has been good to me and made me feel like I can at least keep SOMETHING green alive.
I guess I shouldn't complain too much. At least I got the baker gene. I made an apple crisp in the crockpot yesterday. Well, I don't really know how it can be crispy in the crockpot but it was great for breakfast. Really easy too. Just sliced apples covered in some lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg topped with a mixture of a little honey, butter and granola with raisins. Yummy.

On to other things. Elijah is such a sweetie pie. He sure loves his mommy and daddy! He takes his hand and caresses our face. I've done that to him since he was born so I think he has learned that this is a sign of affection. He reaches out for us AND he can now give kisses. He holds our face and then leans in with a nice, big, slobbery mouth. I never thought the feeling of an open mouth slobbery kiss would make me feel so good. He has to be in the mood for it but he does know what give mama (or daddy) kisses means b/c that when he does it. Of course I captured a really good shot with my camera..without the memory card in it so this is the second place picture.


It is cool here now so we are into sweaters. YEAH! It's weird I LOVE sweaters..hate jackets. Too bulky. There's nothing like slipping into a sweater and drinking hot cider, tea, or hot chocolate. Add to that reading a book or magazine (who am I kidding...who has time for that with a 5 month old) and it's a great day. I found some great sweaters at that kid sale a month ago and have been waiting for Elijah to be able to wear them.

This one has a little hedgehog on it. At first I thought it was a squirrel but Jake informed me that no, it was a hedgehog. I guess it is..doesn't really matter..it's cute..and cuter with him in it. Not the best picture as I'm not the photographer in the family but oh well.

I guess that's all for now!

It's been over a week!

I can't believe it's been over a week since I've posted! Wow! I've been busy..not that I have much to show for it though! As some of you know, Jake went to Michigan to get a car. A Mazda Speed6. He got home late last night after a VERY long drive. Of course we missed him greatly while he was gone. Elijah was already in bed when he got home so he didn't see him until this morning and he commented on how much he changed in 3 days. I said, no way...but now looking at him, maybe he has a little. He's definitely maturing more and more each day with his actions and sounds. I gave him some oatmeal cereal yesterday and he's already had prune juice from a sippy cup. He was officially 5 months old on Thursday. Jake's comment (and the fact that Elijah's 6mo pj's no longer fit his lengthy body!) made me measure him today. Are you ready for this? He's 27 1/2 inches and 18 1/2 pounds! Can you believe it! I can't! Jake bought Elijah a pair of moccasins on his journey through the reservation. They're supposed to fit when he's about a year old...at this rate it may be sooner! It's just amazing how much he matures both physically and developmentally. He's such a blessing. Well, I best get on with my day. Today I have the luxury of sipping on tea with Nannu cookies! Yummy!

Odds and Ends

There hasn't been too much going on around here but I wanted to post some misc updates that I haven't had the chance to because they are pretty random. Jessica's post on her apple pie got me in the mood to make something so I made some apple muffins and am awaiting my mom's new recipe for pumpkin banana bread. I love the fall because it brings baking. Yummy! I also have been bored with my old recipes and have been trying some new things. I made some salmon that was EXCELLENT. At least I thought so. It was really easy too. I just put the salmon on a piece of foil, sprinkled salt, rosemary, garlic, some slice onions, a little lemon juice and sprayed a little olive oil on it and baked it. Yummy! I also tried the buffalo chicken lasagna from the crockpot blog that I have a link to. It was pretty good. Something different. Of course I've tried some things that haven't been so good...we won't talk about those though.

Elijah is sitting up by himself little by little. Right now he leans forward a lot and then gets kind of wobbly and then falls but he's trying! He can take his time though. I'm not anxious for him to grow up. He already has so much in almost 5 months...where has time gone?!!


Jake and I started dating 7 years ago this month. I can't believe it. I've been going through old photos and think how young we look! This picture was taking 3 years ago. I don't have a picture to post of us 7 years ago but I can tell you that we look even younger! We have done so many fun things together. I am sure glad that the Lord gave me a best friend like him. It's been really hard on him with my depression and although it's been a LOT better I have been a little down this week and I think he takes it personally and thinks that I'm upset with him. I just need a big hug and someone to listen to me. This may sound silly (although it may not to all you moms out there) but I was looking at my feet and realized how awful they look and how I don't feel like I have the time to put in to myself (as I'm sitting here blogging! Well, that's therapeutic for me) and have neglected some things...like lotion on my feet! I actually went out the other day and bought some new shampoo and conditioner and let me tell you, I felt like a new person the next day in the shower. I even used some of my "special" smelling soap. I have inherited a nasty gene from my mother...it's called don't use the nice things that you have. I haven't been using my favorite scent since...I don't know when actually because it's more expensive than regular soap. Is that dumb? I guess I could just ask for some more for my birthday or something. Anyway...off on a tangent.

So the other thing that I'm looking forward to doing (although I don't know when!) is getting to scrapbook! I just got a new kit from Creating Keepsakes that is a baby album. It's VERY cool and has a lot of the pages already set up as far as things like baby shower, family tree, etc, etc. I am itching to do it and maybe relax a little bit. Scrapbooking is a stress reliever for me. Why would I have any stress? Ha! Well for starters I just BARELY have enough milk for Jake to feel Elijah tonight. For some reason Elijah is just not getting enough from me and has depleted the supply of milk I have in the freezer. I started taking fenugreek yesterday and have been drinking mother's milk tea so I am hoping that helps and I can get my stores up again. It's very discouraging when your baby pulls away from you crying because he is still hungry and you have nothing for him.


That's all for now!