Drinks For Beannuts

So I am getting a little lazy with my all-organic, all-homemade, all-the-time routine around here.

Some days, I admit, the best I can do is Whole Foods pumpkin muffins, oatmeal, and some peanut-butter and banana. And I cringe at the thought of her going without any veggies.

But then I got wind of this green shake stuff . . . → Read More: Drinks For Beannuts

Baptismal waters…

So we’re finally getting this child cleansed of her original sin. And being the good Catholics we are, I figured we should at least show our faces at mass tonight since the baptism is in two weeks and we haven’t been to church in, oh, about eight months. Heck, we’re not even registered parishioners. Heck, we . . . → Read More: Baptismal waters…

Beannut Speaks

Mahom (me)
Da da da da (BeanPa)
Nahon (my mother)
Nuh-nuh (nursing)
Dut dut dut (duck)
roo roo (dog or bird or various other animals or even children dressed as animals)
ay meh meh meh meh meh (a kind of protest that means “oh poor me, no, don’t do this to me” in the event of things like changing clothes, putting her . . . → Read More: Beannut Speaks

She Won’t Wear Hats

Or, for that matter…

hoods.

She hates sweet potatoes and won’t let me give her medicine or supplements in any way shape or form (not even mixed in water); in fact, she won’t even drink water now that I’ve “poisoned” it once before. It’s imprinted. She’s like that.

I can’t take her temperature. She screams.

She insists on holding . . . → Read More: She Won’t Wear Hats

Nothing Proverbial Here…

Just a regular foot in her mouth. Like, all the time. And today she did it while wearing the new slippers BeanPa bought for her.

Since the Beannut doesn’t much like keeping shoes on her feet, these have been the perfect solution. They stay on, and they have a sturdy bottom. I’ve let her walk around . . . → Read More: Nothing Proverbial Here…

The Price of Shoes…

What is this racket?

My child, dare I say, looks like she’s thinking about walking pretty soon. She’s taking her time, but I’m glad she is. Cause soon we’re going to be out of house and home to keep her in a constant supply of shoes. The guy at the local shoe store tells us they go . . . → Read More: The Price of Shoes…

She Might’ve Eaten Tar …

Had I fed it to her back in the day. She might have eaten a small gopher. A maple tree, a tortoise shell …

But then she turned one.

And we night weaned (and are still …)

And she decided to be one of those kids.

Thing is, I grew up in an Italian-esque family. Not a right-off-the-boat . . . → Read More: She Might’ve Eaten Tar …

Why Not To Let Your Kid Get Overtired

Because then you end up home on a Saturday night, pulling your hair out trying to get her back into her routine, which was never really much of a routine, but much more of a routine than this … whatever this is. She’s been waking every twenty minutes at night, due to a double ear infection, . . . → Read More: Why Not To Let Your Kid Get Overtired

Long-Awaited Gluten- Dairy- Soy- Sugar-free Banana Bread Recipe

Well, here it is. I’ll admit, it’s not the most exciting banana bread out there (the title of this post might have already clued you in on that) but it’s great for those with sensitive babes like the beannut.

I pretty much introduced egg to her through this recipe (you can always replace egg with oil) . . . → Read More: Long-Awaited Gluten- Dairy- Soy- Sugar-free Banana Bread Recipe

Nursing Baby Gummy Bear

You all know that I have been nursing every 2 hours for the past 11 months. This is not something I ever thought I would say.

It’s not all been bliss, let me tell you. The sleep deprivation alone has transported me to places that probably even peyote couldn’t (not that I’ve ever tried it).

So bear with . . . → Read More: Nursing Baby Gummy Bear