whole weekend off!

Brandon has the WHOLE weekend off :D

yesss.

Today was a nice, relaxing day with the bambino. Not much to say, only I made the best chocolate vegan cake today. SO GOOD.

Brandon is mad.

Cameron drank water :D


Brandon is mad at me because I refuse to take the dogs out at night.

I do my part with the dogs, really, I do. I take them out three times during the day while he is at work and I make sure that they have fresh water throughout the day and clean up after them when they make mess on the floor..and I have been the one to clean their bedding and cages lately.

I cooked, so the rule is, he cleans. I clean when he cooks..that is how it has always been. I even helped him! I loaded the dishwasher and cleaned out the fridge! He looks at me like I don't do anything because he is doing something and I'm online...grr. I did my share! He was playing online while I was putting Cameron to bed...he's a hypocrite.

But we are all at times..maybe he's just stressed at work.

Cameron tried Avocado tonight...but didn't eat much, I think it was too squishy for him.

I have pics of him in the tub after said Avocado and of his teeth!






(as I was uploading we got over our agitations haha..now I'm watching TV and he's playing Xbox..he apologized as did I)

4 days no dairy

When I say "No Dairy" I mean "NO dairy"

I went out and bought special butter/milk/breads and have successfully refrained from dairy except on Tuesday night when I had dinner with the ladies. I had a schmear of cream cheese and a cookie that quite possibly had dairy products in it.

I know this is a bit invasive and not-so-pleasing to post online for the world to see, but it is really for myself. I want to keep track of the next few days' worth of diapee contents and since this blog is about me also being a mom, well..it makes sense to put it here.

don't worry, there won't be any pictures to follow :D

8:30-olive green in color and no mucous or chunks
8:45-(after feeding) more tan in color with bits of apple from yesterday..still no mucous! Though, Cameron DID vomit all of his food up..not spit-up..vomit.
10:30-olive green with, still, no mucous
12:22-olive green, curdy, a bit of mucous (but not tons..)

*I read online while researching eliminating dairy while breastfeeding and in most cases the child will vomit from the drastic change in diet. In sense, it gets a bit worse right before it gets way better.

Poor child is playing naked right now on a towel on the floor..porr kid .::eye roll::. he's loving it! haha

tired.

Cameron slept pretty decently last night..until he decided 5:00 was late enough to play :D

I also had an appointment at 2:00 this afternoon, so I drove Brandon to work to have the car..and guess who slept the whole way? YUP! CAMERON haha

I'm tired.

tuesday

whoo...I am SO exhausted!

Cameron helped me bake cookies and brownies today :) We didn't have all of our ingredients, so we took a not so quick trip to Wal*Mart to gather supplies.

I baked everything from scratch.

THEN, we picked up Brandon from work, relaxed a bit, and then he drove me to my sister's friends' house for a ladies dinner..they do it every week, and I'm invited back :D It was nice to be around other women..I'm used to this constant testosterone jungle that I forget what it is like to even have estrogen.


Cameron was really good while we were gone; it was on the way home that he had a fit. A teeth throbbing/hungry tummy/sleepy baby fit ensued all the way home.

THEN..we got home and the place was a mess :/ BUT BRandon is being a busy bee/loving man and cleaning the bathroom for me. I love him...

and Cameron is passed out in our bed. I love him...

Sweet Potato

Cameron ate his first solid food tonight :D

I cut locally grown sweet potato into wedges and baked at 400 degrees for 30 min, peeled off the skin, and viola! He had noms!

His face said he didn't like them..but the fact that he cried when it was all gone said otherwise.

+1

I'm bored.

Brandon is playing Xbox (as always) and Cameron is asleep..I should be sleeping haha.

Poor Cameron had an upset tummy earlier. I think it was from the infant Tylenol I gave him (under .8mL) but he threw up 3 times tonight :/ his temperature is usually around 97.2 but it went up to 98.5..which, I know, is well in the normal range, but it is high for him, so I got all "mommified" and and feeling anxious about it tonight..but he is sleeping soundly in our room right now..

He just wanted mommy cuddles and for me to rock him/rub his back..I can't lie and say I didn't love that moment, but I do wish it were the effect of a different scenario and not from him not feeling well.

I bought a new mat for our bathroom today at world market. It's brown and squishy..it makes it feel more decorated and is SO much better than a dumb towel folded in half to catch our water after a shower.

After we took a shower, Brandon mentioned cleaning the bathroom tomorrow..I just raised a sideways eyebrow at him in disbelief but total excitement..haha, he knows how to make me a happy woman!

He has really been stepping up and helping out around here lately. He even hung a picture for me! It was cute, he got out the measuring tape and wrote all of the measurements down on paper to make sure he was going to hang it centered..and he did :)

oopsies :)

31st- Today was a pretty alright day. Brandon had to work :/ buut I spent the whole day with my bambino and older sister, Jenn.

We went grocery shopping at whole foods and the local farmer's market..then we went to a world market that is closing and I bought some champagne for Valentine's day with the Mr. :)

It's bath time for Cameron!


sunrise this morning


30th- Brandon worked late (as is usual these days) but he, of course, had time to make our boy laugh :)


& we visited my sister Jennifer and had awesome rice/veggie soup!


29th-We went back to the lake :D And Cameron wasn't too enthralled haha