Rhubarb Streusal Muffins

There was a lot of cooking and eating this weekend.  A lot.  I tried my best to take pictures of all of it, but by Monday I started slacking.  So there are no photos of the massive cookout that happened on Monday. 

(Someone is figuring out how tasty hands can be)

These muffins happened because for Jeff's birthday a strawberry rhubarb crisp was made.  I asked Jeff to pick up two cups of rhubarb from the store and two cups became two pounds.  So... we had a lot of rhubarb left over, enter these muffins. 

And I will say they are actually tasty, and I don't care for rhubarb.  But the rhubarb has a nice tang to the sweet muffins.  And they are topped with streusal, just like more desserts should. 

Spinach and Potato Hash

Sometimes it is nice to have breakfast for dinner, and this dinner is delicious, filling and not full of sugar like most breakfast items. 

I really liked this meal because I am loving anything with sausage or fennel seeds.  That flavor is just amazing. 

Awake baby

This past week Leland has become more alert and awake.  He smiles a couple times a day, usually in the morning.  I am trying to get one on camera but I am usually too late or the camera is not near me.  And he is sleeping better at night.  It is crazy to see how much he is changing and how quickly it can happen. 

He is also getting better at holding his head up, he really likes to do it when he is laying on your chest, versus on the floor during tummy time. He is also starting to use his arms to push himself up a bit when on his tummy. 

Craigslist

As I said yesterday I found this great deal on craigslist.  I am now an avid craigslist stalker.  I check it at least a couple times a day to see if there is anything worth while being sold, only baby related items though.  And the same day that I found the awesome deal on the BabyBjorn, I found an awesome deal on baby clothes.

All of this for 30 bucks!

95 pieces of clothing, 11 pairs of socks and 14 pairs of shoes.  All the clothing ranges from 6 months to 2T, with most of it being in the 12 month range.  This means with this lot and the items from the garage sales I am set on clothing for about a year.  I probably need a few more pieces of 6-9 month size but overall I am set.  I cannot believe the awesome deal I got on these clothes!  And I am happy that some of the shoes are soft sole for when he starts walking.

Baby Carriers

Leland loves to held most of the day, besides a little bit of play mat time and tummy time.  And he naps the best when he is sleeping on me, so insert baby carriers here.  Our friends let us borrow their moby wrap and I really like it but once I have to take him out (to eat or change) I have to re-wrap it before I can get him back in because it gets stretched out.  But it is really nice, comfortable and he loves it. 

(I did the actually wrapping on this, Jeff just stood there.  The moby can be a bit daunting at first if you don't know how to wrap it.)

But I was hoping to find a carrier with a bit more structure so I could easily take him in and out without having to re-wrap or adjust every time.  I figured this would be helpful for outings and traveling.  So I started watching craigslist like a hawk for a couple of days. And yesterday I found an awesome deal: a BabyBjorn Active for $20.  20 bucks!  I could not believe it (they are normally around $100), so I quickly responded to the post hoping I was the first and I was!

The lady I bought it from was super nice and made sure I understood how to use it and put it on before I left.  I am so excited about this purchase.  I also got another great craigslist deal, I will post about it tomorrow. 

The best thing about these carriers is that when I know he is tired (once he becomes fussy and has been fed recently) I just put him in one of these and he falls asleep within a couple of minutes.  Best way for him to nap and it allows me to do what I need to around the house.  Maybe someday he will actually sleep in a bed by himself for a nap or nighttime, maybe.