Teething Biscuits

I swear this baby has been teething since he was about 2 months old. And yet we still have no teeth. I keep thinking it is going to happen or they are moving closer to the surface. But alas, still all gums. Not that I have an issue with it, I just wish he would get some teeth and maybe chill for a bit instead of being Mr. Fuss bucket. He is generally a happy baby, but there are times where he is fussing and nothing really calms him down, expect maybe a bath, but it isn't bath time. I usually resort to baby wearing at times like these.

But anyway, back to the point.

I wanted some teething biscuits for the wee one but didn't feel like buying them. Generally if I can make it, I will, since then you know the ingredients. So over the weekend I made some teething biscuits.

I think they are Leland approved.

Wholewheat Molasses Teething Biscuits

Ingredients:
1 egg yolk
2 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons vegetable oil ( I used grapeseed this time around, but next time I will be using coconut oil)
1 tablespoon rice milk (or soy or cow’s milk)
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons wheatgerm

Preparation:
In a mixing bowl, whisk together egg yolk, molasses, oil and milk.
Add flour and wheatgerm to bowl with wet ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon until mixture comes together in a dough. You
may need to add a little extra milk if the mixture is too dry and doesn’t come together.
Roll out dough on a floured surface and cut into desired shape (batons, circles etc). ( I didn't roll the dough out, instead I just
patted it out until it was even and a good thickness
Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 12 minutes or until firm and browned.
Cool before serving.

Makes 8 3-inch biscuits. ( I ended up getting more out of this, but maybe I just rolled the dough out thinner.)

Chaos

I feel like this past week has been complete chaos hectic.

School is starting to pile up, with the semester over half way over, I have a lot to do before the middle of December. I am trying to avoid thinking about this, but I have to think about it.

And we have been dog sitting all week. Good dogs, but it is a lot to add to the baby mix. And while I like dogs, I am not a dog person. I don't plan to have a dog until a certain little boy is begging, if he ever does. (Please don't Leland.)

But I think it is safe to say, Leland loves the pups. Loves them.

There was also an anniversary to celebrate this week. On Tuesday, was our 3 year anniversary of being married. We went out to dinner for it, which was a nice change of pace. And Leland fully enjoyed himself. He sat in a high chair, sucked on a couple of fries and tried to bounce the whole time. He also started to get loud at moments, not unhappy loud, just loud. It was pretty cute. He really loves being out in public.

A photo before dinner.

The pups are going back to their owners this weekend sometime, so hopefully next week will be less hectic.

And our freaking Carbon Monoxide detector went off tonight. The fire department was called and they came to check out the house. Did I mention that Leland had already gone to bed at this time. Yep- that happened. The beeping woke him up for a bit, but I was able to easily get him back to sleep. But we still had to leave the house. So I scooped him up and put him in the car seat and then sat in the car with him and the cats for 30 minutes. Thankfully he stayed asleep the whole time, even when I put him back into bed. But I am worried about sleeping tonight and about him sleeping tonight ( I have already checked on him a couple of times). Turns out it was nothing, just poor circulation in the house and lots of cooking going on. We will be keeping the kitchen window cracked on cooking days from now on.

One good thing about this is I didn't even know if we had a carbon monoxide detector and kept meaning to ask our landlord but had not got around to it, so now I know. It has a creepy voice that says "warning carbon monoxide" over and over again with beeping.

Here is to next week being better.

E.C.

One of Jeff's cousins introduced us into Elimination Communication. I really liked the concept, so I decided we would do this with Leland. While we haven't quite figured out his schedule of elimination, he isn't quite regular yet, we will start putting him on the potty every night before or after bath time. And then progress from there.

I knew I wanted to start this once he was able to sit up on his own, I just had to find a potty ring, and I did the other day. So now we begin. And he is already peed once while doing this! Not that he knew what was happening, it was still exciting.

First snow

So starting Tuesday night and continuing all Wednesday we had the first snow of the season, which also ended up being his first snow. So I was all excited to put him in his Chiefs snowsuit and Chiefs knitted hat. But once we got outside he was not having it, at all. I think the pictures show this, don't worry as soon as I snapped this pictures we went right back inside. This could be a problem with living in Colorado. But hopefully he will get over it, sometime.

Using our hands

This baby really enjoys eating with his hands. I am glad we decided to do this from the beginning.

We have been dog sitting this week for some loser friends that are in Italy, how dare they ( just kidding). But the dogs have been loving us giving Leland table food. Because when he throws it on the ground, they can eat it.

The video shows him eating quinoa, thanks Jet's Journey for the idea! It is a little long, but you don't have to watch all of it for the idea.



Hands are also being used lately to put anything and everything in his mouth because someone is teething. I think he is starting to get some real pains too because he has been especially fussy lately.

And he has been trying to do something lately that I am dreading. That is moving. He has yet to continuously roll. He can roll both ways and will but he just goes back and forth instead of continuing in one direction. And this week he has started trying to get up on his knees, or get up on this feet and sticking his butt up in the air to push forward. Uh oh, things are about to change around here. Hopefully he will take his time to actually crawl. But I think if he hasn't accomplished it by Thanksgiving, he will do so that week. Being around lots of mobile cousins will be the push if he doesn't get there before that.

So please baby, wait until Thanksgiving. I am not ready to baby proof. I like that you stay in one spot when I leave the room.