Friday Roundup

1. Leland had his 9 month check up. His stats are : weight- 19 lbs 1.5 oz, length- 27 inches, head 45.6 cm.  Everything is around the 25 %, so he is a small guy, no worries.  His length and weight are bit on the lower side of 25% and his head is on the larger side.

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2. It is taking me forever to get through my current book.  One it didn't get interesting until about 300 pages in (but I am determined to read it) and two I am swapped with school readings.

3. These videos are hilarious. Shit toddlers say.  One by Mommy Shorts . One by Suburban Snapshots.

4. I am so grateful to have a wonderful healthy baby.  This momma's heartbreak is awful to read about.  Makes me want to hug my baby a little tighter.

5. I have several new articles up at 2ndGreenRevolution.  You should totally check them out.

6. Leland is becoming less sensitive to dairy, this means I get to eat ice cream again! And that makes everyone happy.

7. Leland 'dances' now.  If you haven't watched this video you should because it is super cute.  But I won't make you listen to me sing forever, so if you just watch the first 30 seconds, you get the idea.  And if you are a true champ, you will watch the whole video because there is also some cute clapping in there too.


And I am going to end there because I can.
Have a good weekend. I will be doing lots of school work. Hopefully.

Wake up call

So there have been a couple of mornings where we sleep until 8 am, and I am always so thankful...

Until someone decides not to take a morning nap.

So now I set an alarm for 7 am, everyday in order to have two naps.

Sometimes you have to do what is best for baby or momma's sanity and give up those wonderful days of sleeping in. 

Because really we are both much happier when there are two naps in a day versus one.

Wordless Wednesday: Concentration

What we Ate: Meixcan lasagna

I was going to be all fancy and make this recipe from Pintrest.  But then I decided that was too much work and I already had the ingredients, so I made this...

Mexican Lasagna, on the left, messy but delicious (sorry for the poor picture)

Leland had a broken down version: cheddar cheese, black olives, refried beans, wheat tortillas, kiwi

Ingredients:
1 can refried beans, or if you make them at home- 1 cup dried pinto beans cooked and then pureed, cooked with bacon grease and onion.
1lb ground buffalo
6-10" whole wheat tortillas
1 cup salsa
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chopped black olives
1/2 cup green onions

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375.

Once everything is prepped you get to start layering it all.  Grease a 9 x 13 pan.  Put two tortillas on the bottom of the pan.  Then put all the meat on top of the tortillas, with the meat juice or grease.  Then add a third of the salsa and spread it over the meat. Add two more tortillas on top and add the can of refried beans.  Add another third of the salsa and smooth over the beans.  Then add the last two tortillas, and last bit of salsa.  Cover it with all the cheese, olives and onions.

Bake for 25 minutes with foil on top, then broil to finish it off.

We served this with purple cabbage with salt, pepper, lime juice and avocado oil and avocado on top.  it was really good.  A key element was keeping the meat with the meat juice.

When I first made it I didn't think it was going to be that great, but after my first bite I was changed, it was amazing.

Glasses

There are many side effects of pregnancy.

• weight gain, and weight that hangs around
• stretch marks
• hair loss
• go up a shoe size
• change in hair color
• loss of vision

I was lucky enough to not get any stretch marks or have my show size increase but my vision did change.

So now I am lucky enough to own a pair of glasses.

Leland hasn't minded too much, he seems not to touch mine as much as Jeff's but we will see how it progresses. 
In the first two photos he is clapping and the last one he is mad that he can't touch the keyboard.

I think I look studious, what do you think?

p.s. I may have always wanted a pair of glasses and now I do.