Thursday, May 5, 2011

My growing girl...

To say the last few weeks have been hectic is an understatement.  Amongst all the commotion, I am over whelmed with how quickly Ingrid is growing.  I say this all the time,but she is really turning into such a little girl.  From baby to child.

-Yesterday was the first time she really showed interest in picking out her own clothes.  I took her to her closet and she scanned her wardrobe a few times before deciding that without a doubt, it was a day for her purple sweatshirt and colorful skirt (thankfully she didn't show the same wardrobe indecisiveness her mother does).  

-While I always swore I'd never be that parent who tells everyone about their child's potty training habits, I can't help but be super excited that for the first time earlier this week she intentionally used her potty!!  (although in the past there have been "grab the naked baby and stick her on her potty quick" unintentional moments)  We were so excited, however Ingrid was a little annoyed with the whole process.  You would think she would be really elated at her accomplishment, but I think she was irritated that we weren't just cleaning up her mess for her...

-The other day I was sitting on the living room floor and she had a piece of food she no longer wanted, so she handed it to me and said "Here ya go!".....I love that little sentences are forming.

Growing up SO fast!




























Ingrid in her outfit she picked out.


Croup
Yesterday Ingrid had her first fever.  She has a very "all or nothing" type personality, so it was no surprise that her first fever was not mild.  We rushed her to urgent care when it topped 104.00 last night.  The doctor checked her out (gave her a throat culture-which was painful to watch) and sent her home recommending Tylenol,  ibuprofen, and cool baths.  We put her to bed around 10pm, only to here her wake up 30 minutes later struggling to breath.  She was making a horrible barking noise when she breathed.  We flew out of the door and headed to the ER.  To make a long story short: 2 hours of horrible screaming, blood work, a shot, nebulizer treatments, an up right X-Ray (which by the way looks like a torture device), and one very tired girl later we were home.  The only thing she wanted was her momma, she clung on to me for dear life!  Both Michael and I fought back tears to watch all this happen to her.  Luckily she is okay, and we are very thankful for that.  She finally got to sleep last night around 12:30 last night (or this morning rather).  She is still asleep, so we are praying for a day of rest and recovery!

Before her fever sky rocketed to 104 last night we took a few pictures of our little sicky.  Who would have thought that even with such a high temp she was still acting perfectly normal.  What a trooper!



I love that she is taking her baby's temperature (on the right)!  What a good little mommy!





Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Tuesdays

I like Tuesdays for a lot of reasons. 


1) It's not Monday 
2) Taco Tuesdays at Taco Johns (Ingrid's favorite and one of the only things she eats without coercion) 
3)Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution on ABC


While it may seem weird to look forward to eating at Taco John's only to look forward to coming home to watch Food Revolution-it's still been a good pattern for us.  :)


If you haven't seen Food Revolution check it out-we loved it last season, and when we found out they were doing a second season we were stoked.  Happy Tuesday partner.



Sunday, May 1, 2011

Ketchup (and carrots...)

I have been out of commission for a while.  There are reasons for that, and I am hoping that things settle down around here soon!  (Michael, Ingrid, and I are all healthy and happy)...anyway-I thought I would share a recipe for ketchup!  If your kids are anything like Ingrid Nightingale, they will eat anything as long as it has ketchup on it.  The love the dippin' and dunkin'!  Full disclaimer: I haven't actually tried out this recipe yet, but as soon as our ketchup runs out I am planning on giving it a go!  If you try it out, let me know how it is!!


Oh, and the best part, it's full of healthy ingredients like CARROTS!  Again, Jessica Seinfeld, I heart you.


INGREDIENTS
* 1 6oz can of tomato past
*1/2 cup of carrot puree
*1/4 cup of water
*2 T of apple cider vinegar
*2 cloves of garlic, minced
*1 T of brown sugar
*1/2 t dry mustard
*1/4 t of salt
*1/4 t allspice
*1/4 chili powder, or to taste

DIRECTIONS
1.  Stir all the ing. together in a  big saucepan and bring to a boil over medium high heat.  Reduce the heat and simmer until the mixture has reduced by about half, 15-20 minutes.  Let cool before serving.

2.  Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days, or freeze in a 1/4 cup amounts for up to 3 months.

...oh and a picture-for the heck of it.




Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Monday, April 18, 2011

Thinking of summer....

Minnesota is such a tease.  Last week it was in the 70's, this week we have a winter storm warning.  Honestly, I take it as it comes.  I don't get super upset when the weather is bad.  When it's blustery and cold in April, I just make a pot of chill, simmer some Cinnamon sticks, and nest.  It won't be long until it hits 90 degrees!  We have been enjoying ice cream, sunglasses, home pedicures, and swimsuits-all in the comfort of our heated home.  A few photo's of our fun....








































































































Sunday, April 17, 2011