Well...i should say Reese's new friend. Yup, that's right. The little Peanut was chalked full o' poop for about a week. Finally, during her 6 month check up I asked the doctor how i can ensure my 6 month old does end up with a hemorrhoid. Enter prune juice!So i filled her sippy cup with 1 ounce of prune juice and 1 ounce of water...the next day the kid shit 3 times! Who knew that an ounce of prune juice could be so potent? Anyway - she's back in business so to speak. I've still been laying off the rice cereal and bananas which seem to be the culprits.
This weekend was SO busy. We threw a surprise 50th birthday for my mom at our house last night. We converted the garage into a martini bar...it turned out great (pictures to come when I'm not so lazy) and she was 100% surprised. Mission accomplished.
Tonight we went to my Aunt's house because my Uncle Tim is in town from California. It was so nice to see him since it's been so long...so long that i don't even remember the last time we saw him. Perhaps our wedding....or the Christmas right after we got married??? Err....not sure. But you get the point - it's been a while.
OH. Rewind a couple of days. Friday night i found myself at Shoprite at 10:30 p.m. stocking up on all the goods to make food for my Mom's party (i made EVERYTHING). While i was there i decided to paroose the baby food aisle. Like i mentioned in a previous post there are just some things i can't keep up with anymore - and making baby food is one of them. Although I've continued to make some things, I've come to realize that purchasing baby food is SO much easier. Anyway, once i started gazing the shelves for all the delectable choices (slight sarcasm in the word "delectable") i was like a friggen mad woman. Just picture me sweeping my entire arm over each shelf as jars of baby food fly into my cart. I was overwhelmed with the thought of being able to feed my baby without doing any of the work to actually produce the food. I bought so many combinations of flavors, both fruits and vegetables, and found such satisfaction in coming home and stocking my shelves with it all.
There was something so satisfying last night about just opening the lid to the jar and simply feeding Reese. And the best part of it all: I'm totally fine with it. I mean, I'm not going to let this cause me to lose sleep like the whole breastfeeding/formula debacle did. I know it may seem strange that feeding my child Gerber baby food is a relief, but i guess i just had visions of homemade baby food fairies dancing in my head for so long. I was sure that i was going to feel like a failure if i couldn't keep up with making all her food. Well...turns out...i was wrong. And, for once, I'm so happy i was. Her favorite so far seems to be the banana and mango mixed together. She can't get enough!
Tomorrow is Columbus Day - i don't have off but Nathan does, so he and Reese are going to play together all day while i work. It is a Bank of America holiday but not a Merrill Lynch holiday (since our calendar coincides with the Stock Market). Next year we will get it off...but that doesn't do me any good tomorrow, now does it?!?!
Ahhh. Time for Desperate Housewives. My guilty pleasure for the night.
Nice post Kim. I enjoyed reading it! :) I think it is great that you made the choice to buy food (and still can make your own if you choose) and not some book telling you. There just seems to be so many opinions out there... how about just doing what works for you, Reese and Nate? Thats the way it should be. Glad Reese is all betta too :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kerri! You too will know what these decisions are all about very soon ;) Hi to Baby Berry Bean!
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