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After two weeks of vacation / holiday time off, I went back to work last Monday. The next day was Ben's first day at daycare. Josh and I were pretty worried, since that morning he was fast asleep when Josh took him in. Luckily, I was told that Ben was either laughing or sleeping that day. It was still hard for Josh to leave him there, and for me to pick him up. I'm sure we'll get used to that in time.
At night, he had lots of floor time this week. Ben is also starting to like storytime a lot more.
On Thursday, Ben's Aunt Bethany visited us to spend some time with him. We picked out more clothing for him, because he's outgrowing even more of it already! After dinner at Mission Burrito, we relaxed at home before I got ready for work the next day.
Yesterday Sadie was determined to be the center of attention.
Today we had lunch with my Oma Karin, Tante Heidi and Mom.
As usual, Ben was looking all around - he already likes the ladies - even though he's only three and a half months old! Of course, all of that flirting is exhausting, so by the end of the meal, he was fast asleep!
Ben has been standing up (supported of course!) a lot today.
Since we were going to have lunch with my Oma, Aunt and Mom today, I made some Peanut Butter Oatmeal Rounds from Better Homes & Gardens. I added chocolate chips instead of nuts. Josh liked these cookies a lot! They are great dipped in Silk's Light Vanilla Soymilk.
With the mustard-roasted fish I made yesterday, I also made Oven-Roasted Vegetables. Since Josh does not like green beans, I left them out. Overall, it was good - except some of the asparagus was overcooked. Next time I'll add them in a few minutes later in the roasting time.
Yesterday, I made Mustard-Roasted Fish from the Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics cookbook for Josh. The fish was good - I really liked the mustard, but it turns out Josh doesn't like creme fraiche. Who knew?
This weekend, Ben has been through so many outfits. Since he was hot with long sleeved outfits and kept on messing outfits up - he finally won!
Since it is January and Texas, the temperature quickly changed - and so Ben got a thicker onesie on prior to tummy time. Each time that I place him on his stomach, he gets frustrated with the small amount of movement - guess he'll be crawling as soon as he physically can!
Even though he is not crawling, he's rarely in the same position when I turn around for just a second!
This year, Josh got me Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything cookbook. The amount of content is overwhelming - I've been looking through it since Christmas Eve!
The first dish I tried was his Pasta with Mushrooms recipe. Given my recent obsession with mushrooms, I liked it - very simple and hearty. Josh thought it needed something more. It was somewhat similar to Spicy Baked Macaroni I made last year.
Since HEB was out of mushrooms the other day, Josh picked up the groceries for his favorite meal, a variation on Giada de Laurentiis' Fusilli with Sausage, Artichokes, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes. The primary difference is that we use lean ground turkey.
This time, however, the sun-dried tomato jar was moldy so we had to improvise. Tomato sauce substituted for the sun-dried tomatoes. Next time (if this happens again), we'll use tomato paste. Given the setback, it was still great!
With dinner, we had a New Zealand wine - Nobilo Regional Collection: Marlborough Sauvingnon Blanc 2007. It was a good white wine (especially considering it was only about $10!) - Josh finished the bottle!
My sister Alicia made yummy Banana Muffins with Mascarpone Cream Frosting (a recipe by Giada de Laurentiis) for us yesterday! I love them with the frosting (mascarpone is sooo yummy), but Josh prefers them without. Thanks again Alicia!
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