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Every year, since I was little, I've looked at cars at the Houston Auto Show with my dad. When Josh and I were dating, he started going as well. This was Ben's first year!
Ben insisted on being held (no stroller for him!), and liked the bright colors on the cars. The show was much different than in other years - less cars from the companies and much less people in attendance. Hopefully like the rest of the economy, this too will pick up soon.
The night that the stomach flu struck our house, I made a Chicken Mushroom Casserole from a Rachael Ray magazine (I used to subscribe). It came out as expected, but since we associate it with the sickness, I can barely stomach even looking at the photo. Casseroles are definitely on hold for now.
After the holiday season, Ben's routine was messed up. Josh and I agreed we had to stop doing so much, and spend more time at home.
The past few weekends we've mainly been at home, but stuck with different illnesses (even poor Ben, who is napping with a fever as I type :( ). One week I had a cold, stomach flu and conjuntivis! Josh is now feeling ill. One weekend all three of us had the stomach flu. Thanks to my mom, Ben was taken care of while Josh and I could barely move!
Here are some of the moments between sneezes, sleep and work...
As Ben gets more interactive, he is grabbing for everything (and now putting anything he can in his mouth!). Perry and him are starting to be more interactive.
Sadie barks a lot, but occasionally is quiet. During some of those precious moments, she rests on the cool tile floor.
One weekend in mid-January, Josh's family visited us. Ben was enjoying lots of floor time!
Oma Glenda took this photo of Ben discovering his feet:
A couple of days later, he was climbing Josh's leg!
Soon after, it was back to floor time with Sadie!
Unfortunately, Ben likes to watch computer games.
Ben seems more and more like his Daddy every single day!
Ben even likes to sleep a lot.
Sometimes ad-hoc recipes work - and sometimes they don't. This one was a big don't - but I'd like to learn from my mistakes. I tried to make a Beef Pasta with Roasted Vegetables and Red Wine.
I used the leftover steak, roasted carrots and roasted parsnips to make a pasta sauce with tomato sauce, red wine, garlic, italian seasoning and other spices.
Josh couldn't finish the dish. I don't blame him - neither could I.
Due to a request from my co-workers, I made some cookies mid-week (once again, a few weeks ago). The cookies I made were called Fudge Ecstasies, a Better Homes & Gardens cookie recipe.
They were almost like brownies in cookie format... and easy to make (in a saucepan!).
My co-workers gave them rave reviews.
It's been weeks since my last post. So weeks ago, Josh and I enjoyed Roasted Carrots and Parsnips, based on an Ina Garten recipe in her cookbook "Back to Basics."
Very simple and satisfying - especially with the steak that Josh cooked perfectly. We'll be making this again.
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.
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