tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25805823438565452182024-03-13T21:17:44.653-07:00Baby Led SolidsAmbrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-91513649216098403802013-06-19T19:40:00.001-07:002013-06-19T19:40:05.854-07:00Still not THAT interested in solids... quick updateEveryone thinks I have been neglecting this blog, right? I haven't.<div>
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Let's just say that Violet is taking her sweet ole time eating foods. She likes to sit in her chair with us during meal times, she pushes the food around her tray and then she proceeds to throw it all on the floor. Not much makes it into her mouth.</div>
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She is 9.5 months and has just started to crawl. This is later then my first 2, so maybe the enjoyment of food will come later then the 2 others as well. Who knows. She is still nursing loads and getting her energy and calories from breastmilk, so I am not too worried about her starving. </div>
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This is what her usual meal offerings are during the day. When we wake up, our mornings are pretty crazy, and since Violet has nursed a lot during the night (that's another blog post :-) I don't worry about her being hungry as soon as she wakes up for the day. </div>
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10:00 - usually offer a cheese string & crackers</div>
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12:00 - depending on what Johnny and I have for lunch, I will offer her some of the same. Noodles, bits of a grilled cheese, vegetables, apple sauce</div>
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3:00 - snack, maybe yogurt, cracker</div>
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6:00 - anything we are having for supper. Chicken, salmon, eggs, pasta, vegetables</div>
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Violet nurses loads during the day as well, and has started drinking water, so we're going to keep status quo for now and see if she starts taking in more when she hits 10 months.</div>
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I'll be back soon. Tomorrow is going to be a great day, Lily has a school trip to the Toronto Zoo and I am going with her. Violet will also be coming of course, Johnny is going to daycare.</div>
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Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-67282574709166711102013-03-05T16:00:00.002-08:002013-03-05T16:00:46.640-08:00I feel like chicken tonight!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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March 5th, Violet hasn't eaten much. We have offered broccoli, toast, yogurt a few times and she really isn't that interested. Our supper tonight was smothered chicken with roasted tomatoes - it was oven baked and quite tender. Violet was offered a piece and right away put it in her mouth and started sucking on it. She managed to chew a piece off and eat it.<br />
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You'll also notice that she is in a sleeper. Still. For over 6 months now, I hate putting clothes on my babies and I wish I could still put my 4 year old in a sleeper every day!Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-14443518687545569482013-03-01T21:00:00.000-08:002013-03-02T05:06:02.759-08:00Violet is now 6 months!After counting down the days and nights for the bigger kids, it was time for Violet to eat! Well, have food put in front of her anyways. We started with broccoli and after staring at it and pushing it around her tray for a few minutes, she finally got a hold of a stem. <div>
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She seemed to lick it and pass it near her mouth a few times.... I took a tiny piece and put it in her mouth and she stirred it around, we'll see what comes out if she did take any in! After quite a few more minutes of just pushing the stems around her tray, she did manage to put some in her mouth. To be honest, I don't think that she really enjoyed it. She will one day for sure, because Lily and Johnny love broccoli and we eat it often!</div>
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For supper tonight, since it was a lazy day and because it was Friday, we decided to have pizza for supper. Violet got her own pizza crust and she gnawed on it a bit. She seemed to enjoy this, who wouldn't though I guess!</div>
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We also offered her mushrooms which I think were too hard to grab with her pincer grip hands and some sweet potato fries that I had made in the oven with a bit of salt and olive oil. </div>
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After supper, since the big kids were having some desert, I offered Violet a bit of organic vanilla yogurt and she had about 10 little spoonfuls, she was liking it, it's very sweet, of course she did!</div>
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Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-39585547068891840932012-05-11T11:43:00.004-07:002012-05-11T11:43:53.488-07:00Time flies...Hi All!<br />
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Time flies when you have 2 kids, are pregnant and work full time. <br />
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I have had days where I thought I was crazy that I came back to work and was trying to get pregnant - but it happened!!! On December 22, the day my cycle was due, I felt a little different, so I had a dollar store pregnancy test at home and it came back positive!!! My husband and in-laws were playing with the kids in the living room, so I had a total of 1 minute to myself. I came out of the bathroom shaking, but I wasn't ready to say anything, so I kept quiet.<br />
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I dropped my husband off at work - and I went to work. I called my fertility clinic (this was a natural pregnancy, but since we had had our first fertility monitoring apt, I had to call them) and asked them to provide me with a blood work req. It was faxed over. All I had to do was wait for the end of the day.<br />
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In the meanwhile, at work, I waited for as long as I could and then RAN over to Shopper's and purchased the most expensive test I could - $26! I went to the mall bathroom and peed on the stick. It took about 5 seconds for the word "pregnant" to be displayed. Holy batman, was I ever a happy girl!<br />
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In later afternoon, I went for the blood work and lied to the tech and said that they could call me directly for the test results because they fertility clinic was closed. (bad me!) On Friday morning, I was off and asked my in-laws to stay with kids while I dropped Jayson off at work. After I did that, I pulled over and called the blood work co and they gave me my beta numbers. <br />
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WOW! What to do, it's 2 days before Christmas, how do I plan to tell Jayson?!?!? <br />
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I composed myself, then thought, I can't not tell him right now, so I drove back to his work and walked into his office. It was still early, so he was alone and surprised to see me. I got a little choked up and he asked me what was wrong... I just said "go to you calendar for August 26th" - he went and asked "why?"<br />
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Because that's when your third baby will be born.<br />
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We cried, we hugged and we were in shock that it had happened EXCACTLY when we wanted it to! <br />
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For our extended families, Jayson made t-shirts for the kids that had <span style="color: #f1c232;">Three's Company</span> on them and had them wear them at the different family Christmas celebrations. <br />
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This is a blog about food - so I guess that the food part of this entry is this: Johnny was 7 days shy of being 1 when I returned to work. He was still nursing during the night and in the mornings & evenings. When he turned 14 months, I night weaned him... following this, he would nurse once or twice a day. The last time I nursed Johnny was on December 15th. He was 15.5 months.Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-7853843505763429902011-11-03T18:04:00.000-07:002011-11-03T18:08:12.237-07:00NaBloPoMo - November 2011 - Day 3Good evening all!<br /><br />It's 9:04 and I have had a busy day! Work, Costco, Dinner, Clearing out basement! I've done a great job on all!<br /><br />I am flying solo tonight, my husband is at a work function and the kids are with their grandparents. I hope they are having fun and that the grandparents are enjoying every moment. Visits like this don't happen very often!<br /><br />Food. Lists. Snacks for kids. I'm working on it. I think I am going to go to bed and take advantage of this me time. Sorry blogsphere, I'll have something for you tomorrow. Food related. I promise!Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-14541345638917251742011-11-02T19:19:00.001-07:002011-11-02T19:21:25.900-07:00#1492.Wow - many women are blogging this month - awesome. I guess I better start reading blogs again!<br /><br />#1492 out of 1853. Cool. Happy that I have given myself this challenge.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogher.com/nablopomo-november-2011-blogroll">BlogHer</a><br /><br />I should point out that all is well so far in the "chest" department. Haven't nursed in 15 hours.Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-22284412550481330072011-11-02T19:06:00.000-07:002011-11-02T19:13:59.229-07:00NaBloPoMo - November 2011 - Day 2Oh boy - I am late for this blog post too, it's past 10pm!<br /><br />Lily and Johnny left this morning with Mamie and are now in the hands of Grandma and Grandpa. I hope they are having fun! And that they are sleeping by now!<br /><br />I've been reading about what "healthy and tasty" snacks the kids should be eating and frankly, I think that I am a bit disappointed in myself a bit. I mean, we eat about 80% healthy and 20% not so much and except for the occasional frozen pizza or fast food, we don't eat much processed foods in our house.<br /><br />So, I think that the reason I am a little disappointed in myself is because of the lack of variety in healthy and tasty snacks that we offer the kids. On the lists I was looking at, I read: tofu, kale, lentils, homemade granola, fruits and vegetables we don't buy/eat etc.<br /><br />I'll be sharing some of the things we eat on a weekly basis at home and then the lists I have been reading in the next couple of days.<br /><br />Following that, I have decided that when the kids come home on Sunday (so far away... sniff sniff!) that the rest of my blogs will be about new healthy and tasty snacks the kids are eating.<br /><br />You know, a baby feeding blog.Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-78344059453483917592011-11-01T18:35:00.000-07:002011-11-01T18:50:25.546-07:00NaBloPoMo - November 2011Hi everyone - I am back. And I have challenged myself to participate in the NaBloPoMo. I don't know much about it, but I do know that the challenge is held by <a href="http://www.blogher.com/nablopomo-blogrolls?from=series&wrap=">BlogHer </a>and the topic is: Blogging for the sake of blogging.<br /><br />I can do that. I think. It's a short month. 30 days, I can handle this. Except that I have been thinking about it all day, since it is the first of the month and it's 9:30 and I am just now sitting down and writing my first blog entry. That's ok. I will do it earlier tomorrow and get my grove going for the rest of the 29 days.<br /><br />It's been a busy night here. As you all know, I have an almost 3 year old, Lily, and a 13 month old, John aka Johnny, JJ or Jack Jack. They are AWESOME. My mom, their Mamie has been here for the last month staying with them during the day while I went back to work. It's been great.<br /><br />And tomorrow morning, Mamie is taking Lily and John for a long weekend away. Gasp. We'll miss Lily like crazy, but she is going to play with her cousins and have a blast. She will be with her grandparents, her pepere, her aunt and uncle, her matantes and mononcles and her cousins. She won't miss us - well, she'll miss her daddy for sure.<br /><br />However, Johnny is another story. I will miss Johnny, daddy will miss Johnny. And MY boobs will miss him! I have recently night weaned Johnny (another AWESOME Mamie help!!!!) and day weaned him because I have gone to work, BUT, at the moment, I am still nursing in the evenings and in the morning (sometimes) not nursing for more than 24-36 hours might be a bit difficult for him, but I think that the fact that he will be "away" from me will be best for him and a bit hard for me. Anyways.<br /><br />My 2 kids are leaving daddy and I for 5 days. I'm sure we'll keep busy.<br /><br />Yahoooooooo!!!!!!!<br /><br />I'll have something interesting to blog about tomorrow, I'm just getting the hamster wheel going.Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-86706874198783073882011-03-23T17:24:00.000-07:002011-04-05T18:15:48.256-07:00Johnny Led Solids....March 22, 2011. 5 months 22 days - 8 days shy of 6 months.<br /><br />For the last couple of days, Johnny has been sitting at the table while we eat and has been drooling, staring and salivating looking at us eat. To say that it hasn't been fun for him or for us is an understatement. Johnny is 18lbs and is a tall boy, he is hungry.<br /><br />All the signs are there that he is ready for some "real" food (as if breast milk isn't real food!) He is sitting up on his own, he doesn't seem satisfied after having a large nurse, he takes a huge interest in what we are eating and he can turn his head/hands away to indicate that he is no longer interested in what I am trying to give him.<br /><br />Johnny had an apt with our pediatrician on March 16th, so a week ago. I'm so thankful that I found her, she might not agree with us co-sleeping, but eh, I didn't ask for her advice on this, but she is a staunch follower of Health Canada, the WHO and AAP recommendations when it comes to nutrition for babies. We did discuss that technically he was ready, but that it was my choice on when to actually start.<br /><br />So, after thinking about it all day (March 22), and weighing the pros and the cons, and also since I had some fresh fruit on the counter, I went for it.<br /><br />I took a fresh pear, mashed it up and put some on the spoon and he started licking it. He ate the equivalent of 3 teaspoons.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvzmqSM4rcVDSasvLPidrpq8HicsG6rBWUvzTuu7gOEHDqi8CH0CE4fqoO1WcQ8My6buLX3pyMfda_aN4tZ1OgEL3-3BthFMnstTGrEEhpyas7_SRYf5_MB5PNmr0ngpQRXDnX29q580/s1600/IMG_0452.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvzmqSM4rcVDSasvLPidrpq8HicsG6rBWUvzTuu7gOEHDqi8CH0CE4fqoO1WcQ8My6buLX3pyMfda_aN4tZ1OgEL3-3BthFMnstTGrEEhpyas7_SRYf5_MB5PNmr0ngpQRXDnX29q580/s320/IMG_0452.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592266215505113842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIXLr4W4N-ZuqD22MSdyz30eLTT8sHkKg7eN9Nm-nNDsMBZoOGwPdwhu8_uBt-fdKwSz90ej2n4jz24yWg2ghEuJGy74V9oIxOcCA4w2yHnRcM-6yhw8WdztNdFXgnd3X8Th0zB18VzU/s1600/IMG_0451.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIXLr4W4N-ZuqD22MSdyz30eLTT8sHkKg7eN9Nm-nNDsMBZoOGwPdwhu8_uBt-fdKwSz90ej2n4jz24yWg2ghEuJGy74V9oIxOcCA4w2yHnRcM-6yhw8WdztNdFXgnd3X8Th0zB18VzU/s320/IMG_0451.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592266205861999954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bzFv8ENJNAL51q6oKpe4tEuKlNiZSEinmJyYzrtebUBtDxmNW1TLISUSEbKqUvkPG4yP-cFRLOSOMWUkIO9ZVb-b1YMClLp-0eF9a74RHytpOPlFu6j-aYVzdzq9ci5vL8Y25JAD1_c/s1600/IMG_0450.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2bzFv8ENJNAL51q6oKpe4tEuKlNiZSEinmJyYzrtebUBtDxmNW1TLISUSEbKqUvkPG4yP-cFRLOSOMWUkIO9ZVb-b1YMClLp-0eF9a74RHytpOPlFu6j-aYVzdzq9ci5vL8Y25JAD1_c/s320/IMG_0450.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592266203402072274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIT3ZKIwnqErcrn76CPs7EJ3TyczglIEDozUCFfBpNN3OSjzqwl_Y9AUprZvIa_sIWwOnjyx9wYcTK6S8AMV69UK7CmH3XigC0RxUgVogLF9mywub7zbyCBMDJa8RSo7Phe0OqOB5Za5w/s1600/IMG_0449.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIT3ZKIwnqErcrn76CPs7EJ3TyczglIEDozUCFfBpNN3OSjzqwl_Y9AUprZvIa_sIWwOnjyx9wYcTK6S8AMV69UK7CmH3XigC0RxUgVogLF9mywub7zbyCBMDJa8RSo7Phe0OqOB5Za5w/s320/IMG_0449.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592266195899066706" border="0" /></a>After having a few pieces of fruit, he had his first cookie!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTae4ep-8tkmtwkJHeN5EZT9CequR-OZej9FO5dKmI9scmI5_4CuQP7CJ3A-7G2ATLcPEtpitavHYJd03Bu54jB-tIHeb0FgO6SSjJe1ywKMy9ri1Z-9JNk9h17-ACplGa1ubTSDDLgA/s1600/IMG_0456.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghTae4ep-8tkmtwkJHeN5EZT9CequR-OZej9FO5dKmI9scmI5_4CuQP7CJ3A-7G2ATLcPEtpitavHYJd03Bu54jB-tIHeb0FgO6SSjJe1ywKMy9ri1Z-9JNk9h17-ACplGa1ubTSDDLgA/s320/IMG_0456.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592272369939919714" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pNTKBROYZO4XpqX5kcfaNVj_8olHIin4OyrxwBY-sriNnFkeqvHAtJraiX3jbDiTNePB9FHm-DujAp9fcB5FwG2lHKzFz16oiQ82Lxkg8X_Bd6OT8iFmrs77tWC-PwTaMNrE3JblWjc/s1600/IMG_0455.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4pNTKBROYZO4XpqX5kcfaNVj_8olHIin4OyrxwBY-sriNnFkeqvHAtJraiX3jbDiTNePB9FHm-DujAp9fcB5FwG2lHKzFz16oiQ82Lxkg8X_Bd6OT8iFmrs77tWC-PwTaMNrE3JblWjc/s320/IMG_0455.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592272367469082706" border="0" /></a>Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-84999331264081440962011-03-08T19:31:00.001-08:002011-03-08T19:38:01.159-08:00Pickle sucking and first sippy cup.Yep, we had pickles with our dinner and Jayson put a pickle in Johnny's mouth and he liked it. That lasted about 4 seconds and that was that.<br /><br />It's really hard resisting the temptation to not give in and give him food. He is as ready as he will ever be.<br /><br />Except he is not 6 months.<br /><br />It's March 8th today. 24 more days to go.<br /><br />Although, he has spent a few minutes here and there with Lily alone, so who knows what she has given him, she is just a little over 2 years old, so she hears the word "share" often during the day.<br /><br />Oh and Johnny got his first sippy cup of water today.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJy14XjY5m8oOXnpU5_hJqQCPBRereDWewxg2meaiKamtqKuOEkG4wTr7yVBqBZnwQlAS8280Z4uG-fiJ_X0udiM5Q9Faj5kbaJLb6r5oo1uqOWVQ7mn6DtfzGJqNRV8QWamnKCR7UPw/s1600/media%25286%2529.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHJy14XjY5m8oOXnpU5_hJqQCPBRereDWewxg2meaiKamtqKuOEkG4wTr7yVBqBZnwQlAS8280Z4uG-fiJ_X0udiM5Q9Faj5kbaJLb6r5oo1uqOWVQ7mn6DtfzGJqNRV8QWamnKCR7UPw/s320/media%25286%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581919270324554578" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///Users/cambrose/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><img src="file:///Users/cambrose/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/moz-screenshot-1.png" alt="" />Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-68575305559572437502011-03-05T17:08:00.000-08:002011-03-05T17:24:11.789-08:00Loblaws - what are they thinking?In my local Loblaws flyer of the week, there is a special insert entitled "five tips for good health". Tip 1 is about diabetes, tip 2 is about managing your weight and tip 3 is about managing cholesterol. I know nothing of these of these 3 tips. Don't care really (right now anyways).<br /><br />Tip 4 is: Reducing your risk of life-threatening food allergies. Below this tip is adverts for a few products including "Enfagrow toddler formula powder" and "Pediasure complete toddler nutritional supplement" - I'm not sure how these products are in any way related to the header, but I bet that there are parents who think that giving these products to their kids will help reduce the chances of them having allergies and might introduce foods earlier that recommended.<br /><br />Tip 5 is where I get a little frustrated. "Food safety during pregnancy" - pictured adverts are: PC Arrow-root cookies (Huh?), Tums (I get), Jameson Prenatal Vitamins (Great), Jameson Folic Acid (Awesome), Enfamil vitamin drops (Huh?), Born Free Eco twin pack bottles (Might be needed for pumping mamas), and the next item is the one that frustrates me, Similac or Isomil infant formula with Omega (HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO FOOD SAFETY DURING PREGNANCY?) I don't understand, why is infant formula pushed and advertised everywhere when it's clearly not something pregnant women need. I understand companies need to make money, but there has to a line drawn somewhere.<br /><br />Come on Canadian company - you couldn't have put adverts for other products there, like your bakery (fresh grains) or your organic fruits and vegetables on sale or something that is actually good for a pregnant woman's body?Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-14810252709970835122011-02-19T05:15:00.000-08:002011-02-19T05:24:43.625-08:006 weeks to go!I'm having a little countdown until Johnny can start solids. He'll be 6 months on April 1, but that all depends on if he is ready at that time.<br /><br />He is sitting up and holding his head quite well at 4.5 months so that's good, however after nursing too much he sometimes, most times actually, spits up quite a bit. He nurses on demand and doesn't seem to know when he is full, so I will keep monitoring this up until it's solids time. I don't want him to be eating solids and then spitting it back out all the time.<br /><br />Johnny sits at the table in Lily's old high chair and he definitely checks us out while we're eating. I understand how it could be easy to slip him some food, but with all the different health organizations saying to wait 6 months, we're not giving in! I strongly believe in this and 6 weeks will go by fast!<br /><br />Speaking of 6 week timelines, it has been 6 weeks since I have been at home with both kids and I love it! Next week I am working on pictures so I will be posting some of Lily eating solids that have never been posted.<br /><br />I have been getting some comments and I love it! I've also gotten some emails asking questions about BLS, send me some more!<br /><br />Happy Family Day on Monday in Ontario!Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-19375371334857120982011-02-10T13:05:00.001-08:002011-02-10T13:05:28.062-08:002 under 2 makes maman very busy!Wow - life sure changes when you have 2 babies. Well, Lily technically isn't a baby anymore, she is almost 26 months and is full of life. John is a little over 4 months and is growing fast and steady. He nurses on demand and is getting taller and taller by the day.<br /><br />This blog was started so that I could chronicle Lily's solids eating... and now, it will continue with Johnny's once he turns 6 months and is ready.<br /><br />Having 2 kids that are 22 months apart sure makes day to day stuff interesting. We had Lily in daycare for the first 3 months and since the second week of January she has been home with me and John. This is part one of our "me not going back to work in October" plan - which is another story, but so far I love having both kids at home.<br /><br />Back to the day to day stuff.... when I heard in the past that SAHM (Stay at home moms) didn't have time to brush their teeth, I'd be thinking "whatever!" well, I think that last Tuesday I brushed my teeth before I went to bed! I can never go to the bathroom alone and since John is just 4 months and I can't seem to coordinate lunch time with his nap, I end up eating standing up with one hand and him in the other hand, sometimes I put him in the carrier. Our playroom is downstairs and I love having it, however that's where our laundry room is, and every time I go up or down I am always carrying a kid, so that means that sometimes I have to race back up or down to bring something up or down. I get lots of stair exercise for free!<br /><br />We also just took a couple of weeks vacation and went to Florida, right outside Tampa to visit with Jayson's parents. They had rented a house by a canal with a pool and a hot tub and invited us. The weather wasn't perfect every day, but it's a million times better than here in Toronto! Lily loved going n the hot tub and I think she went in everyday. Back to food I guess....<br /><br />WOW eating in the States is SO CHEAP. There are many restaurants, chains and independents on every corner and they all offer good deals. I am ashamed to say that Lily (and the rest of us!) ate like pigs at every meals. IHOP, McDonald's, Bob Evans, Subway, Steak n Shake and the list continues, it was incredible the amount of food you get for the cost. We did manage an all you can eat fish fry at Catches Seafood and more in New Port Richey where Lily ate some fish, which she loves and we ate the most awesome Mexican food at <a href="http://www.estelas.com/">http://www.estelas.com/</a> a plug I have to make since we went there twice it was so good. Lily had the chicken burrito and it was probably the best burrito any of us had ever had.<br /><br />Lily is tugging at me, more to come... she is watching a movie and she needs her popcorn!Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-45997083496374052822010-08-13T10:17:00.000-07:002010-08-13T10:27:53.457-07:00No solids before 6 months!For anyone thinking of going the Baby Led Solids route, or the homemade baby food route, or the store bought baby food route, this is important information:<br /><br />The following organizations recommend that all babies be exclusively breastfed (no cereal, juice or any other foods) for the first 6 months of life (not the first 4-6 months):<br /><br />* World Health Organization<br />* UNICEF<br />* US Department of Health & Human Services<br />* American Academy of Pediatrics (breastfeeding group)<br />* American Academy of Family Physicians<br />* American Dietetic Association<br />* Australian National Health and Medical Research Council<br />* Royal Australian College of General Practitioners<br />* Health Canada<br /><br />You are not starving your baby if you wait until the 6 month mark (with readiness signs!) and your baby will not sleep longer if you fill them up more (common myth!) - so listen to the experts out there!<br /><br />I am quite aware that this post comes when my little flower is 20 months old and I am 8 months pregnant, so not timely at all, it's just that it really irks me when we see babies being stuffed with food or other liquids when all these organizations say that it's NOT SAFE AND NOT RECOMMENDED! We understand a parent's right to chose (what they feel is right) when it comes to stuff like cloth or not, co-sleep or not, pacifier or not, daycare or nanny, but when it comes to things that are either unsafe (no or uncorrect car seat, solids before 6 months), or take away a baby's rights (circumcision) I will speak out.<br /><br />We'll be going the baby led solids route again for baby #2 - only 8 more weeks to go, excited and nervous!!Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-78189677103882789432010-08-12T22:29:00.000-07:002010-08-13T11:52:58.052-07:0020 months!Wow, Lily turned 20 months today! She's as awesome, sweet and adorable as the day we brought her into this world. However, now she can voice her opinion (no! up! down! MORE!), but at the same time, she says "merci", can listen to our commands, haha, like put your shoes away, come here, let's go outside, sit in your seat etc. <br /><br />It's very fun having a little girl in the house with Jayson and I. <br /><br />Food wise, nothing much has been going on... we were visiting our families for 2 weeks (hence the silence on my part) and our little flower had a great time visiting with her cousins, aunts, uncles, mamie, papie, pepere, grandma, papa - she definately spent some good quality time with everyone and it was nice to see everyone, especially since most people hadn't seen Lily (or us!) since Christmas.<br /><br />It's always hard to eat as well as you want when you are away from your house and daily routine, but overall, I think that Lily ate a good balance of healthy foods with a few treats included. She did love eating crepes that her mamie made and ribs that her grandpa made! (pictures to come shortly!)<br /><br />Lily, for your 20th month birthday, your daddy and I played hooky from work and went to see a baseball game! It was a great afternoon!<br /><br />Also, tonight, for the first time, since we ate dinner quite early (before 6pm!) and then went to the park so you can run around, we gave you a bowl of Cherios after bath. You ate TWO whole (little) bowls... I had put milk in the bowl, but you didn't really drink any of it, it just went all over your arms and on the tray. I think that this was your first time eating a bowl of cereal with milk. We'll see how tonight goes, I hope that you aren't allergic or have any reactions to it (note that I had to give up dairy while breastfeeding you for the first year because of bad reactions from you).<br /><br />You love your cheese though, so I hope all goes well tonight.<br /><br />Next morning update: Not a good night, Lily tossed and turned and woke up so many times during the night! Unfortunately, it seems as if Lily has started having nightmares, boo for her! And as for the tossing and turning, I think we might have to do a little research on why you do it so much. You need your rest little girl!Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-59467727140439208662010-07-20T07:32:00.000-07:002010-07-20T07:45:18.447-07:00Summer SnackingWe have been so lucky lately, the weather in Toronto has been awesome! It truly feels like summer! I've already posted a picture of Lily eating a popsicle, so I thought that I would also post a picture of her eating some ice cream. This was taken a few weeks ago when I was working late and daddy and Lily were enjoying a treat together. We don't buy any baby food, or foods targeted to babies/toddlers (except for Arrowroot cookies!) but we did find these mini cones, which are perfect for little kids. Pint-sized treat!<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495997516026971682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-n_NLS3elPGZk0fxu_DHjfffhfS0xi1TwZLbGpcz9irami4F9_FwDUhKP7_Mdzev2ER6-0q0KWrD9k4tLhjzfHjqqFFp8kA7iwo4X-7aGQbpbJdDAZsFPprreGmK6wdrG3HWdWyAqZZk/s320/IMG_7766.jpg" border="0" /><br />Lily is a super cute little girl, however, I have to say that this is not her most flattering picture (Miss Piggy nose, haha) She will not like to read this one day, but if you can't laugh (in a nice way!) with (at!) your children, who can you laugh at. Je t'aime ma belle!</p>Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-71541630885653083562010-07-16T12:36:00.000-07:002010-07-16T12:39:41.594-07:00Making changes...I can't believe that I have 13 followers! How cool is that - I'll be working hard on my blog for the next few months and learning a bit more about blogger. Keep coming back, I will have new posts every week - I promise!<br />And now, I am following my followers too, so I'll be reading all about you.<br /><br />Don't you just love Baby Led Solids!!!! It's so fun!!!Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-31547459589541695882010-07-16T12:22:00.000-07:002010-07-16T12:24:10.906-07:00Summertime in the city!It has been hot for the last few months in Toronto, and even hotter these last few weeks! It's awesome, so of course, with summertime, comes the summer snacks - ice cream and popsicles!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494587027254708162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IqsGyoY-apQssx4KTSBQdljw_gZFDsm92LOpPlj4dc23njALW0OkkWG4olqjsIAZxpJ1oSvj7AmPeTvgv3_bS4AZTyw8RJo90Kp_Pgg3P6zOxXOCkluip9LTDw4uzsOG65tB-KS_pSk/s320/popcycle.jpg" border="0" />Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-41046052746998003232010-07-16T07:25:00.000-07:002010-07-16T12:22:17.952-07:00Favorite foods at 19 months! And more....I've really got to stay on top of this blog, or else weeks will go by and I will keep forgetting what Lily loves <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">to</span> eat! Lily turned 19 months on the 12<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> of July. She is such a sweetheart. During the first 6 months, you notice your baby changing because they are growing taller and bigger and then at 6months, you start feeding your baby so every day is a new adventure and they keep getting bigger and bigger and crawling and then poof, they walk!<br /><br />Since 15 months, the big changes have been her sturdiness on her feet, the babbling is starting to get coherent, although in our case, I speak only in French to Lily and daddy speaks English to her, so her language development is a little slower than a one language family. Another huge change is seeing Lily grow is her eating habits. Lily and I are so lucky, we have a great husband and awesome daddy who loves to cook. In the last month, he has made yummy beef stew, chicken penne (with sundried tomatoes and mushrooms) and ribs. We have had these 3 meals very often since mid May actually and Lily loves all 3!<br /><br />Here are a few pictures of her polishing off some of daddy's yummy meals! <div><br /><br /><div>Yummy stew:<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494584451478421250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1mWILQMUWpm4Fn8QlNojPu1K1UPA6OUrAR34YVHrqSeWHV4Xubiyf8bZaOqOWRpFRoAXr2iFgsF4GeWjhEpsRn-Ss63V3gyxRQO_maeU0ruwQUKa6jOKM0CZAe2YzX4m3yY3n8Z4NMX4/s320/stew.jpg" border="0" /> Yummy Burrito!<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494586226576036642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJT4jv4wEDpf0O85lB075i73okR9EkZCssBFFjFqZRlg7ZZS1zcG8YHdzPddmn9HXJHD0wQNrKVYwEQN37TtxDQ9kvXUeYFhtURkCOCHF23B1PhjDgIMg4ZjigMo4r8AwPzazK2D8Z3s/s320/Burrito.bmp" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />For the last 3 weekends, we have been getting out and doing some family activities. This has been so much fun as Jayson and I are allowing Lily to explore and see different things. Even though she cannot talk (much yet!) she is learning so much. Jayson and I are constantly telling her what she is seeing, but even more importantly, we are letting her explore and experience different things on her own. (We are the anti-helicopter parents, but that's a whole other blog idea!) We have attachment parenting values, but our little flower is an independant one. We love it!<br /><br />While we are out and about on different adventures, I have been preparing and packing a little picnic for us to have. She has been loving blackberries, blueberries, watermelon cubes, chocolate chips cookes and hard boiled eggs. She loves her eggs. Many mornings a week, Jayson makes Lily some yummy scrambled eggs which she devoures. I usually make about 6 hard boiled eggs and she likes taking a bite out of 3-4 eggs, maybe she is trying to claim her territory. Haha.<br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><div>I'm at 28 weeks pregnant now, I'm quite big (in the belly!), and things are going well. Lily loves kissing my belly and giving it high-5's. I'm noticing that she is playing with her dolls more and this morning, she even had me put a diaper on her favorite doll. So cute. I'm kind of hoping that she starts hating diapers and gets better at using the toilet. We're still having some luck with her using the potty, and some not so good luck. Lily spends most of her time diaper-free with us at home. We're getting there.<br /><br />I'll be back sooner rather than later! We're planning a road trip next week and we're heading to Ottawa & Gatineau to visit our families. We keep telling Lily that she will play with her cousins and a baby and she seems to understand a bit.</div></div><br /><div></div><div>Having a breakfast picnic with her cousin Justin and Zack (this was in May!):<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494584400458915154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpi2WsxNIibe1AsuRkXMAmj1MVlMQfBBlcGaIkWvbmg1c3N2iW_zluok_Sg5bpI68YCv6mEpf_s2RbdeI6H69Hnjyjb4MA_WWzQPtvBn62Dpdn074gVaqNM2xWeO2q8cn_MVS7pMkFmKM/s320/picnic+with+cousins.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Lily was at the grocery store and she didn't want any other snacks, she wanted a corn on the cob, she ate was eating it throughout the whole time we were in the store and then on the way to the car and then in the car. </div></div></div><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494584433121403170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnh5RCIFoCmA4KsuEIDyJZ2PBcLqwQHDtwBT3fsmtQ49DiuW2zTO3HVWKveh5_jf5mgSbahL3xmNfl4QIHFA1Rtwcu4c_YmCQb7Lg79W9npTGQJXZEFTDCrSJE7rozruN9d0DgBDk8Q7o/s320/corn+2.bmp" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494584414367846418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmGlWzw4UF_tQ6M1RQBBLYzTqgC9_Xf_qn4SKecQy1oDVxhJWIh_0oyUWBA1aTyt8mwTGG7xGLG7gljMUu9w17U_BKxY8YgP8h5bCXi08QhGySxTQEg9VbYqEyUowRhdr6x8R3oJgdalE/s320/corn+1.bmp" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p>This was the first time Lily ate outside with just her maman and daddy! She really liked it!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494584437421119058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-omWDO4jvvURoWDoh-sDNUnMA8Xxi3t6PSmeYP2xUI9V-Fc3UCvFE80YSCCcbv-xPPC5pBGjw4ZWCblodg182wLoJXfb_MWKub916S1eKogvq3IFA3gQTSJ3zWbQoo6fGE1aPbpOBC2E/s320/corn+3.bmp" border="0" /></p>She still loves her broccoli!:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494586020813249314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMek-Ie4seszpNerFSd6YlJLVl2UIezCBYpGbV4B-2UQvkUnfpbowm7brxL9Jao3CeBsCfgy7Ti1_RLRWQ0XwsNDa0JcxuQcOrG-aagCG6YZlpelCg5tgPncduhb4zH7sx39i7aC0S9hM/s320/broccoli.jpg" border="0" /></div>Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-91582349482096472172010-06-30T12:28:00.000-07:002010-06-30T12:29:49.287-07:00Wordless WednesdaySnack time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5j6Q7XpkQzbzsLhDz8_F6xag7P0JqLOnGbv-mJoj23ktJy4XVrCXOAovEJubVF7bBX0WgdGAYvu3mqlhYg3-NID3y7DSqN8M6SnEU_eH5_dto7cqoZ3_kFuQRJSc2PkSg7t-8aMhwxLE/s1600/snack+time.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488650953304114898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5j6Q7XpkQzbzsLhDz8_F6xag7P0JqLOnGbv-mJoj23ktJy4XVrCXOAovEJubVF7bBX0WgdGAYvu3mqlhYg3-NID3y7DSqN8M6SnEU_eH5_dto7cqoZ3_kFuQRJSc2PkSg7t-8aMhwxLE/s320/snack+time.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div>Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-82625796419167623462010-06-22T15:06:00.000-07:002010-06-22T16:02:57.739-07:0018 months already!<div><div>Lily turned 18 months on June 12th, 2010! Time has flown! It's been so fun having her in our family. For the last month, Lily has not really tried new foods, however, Jayson and I have been trying to give her more healthy foods. More organics, more flavours and more smaller meals throughout the day. The good thing is that we didn't really have to change our diet as we don't buy many processed foods and we eat well about 80-85% of the time, so that's good!<br /><br />She is loving certain vegetables right now, especially corn on the cob, since it's in season, cucumbers, and she loves tomatoes, although we think that she might be allergic to them.<br /><br />At 17 months, Lily and I both got a little sick and she was very stuffed up and was coughing a lot. Not fun times in our household. Good thing Jayson didn't get sick, he was a great caretaker! This is when Lily weaned. Boohoo hoo. Even though I think that it was time for her to wean, I am very sad about this. But, like all other breastfeeding moms know, when baby #2 arrives in October, we'll see if Lily will be jealous and if she will re-start feeding (I'm very ok with tandem nursing.)<br /><br /><br />As for things that she doesn't like, well, cow's milk, not even mixed in with chocolate milk! She doesn't like almond milk, goat's milk or soy milk. Nothing is better than mamma's milk! Oh well, she eats yogurt and cheese and that's plenty. As much as formula, baby food, diaper company's have multi-million dollar marketing companies, so do dairy companies! She eats enough healthy foods to get all the nutrients she needs to be a healthy chubby little girl!<br /><br /><br /><p>It was father's day just last weekend and Lily made daddy some yummy cookies at Christina's with her friends. She had to have a taste though!</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485735232955075426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqCzAGiMQOyCHs-fKlmb8jX5yEgyTtbK61t81KSDJDLMjHX8Y7rNrT655pKNEJyghtDcroOjfxqNAQFxU_JFS92rh81N1iV9BfGnnEGJIfe6zSBwNQKR2xutvbQjfsSz4qQll183Tui8/s320/Daddy+cookies.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p></p><p>Here are a few pictures of Lily this month:</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485737188161953314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Rst3ibF5AKuaa-cq_ZkDE55cK5OuLixHVPHdAiak6le5jUSPACwOQ5O_pURDkgpj9fCZDZ9W5cBnMIVxyu1lSftpFajPyYcgAz63Gfx4HlPV5DjWPpetTlKWrdYkRqzni5_SL6qdZfI/s320/applesauce.bmp" border="0" /></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485737185219824482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5eusHAgcRpSF8uuB3BHP9_l5O5ivAxszYeXqE2ZnbLFaJ2TAh9PXTVpehW30WWWJMMMU8YM222_GBfh47e6bRjw2EGzjsTcbtZmnoOQ0m6kKIvR2De17ph9OPuEmXB65qgUZNRSy95o/s320/Popsicle+with+Kate.bmp" border="0" />Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-50834800019827373702010-05-07T06:34:00.000-07:002010-06-22T16:00:48.834-07:00New House, New friends, New routine, New foods!<div>Lily is almost 17 months! Things have changed so much for us in the last month (April 2010). We had been living in a high rise condo on the 33rd floor just south of the Rogers Centre, but now, we have moved to a large size house in the High Park/Bloor West Village area. We have a whole main floor and Lily has a huge play room in the basement and we even have a guest bedroom and and an office down there - it's huge. We're all settled in and we're slowing getting accustomed to living in a house as opposed to a condo.<br /><br />That's big news - but even bigger news is that Lily is no longer spending her days with Digna her nanny. She started at a home care with Christina and has made 3 little new friends.<br /><br />Lily has some foods that she prefers, chicken legs, cheese, wraps, subs, pizza, daddy's home made penne with chicken, eggs, pasta, all the vegetables we eat, and some foods that she doesn't like too much peanut butter, hot dogs (yah!) and really, that's all I can think about.<br /><br /><br />At Christina's, Lily has been able to enjoy new foods and go to different restaurants, she's eaten kale chips, eaten mock pudding (Chia seeds, banana, cinnamon & vanilla) and more that I don't even know about probably. It's really good and we are so happy that Lily is loving it there and has made some cute little friends!<br /><br />Here are a few pictures of Lily this month eating away:<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485736802355037570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhtiFkXoNjmHhLe67awPW55htFntQ5NqKBbFoHy-Z-jHx17cRGje8XgsdCvgyhVcRXnAnefPWFgBxvgmd-WyzxAEnf-UZ8V9d3H-He_PdPCcY7Ff5yKiNUf08pRIyd-HucLN5vayAYRNw/s320/messy+yogurt.bmp" border="0" /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485732199764260242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuoiXT5-ov7ex7PAAsEAkwImOVnQaoe3zTYvL1AtW4RFGwPM3dnMQBqlwjWg2PzVoesbYMHp9O-p4B94MHdhEoY403UsjSOeorfZDiWr1sTkZ7Szyf_Xc407W6T4bd95piuuiD1lbQHXA/s320/Lunch+at+Vesuvio%27s.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485731863453612034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GUDr3dPPe_LBPd6atTjVd1VWc6Arztu64gg0O8Hhdn7ofBO5AGdf2MuPMOMX-ROZSK6p5F9qj2mSePHegIXqpQD3fEAJ1zn8bL0hrJQVy4LCdbcACqWrotJDcp4l6vfIeixwHokAsys/s320/Lily+and+Carmen+eating+pudding.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485733553599733154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVDMPeh9lAsiuQRH0UUMRFyeKL25mTFo4WnsZ2nPwWohDAFS0cClvKrLPQ4gKgtvz4ueydtyTTdJJBdEPlfdC_DzT0l_u4Hco7tur2NwksQ3v0Z_AdcKVLwxjed4LpenWg_sqpGbqhAQ/s320/Kale+chips" border="0" /><br /></p></div>Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-864704286263032162009-11-06T03:49:00.000-08:002009-11-07T04:04:37.942-08:00November 6, 2009 - 10m25d - Paté Chinois!Also known as Sheppard's Pie. However, you will probably never hear me call it this because paté chinois is my favorite comfort food. My mom used to make it often when I was a child and to this day, my brother and sister probably have this as their comfort food as well!<br /><br />Paté chinois (the way we make it) is basically ground beef, creamed corn and mashed potatoes on top. It was a cold November day today, so it was a perfect time to eat some yummy comfort food! Daddy also made it which made it even better because he is an awesome cook and well, I got to play with Lily while he made it.<br /><br />The dish coming out of the oven:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0sjSo1HJu672EdUXg0Ha0_QftymMellcrkGaV-FnTDS6F2vsiBa9_hweWatBTn8g3MHu0d2Zzec1S4RL5jdUTQQyXwrY_xj55ri071F3n0OXYnKo06_SHp4stdQDrsuIvEkFdvsEClI/s1600-h/Pate+chinois.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0sjSo1HJu672EdUXg0Ha0_QftymMellcrkGaV-FnTDS6F2vsiBa9_hweWatBTn8g3MHu0d2Zzec1S4RL5jdUTQQyXwrY_xj55ri071F3n0OXYnKo06_SHp4stdQDrsuIvEkFdvsEClI/s320/Pate+chinois.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401328922139193890" border="0" /></a>And after I put her bowl down with a spoon, it didn't take long for Lily to go to town and look like this:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30fbhQ2nqpMjEQ-XUkfQ2K5oqdGh4RdPloCjaY_DPWWxo0tBNqH88d2do9Lt3qSKbh4Kr4PXOd36yQYgwDAVk_NLcQWpJ5iFbePMQplD-R8lGhqeYplqnc68DEOG8ydb59n4nKu-Dd-U/s1600-h/IMG_6645.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj30fbhQ2nqpMjEQ-XUkfQ2K5oqdGh4RdPloCjaY_DPWWxo0tBNqH88d2do9Lt3qSKbh4Kr4PXOd36yQYgwDAVk_NLcQWpJ5iFbePMQplD-R8lGhqeYplqnc68DEOG8ydb59n4nKu-Dd-U/s320/IMG_6645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401330261383617874" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiu7qcASi6HsGcCOEpsCiyN3wGRCwQmvXw9msGd2HFruUPJzA4c23AFva0v26hPS8V-XJf5hSHmf_peoR4h8igKjNAtjr0wc3TOcQmZN-MiSvMFhQBFKa7VDwG0QwjA1Xd6y5lDXPrPAY/s1600-h/IMG_6646.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiu7qcASi6HsGcCOEpsCiyN3wGRCwQmvXw9msGd2HFruUPJzA4c23AFva0v26hPS8V-XJf5hSHmf_peoR4h8igKjNAtjr0wc3TOcQmZN-MiSvMFhQBFKa7VDwG0QwjA1Xd6y5lDXPrPAY/s320/IMG_6646.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401330269285510786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7LidxBbHpKWuULa4tvTOTninmXkNZtkrv3NQYoMrd6h-SMSzOdc4XSo2t9934HY4FtiDA0xp95w4NdnKcLm02qRozYqQwn6g9UjQQBOrcvfXnOIxECT4NN8PbUQMgANVStNJK1cusew/s1600-h/IMG_6648.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7LidxBbHpKWuULa4tvTOTninmXkNZtkrv3NQYoMrd6h-SMSzOdc4XSo2t9934HY4FtiDA0xp95w4NdnKcLm02qRozYqQwn6g9UjQQBOrcvfXnOIxECT4NN8PbUQMgANVStNJK1cusew/s320/IMG_6648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401330274714195586" border="0" /></a>This one looks a little weird, that's because I had the flash on and poor Lily got it right in the eyes!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaixXgst7es_DPyee9KRNCZg99nVds51rsGa00REL0TpvPWmmD2_rn6xC-AmRpEreIj0FEHiwqyi-Ww2Fw9ZvfeaH0OW4c6foOFhst_B-eWYKwgEmPBc74hBaetA5-0sKo4-3g5OUC8Y/s1600-h/IMG_6647.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaixXgst7es_DPyee9KRNCZg99nVds51rsGa00REL0TpvPWmmD2_rn6xC-AmRpEreIj0FEHiwqyi-Ww2Fw9ZvfeaH0OW4c6foOFhst_B-eWYKwgEmPBc74hBaetA5-0sKo4-3g5OUC8Y/s320/IMG_6647.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401330279623219154" border="0" /></a>Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-21196182678442189882009-11-03T17:56:00.000-08:002009-11-03T18:10:56.198-08:00November 3, 2009 - 10m22d - Beef & Green Beans!Daddy was at his hockey game tonight, so it was just Lily and Mommy for dinner. I had made a beef roast in the crock pot and opened a can of green beans for dinner. Meat and vegetables, healthy and delicious! I sat Lily in her high chair and gave her this:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheszNLIoAFcdEWUqGsMd32Fzg4bt7lYOKzpMnxNEdtPJiHBxiGcMdegHUa5hiTjI0io12CGEcz0I0A-GPCm8Gm1qFTkyan86HuqnKFyPUORFD14n3vvU1yqCiHMc6AiGZ0n998KslbDo/s1600-h/IMG_6631.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgheszNLIoAFcdEWUqGsMd32Fzg4bt7lYOKzpMnxNEdtPJiHBxiGcMdegHUa5hiTjI0io12CGEcz0I0A-GPCm8Gm1qFTkyan86HuqnKFyPUORFD14n3vvU1yqCiHMc6AiGZ0n998KslbDo/s320/IMG_6631.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400063019976239458" border="0" /></a>Not the best picture - but the food is in focus and she is not, weird. She then dumped the food out of the bowl:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiWZa4FnPyRmmDRwT98r_RbEFazYjB1ah0MColtjbWM-Ffs1jGOm5ob_B1xWvWlgro2l-LHP9kdg8w3XIgHLFkv7oe0F_6gruOFVaPoeEh0nnSOmXqhv3fFbj4opzRrRpRrsnRCSoYsM/s1600-h/IMG_6633.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiWZa4FnPyRmmDRwT98r_RbEFazYjB1ah0MColtjbWM-Ffs1jGOm5ob_B1xWvWlgro2l-LHP9kdg8w3XIgHLFkv7oe0F_6gruOFVaPoeEh0nnSOmXqhv3fFbj4opzRrRpRrsnRCSoYsM/s320/IMG_6633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400063022647037202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRodYQG8LSEdOC9Nps2DCp593Yu9eDNVQcYUER3NDfamG1HkgT9pdBthmJLUsq0LX9ChgkBS5FxBfSsN0Cvp14-Wqp640g4MoPNt5cM7wa05-e_tMj63e1YdJhElOsNG05OQkrmUcpNj0/s1600-h/IMG_6634.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRodYQG8LSEdOC9Nps2DCp593Yu9eDNVQcYUER3NDfamG1HkgT9pdBthmJLUsq0LX9ChgkBS5FxBfSsN0Cvp14-Wqp640g4MoPNt5cM7wa05-e_tMj63e1YdJhElOsNG05OQkrmUcpNj0/s320/IMG_6634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400063027677498290" border="0" /></a>After picking at it for a few minutes, I thought she wasn't hungry. NOPE, that was NOT the case. I was eating at the living room table and she wanted to come and eat with me. Out of my plate. So this our new food arrangement:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidp0gYlN-WctGoOsde2J-_dvlE26LgxBzxL-G2429OK0ZaPIzPQVgftIg50xCPAdNGPX8dTJVRLxa28ebpSZ77aGyT_ZKhztMdGyBDippW1bjERqAjTxGuF8FL6KFN1g1MAJlDLYAKvkg/s1600-h/IMG_6636.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidp0gYlN-WctGoOsde2J-_dvlE26LgxBzxL-G2429OK0ZaPIzPQVgftIg50xCPAdNGPX8dTJVRLxa28ebpSZ77aGyT_ZKhztMdGyBDippW1bjERqAjTxGuF8FL6KFN1g1MAJlDLYAKvkg/s320/IMG_6636.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400064540681413586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9eJIo7gShvp-slbhFn-zwqIABGEo6wVMBfcAifAbfeVqwL2B3exNRXCQhClreKs1FlUI6SH_HdKaN16wdqF0_nyv-cNbsbb_bRqOBIThff7FNhedj8S5yi_CuUECaeaNgF5IQ_4bwhw/s1600-h/IMG_6637.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9eJIo7gShvp-slbhFn-zwqIABGEo6wVMBfcAifAbfeVqwL2B3exNRXCQhClreKs1FlUI6SH_HdKaN16wdqF0_nyv-cNbsbb_bRqOBIThff7FNhedj8S5yi_CuUECaeaNgF5IQ_4bwhw/s320/IMG_6637.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400064547571532834" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6td_9pULWOxyj66dMG8phE89b15P_HnG1TXSS_jauwm9bEAHcK64nyQ01o0mjaERgjfWOzvrUj9E1yahJXM4DQkIH-vR0XjaTAaC-8EhUM6p8s5MR23dKuEoYBrR6f8sCLoJlNLj7ppM/s1600-h/IMG_6638.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6td_9pULWOxyj66dMG8phE89b15P_HnG1TXSS_jauwm9bEAHcK64nyQ01o0mjaERgjfWOzvrUj9E1yahJXM4DQkIH-vR0XjaTAaC-8EhUM6p8s5MR23dKuEoYBrR6f8sCLoJlNLj7ppM/s320/IMG_6638.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400064560980555922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhId9Ra7ld-RUueNJgDBq-ZfXVh1r_sSDzc2wZw2J7pigSu-0WBP7d8To-1nXCQRHVhY1zS6CT4Q_5JGE-w4wJXx9M5uOw0qelBEpNsFWpmapPN2sMQVtAHy-p0cntCNuBpncRayG5vtbw/s1600-h/IMG_6639.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhId9Ra7ld-RUueNJgDBq-ZfXVh1r_sSDzc2wZw2J7pigSu-0WBP7d8To-1nXCQRHVhY1zS6CT4Q_5JGE-w4wJXx9M5uOw0qelBEpNsFWpmapPN2sMQVtAHy-p0cntCNuBpncRayG5vtbw/s320/IMG_6639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400064550542274770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUSsG46ybM7Dbc9lYLOEIDBZBaFS8jn-GjeJsGAxrDcBNHDnAyBRvpG_gW9d6A5AddLTzGZNCD2MMvcMuwCGda-oPKwlF1OiTL3fpcGY3F010hMXv029cLQk8-1Zum4T5bp9RT3D8vMU/s1600-h/IMG_6640.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUSsG46ybM7Dbc9lYLOEIDBZBaFS8jn-GjeJsGAxrDcBNHDnAyBRvpG_gW9d6A5AddLTzGZNCD2MMvcMuwCGda-oPKwlF1OiTL3fpcGY3F010hMXv029cLQk8-1Zum4T5bp9RT3D8vMU/s320/IMG_6640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400064564997118066" border="0" /></a><br />Lily managed to eat LOTS of beef and some green beans. It was very yummy! Surprisingly, no food ended up on the floor.Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2580582343856545218.post-81697590369014732612009-11-03T14:35:00.000-08:002009-11-03T14:56:57.362-08:00November 3, 2009 - 10m22d - Soup!In the last few weeks, Lily has been very active. She seems to be getting from point A to point B a lot quicker now, and she's not walking yet! She crawls very fast and she has her firetruck that she pushes around... she is practicing walking and we think that by the end of November she will have made her first real steps. She stands for a couple of seconds on her own before realizing that she is not holding on to anything and then drops to the ground.<br /><br />That said, with all this energy, she needs fuel! For the last few days, she has had breakfast (usually oatmeal and yogurt) and then for lunch this week, I started giving her soup. Today was a cold fall day and we had pea soup. I didn't want to give her canned soup since it has so much salt in it, but I figure that everything else she puts in her mouth we make & cooked it so I can be a little more lenient with the soups. I will try to make more homemade soups for her though so that I know exactly what is in them.<br /><br />Here she is eating her soup:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHyJZ8bOI_51ZI7LfpVrQJS0iNjDNTCxh5nw-vwQB2DKu9Qzrp8wFBotfqEHtKxSEGg3jKE0R9j5lOAngpPQXP65P7ia-42t9rL83SsBmEGSyMsYMboxWIW9IRhbHBrJLvxCSbaf82Yk/s1600-h/IMG_6613.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqHyJZ8bOI_51ZI7LfpVrQJS0iNjDNTCxh5nw-vwQB2DKu9Qzrp8wFBotfqEHtKxSEGg3jKE0R9j5lOAngpPQXP65P7ia-42t9rL83SsBmEGSyMsYMboxWIW9IRhbHBrJLvxCSbaf82Yk/s400/IMG_6613.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400011501622846354" border="0" /></a><br />This is the soup we ate for lunch:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kGnf4g3UMSxWBqqNA3kqQAjsr8kkIjh8wsrwlGsTfbrYHleUA4YSrbolyDFoRm35RylA8OtZkGDVp7MEZrn70UZkbtVT6Z7xNCTOtcLPSHNxuINYNuCNomGnjC0qUqL8ug8AnFlWB8U/s1600-h/IMG_6617.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kGnf4g3UMSxWBqqNA3kqQAjsr8kkIjh8wsrwlGsTfbrYHleUA4YSrbolyDFoRm35RylA8OtZkGDVp7MEZrn70UZkbtVT6Z7xNCTOtcLPSHNxuINYNuCNomGnjC0qUqL8ug8AnFlWB8U/s400/IMG_6617.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400011534791232578" border="0" /></a>Stop with the pictures already - just feed me!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtYQ5xb-AWFUypWG6a4-PFdk3vyiWOBXLjgt2nxJx9U1UAPnrBh2u7GdRquyzxK8TRoc9z3GrZNLvdJ6oIYr4cC_mHTq39Z6AsSa3yOVz0lsTVqmAGJq5QhSGvvDJEc03YGto4CiUTWs/s1600-h/IMG_6612.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtYQ5xb-AWFUypWG6a4-PFdk3vyiWOBXLjgt2nxJx9U1UAPnrBh2u7GdRquyzxK8TRoc9z3GrZNLvdJ6oIYr4cC_mHTq39Z6AsSa3yOVz0lsTVqmAGJq5QhSGvvDJEc03YGto4CiUTWs/s400/IMG_6612.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400011521986551778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZ22wkHvrjPuSSx72HoOaGx_fCLjnSFO4OQLPxm-KeQlSPEMHlVhGNWiftyNTgKkAudjc5JTOKyl1tT1MR2NdZ0Fx6XeZmNp-oCgv5boZbSBmzmAQHewogc_hDRkU1ujahX0as6ArPao/s1600-h/IMG_6611.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZ22wkHvrjPuSSx72HoOaGx_fCLjnSFO4OQLPxm-KeQlSPEMHlVhGNWiftyNTgKkAudjc5JTOKyl1tT1MR2NdZ0Fx6XeZmNp-oCgv5boZbSBmzmAQHewogc_hDRkU1ujahX0as6ArPao/s400/IMG_6611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400011511302822546" border="0" /></a><br />I'll be honest with you all, sometimes, when I am making something to eat and I know that it will be a BIG mess, I sometimes spoon feed her (gasp!) however, she is very clear on when she is done and I don't try to force more on her.<br /><br />So, after soup, I gave her some avocado, she loves it! I just peel and cut into chunks and give it to her and she eats it all.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-6lfh0wTd8UDG4_5RZ92JabpPyr9E9m7z7GzD2bDTxc39CppV00fC_j6pr9WFmL9MZJaqNRy3hNR6-G24raklQLoVuV6SCXB7BBGTVFq_fy88aFyDyjS5xBHiVJbBvL4mhi4RKSGKiM/s1600-h/IMG_6616.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-6lfh0wTd8UDG4_5RZ92JabpPyr9E9m7z7GzD2bDTxc39CppV00fC_j6pr9WFmL9MZJaqNRy3hNR6-G24raklQLoVuV6SCXB7BBGTVFq_fy88aFyDyjS5xBHiVJbBvL4mhi4RKSGKiM/s400/IMG_6616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400012963855782002" border="0" /></a><br />She kept pointing at the counter because she wanted some oranges, but she already had one today so I gave her some raspberries. Wow, she can eat a whole container in a matter of minutes!<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Notice the cookies in her tray - she didn't even want to eat them!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrqzspep9CZPjj6FHS4t-fGQvXdtFUVhNiE6oyNwWDE5pkaNKPc8WGKCCoHnmiDEVUAYtVVLw5YtpzqF29Ch9UjT1CC9BaRveunsvodX4p8e8FxDpuHj1xHBjZMphWcbW3H3Wg_udSn0/s1600-h/IMG_6619.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrqzspep9CZPjj6FHS4t-fGQvXdtFUVhNiE6oyNwWDE5pkaNKPc8WGKCCoHnmiDEVUAYtVVLw5YtpzqF29Ch9UjT1CC9BaRveunsvodX4p8e8FxDpuHj1xHBjZMphWcbW3H3Wg_udSn0/s400/IMG_6619.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400013616923650546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLSaZPo0FnQ0joajmZfCZIGMf5RK50FK8O42hfLhdnU6Xt8lc0wwrv8mhsAV9HlkMww7V8CIGE-QLKx60-N8dpZN9LcHBEX7xde2X3I-MjB66s4q_rgKLiChn4i4JHwO-I-PzVO25tR8/s1600-h/IMG_6620.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLSaZPo0FnQ0joajmZfCZIGMf5RK50FK8O42hfLhdnU6Xt8lc0wwrv8mhsAV9HlkMww7V8CIGE-QLKx60-N8dpZN9LcHBEX7xde2X3I-MjB66s4q_rgKLiChn4i4JHwO-I-PzVO25tR8/s400/IMG_6620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400013606693187826" border="0" /></a>She ate them all, I had these leftover for tomorrow, but nope, she wanted them now!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0001nypRluvGJZ9LFQwkAtJFaeiQLm0DB_eNA05s-OoI5qKHxDtD-0KFZacHDhIcMs26cr5eeUd2Oh3Cxh7Ln1fINoXiErSv05qhikuha0WGDhlX6jCbl11dg9a6aYujF3AJ1ohCYc8/s1600-h/IMG_6618.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0001nypRluvGJZ9LFQwkAtJFaeiQLm0DB_eNA05s-OoI5qKHxDtD-0KFZacHDhIcMs26cr5eeUd2Oh3Cxh7Ln1fINoXiErSv05qhikuha0WGDhlX6jCbl11dg9a6aYujF3AJ1ohCYc8/s400/IMG_6618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400013627866366210" border="0" /></a>After her afternoon nap, I was eating a cookie, therefore Lily wanted a cookie as well! I figured that since I made these cookies from scratch at home and she was wearing a cookie shirt that it was ok that she had a small piece. Most of the cookie ended up on her face and on the floor! She was still cute eating it though!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dFS0DIVoFWsdWU-CyXYRLrDHxLAubtZu3w6HECttgVEK129-sUG1497D1yQN2BiaZHhdnuMF_aEAn9_TOsT6uaC3m9qB4WydAT_tgJnGU2qUMBYxxy0t05Dxlfk0XrIpRplTbz0ZPKQ/s1600-h/IMG_6625.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dFS0DIVoFWsdWU-CyXYRLrDHxLAubtZu3w6HECttgVEK129-sUG1497D1yQN2BiaZHhdnuMF_aEAn9_TOsT6uaC3m9qB4WydAT_tgJnGU2qUMBYxxy0t05Dxlfk0XrIpRplTbz0ZPKQ/s320/IMG_6625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400015072501994258" border="0" /></a>Ambrose familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06043989852880825413noreply@blogger.com0