Small(?) Obsession

My post-partum craving (can I actually blame this on my post-partum status?): Sonic. Specifically, a regular Snickers Blast.

Today, I looked up the calorie/fat count. (You don't want to know.) Sonic coupled with my large gift box of Cheryl's Cookies sure makes for a good diet. The good news is that the cookies are all gone.

Cute Hat

Found this adorable hat earlier today at SoBo's sidewalk sale. I can't wait for the little guy to sport it this fall/winter.

Two Months

Yum...

A box of these arrived today.

What a happy and delicious gift from my cousin and her family.

So, I'll postpone my diet and exercise plan until next week. I might as well wait until August, right?

Today

It's hot today; 95-ish degrees. This morning we walked to the farmer's market and picked up some sweet corn, green beans, zucchini, and red potatoes.

This afternoon I'm making Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins from this recipe. Very tasty! I always make this in muffin form as it's easier to eat, store and/or take with you.

What's Cooking?

Lately, I've started to realize that I might actually enjoy cooking. I used to dislike cooking a lot, primarily because I wasn't familiar with different foods or ingredients. I grew up on a strict meat and potatoes diet with some canned vegetables thrown in. But, now I'm opening  myself up to new food types and even trying to prepare a few new recipies every month. I've started to enjoy putting together a meal and trying new recipies.

The husband and I often make homemade pizza rather than ordering out. We used to purchase premade crusts from the grocery store, but he recently mentioned his mom's homemade pizza crust so I decided to try one for myself. I used PW's homemade pizza crust recipe (half was used for this; the other half is in my freezer for a future use). It turned out quite well. The before is below. My half: spinach and Roma tomatoes; his half: mushrooms, green peppers and onions and pepperoni. We were both happy and the homemade crust was easy as could be.

Sucker!

Gotta love the pacifier hanging out and the little fist!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday! Josh turns 33, Wyatt turns six weeks and one day old.

Blogworthy

I’ve delayed (and delayed and delayed) posting until I could find just the right thing to start with. Well, I think I’ve got it! Wyatt slept peacefully in nice three hour stretches last night: 9:30p-1a, 2a-5a, 5:45a-until now! This is definitely blogworthy in my book.

Yesterday, we went to the pediatrician for his one month check-up. He now weighs 9 lbs, 12 ozs which is 2 lbs, 2 ozs more than he weighed on his first visit. That equals a gain of one ounce per day; the doctor was quite happy. Wyatt is also up to 22″ long.

Starting Fresh

Seven or eight months ago, my life was on a different track. I was consumed with traveling to places I'd never been, running faster than I've ever run, rowing semi-competitively with big goals. Life was full and busy and good.

Now, May 11, 2010, and I am exactly four weeks removed from a date in my life that I, by choice, didn't intend to let happen. But, it did. And, well, here I am.

In that time lapse, I've been considering this blog as a reflection of my life. When I started this, I had one direction in mind, but now the direction has changed. My seven month pause was necessary for me to begin to sort out this new direction and to reflect on how to proceed. What do I want this to be? I'm filled with self-doubt. I don't want to "mess up." The perfectionist in me doesn't even want to start because I might fail. But, I need to be accountable to myself, and starting fresh again with this little project is a way to do that.

Here goes nothing...