Jordan likes to sit and gather all her toys together and marvel at them.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Carrots & Squash
Jordan has added pureed carrot and squash to her solid food repertoire without complaint. And now that we have an actual high chair eating from a spoon is much easier. I am still working out the logistics of transitioning to solid foods while maintaining a reasonable milk supply...I guess i have some research to do.
But for now, Jordan is enjoying some new tastes every week and I am enjoying the asthetics of her new chair. I had a lot of anxiety about picking out a high chair because I think that, for the most part, they are all so ugly. Josh had done a lot of consumer review searches and found what he considered to be the best high chair ever based on functionality, but it looked like some kind of space-age baby torture contraption. I might have cried if I would have had to look at it every day, haha! Instead we opted for a nice wooden model (much to Josh's dismay) that matches the color of our kitchen table and chairs. Best of all, I hardly even notice that it is there. I only hope that I don't have to hear the "I told you so's" from Josh a year or so down the road should my beautiful high chair decide to fall apart.
But for now, Jordan is enjoying some new tastes every week and I am enjoying the asthetics of her new chair. I had a lot of anxiety about picking out a high chair because I think that, for the most part, they are all so ugly. Josh had done a lot of consumer review searches and found what he considered to be the best high chair ever based on functionality, but it looked like some kind of space-age baby torture contraption. I might have cried if I would have had to look at it every day, haha! Instead we opted for a nice wooden model (much to Josh's dismay) that matches the color of our kitchen table and chairs. Best of all, I hardly even notice that it is there. I only hope that I don't have to hear the "I told you so's" from Josh a year or so down the road should my beautiful high chair decide to fall apart.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Mother's Day
I celebrated my first Mother's Day as a mom yesterday and I have to admit it was a little strange! This time last year I believe I was still mostly plagued by "morning sickness." But now I have more than made up for all the meals that wound up in the toilet, and better yet, I have a beautiful baby girl who I love so much!
We made our 2nd of three planned trips in May to Seattle. This was a rough trip for several reasons: first since it was WSU's graduation weekend there was a lot of traffic coming to and leaving from Pullman; second, we were delayed for an hour-and-a-half just east of Snoqualmie Pass due to road connstruction; and finally, the Sounders forgot to show up to their game and were subsequently handed a 0-4 loss by the Galaxy. However, we still managed to have some fun this weekend, and Jordan got a lesson about trees from grandpa.
Jordan doesn't seem to mind the long car trips. Mostly she sleeps and generally requires one pit stop for food and a fresh diaper. We prefer to stop at the rest stop just outside of Vantage (at Ryegrass) because it is about halfway and there are some places to park that offer us some privacy so she can nurse. But on this last trip her patience was tested while we basically idled for 10 miles, or an hour-and-a-half. We were pretty sure she pooped her pants and desperately needed a new diaper, but to pull over to the shoulder would have meant even more delays. Fortunately we powered through and made it to Sammamish without too much frustration.
We made our 2nd of three planned trips in May to Seattle. This was a rough trip for several reasons: first since it was WSU's graduation weekend there was a lot of traffic coming to and leaving from Pullman; second, we were delayed for an hour-and-a-half just east of Snoqualmie Pass due to road connstruction; and finally, the Sounders forgot to show up to their game and were subsequently handed a 0-4 loss by the Galaxy. However, we still managed to have some fun this weekend, and Jordan got a lesson about trees from grandpa.
Jordan doesn't seem to mind the long car trips. Mostly she sleeps and generally requires one pit stop for food and a fresh diaper. We prefer to stop at the rest stop just outside of Vantage (at Ryegrass) because it is about halfway and there are some places to park that offer us some privacy so she can nurse. But on this last trip her patience was tested while we basically idled for 10 miles, or an hour-and-a-half. We were pretty sure she pooped her pants and desperately needed a new diaper, but to pull over to the shoulder would have meant even more delays. Fortunately we powered through and made it to Sammamish without too much frustration.
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