They Love Each Other.

I've noticed recently that the baby's movement increases when Michael is around.  : ) One afternoon this week, as Michael and I were on our way home, the baby started to move around and kick like crazy.  During this time, Michael was talking my ear off about peacocks and barns.  (We pass by a farm with peacocks on our way home from school everyday.) The movement is probably completely coincidental, and the baby probably can't even hear yet; but I like to think that the baby can't wait to meet his (or her) sibling.  We are definitely experiencing the fun part of pregnancy right now, and the little kicks are so incredibly sweet.

 The weekend seems to be shaping up nicely for us, I think we might do some errands this afternoon and go out to dinner this evening as a family.  Michael and Josh are making pancakes right now, which is quite a sight.  Josh is being incredibly patient with our little chef.  

~~Time to eat (and clean up!).~~

A Little Bit of Bonding...

Michael and I have been on our own this weekend. Obviously, Josh is working harder than ever, so we've been left to our own devices. Really, we didn't do much of anything. Aside from a delicious and relaxing dinner with Michael and Mary Jane (Granddad and Mango) last evening, and a visit to the big library, we haven't done much.

Today we baked lemon, raspberry cupcakes with a lemon glaze icing. The recipe was from the Bon Appetite magazine. I should have known better than to BAKE a recipe from Bon Appetite with a two year old! Box recipes are hard enough to bake with a two year old, and all they call for are eggs and oil! I ended up throwing away all of the cupcakes, after Michael and I had a taste. (Bummer!!) The bonding with Michael was much more important than the cupcakes, anyway.

It's been kind of a longish weekend, especially since we stayed at home ALL day today! The one on one time with Michael was wonderful, temper tantrums and fighting sleep included. He fills my days with so much joy, and his laughter is so contagious.

Time Will Tell:

It seems as though we've got ourselves a little winter weather advisory, Yummy...Yummy!! In light of the advisory and the snowy forecast, Michael and I decided  to bake chocolate chip cookies.  Why? Not real sure what the correlation is between snow and sweet treats, but it seems to work for this family.  And, besides, I don't think you ever need an excuse to bake cookies.  Right?

Unfortunately, though, the cookies weren't all that great. They were flat, kinda like pancakes.  I did make the mistake of letting Michael stir the flour/baking soda mixture.  I'll have to find something else for him to "help" with the next time we bake.  I have this hunch that a good bit of the baking soda was stirred right out of the bowl, just like 1/4 cup of flour! Oh well.  We'll just have to try again, right?  

I'm really hoping for a snowy run tomorrow morning. Those runs are my favorites, w

hen the world is so quiet and beautiful.  It's funny to me how much

 I've changed since I've be

come a mother.  At this point I know that I'm not going to sleep in regardless, snow day or not. So, I might as well take advantage of the peaceful morning and run in the snow.  Pre-Michael?  I would have woken for the snow report (or cancellation) and then hopped back into bed and slept until 10 am or so.  Those days are long gone!  I like things better this way, I was missing out on a lot in our pre-Michael days.