Abby (5 Months)

So many things have been happening this past month. Abby has started eating solids (see post on baby food). She's become more mobile. She'll roll and is getting close to crawling.
She loves to explore everything around her and can easily entertain herself with anything.

Abby is such a happy baby. She's not much of a crier and I always find her smiling. I love it when she giggles and Liz and Josh do all they can to make her laugh.

Now that she's eating more, she's starting to fill out, however, she's still long and lean. She's due for a growth spurt soon so we'll see how that goes. Like Elizabeth, she adores her Daddy. When Randy comes home she just lights up. It's fun to watch them play together.

Baby Food Making Machine

This past month Abby has been slowly being introduced to solids. I'm so grateful because her appetite was getting to the point where I couldn't keep up with pumping. With her I've decided to make her baby food exclusively. I first tried making my own baby food with Josh, however, I really wasn't dedicated to it. Now, I'm a baby food making machine! With all of our kids, their first food has been sweet potatoes. Abby was no different. However, she did not like them! I thought every kid loved sweet potatoes. So, next was banana. Bananas are really easy since you don't have to cook them. Just mash and thin to the consistancy you want and there you go! She liked bananas and applesauce but I was still struggling for a vegatable that she would eat. So I decided to try butternut squash. SCORE! She LOVES it! I still haven't given up on sweet potatoes. I've been working with the consistancy/texture and have been mixing it with fruit to see if she would take it. She's slowly starting to take to it, but not nearly as much as the squash. Today I made peas. We'll see how that goes. It will definitely make her diapers more interesting.

For those of you who have never made baby food. It is really easy and you should give it a try. It's also a lot cheaper! Below are pictures of how I cook butternut squash. Just cut in half, scrape out the seeds, and put it face down in a dish with a little bit of water. Cook at 400 degrees for about 40 minutes (the skin will wrinkle and pucker). Scrape out the meat and but in a blender. Blend and add water to the consistance you want. DONE! I put it in ice cube trays and freeze. Once frozen all you have to do is pop out the cubes and put in a freezer bag.

Cake Blog?

In the past year, some have suggested that I create another blog or site for all the cake decorating things I do. Should I? I've been experimenting with cake decorating for the past 5 years and really enjoy it. It's my creative outlet. I love learning new things and showing off my cakes but should I dedicate another blog to it? What do you think? I know not many people follow this blog but I would be interested to know your opinion.

New Job

Randy now has a permanent weekend job at Baylor Southwest! He'll be working a twelve hour shift on both Saturdays and Sundays. The best part of this position is that he'll qualify for full time benefits! I can't wait to look at their health plan because I'm really not liking the one offered at my work. I'm so excited!