Yummy things

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Yummy things
Random musings on happenings in my kitchen and my life, in Durham, NC


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About me
Hi! I'm Lindsey.

I'm a health educator, like to run at a slow, but steady pace, teach group fitness classes, and do my best to keep up with my family that's spread across the country. In the midst all of that, playing in the kitchen is one of my favorite stress relievers and creative outlets, so this blog chronicles some of my favorite cooking and baking adventures, but in the process it also tells the story of the rest of my life.

Like many people in the Triangle area, I'm a transplant. After spending the first 21 years of my life in the midwest, I've been settled in North Carolina for seven years. One of the things I love most about the area is the diversity of local farms, farmers' markets, and great food, so I follow lots of local food happenings, but I also keep up with my fair share of Midwestern favorites.

If you like what you find here, feel free to drop me a note and email Yummy things. I'd love to hear from all of you out there!
Mon Apr 1

Catching up

Whew, I managed to miss the whole month of March!  Dan likes to say that “2 kids is a lot of kids,” but I think it’s more “2 full-time jobs + 2 kids is a lot of work!”  However, we seem to be settling into a groove. 

Hazel’s really seeming like a kid, not just a baby or a toddler even.  She’s talking in full sentences all the time, and issuing directives more often than not - like “Momma get Hazel out [of the car]; Papa can get Ada,” or to give you a little sense of what happens at school each day, “Walk away.  You need to sit on the calm down square.”  :-)

Hazel continues to love Ada loads, still sometimes more than is useful.  But she has learned to give Ada bedtime kisses on her toes, instead of smothering Ada when it’s “night night time,” and she’s getting a bit better with gentle touches.  She also likes to reassure “it’s okay Ada, it’s okay,” when Ada’s crying.  In fact, I wonder if she actually can tell the difference between Ada’s cries, because she seems to be more accurate with her reports that “Ada’s hungry” or “Ada’s tired” than I would expect.

Hazel’s also big on imitating these days.  She likes to do tummy time along with Ada.  She’s always telling us how her baby doll has a dirty diaper (luckily the newborn cloth ones fit her!) and now increasingly the doll needs to go to the potty.  And Hazel’s just started feeding her baby doll while I’m nursing Ada. 

After a while of pushing against it, Ada’s doing great with bottles at daycare now.  She really lights up when she sees her teachers and especially for me at the end of the day.  She’s starting to sit up for just a second or two (below her Grandpa gave her a little cheat!). 

At her last doctor’s visit, she weighed 14 lbs. 12 oz. and they said she measured in the 96 percentile for height!  Yesterday, she turned 5 months old.  Tonight I saw her roll from back to front for the first time.

It’s true what they say, the days are long, but the years are short! 

More March photos on Flickr.

Sun Feb 10

February firsts

February has been a big month so far.

The 1st marked my first day back in the office and Ada’s first day at daycare. Leading up to that day, Dan and I put in a lot of work trying to convince Ada it was in her best interest to take a bottle.  We tried all the tricks, and ultimately found that if she wasn’t too tired or too hungry, she did okay with a Playtext nurser bottle.  So we were both relieved when she gulped down bottles at school, until we realized that she’s not a very good napper when surrounded by other kids either.  So we’re working on that.  So far, she’s been to school four days, and all four days she’s gone to bed at least an hour early, because she’s napping an hour or two less than at home.  Hopefully she’ll figure out the sleeping thing within the next few weeks.  I’ve got three more weeks of being part-time before returning to my 40 hour/week schedule in March; then Ada won’t be able to make up for the lost sleep on the in between days she she’s home. 


First day of school

This week, I took the first box of clothes back up to the attic.  I packed up all the newborn clothes and a good chunk of the 0-3 month stuff and pulled down the 3-6 month stuff.  Wow, how time is flying by!

All smiles for her first 6 month sleeper

And Hazel got her own first in this month too - her first trip to the dentist!  She was a champ.  We went to a pediatric dentist that has a fun rainforest decor; I kept telling Hazel we were “going to the jungle to see Dr. Amy.”  She loved all the animals they had - photos and stuffed toys, and when it came time to do the exam, she was more than willing to lay back and let them look in her mouth once she got some cool sunglasses. 


Hazel’s first cleaning

That’s enough excitement around here for these days.  Hopefully things will continue to go smoothly as I transition back to full time.