The asian thing - it's real and it's deep.

So tonight I have Piglet on my hip as I'm staring at the fridge trying to figure out where to put our leftovers from dinner when he goes and PICKS UP the giant bottle of Kikkoman soy sauce!!!  Of all the things to grab (Tapatio, ketchup, maple syrup...) he goes for the one and ONLY asian thing within reach.   Now for obvious reasons, we loves us some soy sauce around here so I guess the bottom line is: don't question the asian thing, it's real and it's deep.  

PS - The picture quality is crap because I took it with my camera phone in really bad light!

It's a BOONiful life

It seems like lately, every day has been a little like Christmas for me! Every since Piglet started eating solids, I've finally been able to break out all these fun gadgets and toys that I've been hoarding since before he was even born. Yes, I said it. Hoarding. Anyone who knows me knows that I am infamous for my hoarding. Seriously, now with Piglet it's reached epic proportions. You know that lady who likes something then proceeds to buy one in every color? Or better yet, you know that lady that likes some [insert any and every type of clothing] for Piglet so much, she buys one for now, one the very next size up and then yet another for next year? C'est Moi.

Anyway, today was yet again Christmas as I ripped open the packaging of a BOON Squirt food dispensing spoon.  Piglet is just now getting to the point where he needs more than just one meal of solids per day and  I knew we were going to be out and about for at least 4-6 hours today so it seemed like just the ticket.  I'll be honest, even when I bought the BOON Squirt spoon, I was dubious about how well it would work. Well, holy pureed apple on my face.  This thing is pure genius. Now I can't wait to try out all the other BOON feeding products in my arsenal.  I see hoarding in my future...

PS - I also love the BOON bath products, especially the Flo Water Deflector which I've literally used since the day we brought Piglet home.  Those clever little peeps at BOON make such useful stuff!  And, did I mention that 10% of their profits support children's charities?

The return of the Pinchy Grabber...

Piglet, seeing that Miss Cutie K was nearby, decided he needed to get a little closer.  Miss Cutie wasn't too keen on this. Smart girl.

Piglet made his signature move "the belly pat"  but notice how his fingers are starting curl around Miss Cutie's belly...

Mommy, having seen the sly moves of the Pinchy Grabber (Piglet) before, intervenes before he can complete his pinchy grabbing!  Note the devilish smirk on Piglet's face. :)  What a goober. 

Piglet tried to make amends and wanted to hold hands, but it was too late, Miss Cutie K said "Momma didn't raise no fool!"

What to do when the bouncy isn't cutting it anymore...

Piglet decided that he'd had enough of the bouncy which left me in a predicament in terms of my daily dose of hygiene (aka "taking a shower").  I happened to have a basket of fresh laundry sitting nearby.  A few toys added to the laundry and voila!  Piglet has a new "luxury barge" for lounging and I can once again, take a (superfast, three minute shower) in relative peace.  

Guess - is it August or October?!

This is what happens when your dh leaves all the downstairs windows open all night and the temp drops to the low 50s. It makes for a cooooold morning. Brrrrr! Oh well, Piglet got to try out his new red cashmere hat. :)

Baby food - go make your own.

We are fans of making baby food at our house.  I'm a fan because - hello, have you seen the color of homemade pureed peas vs. the peas in a jar found at the grocery store? If not, see photo below. Which peas would YOU rather eat?

Piglet is a fan because he LOVES how it all tastes.  At first I thought, hey, I buy organic, even though I didn't make it, it's good because it's organic, right?  Right and wrong.  Right because it is handy and inexpensive, plus it's organic.  Wrong because Piglet was never interested in solid food until I made homemade apples and his face contorted and then broke into a one-toothed grin.  Once I tasted the difference, I couldn't blame him.  The PEAS people, try the PEAS!  Dh is such a fan of the fresh pureed ones, he often asks me to set some aside for him.  Apparently they call them "mashy peas" in the UK and serve them alongside fish n' chips. But, I digress. Back to the baby food. Making your own food has been surprisingly satisfying to me. In fact, I find that I'm constantly thinking of what else I can make for the Piglet to try. Because of this new obsession, my collection of Baby Cubes is growing by the day.   What are Baby Cubes, you ask?  Only the greatest invention ever for the home babyfood-maker!  They are BPA free, keep food perfectly fresh in the fridge and freezer and are perfect portion sizes for babies.  They are also inexpensive at $7.95 for a set of eight.  Pretty nifty, aren't they?  I have six sets and I've decided I need at least four more. Check out my latest batch of pureed Golden Delicious apples. These are Piglet's fave and will last me about a week to ten days. I'll leave two out and freeze the rest. Now come on, tell me that doesn't appeal to your inner Suzie homemaker!

 

It's official -- he's 50:50.

In my meanderings on the dubdubdub, I found this GENIUS site called myheritage.com.

You upload photos, it has face recognition software and FINDS the faces and then voila! You drag them into the look-alike-o-meter and find out once and for all who wins the family debate. Genius, I tell you, genius! As I've said all along, Piglet is indeed exactly 50:50!

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Pedigree - Descendents

Piglet's Five Month Update

Month Five: Still on a bottle strike, though LOVES to drink from a glass.  Not a sippy cup mind you, a GLASS.  It is kinda cute though - every night at dinner, there are now three water glasses on the table. :)  We also graduated him from the Bumbo Seat to the Stokke high chair!  We are HUGE fans of the Stokke Tripp Trapp.  Mr. Piglet feels very independent in it and Dh and I feel he's very safe in it.  We also love that it pulls right up to the table with no tray separating him from the rest of the famdamily!  


Oh and how could I forget - Piglet took his first airplane ride to visit the g-rents in Colorado.  

While waiting for our stroller and carseat at the gate, the conversation when something like this:

Other passengers when deboarding: Oh your baby is so cute!  He was SO GOOD on the flight!  

Us: (collective sigh of relief) Really?!  Thanks!  

Piglet: Loud babbling translated to mean "See, I told you two you were wayyy stressed for no reason!"

Our flight home was a liiiitle different because what should've been a 2.5 hour flight was extended to a four hour flight because we were on the tarmac forever. The conversation while waiting for our gear went something like this:

Other passengers when deboarding: Oh, he's finally asleep.  

Us: Yes.  (hang heads in shame)

Piglet: Fast asleep because he was so exhausted from all the loud babbling, over stimulation from being walked up and down the aisle and of course, the wailing the final 15 minutes of the flight.  

Let's see...what other five month news do I have to share?  Oh yes, the arrival of the first tooth also happened this month.  Piglet was busy. I mentioned this in our previous post about homeopathic remedies, but I'll say it again.  Huzzah for the lovely peeps at Boiron Homeopathy.  We could not survive teething without their Camillia Teething Relief.  Just like the Cocyntal Colic Relief, it comes in handy single-use vials and works like a charm.  Sometimes Piglet even sucks on the little vial to get every last bit of it.  Dh tried it (we try everything we give to the Piglet) and he confirmed that it tastes a little sweet and does numb your mouth a little.  

I'm working on the six month update and will post that hopefully before he's a year old.  :)