Em actually loves her "dress" and her "bike" now that her feet can actually touch the ground... which apparently does not matter from the photo! Thanks Uncle CR!!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Thanks Uncle Chris!
Em sportin' her Ducati Rossi apparel (a future T-shirt, but currently a "dress") that Uncle Chris picked up for her at the Laguna Seca MotoGP! It goes along rather nicely with the Ducati bike that Uncle Chris also got for her when she was still just a wee walnut. Now, my question is... where's the Ducati helmet??! =)
Em actually loves her "dress" and her "bike" now that her feet can actually touch the ground... which apparently does not matter from the photo! Thanks Uncle CR!!
Em actually loves her "dress" and her "bike" now that her feet can actually touch the ground... which apparently does not matter from the photo! Thanks Uncle CR!!
Monday, July 25, 2011
Baby Pull-Ups
I've been trying to get Emilia to do some pull-ups, but it's just not her thing yet. So this is our current version of baby pull-ups. For some reason, I don't think Em is pulling her weight in this deal...
On a side note, the carrier we're now using is a LittleLife Freedom. We're not sure why, but Em absolutely loves this carrier.
We initially used an old Kelty that I had given my sister a long time ago. But it was an old design and rather bulky. So we tried a Deuter Comfort II (I think), but it just didn't work for us. Em wasn't very comfortable in it, and I wasn't flexible enough to operate the flip-out stand on the back. So we ditched that, and got the LittleLife. Connie likes the comfort of wearing it, Em begs to get in it, and I can fully operate it. And an important feature to us is that it came with an effective sunshade. I had never heard of this brand before, but it's very well made (in the UK) and available at REI.
On a side note, the carrier we're now using is a LittleLife Freedom. We're not sure why, but Em absolutely loves this carrier.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Just the Girls
Every year, Em and I have a weekend of just us two. I'm a little behind in posting since this happened in May, but here is a photo of this year's mommy and Em time to keep for the records.
We had the usual play at home...
We had an outing for play... (also in a prior post)
And we hung out with the Collective for card games...
I look back to last year and it amazes me at how much she's grown! At this time last year, she had just learned how to roll over.
http://ryanandconnie.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-girls.html
We had the usual play at home...
We had an outing for play... (also in a prior post)
And we hung out with the Collective for card games...
I look back to last year and it amazes me at how much she's grown! At this time last year, she had just learned how to roll over.
http://ryanandconnie.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-girls.html
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
More Words and Animal Sounds
Emilia's now 16 mos, and the following is her current vocabulary (I'm sure I've forgotten a few).
Anatomy: Head, Eye, Nose, Mouth, Cheek, Ear, Belly, Feet, Toes
Food: Food, Water, Apple, Cracker, Cheese, Blueberry, Cherry, Cereal, Bread, Rice
Commands: All Done, Open, Close, Up, Down, Walk, Ready, Bite, No, Wait, Hi, Bye, What
Names: Mama, Baba, Anna, Bradley, Erica (our nanny's kids), Baby
Animals: Dog, Duck, Bird, Owl
Stuff: Airplane, Car, Bug, Ball, Box, Swing, Hat, Light, Backpack, Bubble, Good Girl, Poo-Poo, Rock, Sock, Shoe
*Edit - Added on a few more words she reminded me of this morning.
These are words that she says clearly (at least, to us), and understands the meaning. There are quite a few other words she understands, but hasn't quite figured out how to say them yet. And there are also the words that she creates - ba for banana, and baby for yogurt (because there's a picture of a baby on the container).
Rather than video her spewing out all of these words, I decided to catch another talent she's learned - making animal sounds. This debunks the stereotype that only the male gender can make quality animal sounds ;^)
Anatomy: Head, Eye, Nose, Mouth, Cheek, Ear, Belly, Feet, Toes
Food: Food, Water, Apple, Cracker, Cheese, Blueberry, Cherry, Cereal, Bread, Rice
Commands: All Done, Open, Close, Up, Down, Walk, Ready, Bite, No, Wait, Hi, Bye, What
Names: Mama, Baba, Anna, Bradley, Erica (our nanny's kids), Baby
Animals: Dog, Duck, Bird, Owl
Stuff: Airplane, Car, Bug, Ball, Box, Swing, Hat, Light, Backpack, Bubble, Good Girl, Poo-Poo, Rock, Sock, Shoe
*Edit - Added on a few more words she reminded me of this morning.
These are words that she says clearly (at least, to us), and understands the meaning. There are quite a few other words she understands, but hasn't quite figured out how to say them yet. And there are also the words that she creates - ba for banana, and baby for yogurt (because there's a picture of a baby on the container).
Rather than video her spewing out all of these words, I decided to catch another talent she's learned - making animal sounds. This debunks the stereotype that only the male gender can make quality animal sounds ;^)
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Bath Time = Play Time
What do you get when you put two little baby cousins in the bath together?
You get a little bit of this...
and a whole lot of this!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
4th of July at the Beach
Just chillin', no worries after mom and dad tried to bury her...
She LOVES the water. Can't wait to get in!
Sharing sand with dad.
Baby Food
I've been asked by several people about what I feed Emilia to eat at this stage. It has been interesting seeing her tastes grow and change from when we first started her on solids to now. There have been challenges along the way balancing nutrition and foods that she will eat. She still does not like too much texture or chunkiness, so still a lot of blending and fine dicing of foods. So, as documentation for Emilia to see later (and for me) here's a food post!
Emilia does not drink anything but room temperature water and 60% goat's milk with 40% 12-24 month Gerber baby formula (~12oz/day). No juice. For food, she still likes mainly mushy stuff that does not require too much chewing.. and seeing how she still only has 7 teeth, it makes sense. I try to make sure she always gets her carbs, protein, veggies, fruits, and dairy on a daily basis and with that, a lot of variety in what she eats. I think next to my full-time day job, my night job is being a baby food chef! Feels like I'm constantly cooking and experimenting with what she will eat.
For Breakfast:
Avocado, Banana, & Mango Puree (Or some variant)
Scrambled eggs with a dash of Shaoshing rice wine, finely diced tomatoes, little bit of cheddar cheese, and scallions:
I recently tried the Crock Pot Oatmeal, which is awesome because it is so easy to make! I make the base oatmeal and add a little cinnamon, brown sugar, and maple syrup, or fruit toppings, or a blend of pureed fruit. Now if only I can get Em to like it as much as it is easy to make! With the recipe, I would modify it by adding 1/2 cup more water and 1/2 cup more milk so that it does not come out so thick.
For Lunch/Dinner
Pureed Yams (with blended kale)
Blended kale is one of those things that I can throw into whichever recipe so that Em gets her leafy greens. It goes well with something that has a stronger flavor, such as with yams.
Rice porridge is a staple. I usually have frozen cubes of rice porridge for her as backup food. A recent rice porridge I made is cooked in chicken broth with green onion and ginger (only for flavor, removed after cooking) with finely diced soft tofu, egg, bok choy, and shitake mushrooms. In general, I have some kind of protein (either meat/tofu/egg) and some kind of leafy greens.
Red Quinoa cooked in chicken broth with mixed vegetables pieces (corn, carrot, green beans) mashed with potatoes and blended kale and blended ground turkey.
Mash potatoes with broccoli and sprinkle of cheddar cheese.
The most elaborate recipe so far has been a Baby Shepherd's Pie. This required cooking the various ingredients differently - boiling some, fry/sautee others, combining it all, and then baking. I modified the recipe and used ground turkey sauteed with garlic and onion, then add tomatoes, bag of mixed veggies (corn, carrots, green beans) and simmer. Then in a baking dish, I put the sauteed mixture as bottom layer, and then added the mashed potatoes and cauliflower on top. Sprinkled a little cheese on top for the baking portion. After all said and done, I was too tired to remember to take a photo of it!
Add-On Sides to any meal or Snacks:
Yo Baby! Yogurt
Organic, Unsweeten Apple Sauce
Steamed Carrot sticks
Yum-Yum Rice Crackers
HappyBellies Organic Puffs
String Cheese
Fruits - apples, grapes, blueberries, cherries, peach/nectarine, bananas, watermelon, apricot
Hawaiian Sweet Bread (not the healthiest, but on occasion. She loves this.)
Emilia does not drink anything but room temperature water and 60% goat's milk with 40% 12-24 month Gerber baby formula (~12oz/day). No juice. For food, she still likes mainly mushy stuff that does not require too much chewing.. and seeing how she still only has 7 teeth, it makes sense. I try to make sure she always gets her carbs, protein, veggies, fruits, and dairy on a daily basis and with that, a lot of variety in what she eats. I think next to my full-time day job, my night job is being a baby food chef! Feels like I'm constantly cooking and experimenting with what she will eat.
For Breakfast:
Avocado, Banana, & Mango Puree (Or some variant)
Scrambled eggs with a dash of Shaoshing rice wine, finely diced tomatoes, little bit of cheddar cheese, and scallions:
I recently tried the Crock Pot Oatmeal, which is awesome because it is so easy to make! I make the base oatmeal and add a little cinnamon, brown sugar, and maple syrup, or fruit toppings, or a blend of pureed fruit. Now if only I can get Em to like it as much as it is easy to make! With the recipe, I would modify it by adding 1/2 cup more water and 1/2 cup more milk so that it does not come out so thick.
For Lunch/Dinner
Pureed Yams (with blended kale)
Blended kale is one of those things that I can throw into whichever recipe so that Em gets her leafy greens. It goes well with something that has a stronger flavor, such as with yams.
Rice porridge is a staple. I usually have frozen cubes of rice porridge for her as backup food. A recent rice porridge I made is cooked in chicken broth with green onion and ginger (only for flavor, removed after cooking) with finely diced soft tofu, egg, bok choy, and shitake mushrooms. In general, I have some kind of protein (either meat/tofu/egg) and some kind of leafy greens.
Red Quinoa cooked in chicken broth with mixed vegetables pieces (corn, carrot, green beans) mashed with potatoes and blended kale and blended ground turkey.
Mash potatoes with broccoli and sprinkle of cheddar cheese.
The most elaborate recipe so far has been a Baby Shepherd's Pie. This required cooking the various ingredients differently - boiling some, fry/sautee others, combining it all, and then baking. I modified the recipe and used ground turkey sauteed with garlic and onion, then add tomatoes, bag of mixed veggies (corn, carrots, green beans) and simmer. Then in a baking dish, I put the sauteed mixture as bottom layer, and then added the mashed potatoes and cauliflower on top. Sprinkled a little cheese on top for the baking portion. After all said and done, I was too tired to remember to take a photo of it!
Add-On Sides to any meal or Snacks:
Yo Baby! Yogurt
Organic, Unsweeten Apple Sauce
Steamed Carrot sticks
Yum-Yum Rice Crackers
HappyBellies Organic Puffs
String Cheese
Fruits - apples, grapes, blueberries, cherries, peach/nectarine, bananas, watermelon, apricot
Hawaiian Sweet Bread (not the healthiest, but on occasion. She loves this.)
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