Saturday, December 22, 2012

3 months!

Peanut is 3 months today!!!
 


 
Weight: 13 pounds!

Height: 23in
 Since we haven't been to the Dr.'s to have an official weight and height, I did it and I'm not sure how accurate they are lol.
 


Clothing size: 0-3 months and 3 months.   

Diaper size: 1


Feeding: Lately she has been eating every 3hrs or so. I haven't been keeping great track of how often she eats and more just feeding her whenever she acts hungry. She sure loves to eat! At night she will cluster feed and eat every hour until she falls asleep.

Sleep: She hit a big milestone last night!!! She slept 8hrs straight!  Hopefully this becomes a regualr thing but I have learned that whenever I think she is on a schedule she likes to show me otherwise.  We shall see :-)



Milestones: According to this chart Kate is doing all the advanced skills.



Loves: Still loves to eat, take baths and go for walks. She loves being out and around people!  I have been wearing her in the sling and she loves it.  Hopefully she will be outgoing and social like her daddy :-)



Dislikes: Hmmm, sometimes she really doesn't like falling asleep.  She will fight it forever!  She also doesn't like it when you sit down while holding her.  She likes to be up and moving around.


Adventures: We went to 2 parks to look at Christmas lights, she LOVED them! She just sat there, in the sling, staring at the lights.  I took her to work for the holiday party and she got to meet all my kids.  I guess I should say my old job and former students :-/ 



Mommy and Daddy could not get through the month without: This month it's the sling.  It's perfect to use when I just have to run into a store, rather than getting the stroller out or lugging around her car seat.






Monday, December 3, 2012

New smoothie obsession

I love love love green smoothies!  By green I mean fruit smoothies with spinach in them.  While I was pregnant I would have one each morning with frozen banana, frozen mixed fruit, OJ, water and spinach.  Those are very delicious and nutritious but I have found a new one that I LOVE LOVE LOVE even more!  I found the recipe on Pinterest, surprise surprise.  Here is the original blog.
 
It taste like a peanut butter milkshake!  Here is what you need-
 1/2 c. Vanilla Greek yogurt
1 c. Vanilla Almond Milk
1 frozen banana
1 tbsp Peanut Butter
4 c. Spinach
 
Here is what it looks like step by step-
Step 1- Take one frozen banana and break it into a few pieces (peel them before you freeze them).  I usually buy a bunch of bananas and once they start to look a little over ripe I freeze them before they get mushy. 
 
Next add the yogurt.  I have been using these cups, they are about 1/2 cup and work out wonderfully.
Next- Peanut butter and Almond milk.
The recipe says 1 tbsp but I just use a heaping spoonful. Add one cup of the almond milk.  There are other brands but this is the one I picked up and it's really tasty.
 
Next- Add spinach.  The original recipe says 4 cups but I just add about two big handfuls
Once you have all your ingredients blend them together.  On my blender I use three different buttons- mix, puree and liquefy. 
Ta-da!  You have a delicious frothy and smooth, not to mention healthy protein packed smoothie!  I usually drink this as a late morning or afternoon snack.  I made it one night for dessert even. 
Enjoy! 
Please let me know if you have any other smoothie recipes that I should try :-)