Eating In The Bathroom

Yes, I have nursed my daughter in the bathroom.

No, not in public, but inside my own home.

I have absolutely no problem nursing in public, or at least not with a cover. She has a right to eat, and I have the right to feed her. This has never been an issue in our entire(short) breastfeeding relationship.

Sometimes though, the toddler is screaming she has to potty and Em just latched and would freak out if i stopped right then. So off to the bathroom we go, and I cringe the whole time at the thought of my poor baby eating where everyone else does there business.

Gross.

Usually its only for a minute or two but the other day it was for our entire session. Hubby had run a bath for the toddler and then needed to go check the laundry, so of course I was needed to sit and keep an eye on her. Then Little Em woke up and was starving, paci was not cutting it, so again I nursed in the bathroom.

It still is disgusting to me, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.


Right?

Emma's New Trick

Emma has finally learned how to grab toys and bring them to her mouth. So very exciting. She's been having so much fun with this new milestone. Helene is having fun too, she gets to help the baby by handing her toys and giving it back whenever she drops it. 

Wordless Wednesday- At the park

Loving Daddy's day off work, playing in the beautiful weather.

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Emma drinking expressed breastmilk.

Mama's girl.

Playing in makeup.

Flying with Daddy.

Been lost in those eyes.

My love bug.

My sisters completed our family

This will probably end up long, and seeing as I don't have permission to post pictures, the wont be any for now. 

Sorry. 

As a little girl I dreamed of having sisters to run and play with. To hang out with as all the other people I had been friend with did. I knew they were out there, somewhere in the world and I hoped they were dreaming of me too. Well, if they even knew about me.

Almost two years ago I found my little sister. I was delighted that she was now a part of my life, but she seemed at first to only be interested in my mom. I was jealous beyond belief. For one, she was my mom and here she was, bonding with some other child. And then I was jealous of my mom. I had spent all these years wanting to know my sister. Writing letters she never read, pictures of her, horribly outdated hanging on my walls. And all she could think about was my mom. I wished she had wanted to know me like I wanted to know her. My first memory as a child was of breaking her out of her crib after all.

Finally she started talking to me and we got to know each other. She came down to visit and I cried when she went home. I was going to miss MY Baby, that was what I had been calling her since she was born after all. She came out again for my wedding and I was so glad.

The same day I called her I also called my dad. He called back the next day and it was the most amazing life changing experience. He was wonderful and three weeks after calling him, he came to see me. Best week I had had that year. I love that man as fiercely as if he had always been around, maybe more so because I had gone so long without him. 

I still felt incomplete somehow.

There was another sister out there that I wanted to know. Mom had given her up for adoption and I had hoped one day she’d come find us.

A few months ago she did.

When mom told me she had found her, I cried. I couldn’t believe that she had finally decided to track our family down. I waited patiently (or not so) for her to send me a message, I didn’t want to push.

She sent me a message and it was like talking to myself, she was so easy to talk to it was like talking to myself. We talked about our lives, and family, interests and hobbies, we had so much in common. There are little differences that remind me of our mom. She looks more like her then C and I.

Last weekend M and her boyfriend J came down finally to meet us and I can’t tell you how fantastic it was. We did some of the awesome tourist stuff that San Diego is famous for and then we hung out and had dinner at my place. There were supposed to be movies involved, but we were to busy talking and having fun to care.

Meeting her was such a wonderful experience, I feel whole. Our family is finally complete.

Here’s to many fantastic years with a great family. Living, laughing, loving. 

Cream Cheese Wantons

Okay so I'm supposed to be on a grain free diet, but I cheated last night and made these. So worth it, it was amazing.
What you need:
Wanton wraps
1 pkg cream cheese
1 egg
2 green onions
Onion powder
Garlic salt

Whatever oil you like to fry in. I used the last of my veggie oil and a little sesame oil for extra flavor.

Bring your cream cheese to room temp, I stuck mine in the microwave for 30 seconds.  Mash it up with the sliced green onion, a little onion powder and garlic salt. I added a bit of sesame seeds because I'm weird like that. Beat the egg, and pour 3/4 of it into the cream cheese mixture. Stir well.

Add a small spoonful to the center of your wraps and fold according to the diagram on the package. Fry 'em up till nice and golden brown.
I then took some of the plain wraps and cut them in strips and fried those too.

The sauce is soy sauce with a tiny drop of sesame oil and sesame seeds. Have I mentioned I REALLY like sesame?

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Ice cream sharing = LOVE