Mothers Day

May 13, 2012

Happy to Be  a  Mother

Before I was a Mother I thought I knew what love was but I was so wrong. 

The love that I feel for my child is so deep and true. When Aj is in pain, I feel the pain with him. When  he is happy I feel the joy with him.  Being a mother has been  an experience and a journey. I wake up every morning not knowing where the day will take me. The one thing that I know is that Aj will show me something new and wonderful. All is the days work of being a Mother.

Monkey Bread "aka Banan Bread"

I am determined to find easy recipes that I can bake with Aj. This week, a perfect opportunity presented it self, we had a bunch of banana's go bad so I thought I would make some Banana bread with a twist. This was the easiest recipe that I found and it was a hit. With the few ingredients it made it easier for me to measure and let Aj pour. I did mash up the banana's but can see him loving this task as he gets older.
It taste pretty good too!

Ingredients

2 Cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs beaten

2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas (5 medium bananas)
1 cup chocolate chips (that's our twist :-)

Directions

1. Preheat over to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x5 loaf pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir Banana mixture and chocolate chips into flour mixture: stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake in preheated over for 60 to 65 minutes. until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes. then turn out onto a wire rack.

#87

Tuesday May 8, 2012

Dear Aj,

A year ago this month we found your tumor. Those were some of the scariest months that I have had to go through. It all has worked out, but I am still scared when I see a bruise, if you nap longer than normal or anything that could be a sign of cancer. I know that these are all very silly things for me to worry about now. Your tumor was benign, it was completely removed and not the kind to spread. Still I have spent this year on high alert with you, I have gone from Red alert and am currently trying to bring myself back into normal range. You are and will always be my baby and it is my job to protect you from bad things happening to you. I have to trust in myself that my Mommy instincts will kick in again if needed and I will always listen to that voice that a year ago let me knew something was wrong. For now it has been a year, your tumor is gone your AFP is in normal range and you are developing like any normal toddler should. We're so lucky and I thank whomever everyday that the path that we were given was just that and not one down another scary road of chemo treatments and extended hospital stays. That path is out there and I am very much aware that it could have been our world today, but it was not. I feel that on this week, the one year mark of finding your tumor it is time for me to put my fears behind me and know that we will not have to travel down that very scary path. My heart and support will forever be with those mothers, children and families. We will always go the extra mile to support them, because it could have very easily have been us. When you growup and are healthy, remember that please. Remember just how lucky you are. I know I will.

I love you more than you will ever know,
Mommy

Mom and Dad's Birthday

We all came together to celebrate this very special weekend, it was Mom's belated birthday and Dad's Birthday weekend. This was the first time that we ever hosted a who entire party in the front drive way of the lake house. It was perfect! The kids had plenty of room to play and we had shade and comfortable chairs to lounge in. 

With All the celebration we never got a photo of Mom and Dad with the kids. 

Baking with Aj

 French Yogurt Cake

1 single serving of your favorite yogurt
2 yogurt pots of sugar
2 eggs
3 yogurt pots of flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 yogurt pot melted butter

1. Take contents of the yogurt pot and place in a bowl, then rinse the yogurt pot out. You will use the pot to measure the rest of the ingredients

2. Combine all ingredients until the batter is smooth

3. Place in a buttered pan and bake for 350 degrees until brown or 25 min. Check with a toothpick in the center of the cake and to ensure it comes out clean.

4. Serve with fresh fruit or lay on top of a plate of yogurt and enjoy


A quick recipe that Aj loved to help with. I measured out the ingredients and Aj poured them in, he also took care of the stirring and even helped pour the batter into the tin. My little chef was a great help and I can't wait to find new recipes to try with him

#86

Tuesday May 1, 2012

Dear Aj,

You are a crack up! I don't know if your clown like behaviors are what's to be expected from a toddler or if you're just a funny kid. I personal think it's the later. It could be something as small a stare or something as big a gesture that can have me laughing within a matter of minutes. I love your "stink eye" expression. Sometimes people forget how smart you can be, and if they make a comment about you or laugh at, you will slowly turn your heard to look at them with this look that say "who do you think you are" which then of course makes everyone laugh harder because they just got told of by a toddle.

You have your serious side too. When you are coloring or baking you have a very blank stare on your face. I know you are having fun, because heaven forbid you try and disturb you. You really would never be able to tell. You take coloring and baking very serious.

Keep being your self Baby Boy and never let anyone take that away from you

Love Mommy

Happy Birthday Mateo

This amazing boy is growing up before my eyes