May
27
2010I made eggless pancakes the other day because my daughters are totally obsessed with finger food (and I am sooo okay with that!). I don’t want to introduce eggs without talking to the pediatrician and I don’t think I will until they are over a year anyhow. Our little adorable friend Emma was just diagnosed with an egg allergy, so I dedicate these pancakes to her!
Emma’s Easy Eggless Pancakes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Whole Wheat Flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 0-3 Tbs White or Brown Sugar (or Molasses or Honey if they are over 1)
- 1/3 C unsweetened applesauce
- 1 C water or milk substitute
- 1 tsp vanilla or almond extract (optional)
Directions
- Mix all ingredients together.
- Add more liquid if too thick.
- Cook on a greased pan (or nonstick) about 2 minutes per side)
- Enjoy!
May
25
2010As I type, Brandt’s mommy Lindy is being wheeled into the OR for the birth of her precious child. Brandt has Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Basically, the left side of his heart will not be able to pump blood. In three surgeries, doctors will engineer the right side of his heart to do the work of a normal heart. The first surgery, the Norwood, will occur before he is 2 weeks old. Pray the Brandt will be a big boy, that the NICU staff will be able to stabilize him quickly, that the Norwood surgery would be a 100% success, and that Glen and Lindy will rest fully on Jesus during this time.
Here’s Brandt giving us a thumbs up.
Thank you for praying.
May
24
2010 442. Lying on the living room floor with Derek just talking after the girls are laid down for a nap
443. Ruthie dropping everything at work to bring a feverish Bronwyn a bottle of Tylenol
444. Snuggling with a feverish Bronwyn
445. Hanging out with Lindy and her SIL at the park
446. Listening to Kelsey sing
447. Derek allowing me to go listen to Kelsey sing
448. The glory that Kelsey turns to Him
449. My sweet sister celebrating 25 years
450. Headed over to Becca’s for another baby playdate
451. Making Daylin and Caris laugh in their swings
452. Being able to let Becca run out on an errand alone
453. Watching all the kiddos run around the tent
454. A Snuggling feverish Aeralind falling asleep in my Moby Wrap for the first time since she was itty bitty inside the tent
455. First fevers weathered separately and with no other symptoms
456. Lazy Saturday afternoon
457. Sharing seeds of random colored veggies with the Hoppers
May
20
201012:10 Grab my swimsuit to exchange and the handprint on canvas for “The Mafia Grandma” to use in the making of a baby sampler for Bronwyn. Take all items to the car.
12:15 Wipe Aeralind’s Cream of Wheat, Apples, Prunes and Zucchini stick face. Lift her out of her Fisher Price Booster and strap her into her carseat.
12:20 Repeat process with Bronwyn.
12:25 Call Derek and write down his folks’ address
12:30 Start the 1.5 mile trek to the post office
12:32 Arrive at post office, Hop out of the car and unload my replacement stroller (that folds!)
12:33 Unstrap Aeralind and put in stroller. Since it’s such a short trip in, I don’t bother with the stroller straps
12:35 Repeat process with Bronwyn. Push Bronwyn back into the reclining position as she tries to sit up in the stroller.
12:37 Grab bag with contents to ship and proceed to the doorway.
12:39 Realize my stroller is stuck in the doorway to the post office
12:40 Nice African American man plucks my stroller out of the door and says “Looks like that’s not going to work.” He proceeds into the Post Office.
12:41 Deep calming breaths
12:42 Attempt to fit in the side door.
12:43 FAIL
12:43:20 Deep calming breaths
12:44 Push stroller back to car. Plop Bronwyn in her carseat. Plop Aeralind on the floorboard. Put bag with post office items at the foot of Bronwyn’s carseat
12:46 Remove bag and contents from Bronwyn’s clutches/mouth
12:47 Put stroller back in trunk. Remove picnic blanket from trunk.
12:48 Place picnic blanket next to car. Lift Aeralind from floorboard and onto the blanket. Remove Moby Wrap that had been under Aeralind.
12:50 Using the Moby Sling Style, strap Aeralind onto my hip.
12:51 Pick up picnic blanket. Pluck Bronwyn up out of her carseat with the blanket hand. Reach with my ‘free’ hand to grab items to be shipped.
12:55 Shut car door with my rear end.
12:56 Of the 10 people in the parking lot watching this process amused, one generous lady kindly asks apologetically if she can help. She didn’t want me to think she was a weirdo.
12:57 Nice lady is holding Bronwyn and we all walk into the Post Office
12:58 I grab poster tube for the cross stitch canvas.
12:59 I ask post office dude what would be the best option for shipping back my swimsuit exchange.
1:03 I filled out the address labels while Aeralind whines about being in the sling and Bronwyn eats the nice lady’s purse strap.
1:04 Nice lady runs into her dad at the post office and she explains to him the drama while I finish my transaction.
1:05 I notice that Bronwyn’s diaper has come undone and alert nice lady and her dad about the possible consequences.
1:06 Nice lady hands Bronwyn to her dad while she completes her transaction. I thank her and the four of us head out to the car.
1:07 We stop by nice lady’s dad’s truck to meet nice lady’s mom. Story is retold. I proceed to strap in Aeralind.
1:09 I strap in Bronwyn while thanking nice lady’s dad and he tells me to enjoy my double blessings. I smile.
1:10 I call Derek while leaving the parking lot and vow that I will never go to the post office alone again.
