Okay I know that some of you might find this offensive but I'm a proud Mama so bear with me LOL
Dylan made his first poop in the toilet today! LOL
It's easy to see when he needs to poop because he lies down on the floor with his butt up so I just picked him up, took him to the bathroom and sat him on the toilet seat.. within seconds, voila! he did it! hahahhaa
I'm one proud Mama... LOL
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Cooking with the Kids
I have found out that kids will eat more if they take part in the preparation process. It stimulates their imagination as well as they learn practical things about nutrition, about the stuff that they eat, the names of the vegetables (yes they eat veggies!) and best of all, it's a bonding moment between moms and their babies :)
Recently, we had a 3-day weekend. We cleaned the house, the microwave, the dish drainer and Dana and I cleaned the carpet :) She had her own soap and brush and she had fun doing it :)
Patrick and I experimented with some recipes to make eating interesting. I found that I can make chicken nuggets out of the canned chicken breasts that my mom sent before. I dipped them in egg and rolled them in Italian breading (it's just bread crumbs with Italian seasoning). Dana also helped out and she loved rolling the chicken in the breading mixture :) Dylan of course was sneaking and eating some of the chicken flakes that were on the plate :)
We also made a dipping sauce out of cream, ginger, garlic, leeks which (we found out) that you can use with any type of fried food and still tastes yummy :)
We also made a simple pasta dish made with cream (yet again!), garlic, parmesan cheese and bacon bits :)
The kids loved it and so did the adults hahahah our stomachs were stuffed!
Recently, we had a 3-day weekend. We cleaned the house, the microwave, the dish drainer and Dana and I cleaned the carpet :) She had her own soap and brush and she had fun doing it :)
Patrick and I experimented with some recipes to make eating interesting. I found that I can make chicken nuggets out of the canned chicken breasts that my mom sent before. I dipped them in egg and rolled them in Italian breading (it's just bread crumbs with Italian seasoning). Dana also helped out and she loved rolling the chicken in the breading mixture :) Dylan of course was sneaking and eating some of the chicken flakes that were on the plate :)
We also made a dipping sauce out of cream, ginger, garlic, leeks which (we found out) that you can use with any type of fried food and still tastes yummy :)
We also made a simple pasta dish made with cream (yet again!), garlic, parmesan cheese and bacon bits :)
The kids loved it and so did the adults hahahah our stomachs were stuffed!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Jurassic Park and Dylan
The past few days, I've been very harassed writing my articles. The kids were very demanding and I ended up staying up late to meet my deadlines.
So I thought what can I do to keep them occupied. Dylan used to be satisfied with his Elmo DVD's but lately he wasn't contented with them. I guess he got tired of Elmo. I thought that maybe he would like to watch Jurassic Park because there's a show on TV called Prehistoric Park that he enjoys so much - he becomes animated, entertained and so lively when he watches it :)
So I put in our Jurassic Park DVD and let him watch it. Little did I know that it would become his favorite movie.. And it didn't stop at the first movie.. He watched Jurassic Park 2 and 3 too.. over and over again.. for a couple of days we were having Jurassic Park marathons at home. And what's funny is that, when he wants to watch it, he says "Park!" and points at the player LOL
So I thought what can I do to keep them occupied. Dylan used to be satisfied with his Elmo DVD's but lately he wasn't contented with them. I guess he got tired of Elmo. I thought that maybe he would like to watch Jurassic Park because there's a show on TV called Prehistoric Park that he enjoys so much - he becomes animated, entertained and so lively when he watches it :)
So I put in our Jurassic Park DVD and let him watch it. Little did I know that it would become his favorite movie.. And it didn't stop at the first movie.. He watched Jurassic Park 2 and 3 too.. over and over again.. for a couple of days we were having Jurassic Park marathons at home. And what's funny is that, when he wants to watch it, he says "Park!" and points at the player LOL