Isaac is 9 Months

One of Isaac's new favorite things to do is pull all of the wipes out of the bag. Oh how I love the exploring he is doing right now. He isn't crawling yet but should be soon. He sits there and then leans forward and then falls onto his stomach. Then rolls over to his back and gets stuck.
He LOVES Andrew so much. Anytime Andrew laughs he laughs and loves to copy him. Isaac is such a good hugger. This last week he started this new growling thing in the back of his throat. I have no idea on why he does it but it's so funny.
He also almost has his 2 bottom teeth in! They have been trying to break through for a month now poor kid!
One thing he does that I think is so funny is bonks. If you are holding him and say bonks he leans his head forward to bonk your head. He thinks its so funny.
I took him to his 9 month check up today and he did so well when he got some shots. He cried for about a minute and was done. When they had to do a little poke in his toe to check for iron...ya he just sat there and stared at the nurse. Didn't even cry at all. I was so surprised. He did so well today!
He weighed 18 pounds.
He is about 18 percentile for weight and height right now. But the doc said that's normal around this age.
He is doing really well with the whole weening thing. The doc said I can give him milk. So, I am giving him Almond milk and regular milk and only nursing a couple times a day. Plus he loves food. So he is always eating all day long. I hope it will continue to go smoothly. I love my Isaac so much! He is such a light and joy to our family! He loves to smile at everyone and just giggle at everything.
I love my two boys!

Recipe 3 & 4

Crock Pot Chicken

1lb. chicken breast
8oz. cream cheese
3Tbs. butter
4Tbs. dry onion
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 pkg. dry Italian dressing mix
1 bag egg noodles, cooked
The recipe didn't say how much milk to add so I just guessed.

Salt and pepper chicken and place in crock pot. Add remaining ingredients, except the milk, and cook on low for 5-6 hours. Add milk with 30 minutes remaining. Shred chicken and mix together. Serve over noodles or rice. We had this over rice! It was amazing!

Chicken Ranch Tetrazzini

8 ounces uncooked spaghetti
2 cups shredded or cubed cooked chicken
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup Hidden Valley Ranch dressing
1 jar (41/2 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 Tbs. dry bread crumbs

Cook spaghetti according to package. Drain and combine with chicken, broth, dressing & mushrooms in a large mixing bowl. Place mixture in a 2-quart casserole. Mix together cheese and bread crumbs; sprinkle over spaghetti mixture. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until casserole is hot and bubbly.

We don't like mushrooms so I added corn instead. This actually called for ceasar dressing if you wanted to use that instead of ranch.

Cruise VS Nursing

In January we are going on  this.....

I have to stop nursing Isaac with in the next month! I am really having a hard time thinking that pretty soon I won't be nursing him anymore. I don't mind nursing. I love the bond that I get with him. See with Andrew it was easy....he just stopped at 10 months. He didn't care for it anymore. In a way I wish that Isaac would do the same. Today I started giving him a bottle of almond milk instead of nursing before his nap. I was surprised at how well he did with taking the bottle. The one thing  I worry about the most is night times. He still wakes up at least once if not twice a night to nurse to go back to sleep. I know he shouldn't be doing this still but I don't mind it and it's fast and easy. That will be the hardest thing to do is to not nurse at nights. 

I am so nervous to leave my baby and 2 year old for 8 days! That's normal right? I know they will be well taking care of. They love their grandparents. But Andrew will know that we are leaving. He understands a little better as to whats going on. I just know I am going to be crying when we leave them! I know the time will go by fast and it will be so nice to not have kids so we can do what we want to. But it will be so hard for me. Maybe when I stop nursing Isaac in the next while it won't be AS hard for me to leave him?. 

When I think about us leaving my stomach starts to turn and i feel all nervous. I know Heavenly Father will watch over us and them that we will be safe and will make it home okay. I guess maybe I need more reasurrance  that everything will be okay. 

Wish me luck

A new recipe motivation!

So, we are so tired of all of the same meals that I make all the time. My husband is so tired of Taco salad and taco soup and Alfredo with noodles. So, I decided a while ago to make a post about it. I am going to find one new meal to make each week for a month. I could do at least 2 meals a week but I don't want to pressure myself too much. I will then post the recipe on here and tell you how it went each week. I challenge any of you to try this out for you and your family. I know the first meal I found and made my family LOVED it! I am already behind on posting this because I found my first recipe two weeks ago.

So.......WEEK # 1......
White Chicken Chili

Melt 1/2 stick butter
Add 1/4 c. flour
Make a paste.

Add: 
3/4 c. chicken broth
2 cups milk

Stir together to make a thick white sauce. Then add:
11/2 tsp. chili powder ( I use only 1 tsp. because I don't like it too spicy.)
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. pepper
2(4-oz.) cans of diced green chilies
chicken breasts cooked and shredded( sometimes I use canned chicken)
3 cans navy beans or white northern beans
1 can of corn( If desired)


Don't drain liquids out of cans. Heat all ingredients together. If desired, top with shredded cheese, tomatoes, & sour cream. 
  
WEEK # 2


Chicken Taco Pasta

I know the name is a little weird...but try it before you judge it. 


3 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed( i used canned chicken)
1 can of black beans rinsed and drained
1 can corn drained
1 can diced chilie's 
1 packet taco seasoning
1/2 cup salsa
4 oz. cream cheese ( I would have liked more. Maybe 6oz.)
1 packet of hidden valley ranch dressing mix
1 can olives, sliced
6 oz. of cooked penne pasta
shredded cheddar cheese for topping


Cook pasta til done. While pasta is cooking simmer everything else in a large pan until well combined. Add pasta when it's done and bake in a 13x9 casserole dish at 350 for 15-20 minutes. Add the cheese when it's done or if you like it melted put it on a few minutes before is is done in the oven. Scrumdiddly!


I will post this week what the recipe is for week #3 soon!

Andrew's conversations....

Andrew and I had our first real conversation the other day. We were in his room and his window was open. He could hear some sirens from a fire truck and he stops and I said oh the fire truck is going to help people who might have a owie. He repeated the exact thing I said. I said uh huh. Cool huh? He said ya. (my brother in law Rob is a firefighter and I said ya, Rob goes and helps people too. He said oh when they have owie's? I said yup. And Heavenly Father watches over them and helps them too. He said Heavenly Father has owie's? I just laughed and said no......Heavenly Father helps them. He kept repeating and asking questions about it for the next 30 minutes. He was so into the whole thing. It was the cutest thing ever! Andrew is growing up so fast and is learning so much everyday!
When he was a baby I used to try and imagine what it would be like when he could have conversations with me and well......here it starts! I LOVE it! I do. Sometimes I just want him to be quiet for just one minute but most of all...I love it. It's so fun!

Fun Stuff!

Family night at Timpanogas Temple

Andrew wanted to play pica boo!

This was at a park in P.G.

My trip to Mayfield!

Sweet Isaac was so good for me!

This was up the canyon. I felt like I was on top of the world!

We went fishing and it was freezing cold! This was a random dog by himself!

Andrew was scared of the 4 wheeler but I was able to get him on for a little.

I love this picture! 

I decided to go to my parents house and stay there for a week while Chad was on a "business" trip. It was a lot of fun and i'm glad I didn't stay home! Although both my boys ended up on getting pretty sick and that was not fun. No sleep....no time to eat much...and I didn't get to help my mom around the house as much as I wanted. BUT it still was a lot of fun being with my parents!