Next House

Lately Laundry has been a big deal in our house tons of it just keeps coming and coming it has left me dreaming of a beautiful laundry room, a space were I will want to linger and enjoy doing the laundry { not sure if that is possible } So I will add this to the laundry list { no pun intended } of things I will focus on for my next house..aren't these rooms beautiful the one with the TV is my favorite if I could watch Bravo while doing the laundry everything would be right in the world.

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Im "that" Mom

Happy Labor Day everyone! Can't believe how fast this summer has gone, I mean I feel like we have barely left the house. I have spent so much time worrying about the heat, the sun rays and the damn mosquitos summer seems to have just moseyed on by us oh well..BYE summer see you next year when Kael can wear sunscreen, drink water, and use insect repellent. So remember when I was pregnant and I posted wondering what type of Mom I would be, I was so sweetly unaware so nonchalant wondering innocently, I had no idea that something was going to come into my hospital room and take over my body the minute I birthed a child. It is time blog world for me to introduce to my new alter ego { what Lady Gaga had one why can't I..wtf was that by the way } we will just call her Germophobe Janet, yup Im " that " Mom furiously cleaning pacifiers any time they touch a surfaces that hasn't been furiously cleaned in a couple of hours. I have NEVER been a germ freak and now..I see them taunting me everywhere I turn. I try so hard to be that cool easy " ohh its not big deal that he just put his mouth on the dirty seat buckle in the airplane " Mom but I just am NOT. There, I have confessed and we can move forward. I have to get a grip. I am still exclusively nursing Kael and he is exhausting me { he is 18 pounds } I literally wake up in the middle of the night with extreme thirst nothing seemed to be able to quench it besides this and this stuff gets pricey so it was time to start Kael on some solids. I am sticking to my guns and though it will be more work for me I am going to make most of his food so I got all my stuff together and taadaa he is eating cereal like a big boy { tear } Here are some pictures of my sweet boy enjoying his homemade solids..

Food Friday

Its my FIRST Food Friday!! Ok so I kind of cheated I have made this salad once before { for Kael's Christening } but the truth is we went to Jays Mom Moms house last Saturday and she sent us packing with a TON of delicious frozen Italian food so my fridge is packed and it didn't really make sense for me to make a big dish when we already have so much food to get through. I didn't want to flake out on my first Food Friday so I decided I would make this salad to go with our Italian dishes. Ok first off I have to give credit where credit is due my friend Steph Schneider who lives up the street from me made me this salad one night when Kael was first born Jay was traveling, I was feeling overwhelmed hadn't ventured our of the house in days { read: weeks } and I was wearing the same PJ's I wore home from the Hospital { JK...kinda } she came and she saved me from a life of shoving my hands in the pretzel bag and introduced me to real people life again { aka this salad } It is amazing I still haven't mastered making it as well as she does { what IS it that you put in it Steph?...is it crack } So since she gave it to me in my time of need I am giving it back to YOU So simple so tasty..enjoy!!

Ingredients

Baby Romaine Lettuce

Bacon { I use turkey bacon }

Granny Smith Apples

Feta Cheese

Walnuts, Almonds { Any kind of nut you desire } Truth: I forgot the nuts but Jay didn't even notice

Strawberries { I got a little crazy at the end and added these in on my own }

Tip for the bacon is taste better if the bacon is really really crsipy adds a nice CRUNCH to the salad

5 Months

WHAT an interesting week we had here in Philadelphia we had a earthquake, a Hurricane AND tornadoes I mean it does not get any more exciting/scary { we slept in the basement I dont play around with tornadoes } than that seeing as though NONE of those three things ever happen in the northeast. Sunday Kael turned 5 months old he is getting so so big, rolling over, babbling up a storm I went through his drawers over the weekend and cleaned out all of the items that no longer fit { I only cried twice }, lets just say I have a lot of Fall shopping to do! He is already 18 pounds! We are going to start introducing some solids foods this or next week depending on when the high chair arrives. I can't believe that it is already almost September, the summer went by so so fast fall should be exciting lots of good new TV { Rachel Zoe Project and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills } Halloween { trying think of something adorable for Kael to be } and I have decided that I am going to start cooking more so each Friday I am going to try to have a Food Friday here on my blog with a new interesting recipe that way I know that I am at least making something new once a week we shall see how long this last. I took Kaels 5 month old pictures this morning, he is such a little ham I just love him to pieces.. Hope everyone has a great week!!!