Manic Monday

Here we are for another fun-filled Manic Monday, brought to us by lovely Sarah

Alexander's been having some tummy troubles, and barely any appetite...but he seems to be into eating bread. I figure it's got 7g of protein, and it's whole wheat- it's better than nothing!

Working out the kitchenaid mixer.

Made s'mores cupcakes.

Finished the socks I was knitting.

BBQ at the pool...but for Alexander, it was all about the pool.

Manic Monday

Here we are for another fun-filled Manic Monday, brought to us by lovely Sarah

Alexander's been having some tummy troubles, and barely any appetite...but he seems to be into eating bread. I figure it's got 7g of protein, and it's whole wheat- it's better than nothing!

Working out the kitchenaid mixer.

Made s'mores cupcakes.

Finished the socks I was knitting.

BBQ at the pool...but for Alexander, it was all about the pool.

A Very Late Manic Monday

In a lot of ways, my Monday was actually manic...including my camera bettery dying in the late afternoon. So, I'm posting late.

Work, work work.

I bought myself a prize....a discounted Vera Bradley wallet.

Alexander and I checking out the new duck enclosure at Muscoot Farm.

Oooh...yellow and black ducklings!

Iced Berryblossom tea...yum!

The Pediatrician Poop

Lacey asked 2 questions of blogging mom's this week:

• How many pediatricians have you been through?
• Do you like your current pediatrician? Why or why not?

Dr. A is my first pediatrician. I interviewed him while I was pregnant with Alexander. Firstly, I decided to interview him because he was the pediatrician to all my younger brothers when he was first starting his career...he took over MY pediatrician's practice when she retired. Dr. P, my pedi, told my mother he was odd but was an incredible diagnostician. I thought I'd give him a shot...he always took good care of my brothers, odd or not.

I made an appointment to see him. He is odd. He's not funny looking, or mean, he's just geeky and a little socially awkward. What's endearing about him is that he really tries to not be odd, which makes him odder still, but I digress. I asked him standard questions about what specialties he had with his licensing, and general baby questions. He even gave me a run down of how Alexander would be cared for in the hospital by the neonatal specialist, and when to make my first appointment with him and all that.

What really got me about Dr. A is that I came out of the blue asking him questions about bi-lateral renal dilation. This is a condition in which the baby, in utero, has enlarged kidney pelvises. The ultra sound tech had freaked me out; she couldn't explain what it was. My ob was fairly concerned about it, but couldn't really tell me what it would mean if he still had it at birth. The internet was no help at all and just scared me tons. Dr. A basically told me that 1)Most babies who have it in utero grow out of it before birth, 2)If the baby was born with the dilation, 93% of them grow out of it before they are 2, and 3) If the baby never grew out of it, it would mean whenever the baby was sick with a high fever and no other symptoms they would test for a urinary tract infection as all it means is that it would have a slightly higher risk of getting UTIs. All that stress thinking that my child was going to be born with some horrible issue went out the window. Dr. A not only knew his stuff, but he could talk about something like bi-lateral renal dilation off the cuff was amazing.

And as it turns out, my ob's son's are his patients. The nurse at my school uses him for her daughters.

And the big bonus? He never double books. He has a tiny practice, with walk-in morning hours, and will stay no matter how late in the afternoon to take care of a sick child. I've called him on the weekends and he gets back to me post-haste. He is amazing.

New Look

Hey, look 2 posts in as many days! Yay for me!

Let me know what you think of the new look I've got going on here. I decided that I needed a new look and a new name. I didn't want to start a whole new blog because a lot of my history is on here, but things have changed. I haven't done a triathlon in more than 3 years, and all my priorities have shifted since then.

Today is a chilly, rainy day in New York and I found that I had 3 over-ripe bananas in the freezer- that can only mean one thing! Pecan Banana Bread. The recipe is not mine, it's Fanny Farmer's, and due to copyright infringement, I can only say this...I don't use the walnuts her recipe calls for, I use pecans.

Alexander got to wear his new apron while helping me smash the bananas.

Pecan banana bread for Chris.

Pecan-free banana muffins for Alexander. I made a total of 6. Half of one is simmering in Alexander's belly, and the other three are resting comfortably in my freezer.

Obviously Alexander approves.

Manic Monday- maybe not so manic...

Not the most interesting of days, for sure, but it was a good day.

Alexander woke up at 6:45 or so and was in a great mood.

Work was under-whelming, but productive.

Yes, Alexander fell asleep on a pile of shoes. 9 pairs, if you need to know the details. If you want a closer look, here ya go:

Yes, I removed all the shoes after I took the picture.

And as always, thank you to Sarah for the Manic Monday inspiration!

Manic Monday!

Scholastic Book Fair Week!

Our Favorite Book door decorating contest.

Knitting socks for Alexander while I man the check out counter.


Alexander explores his new "big boy bed"

Knocked out in the "big boy bed"

Homework...blah.

I would like to thank Sarah for making Manic Mondays possible. She is completely awesome.

Also, please click on the email option on my comments page if you ask me a question, so I can answer you and feel like you saw it. Thanks in advance!

Wakin' up!

Plants procured at the conference I attended today.
All the proceeds go to the greenhouse program at this particular
school for the emotionally disturbed.

The plant I took with me after my afternoon session entitled

"Horticulture Therapy" I learned how to make a temporary,

biodegradable planter out of newspaper...well that and the

benefits of gardening for autistic and other at-risk youth.

The men fixin' the closet.

Tuckered out.

And a big thank you to Sarah who makes Manic Mondays possible!

Happy May!

I didn't have time to do Manic Monday this past week as I was too busy to even think straight. I will, however, share some random pictures with ya'll for funsies.