A Big Moment in the Life of a Little Baby

She found her thumb!

Satisfaction is here

Why is the Sky So Blue?

I love that he's asking questions like this!

I've been wondering when Isaac would ask!
Well, today he did.
Though funnily, he didn't ask, "Why is the sky blue?" He asked, "Why is the sky so blue." And it wasn't even all that blue. Funny little guy.

Jeremy had studied up on the subject a while ago in preparation for this moment, and explained that it had to do with the way the light is refracted through the air. Though if you want a more in depth reason, look here

I always thought it was the reflection of the oceans. Wonder who told me that!?

Breastfeeding Mommas: Be Careful of Mother's Day Massages!

It was my gift certificate from last year, and I wanted to use it up before it expired. So I went and laid down on my belly for an hour. It was a lovely massage. I felt very pampered and a little smushed. Two days later I have the beginning of mastitis! My milk duct is clogged and I feel like I have the flu.

So, the moral of the story is to use your massage gift certificate before it expires, but lie on your side and not your belly!

 And if you do get mastitis, La Leche League has some helpful stuff to say.

happier breastfeeding times ~

A Belated Huge Welcome!!

A few photos from the littlest one's first days ~

one day old!

2 days old and snuggling with papa

First sunbath

Baby cocoon

There's a baby sheep on me!

How my tired momma loves me!

Held by Her Brother for the Very First Time

Noa was not totally stoked about it. But Isaac was thrilled!

Snuggle bunnies!

Sweet and Savory Couscous, Bizarre and Crazily Delicious

While my mom was visiting we did a mega, pre-baby food shop at the coop. In line, we found one copy left of the new cookbook, Jerusalem, and she bought it for me (along with all the groceries!).

What a stunning cookbook. So very beautiful and creative. And it's my peoples! I told her I wanted to make everything in it. Though in typical fashion, after pouring over the pages, I made something completely different.

What I made is going to sound weird, but I promise that if you are daring enough make it too, you will be sooo happy, and even your two and 1/2 year old will be happy, even if he doesn't usually like couscous. I'm serious, he will stuff it into his sweet little maw by the handful, though of course I'd prefer if he used his spoon. I would have taken a picture of the enthusiasm, but my camera battery died and the deliciousness was getting cold.

Now try to have an open mind and read on:

Milk Couscous with Sour Cherries, Salami, Bok Choi, Banana and Cinnamon

In a big saute pan heat up olive oil and add the chopped white parts of a head of bok choi, a handful of dried sour cherries, and however much you like (I like not much so it doesn't overpower) finely diced salami. Let the bok choi soften, the cherries plump and the salami get crispy for about 5 minutes.

Pour in a little over a cup of milk and watch it bubble up - very fun! Add the green parts of the bok choi and one chopped banana and stir it all around a bit. Generously shake in ground cinnamon and wait until the milk really seems hot and almost boiling to pour in one cup of couscous. Stir the whole shebang quickly, turn off the heat and let it sit covered for a bit.

Take off the cover, and voila! You will have a dish beautiful and delicious enough to make Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi proud, even with the salami.

Newborn Knitwear

When my mom left this morning, I found $50 hidden under my phone, and her amazing knitwear, for the little one not yet ready to come out yet, folded sweetly on the changing table.

baby cocoon and hat

beauteous baby blanket!

Thank you Omi!