Frozen squash cubes and meat muffins

On Monday I tried my hand at homemade baby food.  I am already seeing the benefit.  I bought 1 butternut squash for $1.19 and after mixing it with water to thin it down for Blake it filled 2 ice cube trays.  I have over a weeks worth of baby food for the price of a day.  Definitely worth the 10 minutes it took me to make it. (Minus the baking time).  I have not fed it to him yet but it is on the schedule for tomorrow. 


Jake is an unually picky eater.  Now I know most kids have their quirks about what they will and will not eat, but Jake is ridiculous.  He literally gags at the taste of leftover mac & cheese, will only eat chicken seasoned with salt & pepper, and thanks to Joel, will not touch an onion.  This tends to make cooking for a family something of a challenge.  Since everyone in my family likes meatloaf but everyone likes it a different way, I took the advice of my mother and now make individual meatloaves in a muffin tin.  This way I can make everyone their own exactly the way they like it. 

Jake's explanation of it all, "So we have frozen squash cubes to go along with our meat muffins?? Really??" I wonder how he is going to react to the green beans I'm going to puree tomorrow.

Brand new blogger

I have spent many months contemplating starting this blog with my first thought being, "who am I to think others would actually care about anything I would have to say." I have decided that whether anyone would care or actually read this is of no consequence.  I think we (my family) will appreciate being able to look back at this time in our lives and remember fondly how we stumbled along our way from infant to adult. 

(our "awkward family photo" submission, courtesy of my brother's photography direction)

Being a parent to an infant is proving to be much easier this time around.  I believe the following factors are the reason:

I am happily married

I am 30, not 19

I have done this before

I work from home and the baby is not in daycare, therefore he is not constantly sick

I have great help from my older 2 and my husband

I am not the sole, or even primary, monetary provider

My friends have children now and understand

 Now I am off to get ready for our camping trip this weekend.  I hope you all have a great day!