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Making yogurt is really easy and is about 1/2 the price of what you buy in the store. Oh and it tastes really yummy also. All you need is milk, a glass jar and a starter. I filled my 1 quart mason jar and then put a little less then 1/4 cup of yogurt from the store. Once you make your first batch you can use that as a started to make more.
Mix it in with the milk and set it in a warm place for 8-10 hours or less depending on how quickly yours goes. Make sure that the place is around 90-100 degrees. I put mine by my wood stove. Others use a dehydrator or a heating pad. If your have a crock pot that has a warm setting (test it to make sure it's not too hot) fill it up with water and place the jar with a lid on it in the water. If your area is too hot then the bacteria from the yogurt that you placed in will die and all you will have is curdled milk.
To make my yogurt this morning I used organic whole plain yogurt as a starter and I used organic whole milk. I want to try vanilla at some point also!!! Jenne don't you know how to do that :) ???







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Well not really...Vote for Eli!

Just incase you haven't voted yet you might want do it soon...the photo contest closes on today. Eli is ranked 24th right now out of 110!! All proceeds go to the pregnancy resource center.
VOTE VOTE VOTE :)
http://www.competico.com/browse-competition/eyes-that-say-it-all-13/2
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So all night tonight I have been working on family photo's getting them ready for Christmas. And just as I was getting done Anna blogged that she had entered a photo contest. So will all .jpeg's ready on the desktop I entered one in also just for fun. Thanks Anna for the inspiration. Though I have to say that even though I did photoshop this photo I give all credit to Josh and Kelli to actually took the shot. But they are in Japan!!!

Eli's Photo
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Eli and Si where watching a video about farming and animals and Eli was happily telling Si all about the cows. Soon though Si got a hankering for some blankly and Eli couldn't handle that. So this is what happened.


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Just click on Link!!

Pocket Advent Calender
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This is our precious little Soren. He came and visited us for a whole 5 days while his mom and dad went on a long awaited cruise. He was very good, but yet very mischievous. He is that kind of sweet little angle that you would never think would get into any trouble...but then before you can even realize what has happened he has gotten into the grocieries and eaten the sticker off the side of a pear. Yes we did find it "later". He was a whole lot of fun for the boys. Eli enjoyed having someone else who wanted to follow him around and who he could entertain. I don't think that I am ready for 3 kids that is...but very thankful that he was able to be our little adoptive child for a few days.



This is little Pi taking a nap. He fell alseep with is head up on the side of the crib. I have no idea how this could possibley be comfortable.

Soren taking a snooze!


Soren was Silas's little crawling buddy...Silas tried to keep up but Soren is super fast. So most of the time Silas just watched.




Adventures of Broccoli

This was the first time we gave Silas broccoli. He grabbed it right away with a vengance. Since then has had it 3 more times. He loves to eat all the green bushy stuff off the top and then spit out the rest. Good boy Si...just like momma.




We had so much fun out side one of the days that it was nice. Si was taking a nap and so I took the opportunity to get outside so Eli and Soren could get some fresh air and some playing time. Soren got really muddy because he crawled into the green turtle (which had lots of mud in it) and enjoyed all of Eli's construction vehicles. It was so sad when we had to go inside because Soren cried.


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Ok so I have to admit...going against the norm of feeding your baby has been hard. It's hard to do something different and feel encouraged. So tonight I stayed up late to try to get some questions answered and with that I found a great forum.

http://forum.babyledweaning.com/index.php

I have been wanting to revert to the baby puree world...(no judgment of those that do..much love to ya!!! ) mostly because I have questions that I have not found answers for. The forum helped with that. But so far I have seen some pretty amazing things. Silas took a turn this week. We had two weeks of gagging. Sometimes it was funny and sometimes it was not. In the end I learned that kids will gag up whatever does not fit down their throat. I always was afraid of them chocking..but that's not the case anymore (of course we won't give him marbles or mini weenies). They just have the most amazing gag reflex. Silas has eaten avocado, sweet potatoes, bananas, pears, apple and O's. I tried oatmeal the other day and he gagged...so we will try that tomorrow again I think. I was watching a video of a 7 month old eating a whole broccoli stem. So I think tomorrow I'll steam up some broccoli and give it that a try also. Hopefully that will be on video. So the big thing that people keep asking me is "what's the big deal...how is this so different?" Well I say...there's no puree, just whole food. That way babies learn a great deal about texture and taste early so that they are less picky. (And um, no, Uncle Tim,...Silas will not be nursing at 3 years old...your so in trouble for posting that on facebook). FYI...The goal is that by 12 months they are eating happily with the family at all meals and not picky. Here's a good article from the BBC on Baby Led Feeding.

News Article From the BBC on BLF

I'm still learning. Some days are harder then others. But Silas is already sleeping better for naps and at night, so I know that he's getting more happiness in his belly. It's way less work too. I mean all I do is throw veggies and fruit on his tray and he goes to town.
For those who are thinking I'm silly for posting all this info...it's also for those who are out their looking for info (like me). Key words are helpful for searching....
Special shouts to Anna...I know your loving this....This video is for you!!(heheh)

Listen closely at the end....

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Here's Eli and Jeff getting outside on Friday. Eli loves to go out rain or shine. Usually I send him out and watch from the window. But today daddy was home so he had a friend. Don't be fooled by Jeff's pants...It Was Freezing. The rest of the shots are of Eli's hair from his dino hat. I was laughing for quite some time. I finally patted it down with a wet wash cloth.






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So a few milestones have happened for both the boys. Silas is now crawling on all fours, well at least 3-4 crawls and then back on the belly for army crawling. I think he's torn because he can army crawl REALLY fast, but the novelty of crawling on all fours is fun and new. He really is a super star. Plus he cut his first tooth on October 25th...and then on Friday the 31st I looked in there and noticed another one just about to pop. So now we are at two teeth for Silas.
Eli this week has been doing really well. Right now he loves to sing his mighty machine song whenever he is playing with is bulldozers or when he's eating and he thinks he's an excavator. It's very funny to listen to. Mostly though he is just learning to talk more and more. Lot's of words. He's so smart when he read books too because he just starts talking about all the things that are going on in the Richard Scary books. But today was a big day because he counted to 10 twice. He did it for me in the morning and then for Jeff tonight when they were reading books. We were so proud. He also is now no longer needing diapers at naps. I know that it's been a convenience thing for him to just go in his diaper when he wakes up...so I just thought that I would let him decide when he was ready. There are enough battles to pick with him as a 2 year old. So I'm glad that he is now past that. I forgot to mention also that Si is saying Mama and Dada...not really knowing what he's saying, but definitely saying it when he's sad I leave if he thought we were going to nurse (don't worry I come back). And loves to say Dada all morning long..especially when he wakes up and Jeff is around. So precious. He is growing up twice as fast as Eli.

I'm tempted with the idea of putting them in the same room...is there anyone out there who's been gutsy with this and done it?? And if so do you have any suggestions??







Eli getting his face painted. He wanted a moon.


This was his protest of having to wear his costume. Jeff told me just to take it off. I was about to take it off but he got up and got distracted. And yes he WAS crying in this photo.





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Silas has had an interesting week. He cut his first tooth on Saturday morning. It wasn't there Friday night, but sure enough a little white bud was there Saturday morning. That would explain the frequent wake ups all throughout the night for the last few weeks.
And today we did banana's and Avocados. He did so well. He totally downed the whole half of an avocado (well except for the paste on the bib and the bits on the tray that he couldn't grab) and loved holding the banana. It was like a banana Popsicle. He nursed before and after also...so I expect him to take a good long afternoon nap. Especially since he missed his morning nap because of errin's that we had to do. Oh and he no longer gags either. The first few days of squash he gagged a lot and it freaked me out. Never really choked though. Now though he does great. He will just kind of spit something out of he doesn't want it to go down. I will know for next time to expect a few days of a learning cure. I think squash is a good first though...it's really safe and easy to get down.






Holding the avocado and then sucking on it, mashing it with his gums and then swallowing. I halved the avocado then halved it again. Giving him two big pieces that he could grab with his hands. Just slightly bigger then his fist. He loved it.


Holding the banana and so happy that he gets to eat it all by himself.

Of course he got full and after a while he started banging it on his tray and yelling really loud. Then chucked it on the floor.
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Silas is 6 Months!!!!

So some of you have been hearing me talk about BLW (Baby Led Weaning) or (Baby Led Feeding) The "weaning" part means that they are just starting to nurse less, I like to call it BLF because it's more about them learning how to feed themselves then it is about them weaning. ...yeah yeah yeah...I know...Something new that I'm super excited about. But I have been finding so many interesting things about it. I'm suprised at how many moms are "doing it". Well except for all the old school moms that are like "yeah so...that's what I did when my kids were little". It makes total sense and takes all the hard work out of feeding a baby. Plus it really is just the lazy mom's method that has gone overlooked. Well except for the cleaning that is. Silas is having so much fun with squash and pears this week, it has been hilarious. I can't wait for avocados and banana's next week. Here is a blog that has put together tons of helpful links to answer any questions you could have:
http://geriatricmama.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/more-great-baby-led-weaningself-feeding-info/

But here are few things that i'm excited about.

1. I only have to feed Silas what we are already eating...no baby food making or buying.
2. He only eats what he can grab, food is usually no smaller then his fist.
3. Baby's are born with an amazing gag relex so they are able to control very well what goes
down the tube and what doesn't.
4. Breastfeeding is still an important part of his diet.

Before!


After!


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Last week we went to the Oregon coast with Jeff's family. We had so much fun. Definitely something we want to do in the future. We stayed in a house right on the beach and got to play outside in the sand in the freezing cold. The weekend was really nice though, lots of sunshine. Most everyone got to fly a kite. And Eli got to play in the most dirt he has ever played in. Jeff was even super brave and got to out in the water to skim board.
Silas is officialy starting sitting up on October 7th. He is army crawling everywhere and just on the verge of full on crawling on all fours. I give it one more week at the most. Oh and today is his 6 month birthday. Happy Half Birthday Si Pi! Love you.
Eli is have dinner protest every night...unless it's a waffel, chicken, bread or O's. Everything else is a no go. Which means dinner now become breakfast. I HATED the idea but Jeff is right and we can't have him complaining and fussy over food. We'll see how the week goes. He has his second to last upper molar coming in so that might be some of it.





























































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