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Little Monkey and Friends

A peek into the life and happenings of my little monkeys.
 

Chunky Monkey

Friday, September 30, 2005


How is it possible that despite being force fed all week long, the kid only gained an ounce? One measly ounce. This kid has plenty of fatties in his maternal gene pool - I'm forever trying to lose weight. I can't believe my son has to be put on calorie boosting substances to try and get his weight up. I'm not hoping he'll turn out to be the world's fattest man or anything. But it would be nice to see the little guy chunk it up a bit. So, in addition to spiking his formula with calorie booster, the pediatrician wants to me introduce some heart healthy fatty foods into his diet - like avacado.

Avacado?

Anyone know any good recipes for avacado that might appeal to the world's most finicky baby?

The Lost Beatle

Wednesday, September 28, 2005


First, check out the hair on this kid. Impressive huh? I've been having lots of fun styling it while I can. No doubt the day will come when Jordan will be less than enthusiastic about his mommy messing with him. Of course, I'll have the last laugh, knowing what I do about the male pattern baldness genes in this family. But, I digress.

The kid needs to put on some weight. And with that goal in mind, the bulk of our days have been spent plotting how to entice him to eat more, more milk, more solids, etc. Now that Jordan's hitting the bottle exclusively, we're trying to make sure he gets as many ounces of the stuff-that-claims-to-be-as-good-as-the-real-thing. We're also trying to feed him more solids. Therein lies the problem.

Some of you may remember Jordan's fondness for sweet potatoes. Yeah, it was pretty cute for awhile. Those days are over. Little did we know the kid wanted to eat nothing else. Attempts at the other veggies have been pretty disappointing (read - torturous). We've also been carbo loading him like it was 1985. Pasta infused baby-specialities like "spinach and lasagna" (read - green mush), as well as "macaroni and cheese" (read - tumeric colored mush) have not gone over well.

We also thought maybe he might like to fatten up on some grits. Yes, grits. The reason being, he tried them at a diner here once with some maple syrup and ..ok..whatever..it was a moment of parental laxness. But we thought we'd try again now because I need to get him to eat more.

Disaster.

I don't know what me think Jordan was a good ole southern boy.

We'll keep working on it.



The Drug




The Addict

Tuesday, September 27, 2005


Light reading after breakfast Posted by Picasa

Sometimes you just gotta improvise




Jordan normally doesn't shower in the kitchen sink, but sometimes, in a pinch, you just have to make do. After a minor mishap with his morning meal (say that 10 times fast), Jordan was rushed to the kitchen sink for an emergency shower. Stripped of his clothes, and dumped unceremoniously into the basin for a hose down, Jordan made the best of it. I think he actually liked it better than the "formal bath" he has upstairs. By the way, I swear, I am not bathing him with dishwashing liquid, despite its prominence in this shot.

J-E-T-S!!!





Although the recent news about Chad Pennington is a disappointment, Jordan will remain a loyal Jets Fan. Hope springs eternal. And as Jordan is a testament to the power of miracles, maybe he can bring the Jets some luck as well. This picture was taken at the Jets home game against Miami...which they won! woo-hoo. Tailgating parties in Jersey...SWEET!! It was Jordan's first tailgating experience; and he handled it like a champ. Although there were some close calls, with random footballs flying around (do guys normally get this stupid when assembled together in a stadium parking lot?) Jordan remained calm. We feasted like true carnivores on steaks and other assorted meat products, but Jordan chose a more unusual entree.

  
   





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