TGIF

It's been a crazy busy month!! So busy infact, that my bosslady let me leave 2 hours early today because she said I "deserve" it for all the work I did this month....isn't that lovely?! I got to get home in time for Diego to not have to drop off the babe to his mom's house before going to work for the evening. Also lovely! AND I was home early enough to have a baby in a good mood who I took to Cottontails to get him some adorable clothes and sandals for this upcoming summer, all at wonderful prices. Lovely yet again!

Time is flying...I'm already thinking about Isaac's first birthday party! It's gonna be here before I know it!

God is being good to us, as always.

I made some homemade baba ghanoush last night. Sooooooo delicious! I suggest trying it. It's healthy, and it's super-expensive in Wegman's so it's also more economical to make your own.

Here's a recipe:

1 eggplant
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup tahini
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil



DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
Place eggplant on baking sheet, and make holes in the skin with a fork. Roast it for 30 to 40 minutes, turning occasionally, or until soft. Remove from oven, and place into a large bowl of cold water. Remove from water, and peel skin off.
Place eggplant, lemon juice, tahini, sesame seeds, and garlic in an electric blender, and puree. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer eggplant mixture to a medium size mixing bowl, and slowly mix in olive oil. Refrigerate for 3 hours before serving.

Enjoy!

This makes me happy :)

6 MONTHS!!

This beautiful little boy turned 6 months old today! I can't believe it! We had a little "Fudgy the Whale" cake on Sunday. The most Isaac got out of it was sticking his arm to it, but the rest of us enjoyed it. :)

As I reflect back on the last 6 months, I think that I have not cried more tears in my entire life. Tears of happiness, sadness, frustration, anger, joy, and utter disbelief that God would entrust Diego and I with such an amazing blessing!

I have never been so exhausted in my life to the point of delirium as I have been at times, and never so overwhelmed by life itself, but I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

I have "pumped" in 3 different offices, countless bathrooms, Madison Square Garden, Living Waters Theatre, Cracker Barrel, and even while driving down the Parkway, in order to try to give my son the best nutrition possible, and will continue to do so.

I have learned that sometimes you just have to go on your mama's instincts and not listen to anybody else. No one knows their own baby like a mama.

Daddy took this picture of baby boy today while it snowed on Isaac's half birthday! What a sight he is!


Happy Half-Birthday to my beautiful boy!