Stayce's Food Blog

It's been 8 months!

2008-06-25T12:26:00.000-07:00

Ops! I can't believe it has been 8 months since I have been on here. Im pretty sure that nobody is going to even check my blog anymore because I never update it! Im going to use it for my own purposes now. Im trying to lose 4 pounds, yes, just 4 pounds. It doesn't want to come off. I've tried everything, except a food log, so I thought why not do a food blog! So here it goes

June 25, 2008:

Breakfast: 7:00 am
1/2 Honeydew melon
1 Orange
1 slice of Pineapple

Snack: 11:00 am
Vegan energy bar

Lunch: 1:30 pm
Salad with
lettus, tomotes, olives, garbonzo beans, cucumbers, beets. With Flax seed oil and salt.

Snack:3:00 pm
Bowl of watermelon

Dinner 5:30 pm
Mixed veggie stir-fry
4 tofu nuugets

Snack 7:30 pm
bowl or watermelon

more photos

2007-10-10T19:04:00.000-07:00

Photos to laugh at!

The Scary Pumpkins!

2007-09-30T16:34:00.000-07:00

Isn't this just too classic?

So I have attempted to take Aiden to 2 different pumpkin patches. The first one last Monday, he cried pretty much the entire time we were there. Every time I sat him down to take a picture he cried, it was actually pretty funny. I decided to take him to a different place yesterday called Grandpa Kevin's Pumpkin Patch, I had to go since Aiden's granpa's name just so happens to be Kevin! Well he cried again.....the poor boy is just afraid of pumpkins I guess. We bought a pumpkin and I want to carve it tonight, maybe he'll change his mind when he discovers how much fun it will be to play with the pumpkin guts!

and Aiden finally crawls!

2007-09-18T12:23:00.000-07:00

Last night Aiden, Al, and me were playing with this ball and it got away from us, Aiden suddenly rolled over and started crawling out of the blue. He was so happy he was laughing while he was crawling, it was super cute. Too bad I didn't get a picture of him crawling, but I did get a picture of him with the ball after. He is going to be our future David Beckam! He is really into holding it with his feet.

Aiden's new obsession

2007-09-16T07:35:00.000-07:00

Aiden has this obsession with putting things that are round in his mouth....I needn't explain anymore.

Our trip to the San Francisco Zoo 9-9-07

2007-09-16T07:26:00.000-07:00

We took Aiden to the San Franciso Zoo last Sunday, he was more interested in looking at the people, not the animals...

Aiden's first day of school!

2007-09-16T07:10:00.000-07:00

Yes I know Aiden is only 9 months old and he is already in school. You probably think im crazy, but trust me im not. We go once a week on Mondays, yes I said WE, (im in preschool too) I go with him and we PLAY, have snacks, read stories, and listen to music. It is sooo much fun. By some small miracle I found this school. I was searching for preschools back in April beacuse there is typically a 2 to 3 year wait list around here so I had to get busy. It just so happened that when I was in my search, Preschool Family was having their enrollment. It wasn't like I just got to go sign him up, I had to get up and 4am and go wait in line outside for 4 hours in the cold rainy weather to try to get him in. There were parents who slept in sleeping bags all night long. Luckily I was like #45 and was able to enroll him!!!!!! We are in now until Aiden goes to kindergarden.

HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!

2007-09-03T14:15:00.000-07:00

SO I guess were not too exciting. I haven't even left the house today, except for my run this morning but that doesn't count. Al went to the gym, I couldn't go because the kids club was closed......Aiden has taken the longest nap ever today, I put him down at 10:30am and he is still sleeping at 2:15pm that is unheard of around here. Im still working on his sleeping. Can you believe that! He turned 9 months yesterday and still has bad sleeping habits. But he is so stinking cute, I LOVE HIM! So this is just way to funny, I put him in his crib to go to sleep and I had the camera in the room and I just couldn't resist......

Aiden as im leaving the room for him to tak his nap

2007-09-03T14:13:00.001-07:00

Aiden as im coming back to get him

2007-09-03T14:12:00.000-07:00

Aiden feeds himself to sleep

2007-09-03T14:10:00.001-07:00

Aiden has finally decide it is time to hold his own bottle! It is great for me because I have discovered that if I give him a bottle and put him in his crib he will just go right to sleep!

We will miss Max

2007-08-29T15:05:00.000-07:00

What a sad week, we had to put Max our family member with 4 legs to sleep on Monday. It was one of the worst things I have had to decide to do. At least I know that he is okay, at least I hope so.

Mr. Max March 28, 2004 to August 27, 2007

2007-08-24T08:58:00.001-07:00

Trying something new

2007-08-24T08:06:00.000-07:00

Okay so im going out on a limb here, im going to try to download a video of Aiden from YouTube. Now this wasn't easy, it has taken me lots and lots of video's. All of the video's I took of Aiden were too big. It didn't make sense to me because they were no more than a minute and a half long, but the MB was over. I finally came to the conclusion that it must be some type of setting on the camera. I did a little bit of adjusting. I was finally able to download a picture. The true test is will I be able to post it here.........lets see.

Im trying to pre occupy my mind

2007-08-20T13:45:00.000-07:00

It is Aiden's nap time and he is not sleeping today. He fell asleep in the car on the way home from Sonal's house. I gave him a bottle and put him in his crib and he will not give up! So I have to turn a fan on outside of his bed room so I don't hear him cry, but then I sit here and watch the monitor lights blink all the way to the top as he is yells. What torture for both of us. I don't know where the saying comes from "sleep like a baby" then we would all be in trouble! The good news is that he is sleeping better at night. He wakes up a few times, but then he goes back to sleep on his own and he has been sleeping in till 8 and 8:30 the past two days. It was great for me because I got up at 5:45 this morning and went on my run got home a bit past 7:00, showered and ate breakfast all before he woke up. It felt strange having the morning to myself. Me and Aiden usually get up at 6:00am and have our breakfast then go on the run together. We'll see how long this lasts.

Well I think that poor little guy finally fell asleep. Im glad, I hate to hear him cry, it makes me feel like a bad mom. But they say you have to get them in a good sleeping habit early or then you will regret it.

My dinner date!

2007-08-15T13:39:00.000-07:00

Last Friday we had dinner with an auntie of Al's and some of their friends. Aiden was a big hit as always. He was my date! And I of course have to show him off....Can you blame me?

Aiden at the park......

2007-08-15T13:35:00.000-07:00

So I decided that Aiden is now old enough to go to the park. I couldn't believe that we spent over 2 hours there! We swang and layed out a big blanket and played in the grass. We have no grass at home so he thought it was pretty neat.

2007-07-31T12:51:00.001-07:00

Long time.....

2007-07-31T12:21:00.000-07:00

So it has been way too long. Sorry! So much has happened in the past few months that I just don't even know where to begin. So we will just start from the present. Aiden will be turning 8 months on Thursday.....He thinks he is a big boy. Little does he know that he still needs his mommy! We are just getting over a nasty nasty cold. I thought Aiden was teething because he had a runny/stuffy nose and a fever, but it turned into a cold and ear infection. Then I got it. It has been almost 2 weeks now and my ears are still plugged. I have been exhausted! I just had Aiden sleeping on his own too then BOOM he's back to crying every hour and back in bed with me too! Last weekend we were going to take Aiden to Fisherman's Wharf for the first time......well we drove there and thats about it, the San Francisco Marathon was on Sunday and all of the streets were blocked off and traffic was insaine. So we stayed in the car found the closest freeway to get out of there. We came home and slept. Guess we were tired from looking at all of the people who ran the marathon.

How much we depend on the internet

2007-05-14T21:10:00.000-07:00

Today our internet was down. I felt like I didn't know what was going on. It is scary how much we rely on the web. It seems like that is the only way of keeping up on your day. When Al got home and reset the router (which I did all day and nothing) it worked. I was telling my sister that I was lost. I needed to find a phone number and I needed the net, of course I could have looked in the phone book but that would have been to hard to have to flip through pages! I had to leave the house and do some shopping for our trip. We are going to Canada on Friday and while I was out I saw this couple with a baby girl. I thought she was about 2 months old. I asked how old she was and her daddy said she was 5 months, I could not believe it. She couldn't even hold her head up. Aiden looked like a giant compared to her. I think Aiden is going to be very strong. I better watch out!

It's Saturday....

2007-05-12T08:06:00.000-07:00

Not like it really matters what day it is to me, everyday is pretty much the same. The only exception is that Al is home today and tomorrow! Aiden LOVES his daddy, I mean LOVES him. He will just stare and smile at him when he is in the same room. Im waiting for Aiden to wake up so that we can go have lunch. He is still sleeping in the stroller from our run which is great because I have already showered and gotten ready. We are going to Canada on Friday. Aiden will see his grandma or "dada"(as she likes to be called) which means grandpa in Bengali. It should be a fun trip, we are going to see Niagra Falls which is supposed to be beautiful. I have never been there so im looking forward to it. I love to see new places, nature is just beautiful.

New template

2007-05-10T13:35:00.000-07:00

Okay so maybe im not as good as I thought! I have been trying to put a new template on my blog page, but it isn't working............how hard can it be? Hopefully I can get it right this time around, now that I have a full belly. I just had lunch with my friend Kat, she hasn't seen Aiden in a while so it was fun for her to see how much he has grown. Aiden gets so much attention where ever he goes. It's like people have never seen a baby before, it is just because he is so darn cute that he is irresistible!

Be careful of what you think!

2007-05-02T11:16:00.000-07:00

Okay, I decided that my thoughts are just to powerful....Things that I think about always happen. Yesterday while I was on my run I was thinking what if the stroller got a flat tire.......Well today I was on my run and the stroller was bouncing a little more than it normally does. I thought to myself somethings not right I stoped and guess what I got a flat tire. I just couldn't believe it. I had to turn around and come home. I was so bummed out. Poor Aiden had to get woken up from his nap and we all know that it is hard to get him to nap outside of the stroller. We came in and I put Aiden in his Sassy jumper and I brought the rebounding tramp. into the hall in front of Aiden and we jumped together for about an hour. I guess it was a sign for me to not be outside today. Aiden is now sleeping and im waiting for him to wake up and were going to go get our tire fixed. So we can be back in business tomorrow!

2007-05-01T15:41:00.000-07:00

So I skipped yesterday. I was spending what little precious time I had with my grandma. She was here for only one night. It was so good to see her, and see her with Aiden. I have an image of her in my mind sitting on the floor next to Aiden while he was in his Sassy jumper! Im such a baby, but I hate it when I have to say bye. I felt so sad yesterday.

Today im starting to baby proof the house. I think if I start slowly it will be much easier than try to do it all at once. Thanks Heather for the hip hammock idea, I finally got it to work. I just get to excited and I rush to try it out, then it doesn't work right. Gotta go finish making lentil soup!

I forgot......

2007-04-29T07:12:00.000-07:00

How good it feels to sleep at night! Last night we actually slept. I bought the book "The Easy Sleep Solution" I was going to do what it suggested to let Aiden cry it out until he fell asleep and doing check ins, but I didn't have to because he fell asleep on his own and stayed asleep. So I don't know what happened but Aiden stayed asleep pretty much all night! I think he might be able to sense my thoughts. I swear that when ever I start to think about him he will wake up. So last night I just thought about him sleeping peacefully and he did! Call me crazy! Im curious to see how tonight will go.

Today I get to see my grandma and Aiden will meet his great grandma for the first time.

Saturday April 28, 2007

2007-04-28T10:27:00.000-07:00

Okay so me and Aiden just got back from our run. He is still sleeping.....his morning naps are the best because he loves the motion of the stroller. I think he is starting to depend on movement to sleep. He wakes up constantly through out the night but the second I start to bounce him he is back to sleep. Ten minutes after putting him down he is back up. This goes on all night. Don't ask me how I get through the days with no sleep. I think I will try to put him in the swing tonight on full blast! Al went to the gym, he is bringing some workers home with him to cut the bushes. It is a fire hazard so every year we have to do this. The weather is amazing today. It will start to cool off tomorrow; too bad because my grandma is flying in for the day. It will be her first time to my house, to meet Al, and Aiden. Im looking forward to seeing her. My plans for the day are to clean, and go to the store, and relax outside with my boys.

So im going to post this picture of Aiden. He is just too funny, anytime I have my drink in my hand he wants it and he tries to suck out of my straw. It is just to cute!

Friday April 27, 2007

2007-04-27T07:40:00.000-07:00

HI,

Okay so this is how my mornings go. We get up to Aiden crying between 6 and 6:30. I woke up extremely irritated today because we were up every hour last night. Just when I think he is sleeping better we have a bad night. I don't know what else to do, I feel as though I have tried EVERYTHING. After I get him and we do jumpy jumpies he starts to laugh. Then we move from the bedroom to the living room where I lay him under his ocean playmat and I get Aiden his milk and myself some tea. When Aiden finishes he sits in his bouncy chair and I make my breakfast, fruit and cereal. I then come and check emails and now I will be updating my blog!

Today the weather is going to be good. We will be going to the park with Stephanie and Sarah after our morning run. Time to play with Aiden!

Aiden's whole life

2007-04-26T19:33:00.000-07:00

Look out world........here comes Aiden

2007-04-26T10:24:00.000-07:00

HI,

Aiden is getting big, not only in size but attitude too! He has discovered that he has a voice and is not afraid to use it. He is just now learning to sit on his own, but falls forwad after a bit. His favorite thing to do is jump in his Sassy Jumper! Aiden is a smiley boy who loves to see new people, in his mom or dad's arms of course. The only trouble I have had is SLEEPING. We are working on a schedule to train him so that he can fall asleep on his own. Other than that Aiden is doing good and will be 5 months on May 2, 2007.