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| Peanut believes she can fly |
Faith was a perfect little angel for the 2 hour drive (meaning we didn't hear a peep out of her) and I can credit the Wiggles Christmas DVD for that miracle. It's funny to hear songs about it being hot at Christmas time, crazy Australians.
We had a good time at the party and Faith ate half her body weight in sweets, which I thought was probably not the best idea, but when there are grandmas around, these things happen. She was fine for the drive home other than some fussing for snacks (that kid is a bottomless pit). As I carried her upstairs for her bath, she burped once and then vomited a little bit. It was almost like spit up, but it was definitely vomit. She didn't seem bothered by it and went down for the night with no issues.
We let her sleep in on Sunday morning instead of getting up for early church (yes, we might have also enjoyed sleeping in too), and she seemed fine when she woke up. However, while I was out picking up the dog from the kennel, she screamed bloody murder for my husband for the whole time I was gone. Once I got home she cheered up, so we assumed it was just brattiness, not sickness. Faith and Peanut were really happy to be reunited:
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| Mmmm...did you have ham for lunch? |
Since she gave my husband such a hard time when I was gone, I decided to wait to go on my run until she went down for her nap. This meant I left for my run at almost noon, which I never do. I didn't eat lunch before I left, but I did have a Coke. I thought it would be warmer leaving for my run that late, but it was still blustery and the wind was really bad when I ran near the water. I tried to run with music, but after 3 miles my headphones broke so I ran most of the way just listening to my own breathing and the wind.
Around mile 6 I was running through a waterfront neighborhood and I heard a loud BANG of gunfire really close by and I almost dropped to the ground. It turned out it was just a dude shooting cans in his backyard, but man, that sure scared me. I'm used to hearing gunfire from hunting when I run, but it's never that close. Shortly after that, I was chased by two loose dogs for a bit, but luckily they were lazy and didn't want to follow me for long. My husband laughed at me when I told him about the dogs when I got home and he asked "What kind of dogs?" and I had to answer "One was really big black one! And.....a Boston terrier." In my defense, I was more concerned about the big one, but that Boston terrier seemed pretty tough too. :)
By mile 10, I had a flare up of that really bad chest pain from my bronchitis recovery, so I headed straight home and ended the run at 12 miles instead of the 13-14 I was aiming to run. I finished up the 12 miles in 1:43 (8:38 average pace), which is pretty fast for me. I don't know why it was fast, so I'll just credit my pre-run Coke and the flat route.
After I got cleaned up from my run, I did exciting things like mopping and dishes and Faith was forced to watch football with my husband (oh the humanity!). She was still fussier than normal and she threw up again. It wasn't a huge amount, but it was enough that I cut out her dairy (per our doctor's recommendation for any stomach upset). As a result, I gave her peanut butter crackers for dinner and I remembered why I hate giving her peanut butter.
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| If you refilled my peanut butter, I'd only need one cracker |
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| I guess I'll eat this soggy cracker after all |
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| Peanut butter goatee! |
I'm not sure what's up with the baby vomit, but I'll call the doctor if it happens again. Third time is the charm, right?
On a non-vomited related note, I have been branching out in the kitchen. During 50 mile training, I developed quite the pasta habit, meaning we had pasta for dinner at least 3 nights a week. My husband got really tired of pasta, so as a reward to him for putting up with it, I've been trying to only have pasta for dinner once a week (I still eat it every day for lunch, haha I have a problem). So this means I've been trying to make new dishes and so far, it's been fun! I don't really like cooking because I hate clean up, but I've been enjoying eating different dishes.
On Friday night I made lamp chops for the first time at home and they came out SO good. I freaking love lamb so much. I know a lot of people have a problem eating cute baby animals, but when it tastes that good, I'm ok with it. Last night I made my first chicken pot pie:
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| This is my idea of "Getting fancy" in the kitchen |
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| I didn't even burn it! |
I'm also getting crazy for Christmas because I didn't want to make another turkey (we just finished the leftovers and I can't take anymore turkey). I've ordered a standing rib roast and I have no idea how to cook that, but I trust Google will steer me (haha, steer....get it?) in the right direction.
What's the last "new" thing you cooked at home?
Good job branching out in the kitchen! I promised myself that I'd learn to cook and now I've got a few favorites up my sleeve. I invented a banana stuffed french toast (flavored with egg nog) and nutella. My husband loves that heart attack on a plate. I also can make a mean seafood enchilada. We're by no means vegetarian but I got the Peas and Thank you cook book and I have to say, amazing recipes. My husband actually requests her black bean burgers. Odd. Coming from the man who would eat Panda Express, McDonalds and Chick-Fil-A every day.
ReplyDeleteNice job on the chicken pot pie! Sorry you are still having bronchitis flare ups! Yuck. I think I only ran 8 miles all weekend due to migraines. Ugh what is up with that?
ReplyDeleteLast year, my "thing" was bread and other yeasty type things. I've got that down pretty well, so this year I'm going to work on Pies.
ReplyDeleteI did make a pie crust for Thanksgiving that turned out pretty well, so I'm going to try some chicken pot pies also. (I put "ramekins" on my xmas list).
What did you put inside your potpie?
Your run was awesome! I'm not going to be able to keep up in the Cloud half marathon. I think I need to do more runs downtown, it's flat, and the threat of gunshots is much higher. My long run climbed over 1,700 feet....lame. I could eat pasta every night for the rest of my life and be happy.
ReplyDeleteHam is the only acceptable Christmas meal in our home. There are so many options for ham leftovers too :)
ReplyDeleteThat chicken potpie looks like perfection!
We used to have pasta like 5 nights a week. It got old. Now we haven't had pasta in months.
ReplyDeleteBet you wish you'd finished that run now. I WIN!
We have pasta 3-4 times a week ...more if you count eating leftovers for lunch the next day. My husband and I have a deal where he gets one year in America to paint, take photos and build the house without having to work. Lately I'm realizing that if I work 50 hours weeks, he gets to cook dinner. Ergo - we eat pasta.
ReplyDeleteUmmm...I am the laziest cook ever. Who am I kidding. I am not a cook. Ha. I would love to do more in the future. The last thing I made was egg plant parm. I usually make that and veggie lasagna early in the winter, freeze it and it lasts me all winter.
ReplyDeleteYou are running at a great pace! Good for you!
I don't know, those little yappy dogs can be more vicious than the big dogs. They scare the crap out of me. I'm glad neither one did any damage though!
ReplyDeleteI make pasta at least 3 times a week as well. This is probably why my husband always "grabs something on the way home from work." Oh well, more pasta for me!
I love Peanut. I wish I lived closer so I could watch her and she and Pippi could wear each other out.
ReplyDeleteI really wanted to see a picture of the inside of your pot pie. Now you must make it again just to take a picture for me. If only you'd done it the first time, you wouldn't have to make it again.
Woo hoo on your cooking in the kitchen! I use google for most of my recipes! And I love, love, love pasta and would eat it every day if I could :)
ReplyDeleteIf I heard a gun shot while running, I would probably pee myself. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteI probably would have dropped to the ground also, so funny! Hope Faith gets better, we have all been sick her but no vomit, I hate vomit!
ReplyDeleteYour chicken pot pie looks awesome! (dont hate me but I have never had lamb, it looks greasy but really its probably because no one has ever made it and I dont plan on ordering it anywhere in case I dont like it.)
so I am not a big pot pie person, but that looks really good, no lie.
ReplyDeleteAlso - Baby lamb chops rock my world...cooked right, they are so juicy and delicious!!
I always thought it was kind of redundant that US has thanksgiving so close to Christmas. Ours is in October and I'm always ready for turkey again come Christmas. MIL tends to make another turkey for new years though and I think we're changing that tradition to a ham or chinese food. I can't wait for turkey dinner though!
ReplyDeleteHope Faith is feeling better soon - Cameron was up crying last night with what I think is teething pain. I sure hope so. No one wants a sick toddler for Christmas because they are the ones who make it the most fun!
I watched The Wiggles Christmas DVD with little bitty yesterday and was amused by the part where they sang Feliz Navidad and wrote it as "Felice Navidad" I do love The Wiggles (old, when Greg was still there, not now). Poor Faith and the pukies, hopefully she's feeling better.
ReplyDeleteThe last new thing I made in the kitchen was pasta e fagoli soup, I loved it, the kids didn't.
a dude shooting cans in his backyard --> WTF? people seriously do that?!?!
ReplyDeletei burnt toast last night...case and point why my husband cooks. i don't feel bad since he enjoys it and i like to clean up.
I probably would've been more worried about the Boston terrier than the big black dog. There's a Boston in our neighborhood that is snippy and the idiot owners just let it run around loose and it doesn't listen to them. We've had a few choice words with them.
ReplyDeleteMy runs are never as exciting as yours! I need to branch out in the kitchen, I'm rather lazy. The last new thing I tried? A different type of frozen meat that required heating in the oven? I'm lame, I know.
ReplyDeleteI actually don't cook much. I'm a bad cook.
ReplyDeleteAnd Faith is so cute with her peanut butter!
I cooked a pot roast this weekend, which was fancy for me haha. Not as fancy as a pot pie though.
ReplyDeleteLBM is a vomit on demand kid. It's fun. of course, not.
ReplyDeleteI made a pumpkin cake-ish dessert. oh.to.die.for. But I can't think of anything else new. I need to work on that. I wonder if the kids would eat pot pie? That looked yummy!
Faith's photos are awesome!
While out riding my tri bike up a hill one time I was chased by a dog...it was a bichon frise...
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the vomiting. Thankfully they grow out of it. ;)
Pot pie recipe? I have a weird pregnancy obsession with pot pie. My latest and greatest lately is making my own marinara sauce. It's better than most of the stuff in a jar and it's way cheaper.
ReplyDeleteNew things in the kitchen? That doesn't exist in our house these days :) maybe over winter break!
ReplyDeletePoor Faith. Hopefully it's nothing serious. Your pot pie looks great... I haven't been doing much in the kitchen lately. I did find a killer taco soup recipe recently though.
ReplyDeleteUh oh... turnin' into a full fledged food blog. That stuff looks killer. Sorry about Faith (and you with your chest pain) not feeling well. Get better, like... now.
ReplyDeleteHope you don't get any more vomit. And Travis is always helping us clean Peanut off too.
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