Stem Cells Discovered in Breastmilk

Here is an article that some of you might find interesting:

Stem Cells Discovered in Breastmilk

Wednesday night fun and games: Who does Samuel look more like???

Since I took a late nap before we went to church, I'm up and am having fun with myheritage.com
This is the first of 3 posts tonight. Enjoy!!!

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

Just for Fun: Our celebrity look-alikes

I went to MyHeritage and found a link at the top (Face Recognition) where you can upload a photo and find out who your celebrity look-alikes are. Here is what happened when I uploaded Jeremy's photo:



This makes me laugh!

Here is my collage:

Muffin recipe

This morning I made some muffins using a recipe I found on a blog. I am guilty of not writing down the name of that blog. If this is your recipe, thanks! Jeremy doesn't care for cinnamon sugar, which I think is the best part, so he passed. Samuel and I enjoyed them though! These muffins remind me of donuts. YUMMY!!!

Feather Light Muffins

1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 cup milk

Topping:
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup butter, melted

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening, sugar and egg. Combine the dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fill greased muffin tins two-thirds full. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool for 3 to 4 minutes. Meanwhile, combine sugar and cinnamon in small bowl. Roll warm muffins in melted butter, then in sugar mixture. Serve warm.

Yields 8 to 10 muffins.

If you like consignment stores, consignment sales, or yard sales...

I just found this. I know some of you will be interested! I have found 2 consignment stores (with maternity clothes) I want to visit and 2 consignment sales this month. Fun, fun!!!

my "new love"

I never thought a high chair could make me so happy... Before Samuel was born, we bought a high chair by using a gift card I got at a shower. We loved the high chair, but we realized that our dining area was too tiny for it. My parents wanted to buy a high chair to have at their house, so we went ahead and gave them the high chair. We used a booster seat until now. Since Vance is on the way, I have been thinking more about wanting a high chair. I know some people don't want the bulky high chair in their eating area, but I love the flexibility of a high chair- being able to roll it wherever you want to use it, being able to fold it up if you don't need it, being able to use the large tray for puzzles, etc... when you want to clean the kitchen and don't want them wandering the house. I'm also happy that I will no longer use one of our dining chairs for the booster seat. We were always in search of a chair when company came since it occupied 1 of our 4 chairs.

Today I was at Babiesrus to buy Oh Mama bars for myself, and I noticed the high chair I just registered for was at the front of the store (a floor model) for 15% off. My parents had always said they would buy a high chair for us if we wanted one since they took the one we had, so I called my mom and shared the good news with her. I love this high chair. It's by Chicco, but it's not the most expensive one they make. It's got a huge tray with 2 extra trays that snap on and can't be unsnapped by your toddler. :) Its vinyl cushions can be wiped down easily. It's got 7 heights and 3 reclining positions. Tonight I had Jeremy lower it to the height of the table since Samuel was extremely interested in sitting in the "new high chair, " as he called it. I never thought he would want to sit in a high chair, but I guess he can for the next 8 months or so until Vance is on solids. Since we quit using a tray on the booster seat last week, I will just remove the high chair tray and push it up to the table. It doesn't take much to make me happy! Here's a photo of my "new love":

Let me take that back...

Ok. I know I said I was going to quit the blog , but I decided that I will just do it when I have time. That might be once a week or once a month, but something is better than nothing, right?

I wanted to put up a few photos since I finally uploaded them. I have videos too, but You Tube was giving me problems. I will figure that out tomorrow because I'm ready for bed.















Samuel eating what he calls Ma's cereal. He calls my mom "Ma", and this is the cereal that my mom eats. She fed it to him for the first time when I had the stomach bug. He's been hooked ever since. It's Honey Bunches of Oats, but I just buy the Publix brand.
















Samuel has decided that he loves cantaloupe. It doesn't hurt that we now live around the corner from a Publix, which always has good fruit! My mom will be happy to hear how much he loves cantaloupe, as I grew up eating it and have fond memories of my mom cutting it up for me. Wasn't that sweet of her? Now I have someone that I cut cantaloupe for. Actually, Jeremy cut this one up, so he's the sweetie!















This was taken on March 30 before church. Jeremy and Samuel snuggling on the couch. Samuel loves time with his daddy, and Jeremy enjoys every minute with Samuel! Let's not forget Bob the Builder. He is always with Samuel when we're at home. Bob is now on restriction and can't leave the house because he's so dirty. Samuel tries to sneak him to the car sometimes, but he is a good sport. I was shocked since he's such a Bob addict. If you could only see how dirty Bob is though! My dad bought him a new one for his upcoming birthday (the 27th of this month).















This was taken yesterday (April 1). I thought he looked adorable with his hands on his face like this. You would never know that he was being difficult. He didn't want to eat dinner, which was a turkey dog (bun, cheese, and all) and fruit. It took Jeremy taking out the camera and snapping many shots of him for him to eat. Jeremy told him to smile for so and so... It was a draining experience, but it worked. Nice thinking, Jeremy!