In the 10th month...

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart 

and with all your soul and with all your strength."

Deuteronomy 6:5

I had to wait until today to post since today was Week 44. 

In the 10th month...
...Eva weighs 18lbs 3oz and is 27 inches long. What a growing girl! We also transitioned from size 2 to size 3 diapers. Since size 3s go up to 28lbs, I think we will be in them for a while. I didn't think we would be in size 2s for the last 5 months but now that I know size 3s will be the diaper of choice, I'll buy in bulk.
...She loves to read books. Before bed, we read Goodnight Moon, The Pout-Pout Fish then the Pout-Pout Fish again, My First Counting Book, I Love You Through and Through, Pat the Bunny (she is getting good at this one) and maybe one more book. Phew!

... She is finally interested in not only taking things out (toys out of the toy bin, shoes out of the shoe bin, laundry out of the laundry basket, etc.) but putting things back in. Hence, the jammies in the toilet from a few days ago.
...Eva's first visit to the Cleveland Boat Show was a success.

...One day, she had a fever of 101 degrees. Then a few days later, a cold. A cold with a running nose and a harsh cough. Poor baby. 

...We are pretty sure she is working on saying "Dog," however, it seems to come out "Gee" as in "Dog-gie!" or often "Gawg!"

...Look at the cute little 6-12month outfit from Aunt Sara. With tights on. And shoes. So grown up.

...Eva loves the stairs. She is so proud that she can go up AND down. After she goes down (on her belly, feet first) she sits and claps for herself. Yay!

... It seems like it is almost time for a convertible car seat versus the infant carrier seat. We've been shopping around. Any suggestions?

...Hard to believe we are quickly approaching the one-year mark. It is true; they do grow so fast. 

I'm 10 months old.

Hi! I'm 10 months old and I love to clap!

Snuggling Banana Oat Muffins

Huh?

Well, little Miss Eva has been sick this week. Extra snuggles were in order. In fact, she really didn't want me to put her down at all. What is a mom to do? How 'bout this:

Once both mom and baby were content with the new set up, I could attempt to make the banana muffin recipe that my sister-in-law passed along. I was excited to try it because 

a) I had "all" the ingredients on hand,

b) It looks healthy enough to share with baby. 

Click on the recipe for full directions.    

Banana Oat Yogurt Muffin Recipe

The ingredients were:

1 cup Greek yogurt (I had 1/2  a cup and used another 1/2 cup of sour cream)

2 ripe bananas (I used three)

2 eggs

2 cups rolled oats

brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, chocolate chips (yup!)

Oh, and I had cupcake liners!

It took me a little longer to make the muffins than the recipe says, probably because I had a baby strapped to me, but they were fairly simple to make. I also yielded 15 muffins perhaps because I put an extra banana in there. 

I love anything I can put butter on, so this was definitely a win in my book. Maybe you'll try the recipe and enjoy them, too. 

Ten on Ten // February

Just a delightful view of an ordinary February day...

Coffee and Crypto.

Tuesday #43 Out Takes. 

Cupcakes with Colleen.

Target Clearance.

Calendar.  

Jammies in the Toilet.

Ducky and  TipToes.

Bath Time.

True Love Valentines.

MacBook.

Play Cafe - Little Green House

We've been trying to check out the Columbus Play Cafe scene recently. This time my mom went with us. It was Friday after nap time so Eva was ready for some play time. The sun was shining but it was cold... a perfect time for Grandview's play cafe: Little Green House. 

Stacie reviewed it a couple of years ago and I had been wanting to get there. The admission was just $5 which was cheaper than it used to be, but not as cheap as free. (Firefly and Little Skipper's are free for kiddos under 12 months.) 

No other kids were there during our visit which was unfortunate for our social little girl, but we enjoyed ourselves nonetheless. We listened to the toddler songs that played in the spacious play area. My mom and I shared a cup of hot cocoa. Eva put fake fruit in in her mouth and tried out the big green slide. And the whole place smelled delicious as the kitchen was being used to make butternut squash pasta for Little Dreamers, Big Believers daycare centers.

Something New: Camera

We bought a new camera. We have been facing the modern day parenting dilemma of how best to capture every moment of your child's life for quite some time now. We went back and forth on the commitment to DSLR. We were also content with the iphone quality photos for everyday but still wanted something more. I have been using a point-and-shoot since 2010 that has been temperamental at best. It was time for an upgrade.

Keith did the research. And he did a fantastic job. He found the deal of the century on a superzoom camera . We didn't really know what a superzoom was until this process began but it is great for us... somewhere between a point-and-shoot and a DSLR. Perfect.

Keith also did side-by-side comparison on new models and old. It turned out the Canon SX50 was the best which was the older model. This was good news to me because it didn't come with new model sticker price. He also found a bundled set on Amazon that came with all kinds of goodies for the same price as buying the camera outright.

The SX50 has been fun to use and we look forward to having fun with it more and more. Here are just a few of the great photos we've gotten so far. 

What is that? Let's take a closer look...

Oh, it is just the moon 238,000 miles away.