Peas, Carrots, Squash, Dog Food?

For those of you who don't know, I make Madelyn's baby food. Nearly every Sunday or Monday morning Im boiling, steaming, processing, and freezing food for her. I can't really describe how much I really enjoy doing it. (parenthood changed me to love the small things I suppose) but as any dog owner knows, pups can be quite annoying following you around the kitchen waiting for that one crumb to fall.

I cant be too upset that the dogs will eat anything that falls to the floor. The way I look at it, Madelyn at some point will be throwing the dogs food or making a mess of some sort so why not get the pups stomachs ready for it? Or go one step further, It will be less cleanup for me when they are more than willing to do it after she's thrown a whole plate of peas onto the floor.

As of right now I'll take the annoyance of being followed around by two (always starving!) dogs if it means less clean up down the road. The only thing right now is after she's eaten they'll think its their job to clean off her face even after I've already done it.

I can't win....EVER

She Has a Mind of Her Own

I know it has been forever since my last update. I have no excuse.

If you have checked my Facebook in the last few days im sorry that you will hear this again but it was so funny that I just have to share.

We give madelyn a bath upstairs now due to all the splashing that was happening in the kitchen. When Matthew is home one of us will start the bath while the other gets her ready to go in.

Just a bathtime photo

This normally happens upstairs and house rules are that Roxie and Sammy are not allowed up there. Roxie has snuck up SLOWLY while this is going on. Many nights I have told her "No paws on the carpet" She sulks at first....


Then the other night while Madelyn was in the bath Roxie had her paws up on the carpet wanting to come join. I again yelled at her about the No Paws on the Carpet rule so what does she do? She turns around and sits her butt on it. Paws and everything still on the wooden step. I wasnt able to catch this on camera unfortunetly but non the less what do you do? I can't yell at her since "Technically" she doesn't have her paws on there.

That dog really knows how to test me.


In other news we finally got Madelyn's six month pictures taken. Here is just a preview