this momma is on the move.  since the addition of poppy, i thought i'd change the web address to my blog to be more inclusive.

you can now find my random musings (if you so desire) at htt://www.diaryofasuburbanmomma.blogspot.com

roll with it

i am pretty sure that we are done having babies... but i also thought that after d was born, so don't hold your breath. apparently God had other plans for us, but that's a post for.. well it won't ever be a post because it is private (pick your jaws up, people, i do keep SOME things private). however, with the mindset that this is my last baby, i am trying to savor her every moment. i just don't want her to grow up too fast. i want her to be a teeny tiny babe for as long as possible.

it might backfire on me, as it is a slight possibility that i am creating a very co-dependant girlie. that's a risk i am willing to take. the problem is that there are some things you don't have control of. this little one is growing up too fast. at 3 months and 1 week, my baby (chasing her thumb of all things) has begun to roll her pudgy self over from back to belly. sigh. it's just a matter of time before she is on the go.

persimmon

you may remember our weekly produce box that i blogged about here. well, last week our box came containing a fruit that this momma had never seen before. it was the same shape and exterior skin of a green tomato, but was orange/yellow in color. it also had a stem that was similar to that of a tomatilla. i was perplexed. thankfully the box contains a list of what should be in your box, so i was able to narrow it down. the strange fruit was persimmon.

the day it arrived we were out to dinner with a couple that we just met and the topic of california produce came up. (i promise, i didn't bring it up... but must admit i was thrilled to discover that this momma friend had the 411 on everything local and everything organic!) anywho- she told me that her grandmother used to make persimmon cookies.

and so off to search for a recipe i went... thanks to my friend google, the recipe was found with great ease. on sunday, i walked into the kitchen just in the nick of time. scott, not knowing my plans to turn the persimmon into cookies, had decided to investigate the peculiar fruit. i was able to rescue it from his curious jaws and resume my plan. and so on sunday, e and i made cookies.

they were quite tasty, although, i'm not sure that i am any closer to knowing what a persimmon tastes like.

3 months

wasn't it just six minutes ago that my babe was wrapped like a burrito and snoozing all day long? where did the time go and how did three months manage to zip by so fast? and how did you go from looking like this...

and this...

to looking like THIS? (that same statement could be applied to either babe in the photo, so apply it as you wish.)

i know we've been busy, but really! the time has FLOWN by. my sweet p is changing way to fast. her current achievements have been smiling, laughing, holding her sweet head up in an effort to see EVERYTHING that is going on around her, cooing at her momma with a sweet little voice, rolling from her belly onto her back and doing long division. ok, so maybe not long division, but the rest is totally true.

at three months, she has grown out of 0-3 and is wearing 3-6 month clothing. she weighs in at 13lbs. 3 oz.- ya know, petite. she is showing signs of outgrowing her "colic" stage and doesn't need to be held as much during the day (and by "as much" i mean momma can put her down for a few minutes here and there). as far as naps go, miss p is starting to flesh out a little schedule. she sleeps for a little in the morning and a little in the afternoon. she's having a rough time falling into a schedule because we are on the go so much with e's school drop off/pick up, but it's getting better. and while our days are getting better, nights are kind of going in the opposite direction. fortunately for this momma, she sleeps a lot during the night. the down side is that she does it in our bed, in my arms. and if i'm totally honest, i don't really mind.

i'm just trying to savour these days because i know we are very fortunate to have our three wonderful babes. and i know that the time is going to fly.