the perfect day

Today I woke with so much love inside for my  family that I felt my heart might burst! It was one of those days where I get weepy nursing Jude, taking time to cherish the moment and realizing just how perfect and amazing he is. It has been such a perfect day I thought I would share - so many times during the day it seemed like the kind of day I imagined having with him while I was pregnant (and fantasies don't often come true! lucky for me this one has).

I was on a baking/cooking spree this morning. After a mishap reheating oatmeal (forgot about it, burned it, put the pan in the back room to avoid stinking up the house and burned a hole in the (crappy) carpeting... oops!), made whole grain apple/applesauce/date muffins for breakfast. After doing up the dishes, decided to use up some veggies in a mushroom/black olive/red pepper pizza with a side of green soup - these Knorr soups are really good for not using fillers or preservatives, just whole veggies and spices. Super excited to find some ready-made soups that actually fit the guidelines we choose to eat by. Then I made chocolate chip cookies - whole grain flour and honey as sweetener, yummy all the way through.

Chris is working today and today I decided to stay inside. The last two days Jude and I bundled up to go walking and the bundling up part took just as long as the walking part!! We giggled and snuggled in the bedroom, danced to Regina Spektor while I sang at the top of my lungs, shared some Mango Passionfruit tea which Jude tolerated quite well, tossed baby high in the air and read books (well, I read, Jude tried to steal them from my hands and eat them...). We're working on adding solids back into his diet after nursing only during our trip and he's excited to try anything new.

 

 

I can't wait to get my hands on the new Final Fantasy/Owen Pallet record Heartland and the new Woodhands album Woodhands. Oh to have money again!  I had planned since before Jude's birth to catch the Final Fantasy show at the WECC in October but ended up missing it since it came too soon after our accident. I caught him at a church in Halifax two years ago but Chris has never seen him perform live... someday.