Meals 09/12/10-10/02/10

It has been super-hectic around here between how busy I've been with my preschool board position, the preschool fundraiser, and a couple of bouts of illness. The menus reflect that, but it still has been good eating around here.

10/03/10: Pasta with tomato-mushroom sauce, green beans Caesar (from my new "Church Suppers" cookbook I scored at the friends of the library sale), and kale chips
10/02/10: Out to eat after school rummage sale
10/01/10: At preschool working late...leftovers/frozen stuff
09/30/10: At school working late...cannot remember...I know I cooked but I just cannot remember what
09/29/10: Bow tie pasta with fresh tomato-garlic-basil sauce, kale chips, and Brussels sprouts sauteed with garlic, red chili flakes, and Parmesan cheese
09/28/10: Bean burgers with cheese and onions on wheat buns, corn on the cob, and green salad
09/27/10: Greek lentil soup, roasted Brussels sprouts, green salad, and garlic bread
09/26/10: Burritos (onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms with black beans, cheese and rice).
09/25/10: Ordered Chinese food (everyone sick)
09/24/10: Ordered pizza (everyone sick)
09/23/10: Pasta e fagioli, green salad, and garlic toast
09/22/10: School board meeting
09/21/10: Potato and garlic soup and green salad (probably something else too but I cannot remember)
09/20/10: Vegan gumbo (complete with homemade vegan andouille sausage) served over white rice and corn on the cob
09/19/10: Diner out
09/18/10: Leftovers
09/17/10: Macaroni and cheese casserole and roasted cauliflower with lemon pepper
09/16/10: School meeting
09/15/10: Whole wheat spirals with cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, roasted summer squash, and green salad.
09/14/10: Homemade bean burgers on wheat buns with cooked onions and cheese, kale chips, corn on the cob
09/13/10: Red bean and rice soup, roasted cauliflower with lemon pepper, green salad, and garlic-Parmesan bread
09/12/10: Out--leftovers

clapping and signing

Over the past couple of weeks L. has mastered clapping. It is now one of his favorite things to do. He claps all the time, and will even stand completely unassisted and just clap. He even claps underwater while he is swimming (we have a baby and parent swim class together). It is so cute. He also claps while nursing. The first time he did that I said "You are clapping!" and he smiled real big while still latched on. Sweetest. Thing. Ever.

We also think he may be clapping as a way to start signing "more" as that is a sign we are working on a lot with him, but it is not clear yet. However, tonight while nursing he pulled off and started clapping, then he started doing the sign for "milk" (first time ever!), then clapped again. He mimicked Peter when Peter did the milk sign, so we are pretty sure that was intentional. We hadn't really seen him so that with his hands like that before. We are pretty damn impressed.

Such a sweet baby.