Babycakes Photography 3 month pictures

Mrs. Cindy at Babycakes Photography does such a wonderful job taking baby pictures. Here are a few of Selah's 3 month pictures. Love them!

my favorite!

 seriously precious

 ha!

I adore that sleeping face.

Homemade Goldfish

Today I made my own goldfish after I saw the idea on pinterest. They did not really taste like goldfish but they were very yummy and quite addictive. It was super easy to do and I even made my own fish cutter. If you want to make them I have posted to recipe below. Also, Monday Sundae Funday was really awesome for Craig and I but for Selah, not so much. I think she was over stimulated at Coldstone because she cried all the way home. I got the signature birthday cake something and it rocked. You should go get one next Monday. :)

Goldfish Cheddar Crackers

• 1 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoon(s) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces (I used salted butter, but didn’t add any salt afterward)
• 8 ounce(s) grated extra-sharp Cheddar cheese (around 2 cups). Note: you can experiment with other cheeses. Some people have tried this and loved the results!
• 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt
• 1/8 teaspoon onion powder (note: this is optional since it isn’t part of the original recipe, but I decided to add anyway since I used it)
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) fresh-ground pepper

(UPDATE #2: I think 1-2 teaspoons of baking powder might help it puff up…but I’m not sure since I haven’t tried it. If anybody decides to try this, please let me know.)

Directions

1. Pulse the flour,onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper together using a food processor.
2. Add the butter and cheese, and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
3. Pulse in 3 to 4 tablespoons of water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and only enough so that the dough forms a ball and rides the blade. Remove, wrap in plastic, and chill for 20 minutes (I put it in the freezer for 20 minutes and in the fridge for 10) or up to 24 hours.
4. Bake the crackers: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside. Roll the dough out to 1/8th-inch thickness, using flour if necessary to prevent stickiness. Cut out as many crackers as possible.
5. To add character to the fish: break off an end from a side of a toothpick so it is blunt. Use that point to make the goldfish eyes. To make the smile, lay the toothpick down on its side, press, and drag. If you try to use the toothpick point, it will ruin the smile.
6. Optional: Refrigerate for another 15 minutes or so to make sure they won’t spread.
7. Place them on the prepared baking pans. Bake until golden and crisp (13-18 minutes). Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
8. They are best when completely cooled and the next day in my opinion. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Copied and pasted from Missanthropistskitchen.com

Brandie's notes: I did not put onion powder (b/c I didn't have any) nor did I add the baking powder and mine puffed up. That is all I have to add.

It's Monday, Sundae, Funday, OHHH

 I told Craig we needed to come up with something to do on Mondays that would make us look forward to the most dreaded day of the week. He suggested we go get ice cream, thus Monday Sundae Funday was born. I sing the name of the day to the Justin Bieber song Baby. It's awesome. So, this is how it works. We wrote down all of the ice cream places we could think of on sticky notes and we are going to draw one tonight (it's Sunday) so we can plan accordingly. Then tomorrow, after dinner we will go there! Woohoo. Tomorrow will be our first. If you hate Mondays, you should do it too. And the winner is... COLDSTONE!

Some days are more challenging than others...

So Selah has been a little sick lately with some nasty congestion, therefore my day is more centered on her than normal. (My parenting philosophy is that our child is an addition to our family, not the center of it). However, when she is sick and helpless and pitiful, all that goes out the window. So, last night (and the three nights before that) she woke up at 4ish because she couldn't breathe well. So I nursed her (even tho it wasn't time) and rocked her for a while. Then Craig put her in her bouncy chair and massaged her hands till she fell asleep. So she woke up around 9, and I fed her again and put her in my bed because I was exhausted. Then we actually got up for the day around... oh 11ish. Everyday when we get up she talks to her chicken (on her bouncy chair) for about an hour (it's awesome for me!) So I ate breakfast (almond butter toast, berries, applesauce, and a hashbrown) at about 11:30. Then, I remade a photo book that I worked on for HOURS yesterday, only to to lose everything last night when I got ready to order it. So, breakfast, check, photo book complete and ordered this time, check, called the doctor for Selah, check, talked to hubby on phone for his lunch break, ch...wait the hour is up Craig I have to go. (Selah is crying at this point). So I put her in her pack-n-play for a nap. It works too... for 10 minutes. She can't breathe so she wakes up. I put my project down (I'm compiling a cookbook), and pick Selah up and lay her on my chest on the couch while I watch Rachael Ray. She sleeps like a baby. :) But, my stomach is growling like there is no tomorrow. Don't want to wake her but. So. Hungry. So I attempt to get up (after shes been sleeping for 40 minutes on my chest) to put her in her baby bed. 5 minutes later, she is back in my arms and I am trying to find something to eat. It's almost impossible to make food while holding a baby so I heated some rotel dip (thanks jess, lifesaver) and grabbed a diet coke. That's an ok lunch right? At least I had a good breakfast. Did I mention I'm still in my jammies? Did I tell you about the three poopy diapers in two hours? Did I tell you I am typing this with one hand while I hold her with the other? Daddy will be home in three hours. I'm counting down. It is one of THOSE days, but I love her. She's worth it. Thank you Jesus for this blessing.

P.S. I would post some pictures but, I'm still in my jammies. :)

So, do you dress like cows often?

It's been a while since my last post because we have been busy moving into our new home! YES, finally. I will post some pictures as soon as it resembles something of a house (right now there are boxes everywhere). Anyway, the point of this post is to share about our recent free food score. Yesterday (July 8) was Cow Appreciation Day. If you dressed like a cow and went to your local Chick-Fil-A, you could get a free meal, so Craig and I found some old t-shirts, did some snipping and assembled a magnificent cow costume (ok not that magnificent, but hey it scored us a free meal). We even dressed little Selah up as a wee baby calf. One day, I'm sure she will ask us what in the world we were thinking. Until then...

New Adventure, Selah's Closet

So mom and I have been dreaming of opening an Etsy store with baby clothes and accessories, and we have done it! I am loving it, even if we don't sell a thing. It is so much fun and we work crazy hours just because we can't stop! Many times Craig has come home from work to a messy house and no supper cooked because I am working on a headband or something. Everyday we put up new items, so if you know someone with a baby or like fun headbands for yourself, check out the site.
www.selahscloset.etsy.com

Are we being punk'd?

Today I was on my way to the dentist for my crown repair at 7 am when I received a call from Craig. He had gone to Fellas at Five at the church and I assumed he was on his way home. He told me he had stopped by Wal-Mart and then decided to come back home and see Selah and I before he headed to work. However, he had gotten in a wreck on his way back home on the busiest road in the city during rush hour morning traffic. Everyone involved was fine, but the Explorer had some damage to the passenger side and a flat tire so it was unable to be driven. After everything was worked out, a police officer took Craig to work. We just got the Explorer last month to replace the Neon that died... so now we are temporarily down to one vehicle again.  We have had quite a bit of excitement these last few weeks. We need some low key, maybe even 'boring' days...

Satterfield's go to the ER

Yep, its true, as the title says, we went to the ER early this morning. Craig got up to get ready for work and Selah was a bit fussy so he gave her the pacifier and then she spit up and started to choke. She was not breathing well at all so I called the pediatrician, only to get the answering service (it was about 6am). So we took her to the emergency room at the Lake. We were there until about 10:30 and the verdict was that she had reflux. I didn't trust what the doctor was telling me though because she said some weird stuff, so I made her an appointment to see her pediatrician. That said, she is A-OK and we are oh so relieved. She scared us pretty bad and now the sound of her breathing is music to our ears...

WOW... what a week!

I have not been able to blog lately because we have not had internet service for about a week now. We did have AT&T but we have cancelled that service and gone with Verizon. AT&T has been very disappointing. Craig called to get some answers about why we were always trying to reboot the system (we would have to do this multiple times a day) and to get a basic land line because our cell service is terrible too, but they kept trying to sell us more service or products, or the call would get dropped *surprise surprise*. Eventually they scheduled a tech to come fix the DSL internet, which happened (actually 2 techs came the same day) but someone at the AT&T customer service disconnected our internet service and scheduled us to have U-Verse... hmm, except we never asked to have that. So we got fed up after Craig called customer service about 15 times in three days and just cancelled our service first thing this morning. We went with the tablet hot spot thing that Verizon offered and wow... I can check my email again. :)


On a different note, the lovely crown that I last mentioned was not the end of my tooth drama. I got the crown on a Tuesday and by Saturday I had pain so bad that I would have birthed Selah and recovered again rather than have that pain for another week. So, I went back to the dentist on Wednesday, she referred me to a specialist, and I had a root canal; bummer. Now I have to go back to the dentist soon to have the crown repaired or replaced... stay tuned to hear the outcome of that. I am going to have to take out a loan pretty soon... I am rethinking my career choice, apparently there is good money in fixing or not fixing people's teeth.


Selah has a new special talent... gravity defying bowel movements. Somehow, the poo goes up... either above the belly button in the front, or up to the shoulder blades in the back. She also peed on me and my bed yesterday and bathes me in spit up daily (which starts smelling like parmesan cheese after a while). I guess this is just all part of motherhood. Lucky for me, Craig was off today and I got to sneak away for a pedicure which was nice. My feet were looking like something out of a scary movie with toenails that could have been used as a weapon, and heels that could sand wood... but now I'm like a new person. It's amazing what some bubbly water and polish can do. :)

Beware the Malevolent Popcorn Kernel!

The other night, Selah and I were watching a movie and I popped some popcorn (old school style) to go along with the atmosphere. I was munching away and enjoying the flick and snack when a little popcorn kernel snuck into my handful of popcorn. I heard a loud crunch but did not think much of it until later when I ran my tongue over my back teeth and notice my back molar was very jagged. Turns out that loud crunch I heard was the breaking of my tooth. I made a dentist appointment to get it fixed before it got worse even though it was not painful. What turned out to be painful was the bill I received for my new crown (NOT to be confused with the Kate Middleton tiara type of crown) especially since we don't have dental insurance. Question: Why is dental insurance separate from health insurance anyway? I guess I am going to look into purchasing dental insurance...

Never clipping baby fingernails again...

Selah is really bad about scratching her face, eyeballs, etc. with her very sharp baby fingernails. It is impossible to keep mittens on her since she is Houdini and can get out of anything (especially socks and mittens). So, last night I decided to cut her fingernails that grow at ridiculously rapid rates and ... I cut my poor baby's finger. She did that aweful gasp and then cry (like she does when she gets a vaccine) and I felt like the worst mom in the world. Then her poor little finger was bleeding (just a little, but still). I was so distraught and Craig was trying to tell me that it was ok and stuff but hello! I just damaged my kid. Anyway, I really don't think I am going to be able to cut her nails again. Maybe one day she can be in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest fingernails ever and can credit her mother who cut her finger when she was 3 weeks old...

My baby girl is so photogenic!

Selah's infant pictures have finally been revealed! Mrs. Cindy at Babycakes Photography took the pictures and they are so great. If you are looking for a great local photographer with reasonable prices, you should check her out. Anyway, I have included a few of my favorites for your viewing pleasure. She was 6 days old in these pictures!

Shots, milk snot, and a belly button stub, oh my!

Today I took Selah to the doctor for her 2 week appointment. She has gained quite a bit of weight! Last week at her appointment she weighed 6lb 5oz. Today she weighed a whopping 7lb 7oz! No wonder mommy is tired all of the time...my little piggy likes to eat! She also had to get her first immunization shot today. It took her breath away and was terrible for the both of us. I took one for the team as well and got a shot of my own, although I think mine was easier. After the appointment, I fed her, and then she sneezed and milk came out of both nostrils and her mouth. It was quite impressive! I also noticed her belly button was hanging by a thread. I was very disturbed and thought I might puke, but then it passed. Later, she lost her belly button completely. What a day...