OMG updates!

It's been so long since I've updated this, but I have been very busy.
here are some updates on previous projects:

knitted blocks haven't worked on these for awhile, oops!
garden: thriving! We ate our first squash the other night! I steamed it with some broccoli and carrots, and then tossed it with olive oil and some fresh parsley (also from the garden)

eating healthy: Also going well. I made vegetable curry two nights ago, yummy! Chili is on the horizon. Tonight maybe some pasta? I must admit to buying a box of captain crunch and going to town on it though. In my defense, it was on the clearance rack at Target, and it's pretty much my favorite cereal. Come on, I deserve it. I also bought a box of organic raisin bran clusters at Trader Joe's. BIG disappointment. I love raisin bran, and I love clusters, I don't know how you can mess up such a delicious combination but they did. It tastes boring, like I'd rather eat dry toast. Ok, not that bad. Also have to brag, Sienna's been eating very healthy lately. I swear, the things I give her to eat sound sooo nasty to me, but she chows down. Kale, beet greens, and spinach mixed with apples and plums and millet and barley cereal? Broccoli and avocado in plain yogurt with wheat germ? Beets and carrots with mango and flax seed? Ew to me, yummy to her. I hope she always eats everything I place in front of her.

motherhood: Well, if I say so myself, I think I'm doing a pretty darn fine job. I love Sienna so much, and she's growing up to be such a smart, fun, and healthy baby. I took her to the Pediatrician today, and she weighs 17 lbs 11 oz. and is 28 inches tall. I'm not too sure on that measurement, it didn't look like the nurse did it right. She's a long and lean girl, just like her parents. Looks like we can hold off on a convertible car seat until her birthday, yay!
I love Sienna, and I love being with her, but sometimes I find myself needing to come back to reality. I get so caught up in emotions, that I have to re focus myself on Sienna and what we're doing. It's the worst when I get annoyed, and I hate to admit it, but it does happen. Sometimes we have those days where nothing goes right, and the baby is crying, and I'm exhausted, and I just want it to stop. I don't want to be angry at her, so I just try and calm down and think about how ridiculous it is to be angry at a baby. It always helps to look into her little face (even if it's red and distorted by screaming and tears) and think about how beautiful and how special she is. I don't blame her for those days we get nothing done and I don't even get to shower. I don't blame her for when I hardly get anything to eat. I just hold her and love her and try to hold onto those moments because when she's older things will be different and she won't depend on me for everything.  I'm rambling now so I'll stop, but Sienna's napping in my lap and it got me thinking about all this stuff.

I have updates about new projects I'm working on, I just need to upload and organize photos first!