Crying It Out

I'm NOT a fan of crying it out. But, I really want him to learn to put himself to sleep, instead of letting me do it for him. It's so hard sitting here listening to him cry and be SO mad! I'm going in there in 10 minute intervals to let him know I'm still here and everything is okay. I started at 9:47 am this morning, because he kept falling asleep on me, so I knew he was tired. Went and talked to him at 9:57 am came back at 9:59 am went and talked to him at 10:09 am came back at 10:12 am, and here I am again sitting and waiting and wishing and hoping (hey that's a Jack Johnson song, LOL!) that he will fall asleep. It's interesting because he will get quiet, and when he's quiet I just hold my breath and think, "Is this it? Is he asleep?" (fingers crossed), but then he starts crying again! It breaks my heart  </3

10:17 am: It's still quiet in there...hmmmm? Don't want to open the door b/c I'm afraid I will wake him up, but kind of curious if he is asleep...I will wait til 10:22 am to go check, but I MUST be a ninja when I go check...10:25 am: HE'S ASLEEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (happy dance)

DBJ: Day Twenty-five

Your Day in Great Detail

My day goes a little something like this:

7 am nurse little man
7:15 am little man falls back to sleep sometimes
7:30 am play with little man
9 am acts tired
9:30 am try to put him down for nap
10 am if he's not napping feed him oatmeal
11 am jumper time for little man, make my lunch
12 pm do dishes
12:30 pm watch something on TV
1 pm feed little man his lunch (oatmeal with veggie)
2 pm if little man is acting tired try to put him down for nap #2
3 pm do some chore (laundry, pick up living room)
4 pm husband comes home and takes over little man after I nurse him
5 pm get dinner started (unless its a crock pot meal then I will start it earlier)
6:30 pm ish eat dinner
7 pm feed little man his dinner (oatmeal with veggie)
8 pm get little man ready for bed (bath, vitamins & brush gums)
9 pm try and put little man in bed to sleep for night
10:30 pm my husband and I try to go to bed

And since this is pretty much what I do every day, instead of doing my week in great detail tomorrow, I'm going to change it to:
Something I'm looking forward to this year:

30 DBJ: Day Twenty-four

Where I Live

TEXAS

The GREATEST state in the USA! I was born and raised here, so I've known nothing else. The first time I traveled outside of Texas was when I was 11, I think. We went to Florida to visit my 2nd oldest brother, Mark, who was living there going to flight school. I remember falling in the Gulf because I was staring at my feet in the sand with the water rushing around it, and I guess it kind of made me dizzy and I fell! LOL! 

The craziest thing about Texas is you can travel for hours and hours and never leave the state!

I grew up in a small town called Wimberely. It used to be a one stoplight town, but that has changed.

I went to college in Nacogdoches, TX (Stephen F. Austin State University; Axe 'Em Jacks!) It is a very beautiful small town, and I felt like a person there, not a number.

Now I live in Round Rock, TX where there is literally a "round rock" for which the town was named after. Weird? I love Round Rock because I have family here, and its close enough to Austin to go party! Oh, wait I don't party...but I do like to go to some of the live music shows they have downtown.

30 DBJ: Day Twenty-Three

A YouTube Video

"Little Sheep Song" by Josiah (my little man) :)

30 DBJ: Day Twenty-Two

A Website

http://www.babycenter.com/

I LOVE Baby Center! It's a parenting website. You can join different groups on the website, and those groups have their own discussion board. One of the groups I am a member of is the July 2010 Birth Club. Everyone in that group had a baby sometime in July 2010. So you can ask each other's advice and discuss your little one's developmental milestones.

Sometimes there is drama on these boards, but I don't deal with the drama. I'm more of a lurker on the site. I like to read other people's posts, and see their cute pictures. Every once in awhile I will seek advice, which I take with a grain of salt.

Another fun thing I like is they send you a weekly email about what your little one should be accomplishing this week. For example, this week, my little one will love turn-taking games, especially ones that involve sounds and language. Of course they also remind you that your little one is an individual, and that every baby develops at a different pace.  

SLACKER!

Sorry blogging world I have slacked on my blog! :(

I will continue the 30 DBJ where I left off. Hope everyone is having a good new year so far! My little man is 6 months old now!!! Holy the COW! Where is the time going? See you tomorrow!

30 DBJ: Day Twenty One

A recipe

These are a hit in the Burns' home:

Simply Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

from http://www.food.com/

Ingredients:

Servings:  8

1 lb chicken breast, diced

1 medium onion, chopped

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

8 8-inch flour tortillas, softened

1 1/2 cups grated monterey jack cheese or Mexican blend cheese, divided

   1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup flour

1 (15 oz) can chickem broth 

1 cup sour cream

1 (4 oz) can chopped green chilies

Directions:

Prep Time: 25 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

1. In frypan, cook chicken and onion together in oil over medium-high heat until chicken is just done.

2. Divide cooked chicken evenly between 8 tortillas; add 1 1/2 tablespoons cheese to each tortilla.
3. Roll enchiladas and place seam-side down in 9X13" baking dish that has been lightly sprayed with no-stick cooking spray.
4. Melt butter in a medium saucepan; stir in flour to make a roux; stir and cook until bubbly; gradually whisk in chicken broth then bring to boiling. stirring frequently.
5. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and green chiles; pour sauce evenly over enchiladas.
6. Top with remaining 3/4 cup cheese (baking dish may be double-wrapped and frozen at this point) and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce near edges of baking dish is bubbly.

When I make this, I use HEB's fully cooked shredded chicken. It saves some time and tastes GREAT!