Bottles and food

Okay, it's been awhile.  Every time I try to sit down and write, Nathan wakes up.  He just fell asleep after crying for an hour while I tried to encourage a bottle.  He just plain hates it.  We're on our third type of bottle, and this one looks funny.  The whole bottle is like the nipple, and then the base has a place to unscrew to put in the milk with the bottle upside down.  It allows for a more pliable nipple.  This new one is much more authentic-feeling, but he knows the difference.  He wants to nurse.  This is fine, except it really limits the ability to get a babysitter.  So we suffer through bottle practice about once a day.  Some days are better than today - I'm not sure he even swallowed half an ounce (or 20 mL).  He was tired and just wanted to nurse to fall asleep.  It wasn't time for him to be really hungry yet. 

Let's see, this last week I've been working on Christmas gifts - making some, and buying others.  I'm so excited about Christmas this year, more so than I have in quite some time.  I think part of it is that it is Nathan's first.  I will also see my family, and it seems like it has been a long time.  It has been a year since I've seen David and Kate, and I haven't met Aaron yet! 

I am looking forward to Christmas cooking too.  We were cracking nuts last night to make apple dumplings - a very fall thing to do.  I now know why we (in my family) never made them.  They are incredibly frustrating to make  - at least the crust part.  The first one looked something like it was supposed to, and then the crust kept breaking apart when I folded it, so that in the end I was just smooshing it to the apple.  Yummy though. Now I will start on the pumpkins.  Pumpkin bread is first, then maybe muffins and pie. 

 My mind is on food, I guess.  I have this baby food book that has recipes for the first year and beyond.  This author is way out there on the health nut scale, however.  I've never heard of kombu (a type of seaweed) which this author suggests adding to cereals such as millet, kamut and quinoa.  Well, we'll see.  Anyway we'll start foods in December.

Okay and he's awake, and in my lap, and bored, so I'll stop typing one handed.  Here are some more cute pictures. (The last one is of Jon on his birthday wearing my mom's gift to him - a Dr. Who scarf!)