Bathroom Beauty Salon

My baby came into this world with a lot of hair. Over the past 6 months it has continued to grow and grow and grow. People have politely said, “When are you going to get his hair cut?” Or “His hair sure is long.” I got the hint and talked to Trey about cutting it. We decided that I would cut it myself. It’s not the easiest thing to cut a baby’s hair. They don’t exactly sit still. We called Delta into the bathroom to entertain Ford while he got his new hair do. Enjoy the slide show!

I have a recipe. It’s from the “Any Blonde Can Cook” cookbook. Someone brought this to the Grove once (Ole Miss football game) and it was delicious.

MEXICAN SQUARES

1 (4 ½ ounce) can chopped green chilies
1 (15 ounce) can cream-style corn
1 (8 ½ ounce) box corn muffin mix
½ onion, finely chopped (I sauté my onion)
3 eggs beaten
1 ½ cups milk
½ cup oil
1/8 teaspoon salt
16 ounces shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Mix all ingredients together. Pour into greased 9 X 13 baking dish. Bake at 425 for 25-30 minutes.

The hardest part is sautéing the onion. It’s so delicious. I serve mine with Fritos.
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On my last blog post I wrote about Ford going to the doctor for his 6 month check up. I completely forgot to add his stats/percentiles in there…

Weight 16.8 pounds 30th percentile
Length 26.5 inches 50th percentile
Head 75th percentile … He is full of brains

Bobba’s Birthday

Bobba is Trey’s grandmother and she had a birthday this week. On Wednesday night we went to eat at Olive Garden to celebrate. I warned Pops (Trey’s dad) that we had to go early because that is not Ford’s best time of day. He did alright. He needed to be held in the restaurant. And guess who got to hold him???? Yours truly! I asked Trey to let me cut up my food before I held him. While I was eating Ford grabbed a piece of chicken off of my plate and threw it on the floor. When we walked outside of the restaurant we found these friends next to our car. I asked Trey and Vance to pose next to the killer looking dogs. I had more sense than to get near them. That big one could eat someone like a biscuit.

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Since today is Friday I will theme today as “Flashback Friday” like my sister in-law does on www.sugarandspicemommy.blogspot.com As you all know Ford is now 6 months old and is a pure joy to our family. After I gave birth to him in May I felt sooooooo skinny. It must have been all the drugs they gave me. I asked the nurses when they came in if they would let me weigh myself. I just knew I was super small and most all of my baby weight had come off. They said that was not a good idea and I had not lost as much weight as I thought I had. Anyone who has had a baby knows what I am talking about. Once the child is out, your stomach feels so much different. Needless to say I did not weigh myself in the hospital and it’s a GOOD thing I didn’t. I looked like a puffer fish. I was not skinny. I had a long road ahead of me and apparently had on blinders and couldn’t tell I was still in the whale category. The weight has now come off thank goodness, but it sure hadn’t when we left the hospital!!!

This has been a beautiful week. No rain and lots of sunshine!!! I have been trying a new napping schedule on my nonsleeper and it’s tough to keep him awake and happy in the mornings. We went on a stroll early this morning and it was a bit chilly outside. Being the cautious mother that I am I bundled up the little man. This is Ford before we left on our walk!

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS????

I need some cute Christmas traditions that you do with your children or that you did as a child growing up. I want to start some things this year and hopefully continue them for years to come. When Trey was growing up his parents always gave them a new pair of pajamas to wear on Christmas Eve night. I like that idea and believe we will do that at our house as well. One of my friends from Jackson said that each year she gives her children an ornament for the tree. She has 3 children and each one has a certain kind… a reindeer, snowman, and Santa. I like that idea as well and plan to start giving Ford his own ornament each year so that when he is an adult he can take all of his ornaments to his house. That is if I ever let him leave!!!! I need some more ideas. I love Christmas and would put my tree up today if someone would let me.

This is what Ford looks like by 5:00.