Busy little bees

So what have we been up to?  I'll give you some hints.

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Yep, you've got it.  The Pruitt's are moving!  I had a job interview in Nashville last week and they offered me the job.  Boo ya!   We are moving May 1st so the next 2 weeks are going to be crazy!  We've moved before (from TN to MO) but we didn't have a 6 month old that needs are attention every waking hour.  So, needless to say this should be interesting.  Our lease here isn't up until July, but the apartment said they might have someone to sublease it, which would be amazing. Fingers crossed!  We've found a place in Nashville to live already. It's right down the road from where we use to live so we know the area, but I'm still a little nervous about not seeing the actual apartment before moving in.  We had a bad experience when we first moved into our apartment here in Missouri. One word: FLEAS.  One more word: EVERYWHERE.  But anyway, we are super excited about moving, not so much the packing and traveling with a baby, but we'll be glad when we get there. 

...oh yeah, if you didn't get the Benadryl tie in, Nashville is known to be not so nice to people with allergies. Something I'm going to just have to get over with.

Ton 'O Pictures

A little late, but we've been busy (check back later to see what we've been busy with.)  Here are some pictures of little Jesalyn on Easter break in Illinois


       Grandma made Jesa's first Easter Basket. Flower shaped cookies. It was so cute

Hanging out with Aunt Nell:

She also tried peas for the first time. As you can see below, she did not like them:

Wordless Wednesday

Notice the drool all over the onsie. I sure hope these teeth come soon

 

Reading "The Little Engine That Could" with grandma

 

Wordless Wednesday

Excitement

Look what finally arrived at my doorstep yesterday..

Needless to say I'm super pumped.

Jesa World

 So the latest news in Jesa World is eczema.  Yes we made yet another trip to the doctors office last week.  She has had this circular patch of dry, scaly skin over her left eye for over a month now.  She has also developed some kind of rash on her belly and under her chin. We had tried Vaseline and lotion on it but it just wouldn't go away.  I called the nurse's line at her ped. office just to ask them what they would recommend putting on it.  I was determined not to freak out or get worried, I just wanted some suggestions.  The nurse told me that any kind of "rash" needed to be seen by a doctor because it could be a number of things.  So we took her in to see Dr. Cooper.  Seriously, this child is going to begin to think the doctors office is her second home.                                                                                    
  He looked her over and said he was almost positive that the one on her face was eczema and he wasn't sure about the other on her belly, but thinks it has something to do with the fact that she has been drooling buckets the past few weeks.  He told us to keep her as dry as possible (we have been going through so many onesies) and for her forehead to use hydrocortisone twice daily and then intermittently use Eucerin cream.  We've been doing that for about 3 or 4 days now and her forehead is almost completely healed.  The rash under her chin is still there, but getting better.


In other news, we have been working with her on sitting up by herself. I got her to do this:

...for like 15 seconds straight the other day.  You have to get her legs positioned the right way to help her balance.  I think the cloth diapers are hindering her a bit because they are so bulky but she's getting there.

Baking with Baby

We are big peanut butter lovers in this house.  My husband eats peanut butter and jelly sandwiches like it's going out of style and like it with apples and in my banana & peanut butter, protein shake. So, of course one of our favorite goodies is Reese's peanut butter cups.  I mean, peanut butter and chocolate, how much more awesome do you get really?  Being one that likes to bake I decided to find a recipe and just make my own.  Let me tell you this recipe is awesome.  The finished product tastes just luck the real thing. I've made these twice this week (one for home, and one to take to work.)  The best thing about this recipe is that it's super easy.  And, I had the best helper of all.  This was actually our first baking project together.  The first of many I'm sure  =)

The Ingredients:  

1 pk Graham crackers -crushed 

2 c Powdered sugar 

3/4 c Margarine  (or butter)

1 c Peanut butter plus an additional 2/3 c peanut butter (I use the natural PB, but use what you have.)

1 c Chocolate Chips 

 

First thing you do is take the graham crackers and get them good and smashed.

You can do this in a blender to get it really ground up, but baby hands and mouth work somewhat too.

Next, you melt the butter and margarine and add 1 Cup of the Peanut Butter.  Mix that until it's incorporated.  Then add the crushed graham crackers and powdered sugar.    Once it's all mixed together press it into a 9X13 inch pan.  

  Next comes the chocolate.  If you have a problem decided between milk and dark chocolate.  Just ask the 6 month old.  She will for sure tell you. 

Melt one cup of chocolate chips with the additional 2/3 cup of peanut butter and pour over the graham cracker mixture.  

Put in the refridgerator until the chocolate is set.  

Enjoy!

REESE'S Bars     

1 pk Graham crackers -crushed 

2 c Powdered sugar

3/4 c Margarine or butter

1 c Peanut butter plus additional 2/3 C peanut butter

1 c Chocolate Chips

 

Melt margarine (or butter) and peanut butter. Add crushed crackers and sugar. 

Press into 9x13 pan. 

Melt 1 cup chocolate chips with 2/3 cup peanut butter.

Spread over the top. Cool and munch