Sick Day

Liam is not feeling very well, so we're staying in today. I'm working on my online classes and he's watching Sesame Street and Dinosaur Train. I told him he could have whatever he wanted for breakfast, and he chose cereal with chocolate milk and whipped cream. And to drink, more chocolate milk. His temp is 100.5, so I'm not going to argue. And I foresee chocolate pudding for lunch (I actually found pudding with no corn syrup or corn starch, thank you whole foods movement!)

cereal with choc milk + whipped cream

Bella taking the day off as well

wanted a picture of his butterfly he got from St. Luke's

Jasper enjoys Dinosaur Train

Cat!

Guess which one is real?

"I'm going out of town on my wife's birthday when she could go into labor at any minute. Best husband ever!"

Friday was my 28th birthday (on the 28th, how saucy) and Jerad had to deliver a car 3 hours away for work. It was OK though. We had my birthday the day before with a visit to the Shangri-La Tea House and visiting some antique and thrift stores. Shangri-La is great by the way, the tea and the food are delicious and really light. I had mushroom miso soup and tea for pregnant ladies. Dessert was green tea ice cream with blackberries and mint. Yum!

birthday! muffin book + more silicone cups, green tea, earrings (even ones Jerad made!)

yay!

Cabin fever + wanting to go into labor = Random MK Nature Center and Park Visit

After doing math and cleaning all day, Liam and I needed an outings yesterday. We took advantage of the fact that it was (gasp!) not raining and went to the MK Nature Center. The center is awesome because it is free, along the river and the green belt, kid friendly, and in Municipal Park which has a huge playground. We were off, Liam likes the salmon in the waterfall and the ducks. Then we spent some time at the park, where Liam conversed with older girls on the swings and later skinned his knee. A Hot Wheels band-aid when we got home made it all better though.

taken by Liam

yoga by Nick Jr

At least my yoga ball is getting some use while I am pregnant.

Some Liam quotes from this week

"I am going to feed the baby bugs"

"Daddy I am allergic to dogs and cats. They make me sneeze" (He was listening in the Dr's office!)

"Do babies go in the bath tub? Do babies go in candles? Do babies go in fires?" (That one is a little disturbing)

Liam's robots are going to bed

The robots crossed the street, and then each one had an interview.

Liam: Robot what are you afraid of? (Robot voice) Snakes!! And robot, what are you scared of? (Robot voice) a scary octopus!!

After running from the scary octopus, the robots laid down to go to bed. Liam read them a story.

Allergy testing

Liam had his scratch tests today. Corn was negative, but dogs were positive. Liam was a trooper, he didn't cry or freak out. He was so good that afterward he got a slice of apple tart from the Boise Co-op and whipped cream.

Dinner, corn and gluten free!

Liam had some allergy testing done and might have a corn allergy. We will know more after his second round of tests. Until then we're avoiding corn for him and gluten for me. It really isn't too hard, I just substituted tapioca starch for corn starch in my flour mixture to make chicken strips. Dinner was great, and Liam cleaned his plate.

Allergy Free Chicken Strips:

(amounts depend on the chicken you have)

• skinless boneless chicken breast
• rice flour, seasoning mix (I used a savory garlic and parsley one), tapioca starch (to give it some crunch), kosher salt, and ground flax (adds flavor, texture, and is super healthy)
• Whole milk, used to dip the chicken in. 
• I fried the chicken in canola oil, it has a higher smoke point than olive and no flavor. Plus, its heart healthy.

Sides:

• asparagus cooked in a little olive oil and carmelized onions. Added kosher salt for flavor. 
• Dill potatoes, which I make fairly often. 
• Cheese sauce from my French cookbook. Can be a little tricky, but once mastered is pretty easy. it has egg yolk, butter, milk, cheese, and salt. 
• Plus a side salad with green olives.

Liam is cool.

He decided to dress like he was catching fish.