Birdie's Big Adventure

B, Edie and I went out to Astoria so B could do her book club thing, and show off the Bird to her friends. I took a nice break at a mediocre Greek restaurant before I collected my clan and took Birdie on her first subway ride ever. N train to the F at 34th, to Delancey. Yay Edie!! She totally was, like, "This train ride is nuttin'. The N is a big bobby pillow and the F is a bouncy chair!" Look at the pic above, she's got my, "Betsy, stop being so nyih nyih nyih" look down!

Eating habits still off the charts, but I conciously pulled back on quantity today,

BREAKFAST: 8:30am, chocolate babka, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

LUNCH 1: 11:30am, homemade mac n' cheese, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

LUNCH 2: 3pm, grilled shrimp, rice, potato, salad, pita, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER: 8:30pm. 1 hot dog, flax corn chips, homemade chocolate cookies and creme ice cream, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

Michael Jackson ruined my childhood.

Spent the day with B and bebe, a couple of walks outside, mostly inside, a constant twirl of baby feeding, baby sleeping, baby pooping, baby crying, baby looking cute, and repeat.

On an food-unrelated matter, Michael Jackson passed yesterday, and it bothers me that my wifey is watching old Thriller-era videos on youtube. I remember I was 12 or so when that album was all the rage, and I was at summer camp, and they brought in this roller-skate truck and set up a roller disco on the tennis courts. The soundsystem blasted the whole Thriller album, and almost everybody was totally vibing on it, in love with that album, the soundtrack of the summer, the soundtrack of the year, the soundtrack of the decade. I didn't do sports, and I certainly wasn't going to roller skate, and on top of that I would NOT enjoy Michael Jackson. It was soon I would discover Madness and ska music, and find something equally as great and earth moving as MJ, but not shared with all those horribly boring Lawn Guyland kids at camp. I was such a moody snob!

I so would've thought my wifey uncool if I met her then. She probably would have thought I was terribly mean and unpleasant. I probably would havemade her cry. He he. Good thing I grew up, or I would've missed out on a hell of a good woman!

This baby-lifestyle thing is killing my diet.

BREAKFAST 1: 10am, good yogurt with honey, vanilla, cashews, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

BREAKFAST 2: 11:30am, BLT on rye, homefries, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 3pm, sesame sticks, chocolate babka, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER: 8pm, sushi, shumai, gyoza, green salad, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Wow, seems like forever since I had some order-in sushi. Good, but I can see why I got sick of this stuff.

Babka baby!

Got sleepy again at school today, I totally blame Edie Bird. She should be arrested and convicted on the groups of unrestrained pooping, crying and being ridiculously cute. Spent a few hours at the restaurant with L, don't know yet if I'll be going back on a full time basis or just for graphics, but we'll see.

Didn't eat a proper lunch, and kinda crammed it in when I got home after 4 with all sorts of yummy stuff from the neighborhood. Well, there is always tomorrow to eat better....

BREAKFAST: 7am, organic cheerios with the good milk, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5

AM SNACK: 10am, 2 street donuts, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5

PM SNACK: 1pm, tuna and veg, half a Manhattan Special, .25 bowl
Working on a new appetizer with L, a simple tuna salad using a flavorful Sicilian fish, with leafed celery and olives

PM SNACK: 4:45pm, bagel and cream cheese, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER 6pm, 2 hotdogs, potato nik, kimchi, chocolate babka, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Nathan's with the natural casing, most rocking. Went to my local kosher bakery for the nic and got seduced by the babka. I gotta take a wack and making this stuff.

Tired

Very tired this morning. I wish I could say it's because the bebe is oh so much work, but really B has that on lock down. I just got home late from spending some downtime with the HVS. Looking forward to some serious snuggle time with Lil' E, even more so when she doesn't need to be hanging on B for nourishment 2/3 of the day!

Went back to the restaurant, starting to talk things through with L, not sure where it's going yet.

BREAKFAST: 7:30am, good yogurt with honey, cashews, vanilla, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

AM SNACK: 9:30am, 2 street donuts, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5

LUNCH 1: 12:45pm, pork chive dumplings, .75 bowl, hunger 4/5
A snack before heading over to the resto. This small dumpling joint was packed with construction workers, eating large plates of fried rice with bit of eat in it.

LUNCH 2: 3:15, burgers and fries, pickle, one and a half Manhattan Specials, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

DINNER: 8pm, salad, a few bites of pizza, a spoonful of ice cream. .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

Geeked Out

Woke up and road out to deep Brooklyn for an interview at a community organization looking for someone to teach some high school kids about culinary arts and food once a week in the fall. Seemed pretty legit, liked the vibe, reminded me of the community center my mom ran for most of her career. Could be a lot of fun, and a good chance to put a lot of my training into practice in a broader way than just in a commercial kitchen.

Afterwards, swung by Ikea for lunch (surprisingly better than I remember), then home to chill with B and Birdie. Birdie is just so....cute. Her poohs are cute. The little whiteheady-rash on her face is cute. Her crying is cute. Her little cow-licks are cute. Gaaaah!

Practiced yoga with the HVS in the evening, with some good simple middle eastern fare after. Between feeling SO tight and out of shape during the class, then eating so well, made me feel that, ahhh, perhaps I should stop eating so shitty and get back on it -- can't use the bebe as an excuse forever, and B was getting on my case for eating these horrible beef patties out of the freezer. Tomorrow, I check in at the restaurant, perhaps I'll see what my future is there then.

BREAKFAST: 8am, organic chex with the good milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

LUNCH 1: 12:30pm, Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
Weird being in Ikea earlish on a weekday in Brooklyn. I realized I've probably never been in an Ikea by myself, it was a very chill experience.

LUNCH 2: 2pm, 2 frozen Jamaican beef patties, a little gatorade, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5
More comfort food from my youth, but unlike the Stouffer's french bread pizza, this was kinda disgusting.

PM SNACK: 4:45pm, homemade chocolate cookies n' creme ice cream, .25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Oh my, this is good. Just talking with the outgoing teacher at the organization I interviewed out, we geeked-out a little about homemade icecream together.

SNICKLEDINNER: 9pm, half a large falafel platter, water, 1 bowl, hunger 4/5

EVENING SNACK: 12:15am, 2 vegetable dumplings

Baby Cakes

Sleep is returning to the house. The baby still needs to be fed through the night, but B is starting to get her systems down and getting into a groove. While B showered, I held Edie on my stomach and hugged her a whole bunch. Wow, she literally smells and tastes so good -- if I could make a baked good that triggers the same attraction as a freshly baked baby, I'd be fantastically wealthy. Or in jail, as one should not bake babies!

BREAKFAST: 7am, organic cheerios with good milk. .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

AM SNACK: 9:30am, apple fritter, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Falling asleep in class, dragged myself over to Starbucks for a sugar blast. Felt like eating something savory, but the only things around were either eggs from a cart or eggs in some form from McDonalds. Blech.

LUNCH: 1pm, big salad with a little sesame sticks, pasta with home made sauce and cheese, vegan chocolate ice cream, 1.25 bowls, hunger 4/5
Ate a lot, just was hungry, and figured it's better to have a big lunch and small dinner than the other way around.

DINNER: 7:30pm, stouffer's french bread pizzas, vegan donut holes, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Trashy stuff, but I grew up on it, and it's very comforting. When I was biking cross-country, I think this was the only pizza (that I enjoyed) while in the west.

Fadduh'z daze

I definitely feel appreciated by my wonderful wife and snugglebuggle daughter, but god I hope I eat healthier next father's day. When a day starts with a donut invasion and ends with a pizza explosion, well, uh, that's a good day, but not the basis of a well rounded diet.

Got out of the house and went to an open house with D in downtown Brooklyn. Maybe Edie will be a Brooklyn gal? Not that there is anything long with an LES gal.

BREAKFAST: 8:30am, 3 donuts, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5

Not my choice, but I woke up to B&E sleeping next to me, snuck out and there on the kitchen table is a big ol' sack o' father's day donuts! From my favorite donut shop! Gaaah!

AM SNACK: 11am, chocolate cookies and creme ice cream, a handful of chocolate creme oreos, .25 bowl, hunger 3/5

Made chocolate ice cream custard last night, so had to grind cookies and make this super-chocolate version of plain cookies and creme ice cream. Goooood

SNICKLE LINNER: 4-6pm, salsa fresca with flax tortilla chips, salsa-jack pizza, marg with procuitto and shrimp, small ramekin of choc cookies ice cream, water, glass of white wine, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5

The HVS swung by to help celebrate F-day with my gals.