Mum-Mum

Edie has been wonderful. She's now 8 months old, and more interactive and interesting than ever. She's been sleeping a good 12 hours a night, with only 1 or 2 brief wake-ups in the earlier part. She doesn't have teeth to speak of yet, so has been eating mushed veg, mushed fruit and blended grains. We recently introduced "mum mums", something I've seen other moms give their babies -- basically starchy wafers of rice flour and potato starch that is dry and crisp, but when wet with saliva turns to a loose paste. Edie seems to dig it, though I think she'll be more into it when she starts teething properly.

This morning I went out and did some chores while B did the baby thing, then we went out to lunch with peeps, followed by an impromptu play date. Back home, baked up some dinner and we vegged in front of a movie. Pretty good day.

BREAKFAST: 9:30am, homemade granola with dead organic milk, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5

LUNCH: 2pm, burger & fries, water, 1.25 bowl, hunger 4/5
Me n' B were going to meet with some friends at Vegetarian Dim Sum, but we were unaware that today was Chinese New Years as well as Valentine's, so we shuffled off that crowded part of the city back to our hood to go to Broadway East. We haven't been back since they changed menus, and this menu was pretty standard New American. I had a burger (well done) to test them, and they muffed it. I knew the burger would be dry and unappealing, but the bun was nothing special, the vegetables wilted, the fries a little too cool and greasy.

PM SNACK: 3:30pm, lemonade & whiskey, 1 slice chocolate tart, a few bites of shrimp, a chocolate truffle, .5 bowl, hunger 4/5
We were invited to a last minute play date, and I brought over one of the tarts I baked off last night. Edie got to chill with a few other babies, B got to chill with a few other muthahs, I got to chill with a nice food spread, he he.

DINNER: 7pm, pepperoni pizza, chocolate pecan pie, water, 1.5 bowl, hunger 4/5
Made pizza upon B's request for V-day. I also baked up a few chocolate pecan pies for a Mardi Gras-themed playdate this Tuesday, had to try some -- pretty good, kinda like a white-trash souffle.