I have Bibber Fever :)

I know... I know.. that was a lame joke but sometimes I just like to make myself laugh :)!!
A good friend of mine had made Addison some bibs as a shower gift and I fell in love with them. Not only were they cute but I love the snaps on them. I don't know about you but the velcro on the bibs you get from the store, drives me bonkers!!! After you wash the bib that has the velcro on it, the velcro folds over on you and then irritates the babies neck. Ummmm :-o unless, maybe I am the only one who experiences this....so I set off to find the pattern or one similar and tried my hand at making a few. I succeeded only after I cut and sewed the 3rd or 4th one:) I wont show you pictures of the first few I "tried" making but I will show you the finished product!! Oh here is the link where I found the patteren, they are easy to make, I promise:)


http://chickpeastudio.typepad.com/chickpea_sewing_studio/2008/01/chickpea-infant.html

102 degrees = low grade fever...

My baby girl has her first cold:-( I noticed she was a little congested over the weekend and felt very warm at times, so I pulled out the thermometer. Ok first of all she is already not feeling well and now I am suppose to put this thing up her little baby bootie to get her temperature...no fun! After much fussing and squirming I was able to get her temp.102. Time to call the doctors...after talking with the nurse she advise me that Addison had a low grade fever, not to give her anything for it and to monitor her for the next few days. If her fever persisted to call back or if it went above 105 to bring her in. WHAT!!! 105!! and DON'T give her ANYTHING!! Being a new mom I called back later and talked with a different nurse and got the same answer:) So I did what I was told, it is so hard to see your little baby congested and coughing their little baby cough:( and there is nothing you can really do. After 4 days of having a "low-grade" fever and her little baby cough getting worse I brought her in. She just has the common cold and needs to run its course. I asked the Dr. why 102 was considered low for a fever and why I couldn't give her anything to help bring it down. He explained that a baby's immune system needs to learn to fight off the virus and to see if the fever goes down on its own...also it is considered low because it is her body's way of fighting off the cold. If it were to be any higher than that means there is something wrong within the body. Who knew!

Tuxedo Brownie Cups

*Nonstick cooking spray

*1 pkg fudge brownie mix

(plus ingredients to make brownies)

*2 square white chocolate for baking

*2 tbsp milk

*8 oz cream cheese, softened

*1/4 cup powdered sugar

*1 cup thawed, frozen whipped topping

*1 pint strawberries, sliced

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F . Spray cups of Deluxe Mini-Muffin Pan with nonstick cooking spray. Prepare brownie mix according to package. Fill wells of pan two-thirds full(about 2tsps of batter). Bake 12-14 minutes or until edges are set. (Do not overbake.) Remove pan from oven; immediately press tops of brownies to make indentations. Cool in pan. Remove brownies from pan; cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter.

2. Combine white chocolate and milk in large microwave-safe bowl; microwave on HIGH 1 minute. Stir until smooth; cool slightly. In large mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar; mix well. Gradually stir in white chocolate mixture until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.

3. Spoon cream cheese mixture into brownie cups; top with strawberries(I use my egg slicer to get the strawberry slices). **you can also top with mint leaves or get a little creative and decorate with a little chocolate topping

4. Enjoy!!

Green Thumbs Down

Recently I repotted a few house plants that seemed to need new soil added to their pots. I have repotted plants before and they grew bigger and remained healthy. Well, I managed to kill 3 of the 4 plants in 2 days after repotting them. I have no clue what I did to them, I took them out of the pot, added new soil, put them back in and gave them a little water with food!! 1 day later 3 of the 4 plants shirveled up and wilted all the leaves away!! I have even kept them in their pots thinking for whatever reason they will grown back!! They were really pretty plants too, I myself was amazed at how well they were growing the last couple of years. So I bid my plants farewell, I hope you all revive yourself and come back soon, although to my dismay I am sure you are gone forever:(