Feeding Baby

I have been making Miriam's baby food thus far. Some of the combinations of foods have been,

• chicken, turnip, applesauce
• pork, sweet potato, and pineapple (with tumeric, cinnamon, and onion powder)
• Beef, beets, and apples
• sunflower seeds, squash, and peaches
• sunflower seeds, sweet potato, and black cherries
• chicken and sweet potato with apples
• veal, roasted onions, spinach, and apples
• squash and sweet potato
• squash, spinach, sprouts, sweet potato, green beans
• asparagus and sweet potato
• mixed berry sorbet (homemade)

It's getting harder and harder to keep up with her demand. Her appetite is increasing, and

our freezer isn't getting any larger. There was a sale at Shaw's this week. Organic baby food was 20 cents per jar or less! I stocked up. The baby food is very palatable and much more watery than mine. Her stools are also a bit softer and less uncomfortable for her. I'm thinking of doing more jarred food. What do you think?

Maestra!

Little Miriam is growing so quickly. She is interested in doing what mama is doing. She wants to practice with me on the piano. She wants to pray with mama and papa. She is full of joy and love.

A new Christian! Congratulations, Miriam!

This is the most important day of her life.

Our little girl has the Holy Spirit with her now. She will never be alone.

God, Family, and the Sox. These are the values we teach her. Lord protect our little Sox-fan and keep her always!

Trip to the Beach

Miriam likes the beach. She likes the sand and the sun and the shells.

She also had fun being the favorite team member at the retreat. Now she's catching up on her sleep.

She's growing

Miriam can now play with toys. She grasps things and enjoys manipulating things with her hands. Thanks to her Auntie, she has a lovely exersaucer. She's sleeping well, and she's eating solid foods for the first time. Our little girl is growing up.

Her baptism is going to be on Divine Mercy Sunday after the 11:45 mass at Holy Family. Hope you all can attend. Her gown was made from my wedding gown. I'll get a picture of it in a future post.

Tyrone and I have both developed hand problems from picking her up so much. Tyrone needed to go to the doctor and receive a cortozone injection and a brace!

The confirmation retreat is this weekend and I'm scared! Last year we got enough sleep most nights and went to the gym regularly. Tyrone still was aching from the jumping around and dancing for days after the retreat. It took us a week to recover last year. This year we have a new baby. We are already sleep-deprived and we don't go to the gym anymore. Please pray for us!

Miriam is going to retreat with us. She loved it last year with me jumping around for her. This year she gets to experience it up close!

I had other pictures of Miriam to post, but, since there are no filters on this site, I'm going to put them on facebook. She's getting bigger and so pretty. I only want those close to us to see. Please post in comments if you want us to send you pix personally via email. Otherwise, I'm going to not put more pix of her up on this site.

Churching Baby Miriam

Sorry this took so long. Here's the video of Miriam's churching. Churching is an Orthodox Christian custom which goes back to Christianity's Jewish roots. Remember this custom when you say a Rosary on Mondays and Saturdays, the Presentation of Jesus to Simeon is one of the joyful mysteries. Here you see little Miriam presented to Christ and Mary via Father Michael Abdelehad to the icons of the Panagia and the Theotokos. The script is as follows.

Father Michael: "The servant of God, Miriam Rose, is

churched in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."

Everyone: "Amen"

Choir and Everyone: "God grant you many years!"

Here are some pretty pictures of Miriam's first Christmas.

Come and meet Daddy's Little Girl

It's raining all weekend. Why not pay us a visit?! We'd love to see you. My nesting instinct has finally kicked in and I cleaned the bathroom! Yeah! We have cake and coffee and movies to entertain you, plus THE MOST ADORABLE BABY IN THE WORLD!