Easter Bread

Joanie checked out a bread book from the library called 'Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day' I have the King Arthur Flour cookbook but I haven't gotten those to come out perfectly yet. This book's method uses a starter that lives in the fridge in a non-airtight container and you just pull off what you need and bake it. We went to the restaurant supply store to get this cool container. I feel so 'restauranty'.


The first loaf we tried was a boule, the crust was not super brown so I probably should have left it in longer. Oh well, I have three more loafs to make off the first batch of starter.


Also because I know everyone is really reading this to see Simon, here he is in his Easter outfit. I love the little feet.

Sponge Baths

Simon has had two sponge baths so far. He is not very happy during them but he is so cute I have to take pictures!

Pictures from the First Few Days at Home

We have made it home and are adjusting to life with a newborn. The first two nights were rough and we didn't get too much sleep. Simon is a great baby during the day but not much fun overnight. Our friend Ruth offered to let us borrow Fiona's swing (here is her blog) as she is not using it anymore. It got mixed reviews so far but Simon looks very cute in it.

We did have a great night last night. Simon slept for 2 1/2 to 3 hours at a time. We took the advice of Chris and used the Miracle Blanket that Pam & Chris gave us. It really worked for us, if you watch the video the baby goes from angry to calm as he is getting swaddled. That is exactly what Simon did last night. We decided to not mess with what was working so he actually ended up sleeping in his stroller top with the lights on since we didn't want to change anything. Here is a picture of the happy sleeping boy.