Glazed Cinnamon Cake

I tried this recipe out on the gals from work. They came over during their lunch for a quick visit. It turned out to be delicious. It would be perfect for a brunch or with coffee.

Cake
1/2 c butter
1 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp maple flavoring
1 1/2 c flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2tsp salt
1/2 c buttermilk

Preheat Oven to 350.
Cream butter and sugar well. Add eggs and flavoring and beat well. Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl and add to butter mixture in 3 batches alternating with buttermilk. Don't over mix. Pour into greased 9" cake pan and bake 40 minutes. Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan and drizzle with glaze.

Glaze
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
3 T milk
1/4 tsp maple flavoring

Hilarious

Maybe I have a weird sense of humor but this pic cracks me up. Have you seen the TLC special on this lady? Not trying to mock her situation, just think this pic of me is funny.

"I'm a happy elf"

Thursday Trivia

Why won't a 5 week old baby take a morning nap? Aren't they supposed to sleep a lot?

Answer: Because they are happily cooing for an hour in a poop covered onesie. Yes another onesie covered in poo. This one is new, so I am scrubbing it clean wouldn't you? Sorry for the rhyme; girl can't help it.

(I did change him before I laid him down, I am not that bad of a mom.)

Trivia # 2
Why does newborn baby wake up 20 min into a nap crying like he's hurt?

Answer: The sun found a tiny crack to shine in on his face. That's right folks he has been awake since 9 am. It is 2 pm now. At least he has been happy but it's wearing off...

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I am starting this a little late but I thought it would be fun to do the classic growth picture. All I had around here was a large stuffed bunny I got for HS graduation. It makes for a good body pillow if you must know. So here it is, the 1 month picture.

Staying warm

I have had the luxury of not having to go out in the cold weather much this last month. We were welcomed back to Iowa with a big snow storm, bad roads and 5 or so inches of snow. It snowed again this morning. I haven't even gotten the mail the last 2 days because the front porch isn't shoveled and I don't want to step out in the snow- lazy I know.

We got 4-6 inches of snow one night while we were in Colorado. The best part was it was all melted by evening and I didn't need more than a fleece jacket to run around and go shopping.

We did have to run to an appointment today. Here is Dane staying warm. I changed his outfit 3 times this morning. First because I realized too late he had outgrown the one I started with and it looked funny, then I found something else only to realize as soon as I gotten it on, it was soaked clear up the back. Leaky diaper I guess. So by the time I got this on him needless to say he was exhausted and slept the entire trip.

Sorry my life maybe boring to most right now, but I am enjoying every minute with my not tiny for long little boy. Hope no one minds all the baby pictures. It seems like I quit my job ages ago, but really if I was going back I would still be on maternity leave at least another week.

Did I really just do that?

Yeah, I did. I threw away a onesie coated in baby poop. I was just too tired to try and wash it and I have plenty in that size. I think it was used anyway and he was about to outgrow it. So there's my justification. I feel so wasteful, but glad I saved the energy. If it was a cute outfit I would have tried harder to salvage it.

So I think we should be able to start sleeping through the night. Probably could have a week ago, but with a cold and low fever, I worry to much and check on him when he stirs and wakes up choking on drainage. He can go for about a 5 hour stretch at times what's just a little longer, he has plenty of reserves and I am pretty sure he doesn't have a growth problem, if anything he is growing too fast. The only problem is he prefers his long stretch in the evening, not during the night. Last night he slept from 7ish to 11:45 I was going to let him keep sleeping but I hadn't taken his temp recently, since he has been running a low fever off and on the last week or two, when he stirred at 11:45 I got him up to take his temp and attempted to feed him. He was too tired to eat. Of course every 3-4 hours after that he was up and starving. At least last night I fell asleep before he did:o) Thanks Andy!!

Road Trip

Dane's first road trip. Check out some of the 500 tumbleweeds we hit on the way home. We went to Colorado for Thanksgiving to visit my family and for Grandpa and my siblings to meet Dane for the first time. The trip went well, Dane did fantastic in the car! I think everyone enjoyed all his baby sweetness. We have much to be thankful this year!

I honestly can't believe how fast time has gone. November? Is it over already? Wasn't I just in the hospital? Dane is already a month old. I am so not even ready for Christmas yet. Maybe if I take some time to decorate that would help the Christmas spirit along.