mrsjenpeters

our weekend was fairly splendid. oliver did *much* better with his schedule, due in no small part, i think, to our ability to schedule him better. :) generally on the weekends, his schedule is not as consistent as it is at day care. this is more than likely because we let him run his own schedule. which, to a degree is fine... he should eat when he's hungry and sleep when he's tired... but always seemed to just want to snack and cat nap all weekend for us. we've been getting better about putting him down for naps when he should go down and is tired, and letting him cry for a few minutes to put himself to sleep. this helps him eat meals better as well, since he's generally a hungry monster when he wakes up from a good long nap. friday evening, he cried for exactly 1 minute before giving up. :) so all in all, our weekend went very well as far as that was concerned - he ate well and took real morning, afternoon, and evening naps. bryan and i even got to take naps both days! and as of last night, his nighttime sleeping schedule is MUCH improved as well - he only got up once! this all makes for a much happier, well rested, smiley family.

saturday, we actually took it easy. ran to target to get some things we were in need of, but other than that, hung around the house. i had the pleasure of taking a leisurely 2 hour nap, which i needed. it was delicious. bryan made me some scrumptious chicken and chips for dinner, with homemade honey mustard for the chicken and mayo for the seasoned fries.

sunday, we braved the sub-zero temperatures, and mom and dad treated us to a lovely afternoon downtown. we went to the milwaukee public market for lunch. dad had never been, so it was fun showing him around. we picked up some tasty bits at the middle eastern counter (i had hummus with warmed pita, dolmades, and a veggie samosa; bryan and mom had falafel; dad had a spicy chicken and rice dish), which was a nice change of pace. dad also picked up some smoked salmon from the fish vendor, which was very tasty. we then headed over the to milwaukee art museum. oliver had fun being carried around in his carrier for awhile. we checked out the new photo exhibit, some of which was very interesting (and some of which was not that creative). they had some new exhibits in the modern art section which were kind of neat, including a huge wall of antique tvs (which of course bryan loved), and a blackened room filled with a floor to ceiling grid of blue led lights on strings (which made me kind of dizzy). oliver was being a very well behaved baby, and as we were approaching nap time, we decided to head home and not press our luck. he passed out on the way home, and we all had a lovely nap before dinner.

we watched charlie wilson's war last night. it was a good movie (aaron sorkin did the writing, so there was very good dialogue - we love his back and forth quick wit style), and very interesting to see how all that was orchestrated. not to mention the heavy foreshadowing of future events. the acting was impressive as well (can phillip seymour hoffman do no wrong?) - it was nice to see tom hanks in a role such as this.

a few new pictures along with a super cute video have been uploaded to the february 2008 gallery.

no updates beyond that. we were relatively boring this weekend, which was very nice. :) planning to keep this week much of the same before flying out to atlanta this coming weekend. we're very excited to go and see everyone, though it will be a very, very busy 4 days. we're trying to cram in a lot of visits so hopefully we're able to make it (and hopefully brent and jess will have their baby girl)! not sure what our plans are for valentine's day as of yet. mom has agreed to watch the baby wednesday night so we can go to dinner or a movie or something. since 9pm is my bedtime, it probably won't be anything too crazy. it will be nice to go on a real date though!

WFD: not sure yet. something with ground beef. i have yet to be inspired. cheesy sloppy joes sound good but alas, i'm still off dairy. so far Keema (Indian Spiced Ground Veal and Beef with Peas) is the front running recipe.