Cutie babe

Well, I wanted to post a food post so that I could pin it on Pinterest and see how many re-pins I get.  I did it, but in the process took several cute pictures of Oliver and I had to post those too. Loves playing with the frog toy because he can hold onto the legs.

Look at that cute chunky, square face.

Our little reverent boy who likes to hold his hands.

This pose was just too adorable not to snap a picture. His pj zipper was popping up and he was sucking on it, as well as the burp rag all while watching a few minutes of my morning show "Let's Make a Deal."

Coconut Milk Curry

Well, I was looking through my pantry for something to make and I found a can of coconut milk. I hadn't make curry in a long time, so I thought I'd make some coconut milk curry. Lately I have wanted to pin something that I did on Pinterest (just to see if it would get re-pinned), so I decided that this was the perfect opportunity. I took pictures along the way. It wasn't my most beautiful meal but as far as the curry goes, it was very easy to make and turned out pretty good. I've never put tomatoes in my curry before, but I actually liked it. It was a pleasant change to my normal curry. I served it over rice and we had a nice dinner with lots of leftovers for lunch tomorrow.


Coconut Milk Curry
Yields: 4 servings
Time: about 30 minutes

• 2 Tbsp oil
• 1 onion diced in large but thin pieces
• 2 boneless chicken breasts sliced thin
• Vegetables as desired (I used frozen green peppers and 3 potatoes which increases the cooking time by about another 20 minutes)
• 1 can coconut milk
• 2 Tbsp curry powder
• 2 cloves garlic or 1 heaping Tbsp garlic, minced
• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce
• Rice
• optional-peanuts to garnish and give a little crunch when serving

 Heat the oil over medium. Add the onion and cook until browned, about 10 minutes. Add the chicken and vegetables, and brown, stirring frequently. Add the curry  powder and garlic, and stir-fry 1 minute. Pour in the coconut milk and bring to a bubble. Add the tomatoes and soy sauce. Stir, cover and reduce the heat. Simmer 10 minutes. Garnish as desired.


The finished product. Tasted great!

Christmas Card

For those of you who didn't receive our Christmas card this year, I thought I'd put it up. Wishing everyone a late Merry Christmas!

Sleep

My baby is so awesome! He sleeps so well. To give a few details, he goes to bed at 8 pm, I give him a late night feeding at 10 and he sleeps til 6, then back to sleep til 8 or 9. Last night though was his big trial. As you all have seen in previous posts, his whole life (except for the first night back from the hospital) has slept in his rock and play sleeper thing. For those of you who have never heard of one, they are amazing. Well yesterday we decided that it is about time for him to start sleeping in his crib. So he took two naps in it, and at night we were crossing our fingers that all would go well. And he slept like a champ! When I went in at 6 am he was just sucking his thumb and when I went back in at 9 he was just laying there all happy. I didn't hear a peep out of him all night! I'm so glad that it went so well. I don't know why, but the crib scared me. And the last few nights we have had his bed in our room, so it made me sad to think of having him in the other room, but since it turned out great, I'm happy about the change. I just hope he keeps up the good work. (Before we had him I read the book Babywise and I have tried to follow most of their ideas. I feel like it has helped to keep my baby a happy baby. I don't agree with all the methods in the book, but I like it overall).

Here are some pictures of him sleeping in his crib.

Aren't those huge gloves the cutest? This is his warm outfit. It's PJs that are too big over his other clothes.

His hat started to slide off after an hour of sleep.

Overall, I just can't resist taking pictures of this cute little boy. He cracks us up with his chunky arms and legs and lack of neck. Lately he LOVES to watch TV. If ever he gets fussy and nothing is helping him calm down, just turn on the TV. Thompsons have a hard time concentrating on other things when the TV is on. When he is watching and you get in his way, he tries to see around you. It is really funny. These next pictures are of him in his funny workout clothes. Can you find his neck? Because we can't!

 This is proof that my baby sucks his thumb.

 Lookin' cute.

 Watching a little TV.

 This is the cute face that I see almost every time after he eats. 80% of the time he falls asleep and takes a mini nap. His cute little lips sticking out and body all relaxed.

You can't hear them very well in this video, but it was so cute. Carson and Oliver were just talking back and forth to each other. They were more into it before we brought out the camera, but you can catch a small glimpse of the cuteness from this short video.


 Oh yes, Oliver is now 3 months old!!!

Playing on the bed on a Saturday morning. The first of many videos. These are mostly for me and those with a little extra time to get to know my baby better.

Night time play to get the gas out. So far, no gas has come out.

Pants on the head.

Playing with the rattle

One of his methods for falling asleep.

Watching TV

Wiggles.

For some reason he thought that pink rose was really cool.

Eric and his little boy

Oliver update

One of Oliver's new favorite things to do is to try to stand, so we are borrowing this jumper thing from Grandma Rigby and Oliver loves it. He gets really excited and jumps around.

Cute little reindeer feet.

His first nap in his crib.

Power!

He looks so cute in his puppy pj's.

That pacifier never stays in.

What???? Somehow when Eric changes his diaper, everything ends up on his head.

"I like to sleep with my arms in the air."

This is what I look like when I leave for a few hours and then come back to see my baby playing on the floor.

This is his "I'm so bored, what is going on?" face.

The zoned out face.

Bundled for a walk in the snow.

Lots of layers.

I sold my beloved smoker/grill. I really loved it, but it was just taking up too much space and didn't get to use it enough.

He loves tummy time.

Thanks for the mittens Aunt Carrie. They are a little big.

Don't forget to look at the previous posts.