Cabbage Hooters, for Current & Future Nursers...

 I know I've been on about cabbage on facebook etc for awhile now but I thought I ought to extoll it's healing properties on this here official blog o' mine.  This is a post for females, males have no interest here, so scoot scoot.

 

Cabbage has many different uses and recently (within the last 8 months of nursing) I have discovered only a few of them - for which, my little son and I have been very thankful.  I only wish I had discovered this gem of knowledge earlier in my life.  So to you I pass this nugget.  Cabbage has very anti-inflammatory properties and is useful when suffering from every sort of nursing pain.  Cabbage on the 'coconuts' is helpful with engorgement, clogged ducts, and mastitis - all three I have tested.  I have never purchased so much cabbage in my whole life, neither has Brandon - especially after dark...  I've never said the word 'cabbage' so many times, possible more times than a cabbage farmer :)  I've been in the midst of the most miserable case of mastitis of all time - fever, chills, body aches, pain, redness and misery - only to be completely cured after a few hours with my leafy friend. 

I've read that over use of cabbage can lessen your milk supply, not so with me but if you ever try it, proceed with caution.

I thought this picture was particularly appropriate as all the 'issues' with my cabbage loving knockers have been a result of the over abundance of baby juice.  :)

 (this is a fabulous job of copy & paste by yours truly from Wiki)  

In European folk medicine, cabbage leaves are used to treat acute inflammation. A paste of raw cabbage may be placed in a cabbage leaf and wrapped around the affected area to reduce discomfort. Some claim it is effective in relieving painfully engorged breasts in breastfeeding women. 

(for me I say 'the heck with the paste and slap one of those puppies right on the skin')

The Triplets!!!

I know, I know this post is a few weeks late but - better late than never?

Kenzie says they look like Mario & Luigi in this picture :)

My sister's babies were born on March 25th.  Basically healthy and almost full term - most women can barely go all 40 weeks with one baby and my sister went almost 35 weeks with 3!!!  They are Quinn Rebecca, Wilson August, and James Gordon.  I think I'll call them Queeny, WAM (can't take credit for this one, it was Sher's sister inlaw that came up with the name), and Jamie.

Jaime came home first on Friday the 8th, WAM came home Monday the 11th and Queeny will be in the hospital until she masters sucking and breathing.  Apparently Miss Quinn's face was being sat on by her brother in the womb so she never practiced breathing - or something like that?  Sounds about right - being sat on by a brother...  poor gal, it started before she even knew what was happening! 

I know it's going to be such hard work, I can't even imagine - but if anyone can do it, it's Sherry.  She's one tough girl and going to get a lot tougher.  5 kids, 3 & under.  Wow.  She's awesome.  Nate's awesome too.

I cannot wait to meet them.  My dad was commenting that it was the first time he's really been able to hold a baby since my little brother 23 years ago.  There's always been someone else (me) who had a baby stealing problems - but not at Sherry's house, there are more than enough babies, so now everyone gets a turn!  I love babies.  Oh man I love babies, I have a kissing problem and they have soft smooshy cheeks.  I'm saving my air miles - technically Bug Man's saving Eco Elite's air miles for me :) 

Just you wait little babies, Aunty Nanny's coming!!!

My Girl

She LOVES clothes.  She has definite favorites.  My kids never hit the stage where they want to pick out their own clothes, not sure why - they seem so opinionated in other ways!  Every now and then - usually Saturdays, I make them choose their own outfit.  This was hers  :)  All of her favorite items.  I like that she has a little bit of mommy style in her because every outfit she chooses has a white shirt underneath - just like me...  She's into skirts lately.  And this is her favorite cupcake shirt. 

A Very Angry Bird-Day

Bug Man's birthday and 2 other guys from the ward all had their 30th b-day within a month of each other so the wives got an idea.  We threw a party.  An Angry Birds party.  It was a blast.  I'm not taking credit for any of those cute cake items, Maggie decorated the cake and Cheryl did the cake pops - I made deviled eggs, we really like deviled eggs and now you know what happens when you get the eggs back - the crazy egg lady steals them and cooks them.  :)

 They had a sling shot to shoot the pinata - that was one tough pinata.  We also had a pinata stick (gotta love Winco - who knew you could buy happiness for $1.88???)  We let the kids all take a whack at it and then the grown ups take a whack at it, and then we pulled the strings and then whacked it some more - it was tough!

The OTHER Cinderella Story.

Once upon a time there was a husband, a wife, a
beautiful baby and a lovely little girl in love with princesses.  One night Cinderella was left on the ground after the little girl was sent to bed, the baby, on seeing Cinderella left there, sneakily scooted over to Cinderella and grabbed the doll and the wife allowed it.  Upon seeing this the husband, disapproving, grabbed the doll from the baby and began to lecture on choking hazards and to demonstrate how easily Cinderella's head would pop off and choke the baby.  However the demonstration proved more difficult than the husband had anticipated and the precious Cinderella was broken.  Many attempts by the husband to reattach the head were unfruitful and Cinderella was left, decapitated on the desk, hopefully to be fixed at a later date with the aid of very strong glue or the purchase of a new Cinderella.  All was quiet as the people slept.  The next morning however there was great sadness as the little girl found her Cinderella headless on the desk.  Quickly the little girl solved this dilemma, with a piece of well placed tape.  And they all lived happily ever after.