So boring!

I have been a terrible blogger lately! There just isn't anything exciting going on these days. We had a little set back with Zander and the sleeping through the night thing. He did so good for about 2 weeks then he started waking up around 1 or 2 and would NOT go back to sleep. We would get him out and rock him and he would just fight us the whole time so we would tell him night, night and put him back in his crib and walk out and he would scream for 1-2 hours. So I decided that I wasn't even going to get him out of his bed, I was just going to walk in, pat him on the back and say "Go back to sleep, I love you." and walk back out. The first time I did this he cried for 15 min. and went back to sleep until 6:45, (yeah! I have to say I did not expect that) and the next night he slept through the night. Than last night he woke up at 5, I patted his back and walked out and he cried for 40 min, than fell asleep until 8. I hate letting him cry! But I know that if I keep giving in I will never get any sleep. I hope one of these days he will start sleeping through the night consistantly, I never know what to expect from him when I go to bed at night. Baylie was really sick all last week, she had a really bad cough and would cough through the night. Every time she coughed I would just cringe and hope that Zander didn't get woken up. She is all better now thank goodness. She missed a whole week of school and wouldn't you know it was the week they did core testing so now she has lots to make up! Poor kid.

Cinco de Mayo

It was five years ago today that my dad passed away. I can't believe it has been that long! It still seems so weird that he isn't here with us anymore, I still miss him so much. I love you Dad!

Great fettuccini recipe!

I found the best fettuccini recipe, it is so so yummy! And the best part about this recipe..... you make it in your crock pot! And it is super easy!

Chicken and Mushroom Fettuccini Alfredo

Ingredients
1 1⁄2 pounds chicken breast tenders
2 packages (8 ounces each) mushrooms, cut into thirds (i used canned mushrooms and they were just as good.)
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, cut into chunks
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, cut into pieces
1 1⁄2 cups grated Parmesan cheese, plus additional for garnish
1 1⁄2 cups whole milk
1 package (1 pound) fettuccini


Directions

Spray inside of 5-quart CROCK-POT® slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Arrange chicken in single layer in bottom of CROCK-POT® slow cooker. Top with mushrooms. Sprinkle salt, black pepper and garlic powder over mushrooms.
Stir together cream cheese, butter, Parmesan cheese and milk in medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk constantly until smooth and heated through. Pour over mushrooms, pushing down any that float to surface. Cover and cook on LOW 4 to 5 hours or on HIGH 2 to 2 1⁄2 hours. Serve over fettuccini noodles.

Crying it out (Warning: long post.)

So I finally got up the nerve to let Zander just cry it out in his crib, in hopes that he would finally start sleeping better! He has been the worlds worst sleeper lately! We would put him to bed at 9 and by 10 he was awake again, and no matter how many times we got him back to sleep he would always wake right up the minute I tried to put him back in his crib. So I would always end up putting him in bed with me and nursing him to sleep. (I know bad idea, but I was too exhausted to keep fighting him.) Than he would wake up at least every 2 hrs, and usually more. Last Saturday night there was a 2 hr. period when he was waking up every 20 min. and the rest of the night he was up every hour. By Sunday morning I was ready to jump off a cliff, I had had it! So when I put him down for his nap and he woke right up, I just left him in there. He cried for an hour and finally fell asleep. I decided to just keep with it and see what happaned. So Sunday night I gave him a bottle instead of nursing him and he actually slept til midnight. Weird huh? Than Mark got him back to sleep ( I told him if he didn't start getting up and helping me he was going to have to call the little white wagon to come haul me away) Of course when Mark put Zander in his crib, he woke up so Mark just told him night, night and walked out. Zander cried for one hour and than fell asleep (1:30) and slept until 7. YEAH! Monday night he woke up at 11:00 and we did the same thing. He cried for 18 min, fell asleep and slept until 8!! This was the first time in months that I have had 8 straight hours of sleep, I can't tell you how alive I felt!! Than Tuesday night he slept from 9-6:30! Victory!! Since than he has done so good, and he hasn't been in my bed for an entire week!