The Products of Summer

I just picked these out of my garden today. mmm, nothing better than fresh tomatoes.

And then I made this pizza. Homemade pizza dough, pesto sauce, sliced tomatoes and fresh mozzarella cheese. mmmm, so good.

Thriller

For Sarah, a "thrilling" video. The only thing creepier than the matching orange jumpsuits is the "girl"

Welcome to the World

Last night (or this morning) I assisted in a birth for the first time. It was amazing to say the least!

Travis Alfred Harris was born at 2:38 AM at home in a tub of water.
He weighed 6lbs. 8oz. and was 20-3/4" long. (sorry no pics my camera crapped out on me last night)

His mom did really great! She labored for a total of about 8 hours before the baby was born, which is actually really fast for the first baby.

I met this couple at an event at Babies R Us and they were excited to start
class right away. Right before I left last night the mom said that this
birth wouldn't have been as beautiful if it weren't for me.
Wow, to think that they got the birth they wanted all because they ran
into me and I taught them what I know, how great!

Another highlight was when the baby came out of the water he looked directly at his mom, her face is the first thing he saw!!

I had a lot of work to complete last night and therefore I was awake for 24 hours straight. I slept for 2.5 hours this morning until I was so hungry I couldn't sleep anymore. Now I'm hoping I can get some sleep today.

Hello Avocados!!

THIS is why I love visiting my chiropractor!!!

While I was at Dr. Peterson's office last week getting Adam adjusted (he wasn't acting well adjusted) I asked about food allergies like my aversion to avocados and bananas. He said he doesn't believe in food allergies and the reason I was feeling that way was because my body wasn't producing the enzyme needed to digest these foods. He suggested I take 6 zypan, a natural supplement, right before I eat the offending food.

It took me a while to get the nerve up to eat an avocado, I really don't like puking. Tonight I took the 6 zypan pills and ate about 1/4 of an avocado. I waited for 35 minutes and I felt fine so I ate the rest of the avocado. Over an hour later and I'm not sick at all! Pretty cool.
Next time I'll try the bananas....

Update: I woke up at 2AM last night sick to my stomach, something has to give with these silly things. I guess I'll ask the doc next time I see him.

The No Nap Mystery

So I'm sitting here after church waiting for my son to take his nap so that we can go somewhere after his nap. OK, he has to FALL ASLEEP first!

Over the monitor I hear pages turning and then I hear him say "Do you like my hat? No, I do not like that hat." I finally figured out what book he has pulled off the shelf and started to read on his own instead of sleeping. Can anyone guess what my pre-schooler is reading? Hint, it's a Dr. Seuss classic.

Did You Know?

Did you know that Dearborn's population consists of 20% Arab Americans. Most people think that number is 80%.
I'd just like to say we have an Arab town similar to how some cities have China or Mexican town, it's not the whole city just a certain portion of it.

Where I got my fun fact from www.welcomehomedearborn.com

Why I Don't Drink Coffee

I rarely consume anything with caffeine, not coffee, not pop. I'm a big fan of water.
Well, last night at about 8:00 I had what I like to call a coffee milkshake. Not a good idea. All the caffeine and sugar kept me up until about 2AM and I woke up wide awake at 6AM feeling hung-over. I was jittery and restless and it was not cool. Do you know what got me to sleep? Yammering on about pointless things to my half asleep husband. I actually figured out that the box of 85 garbage bags I just bought should last us for a little over a year based on that fact that we change the garbage bag about once a week and there are 52 weeks in a year. Even if you take into account the fact that we might change it a couple of extra times I still won't have to buy garbage bags for another year. And do you know what my husband said to me? "There you go Daedra, now you're thinking. I like hearing how you think."

This is the conversation a man wants to have with his wife? How thrilling. Note, I only think this way if I'm hopped up on caffeine and can't sleep.

That made me appreciate my female friends and their conversations. Just make sure the next time we sit down at a coffee shop for a nice long talk that I order the fruit smoothie! Man am I tired.