JJ Ghatt's Old Stuff

Here are the articles I've written in the past

GG drinks out of juice boxes and can use a straw Video

October 1, 2008 by JJ

Woo hoo! my little girl’s got skills.

by the way, this video was taken with my Blackberry and uploaded instantly onto youtube from my phone with the click of a button and 20 seconds later (well technically 20 seconds and 5 hours, but who’s counting. it took me a while to get to the computer), made it onto the blog!

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hulk baby!

September 30, 2008 by JJ

i had to haul GG out of the bathtub today. I put her in there for the first time without being in an infant tub with waist deep water and she was tossing around like a friggin WWF wrestler. Good thing I had my feet in the tub so I could catch her and stop her from knocking herself out!

She’s too wild for a normal bath. Back to the infant tub for old girlie. At least I could control her rambunctious tail!

hrmpf!

Beautiful Pregnant Mom Belly Pics

September 25, 2008 by JJ

My good friend passed on these beautiful Pregnancy Photos she had taken recently. Baby Boy will be joining baby sister in two short months. These are sooo beautiful!

GG claps at Library story time VIDEO!

September 22, 2008 by JJ

this was not the first time she’s clapped since my mom taught her how, but this is the first time I got it on tape. perfect.

This was also after I realized that people aren’t always courteous when it comes to clearing the breathable air space of their kids funky diapers. I honestly saw one woman pick up her smelly kid, sniff her funky bottom, turn up her upper lip, scrunch up her nose and fan her face, THEN, AND THEN, proceed to put the child back down to run around continuing to smell the small room. Thank God we were on the other side of the room. Too whacky!

Organic Food: Good For You, Bad for Your Wallet

September 19, 2008 by JJ

You know that age old logic about never going grocery shopping when you are hungry? That rule should doubly apply to organic markets. After my 7.5 mile power run today, I wandered into my local My Organic Market (MOM’s) to pick up my favorite low calorie protein snack, Hot and Spicy Shitake Mushroom Jerky. At 108 calories, 0 fat and 6net carb grams per 1 ounce packet, it’s the best after work out pick me up snack.

Well…was that a bad idea. I ended up spending $40.00!!!! Yeah, like the equivalent of half a tank of Gas in there on a half of bag of stuff. Granted, it was some wholesome organic stuff, but geeze louise! Now, if I were at my local discount supermarket, I could’ve walked out with a half a shopping cart…albeit a cart full of crap, but still. So unfair, that being and eating healthy has to cost so much.

I mean, People, after I emptied the bag, I had to look in it again, TWICE, and I even pulled out the receipt cause I swore the clerk MUST HAVE forgotten to pack something.

Here’s what I got:

Veggie Chips, 0 trans fat, made with no hydrogenated oil and 140 calories for an ounce. $3.79

Vegan Buffalo Chicken Wings, 12 ounces of meatless goodness, YUM, $3.99

Primal Strips, Shitake Mushroom, Super protein, low fat, $1.19 for4 at $4.74

Fresh Organic Pineapple chunks, 3/4 lb, $3.84

Organic Ruby Red grapefruit, Two, that’s right just TWO!!, $7.89 (HOLY JESUS, MARY, JOSEPH)
Natural Honey butter, 12 ounce jar, made with no trans fat, chemicals or preservatives, sweetened with organic honey, cane juice, cane molasses and seasoned with sea salt, $2.99

Vegan sesame beef with rice, 2.45 lbs, $7.69

BE KIND brand Fruit and Nut bars, 1.4 ounces, Macadamia & Appricot and Almond and Appricot (this stuff won an Award at Epicurious.com at $1.59 each

Yeah, THAT’S HOW IT WENT DOWN….$39.59

it’s worth it. *sigh*

Going Green

September 18, 2008 by JJ

So…I finally purchased reusable bags from all of the supermarkets I frequent and lookey, GG, can let everyone know she’s gone Green too! I’m gonna get these onsies for her for the Fall from OldNavy.com

No more disposable bibs for her. Um…unfortunately, we’re still working on the diaper. I think I’ll do my part on that front by trying to potty train her early!

lessons from the trenches

September 17, 2008 by JJ

So…two Fridays ago, we left the boys and GG with my baby sister to go out for a date. We have this terrible habit of laying the baby to sleep for naps on a bed surrounded by pillows. Terrible, as we know good and well the crib is the absolute safest place for her. Well on this evening, we left and my baby sister was upstairs printing something out on the computer really quickly and had intended to jot back downstairs to the room the baby was napping in…

Well, minutes after my husband and I arrived at our event, we get a text from my sister asking if we left the baby on the floor? “huh? nooooo” She said she asked because this is how she found GG, sleeping, quite SOUNDLY and SNORING LOUDLY TO BOOT!
This is the photo text message my sister sent us that night! YIKES!

poor child. Thank God babies these days and ages have pliable bones and apparently Guardian angels to protect them from dimwitted parents and caregivers! Bless the beast and the children indeed! ha!

Well LESSONS LEARNED! From her share of topples and turns, THIS PARTICULAR BABY no longer falls over edges. Instead, if she awakens to find herself surrounded by pillows on a bed, she shouts, “EHHH!! EHHHH!!!” that’s baby talk for “IDIOTS! SOMEBODY! COME PICK ME UP!!” haha!

HOLY CRAP! MY 10 MILER IS ONLY 20 DAYS AWAY! AND MY TRAINING PROGRAM IS GONNA KICK MY BUTT!!

September 15, 2008 by JJ

MON 3 m run + strength	TUES 5 m run	WED 45Din tempo	THURS 3 m run + strength	FRI Rest	SAT 9 m run	SUNDAY 60 min cross
3 m run + strength	6 m run	8 x 800 5-K pace	4 m run + strength	Rest	10 m run	60 min cross
3 m run + strength	4 m run	30 min tempo	4 m run	1-2 m run	RDest	10 MILER RACE DAY

OUCH!!!!

September 13, 2008 by JJ

Guess which “nipple biter” is getting weaned from TODAY??????

OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!

HRMPF!!!!!!!!!!!

what’s new pussycat…

September 11, 2008 by JJ

I haven’t done an update post on baby girl…

…she now stands up on her own without holding on to anything. I can’t believe how fast she is walking

…who needs a shredder with GG around. Baby girl prefers to eat paper…any time, shape or color she can get her tiny mitts on

…she just absolutely BEAMS when she sees her brothers or dad and I am so excited that they fight and clamor just to play with her. She has a 1000 watt smile, that girl.

…I am finally taking the steps to get her a new caregiver. The old one is really making me nervous and I am blaming myself for not doing a thorough enough “vetting” job because while the woman has a very clean home, only cares for my one child, and has a very nurturing family who treats GG like her own, she is a bit too rough when she handles GG, and she doesn’t have the same value on my breastfeeding GG still (I think she is disgusted by it and I know that she is annoyed that come 5pm, GG sometimes cries incesstantly until I come to nurse her). I do not think she values the importance of letting GG go outside, play with her toys, watch educational Baby Einstein-like DVDs or reading.

In all honesty, I blame myself for not setting up a standard in the first place and trying to instill certain rules after the fact is difficult because she is resistant and not complying and all the warning signs are there. The woman obviously wants to be doing something other than watching my child. So….I’m cutting loose as I should have looong ago, with or without the support of my spouse who seems complacent and willing to just accept mediocrisy, depite warning signs that all is very much not well! hrmpf!