The older Lyra gets the less time I find I have to sit down and update this blog. Sure, she is still napping during the day (in fact she has gotten BETTER at napping during the day) it is just that I can no longer justify letting housework pile up and NEED to put my feet up every chance I get. After A YEAR of doing this Mummy thing I really do NEED to spend every second she is not escaping from the living room actually maintaining some semblance of order.
Food wise, Lyra has been eating solid foods for the past 6 months and has developed a good appetite for most of what we eat. She pretty much eats everything that David and I eat with the exception of broccoli, which I have to sneak into pastas and quiche. Her favourites, by far, are scrambled eggs, toast with peanut butter and banana, pasta with anything on it, salmon, egg mayo sandwiches and sweet potato fries. I love watching her eat and the enthusiasm she displays while devouring her meal.
We were in Canada (again) this past month and celebrated Lyra's first birthday with a small BBQ (Uncle Matt's famous pulled pork) and some very special Carrot Cupcakes.
I used Annabel Carmel's carrot muffin Recipe (toddler friendly) and topped them with cream cheese icing and "prinkles". The recipe made 12 regular sized muffins and 12 mini muffins, which was perfect for celebrating with little ones as well as adults (or those who just wanted a little but of something sweet after the awesome BBQ and sides).
The extra special treat was sharing the celebrations with Grandad, whose birthday is also in July!
And now onto the next year full of new adventures, new discoveries and new tricks!
And what a lovely party it was!!!!!
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