New sites that we love

http://dailywag.marthastewart.com/
Oh my- how could I have been a pet owner for so long and not know about Martha's (my domesticated goddess) pet web site- The Daily Wag. Dog biscuit recipes, simple pet craft such as pet waste disposable bag holder, and pictures of Martha's two French Bull Dogs- Sharkey and Francesca- I could spend hours pouring through the site. And, just like on her general site, you can save ideas and recipes.

http://pinterest.com/ottopants/
I became a member of Pinterest to get inspiration for Logan's room. Now- I use it as a way to organize ideas for his space (pictures on that project are coming soon- I promise). Then I began following friends' boards and got even more ideas to use the site. Ottopants is my username but if you have my email address- you can find my boards there. I have eleven in total so far.

http://ottopants.tumblr.com/
Ottopants and Loganbear is the name of Otto's blog. Yes- Otto needed his own blog / tumblr. He has a pug voice that must be heard. He tries to update it every other day but you know how busy he can get.

Mrs. Edward Cullen

Finally, after eight weeks of drool, gumming on fist, and an occasional whimper, Paige has cut her first tooth. Her left canine tooth.

Paige and her new favorite toy, Sophie (best $20 spent at BRU)

On a completely different topic- I just adore Martha Stewart, especially her recipes (Matt made her Vietnamese Grilled Steak subs tonight- delicious). I recently added her widget to my iGoogle page so I now receive the "cookie of the day" recipes. Today's recipe- Paul Bunyan cookies. Submitted by a follow fan, these cookies have everything. Chocolate chips, oats, cinnamon, and raisins- they are as big as their namesake. Cannot wait to try them...maybe tomorrow...

Going on Four Months

Paige will be four months next week while we are on vacation. Yesterday we had a wellness visit with Dr. A. Paige stats at four months are:

Weight- 14.1 lbs
Height- 21 inches

She's on mark with all her milestones and we got the o.k. to try solids. After much deliberation, Matt and I decided Paige's first solid food will be banana (Dr. A said cereal has no nutritional value and since Paige was showing interested in eating, skip it and go straight to the good stuff). So today I whipped up a banana puree and PDiddy gobbled it up.

Banana Face

Katie's Banana Puree Recipe: One Banana

2oz of formula

One drop of lemon juice (to prevent from browning)

Cut up banana and place in the food processor and pulse

Slowly pour formula in until desire consistency

You can freeze the remaining puree in ice cube trays.

Potty Trained=CoCo Keys

We got the Bear to use a toilet instead of a diaper (well during the day, at night he still wears an overnight). As his reward, we took Logan and his cousin Tuffer to CoCo Keys for the morning and early afternoon. For those who are not aware, CoCo Keys is a small indoor water park. It is part of the Ferncroft Hotel in Danvers (not a hundred percent sure that is the name of the hotel but I am too lazy to Google anything this moment). Very cute and very clean- I can definitely see us going back later (maybe an excursion during one of the winter breaks, perhaps for a half birthday- which we do celebrate at Otto's House). During the summer months the park opens at ten. I recommend going as soon as it opens; you have a nice hour- hour and a half before camp groups invade and the park is not to crowded. There were some babies there, however the Cupcake stayed with Nanny because it was a day to celebrate Logan's accomplishment with Mommy AND Daddy (a rarity with a fur brother and baby sister). Logan and Tuffer had a blast- they enjoyed several trips down various water slides, a relaxing float down the lazy river, and splashes in the shallow pool. Logan chatted it up with several new friends- including a very friendly Japanese family, several Y campers, and a lifeguard- about his new acquired skill and the types of undergarments he dons. Mommy and Daddy even got to partake in the Adults only hot tub (and thanks to the CoCo Keys staff- it stayed adults only).

The Bear splashing down the water slide

Showing us that paying for swim lessons is a good investment

Cousins, Best Friends, Great Kids- Couldn't ask for better

Cerasale-Messina Men- Wild and Crazy Dudes (missing from photo- Uncle Chris and Otto)