Roast chicken & potato bake!

Step 1: prep the veggies & the chicken

Step 2: haul out the halogen oven

Step 3: place chicken in oven

For extra flavour stuff the skin with garlic

Step 4: secure lid & set timer...

Step 5: watch chicken cooking.

We soon discovered that this was the female alternative to a braai. With fascination we watched the chicken cooking by halogen light. Nikki found this gem of an oven on the Free Cycle website. It cooks everything about 40% faster than a normal oven and you can cook everything from a cake to a roast chicken.

But more about the website - it's awesome. People who don't want their stuff anymore advertise it here, and it's free! Apparently we have something similar in SA, but people are weary of free stuff. I was told a story whereby someone advertised something on the SA free site and got no takers. They then advertised it for a minimal fee on gumtree. The response was outstanding, people were offering double!!! Need I say anymore... anyone know what the SA site is?

The roast chicken was exceptional. It was Meebs last dinner before she departed for Oxford the next afternoon!

Lucky

Teething troubles

You get a whole nights sleep, you have a night out with the NCT gals, not every nappy is a poo, you begin to “settle” into a routine… And then teething! It slobber-slaps you in the face and turns everything upside down! My super-salivating baby just wants to shove everything her mouth. She’s learnt to suck her thumb and I’m delighted, because she can’t throw it out her cot. But it’s completely thrown any semblance of a schedule out of sync! She’s not feeding properly and is waking up at night again. Her naps are all over the show. She’s clearly uncomfortable and that breaks my heart! And this is, apparently, just the beginning of the teething process!!! Send help / grandparents! We’ve got teething toys stashed throughout the house, including the freezer. So far the Matchstick Monkey Dinosaur has been a hit (just don’t try steaming the container, it will melt!) What are your top teething tips? Lucky x Ps. That’s my milk drunk Bug

One good thing about social distancing…

Is that nobody comes too close and I can get away with only half brushing my teeth (no toothpaste, had Bug in my arms and wouldn’t have been able to rinse). And not wearing deodorant (again, the baby!) Also, still wearing some of my pyjamas, semi-disguised as day clothes… But nobody can really tell cause they can’t get too close! Win! On top of that we had a very successful walk. The dog mostly listened and was easily distracted by treats. Bug slept the whole time and was seemingly nose-blind. And my back pocket doubled up as my coffee cup holder! Hands-free, here we come! Oh, and because we were out walking for so long - two hours, until it was time for the next feed - the dog is exhausted! He hasn’t been this tired since his play date with best friend Amber! Lucky x

Mad naps

After vomming/ salivating on three outfits by 06:50 this morning, I tried to cajole Bug into her early morning nap. This is the nap between her first waking up and 8am feed. And she really needs it! As we were watching the Olympics in our bedroom, I suggested she nap on our bed, snuggled next to me. While I watch the kayak/ canoes. But no, she had other plans. Apparently they were for me to get up. And for her to fall asleep on my shoulder in a really awkward fashion. I had to perfect the counterbalance cuddle. All while putting the laundry on, making breakfast (not quite eating it), sterilising bottles and pump accoutrements, making the coffee and re-packing her changing bag. But she slept, and I guess I’ll take that! Lucky x

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