Anywho, here's a pic from her doctoring adventures yesterday. She was focused on feeding her patients, bringing Andy, Frannie, and me cans of Compleat. She's a sweetie.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Dr. Mackenzie
Mackenzie, like most kids, is a total pretend-o-holic. She really likes cooking and mommying (like my new word), and she especially likes doctoring. She has a doctor's kit that she has slowly, and surreptitiously, managed to add real supplies and instruments to. She's a particular fan of walking around with a stethoscope across her neck/shoulders. It's fitting, I suppose. It does make me wonder how many kids with complex histories grow up to join the medical field in one way or another... or perhaps social work. Personally, I don't care. She can be a crazy cat lady librarian, glass artist, or something more unconventional/aberrant, as long as it makes her happy.
Anywho, here's a pic from her doctoring adventures yesterday. She was focused on feeding her patients, bringing Andy, Frannie, and me cans of Compleat. She's a sweetie.
Anywho, here's a pic from her doctoring adventures yesterday. She was focused on feeding her patients, bringing Andy, Frannie, and me cans of Compleat. She's a sweetie.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Ten bites!
Look who ate 10 bites of yogurt, earning 10 stickers!
Oh yyeeeaaaaahhhhh. Woop woop!!
We'll be focusing on yogurt for the time being. Once she masters that, we'll move on to more textured purees again. She has a lot of trouble with purees, but she does pretty darn well with the yogurt. Atta girl. :)
Oh yyeeeaaaaahhhhh. Woop woop!!
We'll be focusing on yogurt for the time being. Once she masters that, we'll move on to more textured purees again. She has a lot of trouble with purees, but she does pretty darn well with the yogurt. Atta girl. :)
Monday, July 11, 2011
I've got nothin'.
I don't have anything in the way of interesting to blog about, so here are a couple goodies. The first is just a random bit of artistic flare. After at least a month of being on a pseudo sabbatical, my creative side is finally coming back. ((Yay!)) The second is a really cute video of Mackenzie playing Simon Says last night at bedtime.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Summer cleaning? Sure!
I spent a few hours this weekend hiding medical crap. Okay... so maybe that didn't quite come out right.
I was actually going through Mackenzie's room and making it look more like a little girl's room as opposed to having medical stuff all about. I managed to find a place for most if it in her closet, although I still need to go through it and ditch the trach supplies. I ended up putting her pulse ox, oxygen tubing, and nebulizer under her bed. When she's sleeping, we pull out the pulse ox and place it on her Dora step stool at the foot of the bed. Well, we move it so it's visible from her doorway. I still want to get a red hamper, although I'm not quite sure where to put it.
Anywho... here are a few pics. :) As always, you can click to enlarge.
If you want to see what her room looked like before, you can check out the Toddler Bed post. I didn't include pictures of her armoire in that post, but you can click here to see a picture of that side of her room. The towers of supplies and miscellaneous nursing goodies are now in her closet. That picture was taken before the first revamping when we put up her toddler bed, but it really hadn't changed much. Instead of stuffies on the top, there were chux pads and a box of 60cc syringes. The shelves held her neb treatments, pulse ox probes, gloves, and random other.... stuff. :)
I was actually going through Mackenzie's room and making it look more like a little girl's room as opposed to having medical stuff all about. I managed to find a place for most if it in her closet, although I still need to go through it and ditch the trach supplies. I ended up putting her pulse ox, oxygen tubing, and nebulizer under her bed. When she's sleeping, we pull out the pulse ox and place it on her Dora step stool at the foot of the bed. Well, we move it so it's visible from her doorway. I still want to get a red hamper, although I'm not quite sure where to put it.
Anywho... here are a few pics. :) As always, you can click to enlarge.
If you want to see what her room looked like before, you can check out the Toddler Bed post. I didn't include pictures of her armoire in that post, but you can click here to see a picture of that side of her room. The towers of supplies and miscellaneous nursing goodies are now in her closet. That picture was taken before the first revamping when we put up her toddler bed, but it really hadn't changed much. Instead of stuffies on the top, there were chux pads and a box of 60cc syringes. The shelves held her neb treatments, pulse ox probes, gloves, and random other.... stuff. :)
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Le Sigh
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Friday, July 1, 2011
Low-Carb Macaroni and Cheese
I was recently diagnosed with a syndrome that took 12 blissful years to nail down. In addition to new medications, I am having to revamp my lifestyle to that of a low-carbohydrate diet. I’m a total carb-a-holic. It hasn’t been easy, to say the least. But! I recently discovered a brand called Dreamfields that is a low-carb pasta option. It’s still not something I can eat routinely, but as a treat once or twice a month, it works well. So here is a recipe I happened to find for low-carb mac ‘n cheese. I was never a huge fan of macaroni and cheese until I was diagnosed. Then, suddenly, all I wanted was macaroni and cheese and lots of it. Isn’t that just how things work out? ;)
The recipe below makes one 12 x 9” casserole dish comprised of approximately 12 servings, depending on how you divide it up. That equates to just under 6 grams of carbohydrates but a little over 2 grams of fiber. If you buy into the idea of net carbs, which I’m personally on the fence about, that would make 4 grams of digestible carbs. I have read rumors, though, that if you overcook the pasta, some of the “hidden” carbs are somehow leaked back out. I obviously don’t know how true that is. As for calories and fat, that's really going to depend on what type of cheese you use.
In any event, servings freeze well in air-tight containers. Just thaw in the fridge and reheat. :) I baked it last night and I'd say it took about 45 minutes to prepare and cook. I let it cool for about about 1-1/2 hours before freezing in serving-size bags.
Low-Carb Macaroni and Cheese
Ingredients
1 box (13.25 oz) Dreamfield’s elbows
4 cups shredded low-fat cheese (I used 3 different times of cheddar, but I think Colby-Jack would be good, too.)
2 eggs
2 tsp dry mustard mixed in 1 TBS hot water
1-1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
Salt/Pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375˚F and lightly grease a 9 x 12” casserole dish.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta, bring back to a boil, and reduce heat. Allow to cook for 10 minutes. Drain pasta and set aside.
3. Whisk together mustard, hot water, eggs, and milk in a small mixing bowl. You can add salt and pepper to taste, although I typically only add a little bit of pepper to anything I cook. Salt is the debbil. ;)
4. In the large pot you used to boil the pasta, combine pasta and milk mixture. Add the 4 cups of cheese and stir.
5. Pour macaroni mixture into the casserole dish, pressing down to evenly distribute. Sprinkle parmesan on top. Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes. The cheese should all be melted, and the cheese on top should start to brown slightly.
The recipe below makes one 12 x 9” casserole dish comprised of approximately 12 servings, depending on how you divide it up. That equates to just under 6 grams of carbohydrates but a little over 2 grams of fiber. If you buy into the idea of net carbs, which I’m personally on the fence about, that would make 4 grams of digestible carbs. I have read rumors, though, that if you overcook the pasta, some of the “hidden” carbs are somehow leaked back out. I obviously don’t know how true that is. As for calories and fat, that's really going to depend on what type of cheese you use.
In any event, servings freeze well in air-tight containers. Just thaw in the fridge and reheat. :) I baked it last night and I'd say it took about 45 minutes to prepare and cook. I let it cool for about about 1-1/2 hours before freezing in serving-size bags.
Ingredients
1 box (13.25 oz) Dreamfield’s elbows
4 cups shredded low-fat cheese (I used 3 different times of cheddar, but I think Colby-Jack would be good, too.)
2 eggs
2 tsp dry mustard mixed in 1 TBS hot water
1-1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese
Salt/Pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375˚F and lightly grease a 9 x 12” casserole dish.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta, bring back to a boil, and reduce heat. Allow to cook for 10 minutes. Drain pasta and set aside.
3. Whisk together mustard, hot water, eggs, and milk in a small mixing bowl. You can add salt and pepper to taste, although I typically only add a little bit of pepper to anything I cook. Salt is the debbil. ;)
4. In the large pot you used to boil the pasta, combine pasta and milk mixture. Add the 4 cups of cheese and stir.
5. Pour macaroni mixture into the casserole dish, pressing down to evenly distribute. Sprinkle parmesan on top. Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes. The cheese should all be melted, and the cheese on top should start to brown slightly.
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