The Creation of Bagel

HAHA! Nooo... I'm not going to tell you how we made Bagel! haha! I think you know. But we were watching this show on tv called Modern Marvels and they were explaining how bagels were made. Real bagels. Not my Toni Bagel (duh). So I thought it was interesting enough to blog about it since my blog IS called Bagel. It's not long, but did you know that bagels are boiled??? That's right, they take the dough or yeast or whatever it's called (you know what I mean) and they boil it first before baking it. Did you know that?? I didn't! I'm not really sure why, I didn't catch the whole thing. Oh I take that back. Junior caught it and told me why. It's so the rise of the yeast is slowed down while baking plus it gives it that shine when it's finished. Pretty darn interesting, huh? But only the plain bagels are known as water bagels even though all bagels are boiled first.

The pictures you see on this blog I took today in an effort to get shots of Toni with her hair clip. Isn't she ADORABLE?! I know, the clip does nothing for her hair really. I mean it's still all over the place as you can see. BUT, she still looks cute you have to admit! She's developing so fast too! She gets really vocal now! Highs and lows, gurgles... almost sounds like purrs sometimes. Laughing... I know, it's not a full on giggle but it's still a laugh and I'll still take it! She's a pretty independent little thing considering she's only 15 weeks! I sat her in the little opening of the Boppy pillow (it's the half donut looking pillow women like to use when breastfeeding in case you didn't know) to kind of give her some independence; sit by herself but still have the support of the pillow around her (not pictured). But she is sort of at an incline in this pillow because the pillow isn't high enough, or deep enough to support her upper back and neck. Well this little miss independent isn't cool with that. So when I put her in it, she tried lifting herself up. Obviously she can't do it yet but she sure tries to. And when she finds she isn't able to just yet, she gives me this look and a grunt like, "c'mon now, help me out here!" But we have this little chair called the BeBe Pod that helps with the development of sitting up by themselves and things. We waited until 3 months to let her try it out because that is the recommended minimum age. Anyway, she didn't care for it too much. She kep trying to get out of it. But today we put her in it again and she seemed ok with it. She wasn't trying to get out of it and in fact, she actually was trying to play with the toys on the tray that comes with the seat. I mean seriously, just last week she didn't want the chair and now she seems ok. Developing very fast I tell you. And here I am about to put her in daycare and miss it all! (cue in crying) I know, I'm selfish. I should be proud of her and not care that it wasn't me that got to witness it firsthand. Anyone out there have the winning lotto numbers by the way? I'm telling you now more than ever, I think I will seriously be a regular at the lotto because I would love the opportunity to stay home and raise my child! You know pre marriage and pre kids there was a point where I was in between jobs and didn't work for a whole month. And I have to say it felt like THE longest month in my entire life! I hated just sitting there doing nothing! And so I always thought, if I ever won the lotto I might still work. Maybe not full time (or maybe I would) but I'd still work because what else would I do? OK, now that I'm officially a mom... I take that back. I would so love the be the stay at home mom... a soccer mom! I would! I know my luck isn't all that great with these lotto type things, but maybe if I play regularly enough I'll hit it one day. Can I just dream the numbers? Or is there someone out there with an insane amount of money that wants to just help me out? haha! Sigh... dreams.

Oh... this one I love. Sometimes when I am trying to put her to sleep (bedtime or nap) I lay down with her in our bed (basically her bed now). And when she's still playing a little I'll close my eyes and just peek at her. Maybe a month or so ago, doing that would actually make her do the same and go to sleep! Not now! Now when I do that, she starts smiling me as if she's saying, "I know you're awake!" and then she'll "talk" even more... and louder! Sometimes she actually hits me. Now I don't know if that's intentional because I don't know if babies this age can intentionally do that, but if they can intentionally reach for things, why not not "hit" things also. Maybe it's reaching that ends up in hitting. I don't know. I wouldn't hold it past her. I told you, she's a genius. There's no fooling this little girl. It's cute now but later... haha! I'll probably be taking that back.