I felt his 43 pound body slam into the pillow next to my head.
I could feel his eyes staring intently, waiting for any signs of life.
His breath warm against my forehead.
And it smelled badly.
“Momma,” he whispered, “it’s cereal time baby.”
It was 5:54 am.
I am not really sure how I manage to take care of a three year old before any coffee has passed my lips.
I imagine that it probably goes something like this:
“Momma that’s the dog food not my Cheerios® !”
“I got the milk out for you Momma!”
“Why are your eyes closed Momma?”
“Can I have another bowl?”
The coffee isn’t brewing fast enough.
“Can I have toast?”
Sip. Sip. Sip
“Can I eat grapes in my hand?”
“Wait a minute. How much food have you had?”
“Momma, the food falls in my tummy somewhere. I don’t know. I’m hungry for all the days.”
Chug. A. Lug. Chug. A. Lug.
Some time elapsed.
I may have done something constructive.
But probably not.
I can guarantee you that my eyes are open.
Slightly.
“Momma, I am so very very hungry. I eat something now.”
It’s 9 am.
That kid is a fierce eating machine.
I don’t even know where he stores all that.
Although once he plugged our toilet.
Shawn had to plunge it and I died laughing when he shouted from the basement, “I just got poo water on my face! Poo water!”
To this day, I still won’t kiss his cheek.
Now that I’ve grossed you out, lets talk about food.
I’ve been trying to find healthy hearty snacks for the boy child with insatiable hunger and since it is summer, I wanted to incorporate the fresh fruits in season.
Canadian grown fruit baby.
When I found out about Life Made Delicious, a website created by General Mills Canada with over 1, 500 recipe options, I just had to check it out.
Who doesn’t love finding awesome recipes online?
But which one to choose?
I found this recipe that not only used fresh fruit, but sounded easy enough to let my son’s busy hands take part in making it.
Who doesn’t love keeping the kids busy during summer break?
Oh and don’t tell them that this recipe is HEALTHY.
Oatmeal-Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup fresh or frozen (thawed and drained) blueberries
Method:
- Heat oven to 400°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups (or grease bottoms only with shortening or cooking spray).
- In small bowl, pour buttermilk over oats; set aside.
Sometimes accidents will happen. That’s just a sign of a good baker
- In large bowl, mix oil, brown sugar and egg with spoon. Stir in flours, baking soda, cinnamon and salt just until flours are moistened. Stir in oat mixture; fold in blueberries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
- Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Serve warm.
These muffins were a score for this family. Give it a try! It was super easy and even better to eat!
You can find more scrumptious recipes at Life Made Delicious.
Disclosure: I am part of the Life Made Delicious Blogger program and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.
Yummers, you!
Also? Poo water. Eeww. Just eeww.
xo
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YOU BAKE!! I LOVE YOU!!
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Those muffins look really delicious!!!! And I swear boys have hollow legs, having raised three!
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You DO know I’m in love with your beautiful child! His little face just radiates happiness! You, my sweet friend, are a good, good mommy! P.S. If you think that child eats a lot NOW, just wait till he’s in his early to mid teens. Oh, my HELL! Get the locks & chain READY for your food supply because otherwise, you’ll be buying groceries EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.! LOL! P.S. I MISS ‘talking’ to you, lil’ Kimmy! XXXOOO!
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Hungry for all the days…Ha!
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Holy yum, those look good!
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Yummy! Nothing like the smell of fresh baked goods.
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Definitely going to try those! LOVED the bit before coffee since I have one that wakes around that time, too. I have two boys that are NEVER full, too,
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I love that fresh berries are finally in season in the Great White North! Thanks for sharing that website, there’s a few things I’m going to make.
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MMMMM….
they look so so good!
I laughed so hard at what your child said to you! Mine says the same stuff.
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Your kid sleeps until almost 6:00?!? I am so jealous. Mine was up at 5:12 this morning. Singing. Which woke up the younger one. Who also started singing. This is not unusual in my house (well, the singing was unusual… usually he just starts shouting “I want to get up now!”) he’s almost always up by 5:30. And making damn sure the rest of the house is, too.
He slept until 6:30 once… I woke up at 5:30 anyway and had to go in and reassure myself that he hadn’t died in his sleep or something. Even if he sleeps in, he still wakes me up too early… sigh…
I shall have my revenge when he is a teenager and wants to sleep until noon. I plan to take up the bagpipes and expect that I will need a lot of practice. Early practice.
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delicious looking muffins enjoyed the post and pictures
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Oooh, yummy!
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Oh, poo water, you always make me laugh!
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I love that he’s a big eater! Love to feed those kind of kids. Mine eat basically nothing.
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YUM! I totally pinned this for use later. Like tomorrow.
nom nom nom
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those muffins look delicious & I love “hungry for all the days”.
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Yuuuummy! And my son is a voracious eater, too – though I’m pretty sure I know where it goes: down the tubes! But he hasn’t clogged one yet! Ha!
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Chunky is skinny.
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This is my fav age for kids! My daughter is 25 lbs and will be three in August. Such a picky eater. I look at her and think “that child was hatched, she can’t be mine” lol
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