Best stuffing EVER!

So my mom made this about 5 years ago because it won a best stuffing contest on the Today show...and ever since we have to have it every year! I think its the reason I like Thanksgiving so much now.....I love it so much I thought I'd share.....its an Italian style stuffing...so delish! I highly recommend trying it if you want to try something new this year. You won't regret it I promise

1 1/2 lbs of Italian sweet sausage
2tbsp olive oil
1 extra large yellow onion chopped
7 large celery ribs chopped
4 garlic cloves minced
6 oz pancetta diced
6 cups of day old (dried out) cubed french bread
3 cups of day old (dried out) cubed cornbread
1/2 cup butter cubed and cold
1tbsp ground thyme
1 tsp salt- or more depending on your taste
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cups shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 cups pine nuts toasted
4-5 cups of chicken broth
2tbsp chopped fresh sage
Large parmesan shavings

Heat oil and saute pancetta, add onion and celery cook until translucent. Add garlic cook another 3 minutes.
Mix bread crumbs and half of the pine nuts together in a bowl, add cheese and sausage and dry seasonings.
Add sauteed vegis and pan drippings. slowly mix in broth ans mix thoroughly til moist but not soupy. Test for saltiness.

Place in large pan top with cubed butter and cover with foil and bake at 375 for 45 mins. Remove foil and bake another 15 mins until edges are crispy. Just before serving top with remaining pine nuts, Parmesan shavings and chopped sage.

Lots of Smiles!

Easton is smiling so much lately I am loving it! We are reading lots of Christmas books and its so fun!

Daily Activities

What do we do during the day you ask? Let me tell ya, lots of stuff! I have friends come visit at least a few times a week- which is so nice that friends will come to me instead of going out....makes it so much easier with the on demand breast feeding! But I like to get out too sometimes, just finding the right balance is good.
But I am going out to lunch today and tomorrow with friends so I am hoping he sleeps and it goes well, fingers crossed! So here's some things we do:
Lots of grocery shopping trips

Lots of walking either at the mall if its raining or outsite if its not!

Bath time (not everday) but every few days

Play time on the gym- this is how I get time to eat breakfast, make coffee and write this blog post! (this is an old pic, he's so much bigger now)

And even though hes too small for it we put him in the bumbo, he loves sitting up and it helps work his neck muscles...even though he turns his head to the side and I usually assist him and dont leave him alone like in this pic. He lasts about 5 minutes them gets pissed, ha!

And lately we spend some time smiling at eachother its my favorite time of the day!

And then there is some of this....I call him cranky franky or cranky pants McGee....

I try to stay busy but also have days like yesterday where we stay home and cuddle and Easton takes his afternoon nap on my chest, I love that!
I am thinking after the Holidays I will start music classes and baby boot camp so we will be busy which is good for us. I am able to workout now and the c-section pain is totally gone, so happy about that. Probably going to go to my gym and meet the daycare staff and if I'm comfortable with them start going there and few days a week as well.

1 Month

My sweet boy is 1 month already! What a great Month its been!
Overall he is a great baby, rarely cries, sleeps at least 5 hours at night and slept 6.5 last night- fed him then for 5 hours more! I woke up before him this morning and I didn't even know what to do with myself! He loves to eat and the breastfeeding is still going great. Here are a few more things about Mr. Easton:

Likes: My boobs, playing on your gym, playing with daddy, being rocked, snuggling on my chest, going on walks, tummy time, sleeping in the rock and play sleeper (best thing ever!) next to my bed, sitting up, the Ergo (glad we got this and the Bjorn- he hates the Bjorn right now and loves the Ergo!), being tickled, taking baths

Dislikes: Being hungry or too tired, Vitamin D drops, hiccups, being swaddled, sleeping in his crib, the Bjorn

Cute Halloween Pictures