How Big is Your Bed?

So I'm sure you have heard me whine talk about how Lily co-sleeps. But she doesn't just co-sleep she rules the bed. We stick her in the middle and inevitably she ends up smashed against my body while hubs has miles of room. I mean we have a king sized bed for pete's sake you think she'd find room of her own. Top it off that she still nurses at night (yes I WAS too lazy to make her quit, but not anymore) Every time she would press against me she would rouse and want a boo-boo. Well I'm TIRED OF IT....I told hubs we need to build a platform for her twin bed the height of our big bed and put her in it.

This weekend hubs and Tk's hubby built said platform

On Saturday night I thought I would finally get some great sleep...nope...she was freaked by it and wouldn't sleep on it. Sunday afternoon I asked her ...Mommy's bed or Lily's...well guess where she chose? Her's and she slept a great nap....same for bedtime...I asked again...she said Lily's...she slept until 4am ...asked for a boo-boo...(yes I gave it up) and she stayed on her side! Then slept until 7:45 am! I got the best night sleep in ages! Now in a year I'll move this bed to her room and BOOM...haha

You have to understand this co-sleeping is foreign for me....the 1st 3 kids were sleeping in their own beds by 4 months w/no issues! Lily breaks the mold!

Yea Me though for getting some sleep and using my brain about building the platform. We can fit a small army in it...maybe even more kids! (wiggles eyebrows)

Tomorrow Jake (2nd child) has some food project where they have to bring a certain food from different regions of the country to share with the class. He got the North East section. We'll I'm a Southern Girl...so I don't do that food (kidding.. I do love Lobster...clam chowder and all that) ...haha.. the North East does grow cranberries sooooo I baked


Glazed Cranberry Orange Loaves

Ingredients: Bread 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted 1 orange 2 eggs 1 1/4 cups milk 1 cup dried cranberries Additional pecan halves (optional) Glaze 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 tablespoon orange juice Directions: Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray bottom of Mini Loaf Pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. In Classic Batter Bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt and baking powder. Chop pecans using Food Chopper; add to batter bowl. Mix well and set aside. In Small Batter Bowl, microwave butter on HIGH 45-60 seconds or until melted. Zest orange to measure 1 tablespoon zest. Juice orange to measure 1/4 cup juice. Add zest, juice, eggs and milk to butter in batter bowl; whisk until combined. Add butter mixture to dry ingredients; mix just until dry ingredients are moistened. Do not overmix. Gently stir cranberries into batter. Fill each cavity of loaf pan with about 1 cup batter. Top batter with additional pecan halves, if desired. Bake 40-45 minutes or until Cake Tester inserted in center of loaves comes out clean and tops are golden brown. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pan; remove to Stackable Cooling Rack. Cool completely. For glaze, mix powdered sugar and orange juice until smooth; drizzle evenly over cooled loaves.

This recipe is from Pampered Chef...I used to be obsessed with all their gadgets...
I would make this recipe in the past for teacher Christmas gifts ..A yummy in your tummy easy peasy recipe! Trust me...you will double the batch like I do! (Gotta have some for yourself too!

(Photo taken before the Orange Glaze)