Being a mommy of 2...

Is fun, tiring and awesome! Emma is such a good big sister and Linnea is such a good baby! Linnea is still eating every 3 1/2-5 hours (depending on the time of day).

Emma has started to act out towards me and doesn't want to listen to me when I tell her to do things. I'm trying really hard to not get too frustrated with her. Her world has been flipped upside down recently and I'm trying to have a little understanding with that. Before my mom left she told me to just remember that siblings are the best things for kids. They learn a lot from having a sibling. So I just keep telling myself that Emma is just going through a learning phase.
Emma with a cupcake the Relief Society Presidency brought over for her.

I've gone out to the grocery store once with both girls, the library, Target and just on a drive around the town with them. Oh and WalMart. It's not as bad as I thought it would be. As soon as I get done feeding Linnea we are out the door running errands.

I am starting to come off the high of just giving birth and fatigue is now setting in. I'm tired and sometimes crabby but I wouldn't trade this for the world. Looking at Emma now I've realized just how quickly time flies. It makes me kinda sad to think about my little girls growing up and going to school. Emma will go into Primary this next year and I'm not sure I'm ready for that.

I love pictures like this!

So far Emma has tried to pick up her sister, whacked her sister in the face with a rattle that she was shaking to make Linnea stop crying, and stuffed the pacifier into her face to make her stop crying. Nothing too damaging, but still frustrating. They are all things that she was doing to try and help me so I couldn't get too mad at her but we did have a long talk about how to handle Linnea.

And I won't slack off... I'll post a new recipe for you guys too while I'm at it. The recipe is Artichoke Chicken and you cook it in a Dutch Oven. Since it's pretty much summer I figured why not a Dutch Oven recipe.

Artichoke Chicken

14 inch Dutch oven

8 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

2 Tbs. butter

½ c chopped onion

1/3 c flour

1 tsp dried rosemary

1 tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

2 c chicken broth

2 6oz cans artichoke hearts, drained

1 (4 ½ oz) jar whole mushrooms, drained

cooked noodles or rice

In 14 inch Dutch oven, brown chicken in butter. Remove chicken; do not drain pan juices. Sauté onion in pan juices; blend in flour, rosemary, salt and pepper. Add chicken broth; cook until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat, add chicken breasts, arrange artichokes and mushrooms on top of chicken and gravy up over the top of the chicken. Cover and bake at 350˚ F (about 8-10 coals on bottom, 14-16 on top) for 30 minutes or until chicken is tender. Place noodles or rice on serving platter; top with chicken and sauce. Yield: 8 servings