The other day I reached way in the back of the shelf and pulled out a jar of baby food (chicken flavored). We had bought it a while ago, but it just didn't look very appetizing so we never tried to see if Kaylee would like it. I decided to finally give it a try. So I took the lid off, and stuck it in the microwave like I always do. When I looked in the jar to see what it looked like, I noticed that the top sort of looked like it had formed a solid layer. After gently warming it for about 15 to 20 seconds, I took it out. I grabbed the spoon to stir it up. As I put the spoon in the jar I broke through that layer on the top.
All of a sudden...
POP! And baby food went flying everywhere. It got in my eyes, my face, my hair, on my arms, on the fridge, the stove, the cabinets, and all over the floor. What a mess. Yuck!
I guess pressure had built up and got released when I put the spoon through the top layer. The thing that was odd was that it wasn't very hot. I should know, it was in my eyes and all over my face.
Naomi and I actually had a good laugh over it. I sure looked funny with baby food all over me. :-P
Note to self, if you see a solid layer on the top of baby food, stir it first before warming it up. Oh yeah, I might want to reduce the amount of time I heat things up. Maybe heat for 10 seconds, stir, check, and heat again. :-)
Posted by Mark at May 26, 2005 07:28 AMDo you think that solid portion had fat in it.....I am glad that it did not scald you....would have loved to have seen you, the area and you two laughing. Our Lacie is in Denver being tested for a cross-over inplant. Lacie,Annette,Jerry went to the Zoo while there and saw all the new baby's....it was great and Lacie's favorite, a baby ant eater...LF
Posted by: Zellen at May 27, 2005 07:32 AMI just wanted to say hello!
I found your blog through a friend's a few days ago and I read through the entries you write in China. I must say you had me crying. My husband and I are about to try for our first, but we also want to adopt (probably in the next couple of years). It's just something I have always wanted to do and your blog is making me more excited than ever! We were thinking about Korea, but after reading about your success with China, I may need to start looking into that.
Didn't mean to write you a whole book, just wanted to say hi and that I think Kaylee is adorable! :-)
Posted by: Hannah at May 27, 2005 11:39 AMHi Hannah,
Glad you dropped by. That's awesome that you and your husband are considering adoption. As you can probably tell from our blog, Naomi and I could not be happier with our decision.
Let me know if you ever have any questions!
Posted by: Mark at May 28, 2005 02:41 AMI love these first-time parents moments!!!!!
Posted by: Joette at May 30, 2005 07:35 PMHi, Naomi and Mark, thanks for sharing so much of your life with us. We live in Australia and are looking into China adoption. We have 2 boys 5 & 2 and have been unable to find any stories from anyone within Australia so thankyou for providing lots of information.
Kirstie
ps keep the photos coming!