.

wow Vi, what a good start the kids are getting. They are very lucky indeed. I don't think green smoothies would be a problem...can't get any of mine to drink them yet but they are a bit older. Something my kids love is an apple and a carrot put through the juicer with the blanking plate on. Comes out like stewed fruit and very tasty. This is 1 of the only things i give them if they get sick.
look forward to hearing more about your families transistion to raw.
organic mama

Hi Vi. Just repeating what everyone else here is saying... what a great start for you and your children. It will be easier to see how the sleep issues go.

xooxo

Vi dont freat about the gs you will work out your fav recipe very soon. The first few I made I ended up throwing them out cause they where so bad. Then I was using the food processor to make them and thought one day I would try the blender what a difference. So you arnt the only one who is finding it hard with this raw way of life.

As for tastes with the dehydrator your taste buds will change over time (trust me) I use to make stuff in the dehydrator and go yuck and throw it out or it wouldnt work at all. Give your self time with all of this please.

I agree with watermuma, with teathing you do what you feel is right and yes I did train both my kids to put them selves to sleep. But Connor is doing the same thing as your LO wanting to be cuddled to sleep most of the time I just take it as it comes. There is a stigma that you cant do this or that or you will spoil your child, Sorry but I dont believe it. Who wants a baby who is teathing to be screaming half the night. Not me. So please do what you feel is right and not what the dr says. Does the dr know you bubba as well as you do No. And with the co-sleeping can you put him in his own bed when he has fall asleep maybe that is what you could do. You will get him to sleep in his own bed if that is what you want just take it easy with him cause those pesty little teeth hurt.

Love to you Vi
Angie

Vi, We have a lot in common.  I organised a few cooking lessons for hubby as he said he wanted to cook more gourmet meals (he's already an excellent cook).  Then he treated me to the same gift as I wanted to learn more cooking techniques.  The chef then said hubby who will never follow a recipe needs to do so, and I who will not substitute one ingredient and make him go to the shops to get the missing one has to loosen up and go with the flow more,and not folllow the recipes so much.   Cooking or uncooking is all about finding that gorgeous balance.

There's a lot of wisdom in Emi's words re keeping it simple.  That way you get to savour the individual flavours.

And I empathise with cooking for 4 so much easier when we are single but lots less love in our lives.  I'd rather take the love and muddle thru things in the kitchen.  I'm lucky that Sophie is still young and not so set in her ways so she loves the salads, and fruit combos she gets thru the day.  Although I am struggling by still cooking her a cooked meal for dinner to get her proper nutrition (which is anti all the stuff I am reading on raw) so am doing my head in by beleiving in one thing (raw is best) and behaving in another (giving cooked).  Slowly, slowly does it and we weren't born the perfect mums, I think its something we evolve into.

Enjoy then journey.

Donna

gosh... what a beautiful poem.