Mommy, That Shot Hurt!!!

Friday, we took Haylen to the doctor for her two year well check up.  Two years!?!  Really???  Where in the world has time gone?  Seriously, my baby girl is growing so fast!  But more about that later.  Sorry, I digress.  Back to the story at hand.  CJ and I both took the day off.  I couldn’t have asked for a better Valentine’s present than having the day to spend with my two favorite people.  We had a leisurely morning, an early lunch at Chuy’s, went shopping at Toys R Us, and then headed to UPA for her appointment.  Apparently, our morning had worn her out because this is how she looked when we pulled into the parking lot.

I’m telling you, the girl did not flinch when I took her out of her seat.  She was OUT!  She didn’t wake up until I had to sit her on the scale.  At first, she stayed asleep, even with me trying to hold her up without affecting the scale.  She wobbled back and forth for a bit, but after leaning to far one way, she woke right up.  She was quite startled when she figured out where she was.  Talk about a rude awakening.  Let’s just say there were a few tears.  No worries.  She settled down and ended up having a great check-up.   

Here’s how she measured up for the day:
Weight:  29 lbs. 6 oz.  (88%)
Height:  3 ft (94%)
BMI:  15.9 (25%)
Head Circumference:  48  cm (72%)

Dr. Sullivan was very happy with her progress both physically and developmentally.  Can she say more than 10 words?  Check…Oh my…We passed 10 a LONG time ago.  Is she putting together 2 word sentences?  Check…and then some.  Is she jumping on two feet?  Check.  Dr. Sullivan even asked her how old she was going to be to which she quickly answered, “Two!”  Ears, eyes, nose, chest, tummy.  They all checked out great as well.   Now, the real fun of our appointment began after Dr. Sullivan was all done with her check-up.  And by fun, I mean way more tears and a shot.  The super cool Daffy Duck band-aid her nurse put on it afterwards did nothing to make her any happier.  She usually loves a “super cool band-aid…Nope!  She wasn’t having it!

This is her in the car as we were leaving the doctor’s office.  Check out that pitiful expression.  She’s pulling up her leggings to see where her poor little leg was stuck.  And from there came the quote of the day.  She looked at me and in a sad, yet very direct and very frank voice said, “Mommy. That. Shot. HURT!”  I wish I had videoed her saying it.  She expressed such indignation!  Not gonna lie, it cracked me up! 

Well, after the rude awakening, and shot to top it off, we thought a little treat might help take the edge off.  Frappuccinos make everything better, right?  Well, almost.  She still kept reminding us.  Every time she looked at her leg, every time she went potty and saw the band-aid, when she thought we might have forgotten how she felt about it, she let us know, “That. Shot. Hurt!!!”

Pin, Lose, or Draw #1: Peanut Butter Rice Krispies

Recently, my hubby has had a hankering for peanut butter rice krispies.  As you might have guessed, I headed right to Pinterest to find a recipe to quell his craving.  I actually pinned 3 (shocking, right!?!).  After showing him pictures and ingredients of each, we decided on this recipe, Peanut Butter Rice Krispies with Chocolate Frosting.

Now let’s begin!

The ingredients were quite simple: 

• 6 cups Rice Krispies
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Light Corn Syrup
• 1/4 cup Butter
• 1 cup Peanut Butter
• 12 oz. chocolate chips

You start by heating the sugar, corn syrup, and butter until it comes to a good boil.  Once it boils, take the mixture off of the heat and stir in the peanut butter.  After it is good and smooth, add in the Rice Krispies.


Next, transfer the mixture to a 13 x 9 pan.  Don’t forget to spray you pan with cooking spray first (I used original Pam).  Once everything was all settled in the pan, I began melting the chocolate for the frosting.  (A little helpful hint here…take the time and use a double boiler.  I didn’t the first time and ended up throwing away a big ol’ clump of chocolate.  I knew better.  Not my finest moment…)


Once your chocolate is safely melted, spread it on top of your rice krispie treats and let it sit.  Now, due to my chocolate melting debacle, I had about half the amount the recipe called for (thank goodness I had about half a bag of milk chocolate chips in the pantry); however, I think the amount of chocolate I ended up with on top was perfect.   The recipe recommended chilling your treats in the refrigerator, but I didn’t since my husband wasn’t crazy about the idea of cold rice krispies. 


This recipe was quick and easy to follow.  But most importantly, my husband enjoyed it!  They actually turned out much denser than I had thought they would.  I think I had the idea of regular rice krispie treats in my head (you know the ones made with ooey gooey marshmallows that you pull apart with your fingers).  Well, these definitely do not have the pull apart effect, but they taste really good. 

Verdict: 

Pin, Lose, or Draw

I, as I’m sure most of you, spend way more time on Pinterest than I care to admit.  Countless hours of numerous days spent pinning DIY projects, recipes, outfits, craft ideas, house plans of our dreams…Seriously, I’m gonna stop here, because let’s be honest, the list could on FOR-EV-ER.  Hey, I love pinning.  Sometimes I get a little pin happy (according to my profile, I have 1,717 pins).  But now let’s be real.  How many of those pins have I actually tried?  How many of your pins have you tried?  If you are anything like me, your “pin” to “I’ve actually tried this pin” ratio is a bit off.  So in an effort to actually make use of all…okay some…of my pins I decided to start somewhat of a series here on my blog called “Pin, Lose, or Draw.”

Here’s the plan.  Each week I am going to try a new pin.  It could be a recipe or a craft project.  Honestly, it could be anything, just as long as I have pinned it.  I’ll try the pin and then blog about the result.  If the pin was a success, I’ll say “pin it.”  If it’s a flop, or if it just didn’t work for me, I’ll tell you that I’m going to “lose” that particular pin.   And if I’m on the fence about it, maybe it wasn’t a homerun but it wasn’t bad either, I’ll call it a “draw.”  Easy enough, right? 

Now, I’m going to go ahead and let everyone know I am NOT the be all end all source of all things Pinterest.  These are just my opinions and experiences.  My “lose” may receive an overwhelming “pin it” from you, or something that was a “draw” for me may very well knock your socks off.  So just know, I’m not here to insult anyone or discredit any pins.  My goal is try some different pins and let you know how it worked for me. 

Now with that being said…Let’s get pinning!!!