Morning Cuddles & Milking Mishaps

Learning to be a new mom, juggling a part time telecommute job and starting a new semester at school has definitely kept me busy! I'm just glad it's not Spring or I would be trying to start the garden too!

 That face! He makes my heart melt!

 

The early morning snuggles are my favorite! 

His bum is the perfect holder for my iPad #parentingwin!

 

While we are still learning how everything works (don't ask how he managed to do this while nursing) and some nights I swear I don't get any sleep, I wouldn't trade it for the world. This little man has had me wrapped around his finger from the moment he entered the world. I never knew my heart could hold so much love.

Baby Luca

I have a good excuse for the recent absence, no really! We are beyond ecstatic to announce that we welcomed our baby boy into the world this week. Luca Xavier was born on January 12th, 2015 at 10:38am, weighing in at 7lbs 14oz and 19" long!

* All photography by Kristen of Little Lion Photography

Sprouts

After a very chaotic Holiday season and the birth of our son fast approaching, I'm finding my time stretched completely thin! I have, however, been working on getting sprouts ready for the chickens so they have some greens to snack on over the winter.

Sprouts are a super easy treat to give your chickens. I ordered a few packets from Seeds Now, I highly recommend them! Their prices are very reasonable and the shipping was wicked quick!

First I soaked the seeds (it was a 1/2 cup packet) in water with about 1 tsp of lemon juice for 24 hours. (Lemon juice helps prevent molding)

Then I rinsed the seeds thoroughly with a strainer until the water ran clear.

 

Place the seeds into the container, I used one of the foil baking pans. Press the seeds flat so there aren't any large clumps or mounds.

 Mist with water 2x a day and I used the lid it came with to cover it.

After less than 24 hours there are already sprouts popping through!

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Day 6

Day 7 - Excuse their muddy mess of a run, we've had a horrible run of weather lately with a ton of rain and snow and it's turned everything into a mud pit! But, I think it's safe to say the chickens are very happy to see some lovely fresh greens!