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Breakfast With Baby

Weariness creeps around the corners of my eyes, my fully made cup of coffee taunts me from the counter top, yet I will not leave my seat to get it. C has just fed himself from a spoon for the first time and I am ecstatic. I sit in awe as I watch him figure out the process. He is incredibly pleased with himself and smashes it from bowl to mouth with determined concentration. I am so grateful to not have missed this achievement. I silently thank myself for sitting down to eat with him. You see, breakfast is our meal.

C makes coffee while I make breakfast

I believe in the importance of eating meals with your kids. I know that they learn by example, that they’re watching our every move for cues. I know that that quality time around the table is important for families. I’m also realistic. I know if I sit C down with some apple slices and a grilled cheese sandwich I can empty and fill the entire dishwasher. I can vacuum the floor. I could even write an article without stopping every 5 minutes to read Are You A Cow? When C was an infant I had daydreams of eating every meal with him, Pretty much as soon as he started feeling himself solids the lure of getting some time back drew me in. Lunch times I find myself trying to clean or work on projects, dinner time is mostly together, but he still eats so early that on nights S isn’t home I’m still cooking while C is eating. So here’s my revised promise to myself. We will eat breakfast together. That I seem to be able to keep. We keep it simple, we both have steel cut oats, I have coffee, we cheers our cups, we watch the birds. I start my day by being present (if not totally awake). Some days it is the only time of the day I’m 100% focused on C. A lot of the time my brain is in a million different places at once so I am grateful for this small ritual.

Connor takes a break from 'Are You A Cow?' to read me the ABC Book

Please forgive my lack of material lately. Last week was a tough week for us. So I gave myself the week off. Or at least as much “off” as a stay at home mom can. We took hikes with friends, spent hours chatting with far away family, and read Are You A Cow? 10 million times. I don’t know what it is about that book, but he’s obsessed. I didn’t cook much, but we did eat breakfast together every morning. recipes

Hiking baby

Ready for a hike with friends!

Today I am sharing my very simple morning oats recipe. I cook this up while I brew my coffee and C plays. It requires minimal effort and you can put ANYTHING in it. I recommend staying away from things like stewed cabbage, but to each their own.

Mommy and Me Oats

This makes enough to keep in your fridge for a few days and heat up for breakfast. I make this with Bob’s Red Mill Gluten-Free Oats

¾ cups rolled oats (not quick cooking)

1 ½ cups water

1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon

1 apple chopped (baby bite sized)

Optional favorite Toppings:

Flax seeds

Almond meal (this is a great replacement for almond slices when kiddos are little and can’t chew up nuts)

Chia seeds

Dried sweet cherries (any dried fruit will do, but the dried cherries from Trader Joe's are my favorite!)

Brown sugar (for mama)

Butter (mostly just for mama)

Pretty much anything you can dream up

  1. Put the oats in a pan with the water (make sure it’s tall enough that the oats won’t boil over)

  2. Heat on high and bring to a boil

  3. Turn heat to low and put a lid on the pan. Simmer for 15 minutes. Watch the pot carefully as it has a tendency to boil over.

  4. Add the apple and simmer for another 10-15 minutes or until all the water has evaporated

Add any toppings you want. I typically do a little brown sugar and butter for me. C mostly has them plain, but we mix and match with the other toppings. I normally only use the cherries if I’m not using apple and I throw theses in a few minutes before the oats are done to plump them up.

Enjoy!

MADE BY MARISSA 

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