Our Samosa has arrived - 1 month birthday celebration!

It's been a while since I posted. The last several weeks of my pregnancy were very tiring and I basically gave up on cooking so even if I had had the motivation to post something, I didn't have anything interesting to post about!

Our little Samosa arrive on Oct 7, 2008 after 41 hours of long back labor. We named him Jayant Kieran to honor our Indian and Irish heritages. He was 7 lbs. 2 oz and 20" long. Since he was my first, I don't have anything to compare birthing to but apparently it was a pretty strenuous labor and it didn't scare me away from having another kiddo so I guess I handled it pretty well. I only wish I could have done it without an epidural been able to do the waterbirth but at least we have a happy, healthy baby. I can always try again for a natural birth next time.

Nov 7 marked his 1 month birthday so we had a birthday party! I can't believe a month has gone by already! To celebrate, I baked a cake, one of the first things I've done in the kitchen besides heating up frozen meals in a long time! I made a "Better than Sex" cake but since it's inappropriate for a 1 month old and not something he can relate to, I decided to rename it "Better than Boobies" cake.

Better than Boobies Cake

• 1 package Devil's Food or German Chocolate cake mix
• Water, oil and eggs (as called for on cake mix package)
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 17 ounces caramel sauce
• 8 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 2 Health bars, broken into small pieces

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake cake as directed on package in a 13x9-inch pan. Cool 15 minutes. Poke top of warm cake every 1/2 inch with handle of wooden spoon, wiping handle occasionally to reduce sticking. Drizzle sweetened condensed milk evenly over top of cake, let stand until milk has been absorbed into cake. Drizzle with caramel topping. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours until chilled. Spread whipped topping over top of cake. Sprinkle with Health bar pieces.