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Happy 1st Birthday Claire!

31 Thursday May 2018

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birthday, birthday ideas, decorations, fiesta, milestones, one, taco bout a party

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Our baby girl is ONE!!  I’ll be doing a separate post on all of her stats and such like I do each month, but I just wanted to pop on and show you a couple of photos we had taken by Stacie at Adventures Await Photography and to share her first birthday fun!

For her birthday, we had a Taco ‘Bout a birthday theme and kept it pretty simple, but some of the main decor:
Taco Invite
UNO Cake Topper
Taco Strand (watch out, this requires SERIOUS DIY skills, super cute though)
Cactus String Lights
Cactus and Llama Banner
Cactus Plates and Napkins (Meri Meri has A TON of cute cactus decor)

Claire’s Birthday Outfit:
Latigo Leather Purse
Tunic
Cactus Necklace
My Mamacita Shirt (Size WAYYYY up)

I also did a lengthy thing on Instagram about the girls’ baby books which I’ve highlighted and also how we use Chatbooks to document the girls!

And for her birthday, we got her just a few things, but the book I am most excited about is this book, When is My Birthday?, with two girls, I have a feeling this book will get a lot of use over the years!  My happy birthday coming soon???

If I forgot to link something, just let me know!  Stay tuned for the ONE YEAR update!!

We love you sweet C!

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12-18 Month Essentials!

12 Wednesday Jul 2017

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bathtime, birthday, eating, essentials, feeding, Gifts, play, sensory, sleeping, toddler, toys

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Good afternoon!  Hope all of your weeks are off to an excellent start!  E is now 18 months and her needs have totally changed so I thought it was high time I got around to doing a post about what she is loving/needing now!  The one thing that I have noticed, is that our “needs” are fewer and it’s becoming more of a what she “wants” and/or enjoys for longer than 6 seconds.

Bathtime

  1. We have moved her out of her enclosed tub (that was really just a bucket) and she is in the full bath now.  Dude, bathtubs are slick and toddlers have no concept of taking it easy.  After one tub-free bath session, I had to go get a bath mat.  Just make sure you let it air dry suction side up every once in awhile because it does get mildewy underneath!
  2. I found this bath fingerpaint in the dollar section at Target, or at least something similar and E loves it!
  3. In addition to these toys that she still loves, we have thrown in cups and bowls that she can fill and dump.

Diapering

  1. We’ve moved into the possible potty training phase of life.  I will probably do a full post on this as we get closer, but for now, the only thing we have done besides couponing for pull ups, is set a potty chair in the bathroom.  She doesn’t really like sitting on it without her diaper yet, but we encourage her to just sit on it when we go too, get comfortable with it, etc…

Play

  1. She still loves everything I mentioned in the 6-12 months post including babies, blankets, buckets, etc…
  2. One magic item I have found are pom poms, cups, and spoons.  When I need just like five minutes to breathe or drink my now cold coffee, I pull this activity out.  It will keep her busy for I kid you not, like 30 minutes.  She just fills up all the cups with a spoon (I demonstrate) and then dumps from cup to cup and then does it all again.  As she gets a little older, I am hoping she still loves it and it can become a sorting activity with all the colors!  Although my child blessedly is not obsessed with putting everything in her mouth, I do monitor this activity because the poms are on the smaller side…they may sell bigger ones?
  3. I gotta give a shout out to my mom for giving E this doll.  She can go in the bath and then when she is dry can function like any other baby/doll!  And she is so stinking cute!!
  4.  Purses.  She loves carrying a fake cell phone, keys, and her purse, waving and saying “bye”.  Wonder where she learned that??  Also, you have not seen a fight until you have watched two toddlers fight over a purse.  Gah, so awkward.  Always bring your own purse and baby doll to a playdate.  Always.
  5. ALL THE STICKERS.  You must always have stickers in your diaper bag when you go out.  MUST.
  6. She is finally getting into reading.  Before now, she really wouldn’t sit still for more than a touch and feel book.  I feel like she is just now getting to the point of understanding the elements of the story/remembering what is on each page.  Right now she loves Planes Go! and Hooray for Hat!
  7. I’ll go ahead and throw clothes on here again too because they often serve as entertainment.  She now can put on her own rainboots which is HUGE in the parenting of a toddler world.
  8. I might do a whole separate post on this, but big Items that are good for a birthday wishlist: Play Kitchen (we still need to get E one…she is obsessed), Tent (great for storing toys out of sight), Car, and water table (could fill with pom poms during the winter!)

Sleep

  1.  E no longer sleeps in a crib and if you feel like your kiddo is ready to transition I did a whole post on E’s transition to her big girl room and also a post on how we did Toddler Sleep Transition.  We love her Dockatot!  I also did a post on Establishing a Nighttime Routine!

Eating

  1. I wrote a whole post on Toddler Eating and some of our tips/tricks.  This age is all about control.
  2. E pretty much eats only what we eat now…no more just “baby/toddler” foods like puffs.  The one thing we do still give her are pouches.   Great for on the go, but also a great source of nutritious foods that she won’t necessarily get otherwise.  Especially when she was teething and wasn’t super into food, pouches were a lifesaver!
  3. We also love these sippy cups.  The spout makes for a great transition cup.  It was the first sippy cup E would take!
  4. E has also pretty much outgrown her beloved high chair which does transition into a toddler chair!  She likes her freedom when eating now and so we put her at a table with chairs!
  5. We take E to a sitter and we have to provide meals so we use this lunchbox and backpack to pack for her days there.  This fall, she will start helping us pack and unpack as a part of her chores/things that she can do to help–and let me tell ya, she LOVES to help.

To take a look back, here are the essentials from 0-3 months, 3-6 months, and 6-12 months!

We just adore this age.  They are so fun and really are becoming their own little selves.  What do/did your littles love at this age??  What should we prepare ourselves for in the next bracket??

Hope you all have a great day!
Erin

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Life Lately…

16 Monday Jan 2017

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birthday, lifestyle, style, winter

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We celebrated Eleanor’s first birthday with our family a little bit before her actual birthday to make her day separate from the holidays.  It was such a special day celebrating our special girl!
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My dad stayed an extra week to watch E and we had the best time.  It snowed so I was able to stay home a bit as well!  Eleanor loved getting out in the snow and trying out the sled grandpa made for her!
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Teaching her early that gratitude is key.  We love these crayons…she can grip them and actually color a bit!
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E snuck in a kiss right as I snapped the pic.  Be still my heart.
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We headed to Kansas City for the holidays (I went a little early with my dad since I get a bit more time off than Matt).  It was so good to catch up with friends and family!img_1766
I am obsessed with this picture.  My mom get E this Mini Boden dress for Christmas and I couldn’t resist getting this matching one for baby sister for next Christmas.  Gah!!
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While in KC we made a stop at IKEA to get loaded up for E’s big room.  I cannot wait to start putting it together!
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E kills me in this turtleneck  in this picture.  And the fur vest?  And boots?  At IKEA?!
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We kept E’s nursery gender neutral (as we didn’t find out the gender) and so it just hasn’t felt like ‘her room’.  We have been gathering all the pieces of what will be her little space for her new room so we can prepare the nursery again for baby sister!
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E got this chair and PJ set for Christmas and really hasn’t been out of either since.
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We found out that Eleanor will be getting a baby SISTER in June!  We are beyond thrilled.
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I’ve been nesting like crazy.  Sorting ‘baby’ toys from the ‘toddler’ toys.  Dare I say it’s been fun?  We are loving the addition of these blocks to E’s collection.
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Pretty much all of December and into January (including my 31st birthday) we all had the sickies.  Just passed it back and forth.  I guess we shall blame all the kisses.  Oh, and Eleanor is getting 3 molars now, and she got one in December.  Safe to say, we are ready for warmer, healthier days.
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Girl loves to accessorize and brush her teeth.
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These boots have pretty much been on her since she got them from her Aunt Nennie and I really don’t see them leaving her feet anytime soon.  I mean, holy cuteness.

What about you all?!  What the heck have you been up to??

Have a great day!
Erin

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Life Lately…

02 Friday Oct 2015

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autumn, baby, birthday, blog, bump, busy, Fall, Life, traveling


A few weekends ago, I traveled up to Indiana for a bridal shower for my sweet cousin Amber and got to see this pretty lady, my dad, grandma, and all of my aunts, uncles, and cousins.  It was so fun getting to be with them and for them to get to feel the baby move!  It’s been hard being away from family and not being able to share all of the little milestones!


Got this sweet tee from Jean and June and started getting all kinds of teary.  Can’t believe we get to meet this little nugget in less than 3 months!


 FALL!!!!


We settled on this stroller and car seat set.  We got it all set up and things got REAL.


The babe and I at 28 weeks!  We have officially hit the 3rd trimester!

AND finally….October is here, my friends!! Ah, sweet, sweet October.
Plus, my baby brother turns 24 today…what?!  Hope you have a happy day Nicky poo!
So that’s it for me, what have you all been up to?
Erin


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Nashville Recap!

11 Monday May 2015

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Soooo Nashville was amazing.  I have been swimming in a happiness haze ever since we returned.  I can’t believe it’s already been a week since we got back!  A little recap of our travels…

On Friday, Matt and I forgot about the time change so we got there a little before everyone else, so we headed to Germantown to explore. We stumbled upon The Cupcake Collection which is known for being Nashville’s best cupcake and snagged up the last 7 cupcakes they had for Nat’s birthday celebration!

Natalie, Tad, and Nick didn’t get in till around 10 so we stayed in, ordered some pizza, and caught up on the last 6 months since we’d all been together.  And of course got into the cupcakes.  Yum.

On Saturday, we set out to explore.  We got brunch at The Southern and then headed towards the main strip.  We walked that for a bit, stopping along the way for a quick refreshment.

We landed at Acme and stayed there pretty much the rest of the day before heading to Pucketts Grocery for dinner!  The live music everywhere was by far the best part.  And on top of it all: it was a gorgeous day!


On Sunday we headed to brunch at 12 South Taproom & Grill and then did a little shopping at White’s Mercantile!
  
It was such a fun trip and it had been way too long since we had all been together!

Hope you are all having a fabulous start to the week!

Erin

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