Saturday, March 30, 2013

Happy Easter!

Happy Happy Easter From Our lil Bunny 




 Lets just say Estella was not a fan of the Easter bunny this year! The mall one she cried her face off (he was a lil creepy) and Peter rabbit she started crying as soon as she saw him move, so it was better for us to hold her at that attempt! 
This is just the one from my iphone, I forgot
to scan the real one in but girlfriend wasn't having him


She looks terrified! 
Much better now that daddy's got her:)
 I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!!!

Monday, March 25, 2013

Easter Goodies

Easter is the last FIRST Holidays for Estella! It's crazy to think we've gone through all the Holidays already, just another sign of how fast this year has gone! I always loved Easter as a child and I sure hope Stell does too! My favorite thing was waking up Easter morning and going on a hunt with my siblings for our baskets, our Easter bunny always hid them and he always left behind a trail of cotton:) I already have Stella's basket put together ready and waiting for Easter...it's so much fun to do these things I can hardly stand it! Here's a look at what I filled it with...




1.Bunny bath towel- pottery barn kids
2.Easter basket- pottery barn kids (got the basket last year for dirt cheap after Easter)
3.Stuffed bunny- Vera Bradley new baby collection
4.Swim suit- Target 
5.B. odd balls- Target (stell loves to roll/throw a ball back and forth right now)
6.Hello Jemima book- Homegoods
7.Ella's Kitchen cookies- Target
8.Plum organics puffs-Target 

I think Stella is going to have a great First Easter:) 

Monday, March 18, 2013

10 Months Old!


Whelp it's finally getting real to mommy that you are not her tiny baby anymore, You've hit double digits and we've got T-2 months till your big day! I'm amazed at how fast time goes with a baby and how fast you learn new things, grow and change! Every morning I walk into your room and see you standing in your crib and I can't believe how much older you look and how much longer and blonder your hair has gotten! You are such a lil person now you crawl, stand, wave hello & goodbye, clap, high five, and give the best hugs and kisses ever:)


Weight & Length~  19lbs 10oz around 28in
Happy lil Hippo 

Loves~  You love dancing to music, you move to any sound you hear! You love playing patty cake, crawling fast, looking out the front window, pulling yourself up to stand, opening every door/cupboard/drawer you can get your hands on, pretending to talk on the phone, giving your fur sister treats and anything to do with her (grabbing fur, kissing her, crawling on her and stealing her toys.) You also love snuggling up to your minky blankets
Giving your puppy hugs and kisses

This is the look I get when I say no no to you

Things you don't like~ Getting your diaper changed and getting onto your car seat

 Eating~ Soy formula around 4 bottles a day but we are switching you to regular formula this week to see how your tummy will tolerate it. You've tried yogurt a a few times but the first time you spit it all up and didn't sleep well that night so I tried a few more times and you want nothing to do with it, I'm hoping you've out grown being lactose intolerant and don't take after me. You've finally got the hang of puffs and you are obsessed (I have to say I do love the banana ones myself). You also love banana bread and whole wheat waffles but I have to make sure they are very tiny pieces you've got a serious gag reflex girlfriend

Clothing~  depending on the brand 6-12 mon or starting to wear 12mon.  Size 3 diapers during the day and 4 at night

Fun Facts~  You are one funny girl, you like to copy us doing a lot of things but the most funny one is whenever we cough you will immediately cough a big fake cough too. You like to smell things, it's hilarious you will stick you lil nose up to anything and take a big whiff. Also whenever we lay you on your back you will flap your arms and legs back and forth crazy fast, I always saw you look like a fish out of water
Who's there, talking on the phone
Firsts~ You finally got your first tooth Hooray! Your tried yogurt, banana bread, pancakes and waffles for the first time. We got in our first and hopefully only car accident, what an awful experience. I was driving in my parents neighbor hood and a kid pulled out of his driveway before looking, it was super slippery out so I couldn't stop and I slide into his truck. Thankfully I wasn't going fast but all I could think about when I was sliding was what was going to happen to you. You were sleeping so you cried right away because it woke you up, but other then that you were totally fine...thank god!  I was a total mess, I bawled my eyes out and to top it all off it was one of my clients sons, I wonder if I'll ever see her again??

Stell Bell you are the prettiest, funniest, most lovable, sweetest, smartest, precious baby girl we could ever ask for, we are so LUCKY and love you more then words can say! Even though it is sad how fast you are growing up each month just keeps getting better and better and we keep having more and more FUN! We are looking forward to all the good things to come this month:)

Love Always & Forever,
Mommy & Daddy


Linking up for Mommy & Me Monday
Estella and I before going to see Peter Rabbit on saturday
I Love it when I get the chance to match my lil missy:) 

Sunday, March 17, 2013

St. Patty's Day!

Happy St. Patty's Day Everyone!!!




Estella loved the green pancakes and Chloe got in the action too with some green eggs & ham;)








Monday, March 11, 2013

Todo list

With Estella's first birthday fast approaching I have lots of TODOs I need to get on!  I needed a visual check list to make sure I accomplish all of them and here is what I've got...

Small kitchen renovation~
*Counter tops are being installed in two weeks along with new sink and faucet
*Tile black splash once counter tops are in
*New hardware on all drawers and cabinets
*Paint accent wall
*Refinish kitchen table

Household spring cleaning~
*Schedule carpet cleaning (scored and awesome deal on living social)
*Wash windows inside and out (weather needs to get a bit warmer first)
*Dust wood blinds...I absolutely hate this job
*Touch up wall paint in a few areas
*Would love a new front door, but think I might just have to repaint the one we've got 
*Fix glass panelling on deck stairs
*Finish baby proofing all our cabinets

Birthday Prepping~
*Practice making the smash cake
*Get her 1 year pictures scheduled and decide what outfits/props/ accessories we will bring
*Finish my pregnancy book and 1st year scrapbook...I'm so behind on this
*Order the invites
*Make Happy birthday bunting/garland/poms
*Make the monthly picture banner
*Make birthday hat
*Make giant letter E wreath for front door
*Pick out material for gg to make her a onesie and skirt
*Decide what food/desserts we will serve

Holy Moly I've got a lot on my hands, plus add in a trip to Florida and co hosting a bridal shower in April! Just thinking about it makes me exhausted... I better get this butt in gear and get moving!!! Say a lil prayer for me that it all gets finished;)

Can't believe girlfriend is going to be 10 months on Friday! She's sporting a green pea and pear mustache for St.patty's day and look what she's learned to do...share with her sister Chloe;)

Friday, March 8, 2013

A whole lot of randomness


Who's ready for spring... I'm dying for some sunshine and green grass
Aren't you jealous of our huge snow bank??? Don't think this baby is going anywhere anytime soon:(
Glad we have one more Fl trip in a few weeks

On to better things, I'm loving the site groopdealz.com, I've gotten a few really fun things for Stella and me!   I just snatched this deal up yesterday, I got her one pink and a black & white polka dot couldn't pass up for only $3.75
Yesterday I  also made a new big girl purchase for miss Stella! We got her the Britax Marathon 70 car seat, I don't know if I should be jumping for joy that I won't be lugging her seat around anymore or sad that it means she's a growing girl and isn't going to slow down anytime soon! I might wait a few weeks to start using it, but I couldn't pass up the good deal! If anyone needs to make this purchase too, check out Albee Baby. It's free shipping and they are on sale for $214 from 289....and of course I had to get the cowmooflage it's just so cute!
Britax Marathon 70-G3 Convertible Car Seat - Cowmooflage
Britax Marathon 70-G3 Convertible Car Seat - Cowmooflage
Britax Marathon 70-G3 Convertible Car Seat - Cowmooflage
 And a few pics of baby girl

Estella's Favorite place to stand! Apparently today she wanted to smash her face to the window and suck on it while snorting, it was hilarious...sometimes I think she's taking after her fur sister to much! 

Trying on her new head band that gg made 
OK girlfriend looks huge here... must be the angle;)
She can officially climb the stairs now, dang it! No more keeping you in the family room
And one more thing, lil miss is finally getting a tooth woo whoo!!! I thought this day was never going to come!

We are off to a play date, have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!

Monday, March 4, 2013

Mommy&Me Monday

I've still been horrible about taking pictures with me in them, so I had bry snap a quick one while we were playing tonight...

We had a fun, but busy weekend! Friday we got outside for a quick walk since the weather was a bit warmer then its been, I also started getting my Spring/Easter decor out and we made a final decision on picking out granite for our kitchen!  Saturday I had a few clients in the morning, while bry worked a big wine and food expo. After my friend Jess and her lil guy came over for a play date/planning our best friends bridal shower... we got lil done for that all we did was talk baby stuff:) Sunday we went to brunch with grandpa and Kathi, my friend Miranda who I haven't seen since Stella was 6 weeks old came for a visit, and I finally got in to get a massage! Today we are in a winter storm watch so all we have planned is a trip to Costco and watching the Bachelor tonight:)
Baby girl with her new toy, we need something she could stand at now that shes pulling herself up on everything
Sitting like a big girl at brunch 
All bundled up for the first walk in a long time
Estella and her Bf Jacob 
Starting to get a few things out for spring...so ready for the snow to be gone now! 


And I'll leave you all with this adorable video of our dancing machine