Week Fourteen

Week fourteen: someone slept 7 hours straight! Only for one night, but yah! That's a win in my book. We ordered these amazing (AMAZING) Bobo Choses onesies....and well this dude is too long. 3-6 month sizing is too short for him. The buttons almost popped just taking these photos. Ha! Chubby guy. We moved up in feedings and hoping for longer nights sleep. He still loves in swing...a lot. But only once he's already asleep. So far, this three month thing is looking good. I'm hoping for a 4 month relief (FINALLY) from colic. It's getting a little better, but man. He's a screamer. S C R E A M E R. Let's go 4 months!

Today.

Today was one of those days that by the end of it I needed a glass of wine. Yeesh. 

Jack isn't feeling well so he tends to not be so happy. Mason was extra cry-y today because of the time change. Our landlord is coming by tomorrow, so I had to clean. My mom is coming Friday (yay!) so I'm trying to organize the house oh and clean it. We were all up last night a ton. Me more than anyone else since I was trying to keep everyone else asleep. I'm just tired. Wah. Wah. Wah. 

Well, I just ate three macrons and drank my glass of wine and I don't even feel bad. Good night. 

* Those macarons are from Dana's Bakery. Google them. They are the absolute best I've ever had. 

Week Thirteen

Week thirteen: This dude is 3 months old! 3. Three. Tres. HOW DID THAT HAPPEN??? Time is a bitch. He is still pretty colicy so that stinks. Hopefully month 4 will be a break for us. He laughs out loud now, which is AMAZING. Jack plays with him a little bit now because of that. He's also starting to sleep longer at night. Woot to 5 hours!

Details// BeauLoves one-piece and Freshly Picked mocs.

My Boys & A Beautiful Mess Actions

I took these photos of the littlest men in my life. I used the newest (and super amazing) actions from A Beautiful Mess. They launched their newest site yesterday and I cannot wait for the e-course and crash courses!

This is the only look I get these days when trying to take a photo of this too-cool-for-mom dude.

 This guy... He can't move, so he doesn't get a choice. ((wink))

Monday, March 3, 2014

Today is for:
- starting my workout over...again
- meal planning using ohdeardrea's new cleanse
- doing my ProjectLife pages for last week and March
- laundry
- ordering my new diaper bag
- entertaining a 4 year old and 3 month old
- begging my mom to come for a visit
- making dinner for my loving husband

Weekly Mason.

Before Mason was born, I decided I would take a photo-a-week of him. I got the idea from my good friend, Alana (Mamainlalaland on IG). She used her weekly photos for her daughter's birthday party and I thought it was such an amazing way to showcase how much the baby had grown. I can't wait to see what this project looks like at the end. I plan on making a little book of all the photos.

Heyo!

Heeeeyo! We had a baby!! (3 months ago). Yes, I have no been blogging in a LONG while... Duh. To be honest, I just didn't have the heart to. I had nothing positive to say. Work was beyond terrible, being away from my house and kid for 12+ hours a day was the worst, and pregnancy was definitely hard. Now that it's all changed, I'm BACK!

Mason was born on December 4 and weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces. He was (and continues to be) a big guy. He has the prettiest eyes and such a sweet demeanor when he isn't crying.  Labor was...labor. I had a epidural but had to be on my left side for the majority of two days so I really only had the epi on half of my body.... the other half? You guessed it, could feel everything! Ouch. Props to those mama's who do it all natural. Yeesh.

We came home the next day because of some crazy weather. He definitely has colic, so there's that. I am currently living on coffee and very rare, 5+ hour stretches of sleep. Jack is a very good big brother. Most of the time, he ignores him. But there are those cute big brother moments that melt hearts.

We are still trying to figure out this colic thing.. I hope it ends soon. Poor Jack has a hard time with all the crying, who wouldn't really. We've tried pretty much all we can. Crazy formula, swaddles, gripe water, tummy drops, probiotics, and bubbles. Yes, bubbles. They can stop the crying for almost 10 minutes!! Mommy win!

So, yah. I'm back! And I'll be posting as regularly as I can. Ya know... 3 month old.

TEN

Soccer game! We had two this weekend.

Someone used the potty all by himself this weekend!

Bubbles and sandbox = heaven for a 3 1/2 year old.

Candyland for game night!

 Favorite pizza... homemade.

Ice cream sundae!

 Sunday morning donuts courtesy of my sweet husband.

 Trying to get a ladybug friend to crawl on his finger.

My brussels look so good!

Hanging outside always touching mama.



TEN

from our weekemd ( a little late )...

Pandora Disney station is awesome.

Jack's new windchime. He loves this thing.

First soccer game!!

More herbs.

Racing on a chalk track.

Jack's clovers.

Watertable weather!!!

Grass on a truck.

Bubbles!

More bubbles!!

TEN.

Ten things from our weekend...

 Good Morning! And it was!

 Best coffee ever.

Jack does this new thing where he fills his cheeks with air and I squeeze them out.

Funniest thing ever for a three year old.

 First ever soccer practice!!!!

It was probably the best thing ever.

Happy 10 year's to Target! 

Jack had so much fun giving this dude high-fives and fist-bumps.

 Trader Joe's.

 New pretty plants.

 We pretty much have the BEST herb garden.

 Chalk.

The cutest fur-baby, ever.

What a weekend. It was one for the record books. Best weekend in such a long time!

WEEKEND.

Our weekend consisted of boogers, kleenex, Wreck it Ralph on repeat, blankets, chicken noodle soup, and lots of orange juice. Some little three year old is sick. It started with a stomach virus on Thursday and turned into a full blown cold this weekend. He will be off to the doctor today, again, to see if they can find something that will help with his cough and super runny nose. He's so sad.

Thank you to everyone who has wished him well this weekend on Instagram. We really appreciate everyone's get-well wishes!!!

IN THE FAMILY

My mom gave me this ring a couple of years ago. I was working in a kitchen at the time, and wasn't able to wear it often enough bring it home with me. One of my recent trips home, we got it sized and now I can't bear to take it off. This ring was my mom's before I was born. My mom sold it to my grandma sometime before I was born and the day my mom had me, my grandma slipped it back on her finger saying to give it to her daughter one day. It will forever be passed down through our family now....Now all I need is that girl!

Sweater: J. Crew; Jeans: Target; Shoes; Bakers

SAN ANTONIO

We had so much fun in Sna Antonio.

We met my mom and stepdad there. My sister and her family live there and it was the first time I got to meet my little teeny niece. She's the cutest thing ever. We did a lot of eating (because that's what we do) and a little shopping and a lot of hanging out together.

 We went to a little farmers market near downtown. I lived in San Antonio almost 8 years ago and I never knew this existed. If I did, then I probably would have moved into the apartments right next to it and attended the culinary school in the same square. There were too many dogs to count and so much good food. We got a few local goat cheeses and some bread. Then we went to eat at The Boiler Room. BEST BRUNCH I've had in a really long time.

Chicken fried quail, popcorn grits, and fried quail eggs. Yes. Amazing.

 Jack enjoyed his chocolate chip pancakes... or the whipped cream.

Then we went to Bakery Lorraine. I swear if this would have been open when I lived there, I would have gone broke buying all the macrons. I've tried quite a few in my day and I never really liked them... then I tried Bakery Lorraine's macrons. Amazing.

My plan is to finish them all by today, since I got six plus three extra and have only eaten the three and one in the box. Eek! I can't let them go bad!!

My family. Little stinker over there was a tad tired of the photoshoot.

Then we did a little bit of shopping. (J Crew here and I bought too much but to be fair there was way too many amazing things).

Sunday morning we went to my favorite place in San Antonio, Mi Terra. It's a Mexican restaurant with amazing food and a bakery counter in the front. Also, it's decorated VERY festive (understatement of the century).

After our lunch, we drove home. This little guy was so tired on the way home and has been missing his Mimee and Popo since we left them. He's already asked to go back to "Anian Tonio" a bunch of times. Soon, kid. Soon.