Growing up: Hattie at Ten Months

I just forgot how to write a new blog post. No joke.

LOL. Maybe I need to blog more? ;-)

Just having too much fun hanging out with this cute, little TEN MONTH OLD! (Seriously?!)

 She's 29.5 inches long. (85% percentile)

She's 17 pounds, 15 ounces. (25% percentile)

Favorite toys: shape sorter & blocks, rubber ducks, maracas, Hot Wheels cars (thanks to Nichole!), books, ceramic bird (hangs from the ceiling... ;-)

Favorite books: Babies, Animals (by Happy Baby), Poky Little Puppy, Are You My Mother?

Favorite things to do: play in the water...


...attempt to kiss and pet the animals (LOL), be outside (preferably playing in the dirt and leaves. LOL), look at photos.

Favorite foods: blueberry pancakes, pasta, sweet potatoes, turkey, peas, smoothies, all fruit, 

bananas (she will open up a book and point to a banana, shout some gibberish, and then sign "eat" and make eating noises. it's the cutest thing!)

Loves birds. LOOOOVES birds. 

It's become an obsession 

(thanks to Jeremy's dad, who also loves birds and showed Hattie all the ceramic birds in his house... 

then gave her one to take home). 

A day or two after we got home from his house, she started saying, "bird" constantly! 

And now she thinks that anything up high is a bird. 

Lights hanging from the ceiling at church? Birds. Knick-knacks on a tall shelf? Birds. Leaves on trees? Birds. It's adorable.

She can sign "milk," "more," "potty," and "eat" (but more often than not, for "eat" she just smacks her lips together and makes yummy noises! Ha!)

She can say:

 Mama 

Dad and Daddy

Bird (sometimes sounds like "buh!" instead of "bud!" but I know what she means ;-) )

Ruby (well, she says, "Bee!" and points to Ruby. LOL.)

Duck (but she usually just says "bird" for ducks. tee hee.)

She is SUCH a girl. She loves having her nails clipped, her hair brushed, pretends to dress herself, loves to look at nail polish and jewelry. (She crawls into our closet, stands up under my hanging necklaces and points and shouts at them. It's so cute!)

FINALLY fits into size 6-9 month shoes and socks! LOL. She's still rocking her 3-6 month sandals though. 

She has the cutest, tiny feet!

Can pull up to standing and cruise along furniture.

*Trying* to stand on her own, but on those tiny feet... she usually just falls. ;-)

Has such a great wave! We call it her "Disney Princess Wave" because it's so refined. ;-)

She finally has figured out that crawling on all fours (which she's been able to do since 8.5 mos)

is faster than her army crawl. She still does her army crawl occasionally, but it's like she then

realizes, "Oh wait! Crawling on my hands and knees is faster!" LOL. :-p

We're doing Elimination Communication a lot more now, and she's doing so great! She actually wakes up from her naps with a dry diaper now, so she can pee in the potty. And she has asked to potty several times (after waking up, after meals and during/after nursing... but doesn't ask if she's playing or reading a book. LOL. :-p) It's just nice to have this added connection and communication with her. Plus, I love changing A LOT less poopy diapers. ;-)


This is SUCH a fun age! 
She is still SUCH an awesome baby.
Every single day, I'm SO excited that I get to hug and kiss this cutie. :-)

Confessing my Love for Ju Ju Be.

My new favorite diaper bags:



And how cute is that song?! Love it.

I think I've become obsessed with this company. Okay, I have. Kind of embarrassing, but really, I have.

Honestly, (in my opinion) as far as functionality and loveability (I just made that up... but come on! ... a Mommy pocket in most bags, and the bags are machine washable?!? HELLO!??!), they blow Petunia Pickle Bottom and Coach's diaper bags out of the water! They're awesome.

That is all. :-)

PhotoBoothing with Hattie at 8 mos.

Every month, I try to come up with something different to get her to smile for the camera.

But she's had a fever off and on (she *is* cutting four teeth, but I don't think that's what's causing the fever) 

for the last week, so she's a bit... not herself. :-(

Then again, I'm sick too, so maybe we're both just a couple of sickies right now. :-p

(Please pay no attention to the water stain on the carpet. Oy.)

This pretty much captures her look most of the time right now... :-(

But she's usually in pretty good spirits, despite her fever. :-)

This is where I place my chapstick on top of the camera... LOL. ;-) 

(Man, she LOVES that chapstick! ;-) )

Then it's time to chew on something...

 Ah yes, here we go...

the more she stares at herself on the screen, the happier she gets. LOL.

And when she gets excited, she claps her hands...

Then I decide to tickle her,

and she erupts into hysterics. LOL.

Oh, I love her little laugh... and her blurry little self. ;-)

Finding Navy Things for Hattie.

I *love* putting Hattie in blue. LOVE.

Maybe it's because she has beautiful, blue eyes, 

but I think even if her eyes were a different color,

I'd still want to dress her in lots of blue.

Because blue is my favorite color. :-)

And when I see something in navy, well...

umm... let's just say I have a *very* difficult time

restraining myself. LOL. :-p

Cute blue stuff I've found...

Adorable suit from Janie and Jack. 

I'm not too keen on 2-pieces (especially for babies :-p ), but still, this is adorable. :-)

Too bad I've already bought Hattie several bathing suits for the summer.

(Jeremy's parents have a pool! :-D )

I think I spent less money on FOUR bathing suits, 

than the price of this *one.* Hee hee.

I'm such a sucker for bucket hats for babies.

Hattie has two, and if I find one like this one (from Mini Boden) in a store,

I'd probably buy it. :-)

Oh, sweet florals and faded blues. 

Be still my blue-loving heart. :-D

These overalls are also from Mini Boden.

A little out of my price range, but adorable nonetheless.

A friend lent us an *adorable* vintage, navy, sailor dress

(similar to this one, but has a red bow),

and I can't wait for her to wear it!

I found this one on Etsy, and it's precious. :-)

I had some very similar to these Saltwater sandals when I was a little girl!

I had them in white though. :-p

I would have *loved* to find them in navy (for less),

but... no such luck yet.

I *did* find them in white (her size) on ebay for less than half of retail.

I snatched them up. :-D

(I did find her some cute navy sandals, like these though! ;-) )

Oh my. 

When I saw this romper, I knew I *had* to get it for her.

I waited till it was 40% off. Hee hee. :-)

And last, but certainly not least...

don't forget about navy pajamas!

Hattie sleeps best when the house is cold, 

but she is toasty warm in long jammies.

Couldn't resist these... navy *and* seahorses? Yes, please. :-)

So do you find *your*self gravitating toward a certain color or shade

for you or your kids?

And see any adorable blue clothes/accessories for girls lately?

Link me up! :-)

Dealing with the Sickies.

I've had a poor, sick baby for the last few days. :-(

It's amazing how red her face got... and how pitiful she looks. 

Cuddling with the kitty totally made her feel better though. :-) 

But just being pulled-on wasn't enough for Kissa...

She had to rub herself all along Hattie's body. LOL. 

Too funny. :-p

Hattie's fever has broken as of tonight though, 

and I think she's starting to feel better too. Yay. :-)

Organizing the Master Bathroom.

Need some help organizing your bathroom? ;-)

Ours was in need of some revamping. Okay, so I'm pretty organized, but hubby's side seems to 

be in disarray every few months. He's very neat, clean and organized too, but...

well, sometimes he just gets... busy. ;-)

*Unless noted, containers/bins are from The Container Store. :)

His side:

On top of his sink, *Before*...

And *After*...

His side: drawers and top of counter, *Before*...

And *After*...

(I put my toothbrush in here too. Made more sense to me...) 

Second drawer, "Before"...

I moved the first aid supplies (from my side of the cabinet) to the bottom drawer,

and I moved the trimmer (which is missing from above photo

because it was in use) and dog stuff to the other bathroom.

And *After*...

Close-up:

Under his sink:

(This shot of the "before" pretty much stayed the same, so I don't have an "after" shot.

I just moved the extra "feminine stuff" to the linen closet instead...)

And my side:

On top of sink *After*...

(didn't take a before shot because the only thing I did was remove the blow dryer... LOL. :-p )

And my jewelry essentials (plus tweezers/nail clippers):

(When it comes to earrings, I usually wear one of three pairs,

so I just keep those in little Amac boxes on the left.)

My main drawer, *Before*.... 

And *After*...

(These baskets, from Ikea, were actually holding first aid supplies at first,

but I much prefer them in *my* drawer. So pretty. :-) )

Believe it or not, those are ALL the things I use on a daily basis:

my lotions, perfumes, make-up, etc. 

I used to have LOTS more,

but I just tossed everything I wasn't using. 

Love keeping it simple. :-D 

Back basket has eye cream, baby shampoo [to remove eye makeup], and blemish cream. 

Right basket has 2 perfumes, deodorant, 

sunscreen, and two facial moisturizers.

Front basket holds my makeup bag [Vera Bradley], 

and I only own *one of each* of the essentials: 

foundation, concealer, loose powder (translucent), 

blush, mascara, eye lash curler, concealer brush,

blush brush, foundation brush, 

eye shadow, chapstick, lip color/gloss. 

I *may* have an eye pencil, but I don't remember... LOL.

LOVE that I only have one bag of makeup, so I can just "grab and go" if I need to. 

99% of the time, I just wear concealer (under eyes only), blush and lip gloss/chapstick. :-p

My bottom drawer, *After*...

(Forgot the before shot, but it was all the first aid supplies.)

I'm addicted to Halls Breezers, so I always have a stash. LOL. ;-)

Under my sink (this didn't need organizing...) 

Hair barrettes, bobby pins, elastics are in left basket.

Nail polish, nail polish remover and files are in right basket.

Jewelry (other than daily essentials) are in the drawers (from Ikea).

 In top jewelry drawer: 

Bottom jewelry drawer: 

With top jewelry tray removed:

That's about it! 

Medications and other first aid supplies are kept in the linen closet

(which is also in our bathroom).

I'll be posting that soon! :-)

Hope this gave you some good organizational ideas!

Do you struggle with your bathroom organization, 

or do you feel like you have a handle on it?

Touring the Master Bathroom.

I thought it would be cool to do room tours on my blog. :-)

Kinda random, but I wanted to show our master bathroom today...

My side of the sink... (basket [similar to this one] holds mousse, hairbrushes, scissors)

Closeup of center:

soap pump, silk flowers in Ball jar, 

Ralph Lauren candle, Ralph Lauren fabric box (candle came in this; it now holds clothing tags)

small basket filled with everyday essentials:

earrings, barrettes, favorite bracelet, tweezers, nail clippers 

 Box on top of toilet came from Ross Clearance for $10.

Holds random lotions and scrubs.

Jeremy's basket holds his daily essentials:

deodorant, face wash, meds, etc.

This came from a garage sale...

Box to hold magazines and after-shower tile spray (had just cleaned it out, sorry :-p )

Trash can from Pier 1.

Little "Hope" bear. I just think he's so cute, and didn't know where else to put him.

Hey, he matches! ;-)

Mirror and shelf from IKEA. 

Mix and match towels. 

To the left of window....

To the right of window... 

Jute bath mat (we just lay a towel down on top of this,

and that way it's SO much easier to toss a small towel in the wash, 

than a bath rug. ;-)

That's it! Hope you enjoyed the tour! :-)