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Weekending

29 September 2014

Our weekend according to iPhone photos :)


Photo taken just before she had a huge explosion all over me, herself and her blanket.

 


Those eyes!


It's fall, y'all!!


A trunk full of goodies to decorate the front steps!


Eating pears like a big girl!


Gearing up for yet another explosion ... it's gotta be all those pears ;)


A little Sunday photo shoot


My lil pumpkin
How was your weekend?!?

Life lately: mommy diaries

25 September 2014

I got home from work tonight, eager to sit on the couch and snuggle my Nugget. 



She was quite happy to be sitting on my lap, and a few minutes in started with the "poop face". Soon after that, I felt something warm on my lap -- yep, you guessed it! Poop, everywhere. 

Upstairs, I laid her on her changing pad to assess the situation. It went up both the front AND the back of her diaper. It was literally everywhere. 

She is, of course, happier than a pig in shit. Laughing. Kicking her legs, and banging her hands against herself. Rubbing her hands in shit. 
 
I have to cut her out of her onesie. 

And then I ran out of baby wipes. Of course. 

Get the tub going, and just throw her in. Change the water four times, scrub her down three times. 

Have I mentioned that I'm pantless? Ya know, because there was shit all over me too.

After the tub, and we both get dressed and cleaned up, we get ready for bed. She drinks a bottle and falls asleep in my arms. She looks like such an angel. Until I put her on my shoulder to burp her, and she throws up all over me. All over herself. And all over the chair. 

Ugh. This again. Really?!

I lay her on the floor to undress her, and she projectile vomits again. And again. Now there is puke all over the carpet. I grab my phone and call Keith, frantic and annoyed that I'm alone. He's driving. Of course. 

Start another bath. Once again, I'm pantless.  She thinks bath #2 is hilarious and laughs at me the whole time. 

Get her cleaned and dressed and in her cribs just as Keith walks in the door.

"She's all yours!" I yell, as I run out the door to get groceries. 

It's only once I'm out of the house, and interacting with people, that I realize there is still  puke in my hair. 

#lifeofaworkingmom #wouldnttradeit #howwasyourday

Monday, Monday

16 September 2014


This weekend was a blur. Seriously. One of my coworkers asked me how my weekend was and I told him I couldn't remember. It was 8:30am. Oyy. 

Thank goodness for iPhone photos right?!







The sky Friday night was incredible .. We enjoyed our first date night out ... Went to our friend's son's 5th birthday party .. Attempted to do a lot of sleeping .. Enjoyed a visit with my mother-in-law .. And watched the Patriots take Game 2.

So while it was nothing crazy or anything, it was still busy & full of snuggles & went by way too fast! 

Hope you all got through this manic Monday as well ... Only four more days til the weekend!! 😉

Presently Pinning

11 September 2014


I've been slacking with the blog posts lately, but I saw this fun idea from Home Sweet Ruby and had to copy! I mean, y'all know how much I love Pinterest, right? Who doesn't?!
 
I'm also linking up with East Coast Chic!

Thoughts for Thursday
one ) I recently purchased an erin condren planner and am obsessed .... it serves so many purposes, and I love seeing how other people organize their lives!


How I Use my Erin Condren Life Planner to Organize my Personal Life and my Business! {The Love Nerds} #gettingorganized #familyplanner #businesstips
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two) football food!! Now that football season has started, I'm always looking for yummy recipes for gameday. We tend to just snack all day, so we are big fans of dips and easy apps like this one -- I can't wait to try it this weekend!

Slow Cooker Cheddar Jalapeno Corn Casserole | Real Housemoms
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three) We are in the early (very early) stages of planning a mudroom addition onto our house, so I've been pinning pictures of my "dream" mudroom .... boy that makes me sound boring ;)
 
 
Mud room ideas.  Note the floor, the brackets under the bench and the high wainscot, base show and..ooo... the dor trim...
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four) It's officially fall here in New England! I love fall clothes, fall holidays and fall inspired lattes! But seriously, there is something about plaid shirts, skinny jeans tucked into boots and VESTS (good golly I love vests!) that just makes me swoon.
 
flannel plaid shirt, cream puff vest, dark jeans, brown boots - fall / winter
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five) and baby things ... I obviously pin lots of baby stuff! I've been pinning 1st Christmas gift ideas, photography ideas, DIY felt headband tutorials, and of course -- plenty of baby style! Gracie needs this outfit in her life :)
 
My little girl NEEDS this outfit!! How cute!
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You can always follow me along on Pinterest   -- and even better, I love to follow back, so leave your Pinterest link in the comments below!
 
Happy Thursday friends!

Game Day: Pats Style

07 September 2014


In our house, we have been counting down until today -- the Patriot's season opener!! We LIVE for football. Our Sundays consist of church and football, good food and family time. It's my favorite part of fall. We plan on starting Gracie young and introducing her to our love for the Patriots.


My heart is these two <3

Brady fan

Look at those thighs!


My mini 

Go Pats!!!

Better late than never....

03 September 2014


We are still dealing with the dreaded four-month sleep regression in our house and have been (barely) surviving, thanks to sleep that comes in 45 minutes increments. Ooof. Praying there is a light at the end of this long, dark tunnel.

I was hoping to do a better recap of our long holiday weekend, but this will just have to do!

I had a half day on Friday, and I spent every second cuddling the nugget. Saturday we had a wedding, so Gracie and I packed up and headed west!

I can never get enough of those big eyes

I gave her a new toy before we hit the road ... she thought the monkey was hilarious!


I'm loving my new haircut! Headed to the wedding :)


My handsome hubby, outside the church

On Sunday, we left Grace with my mother-in-law for a couple of hours and we had our first solo date since she was born! We went to Nashoba Valley Winery, where we had ordered a picnic lunch! We grabbed a bottle of wine and headed out to the grounds to enjoy our lunch. It was stupid hot and muggy, but it was a lot of fun, and not something that we normally do. They also have a brewery and distillery so we tried a few of those before heading home :)


Monday was our actual anniversary, so after a slow start, we decided to drive to Newburyport and have lunch. Newburyport is one of those coastal quintessential New England towns, and it was a beautiful day to be outside. We had lunch at the Black Cow and then walked along the waterfront enjoying the day :)


Ice cream was the perfect ending to the afternoon


My anniversary presents <3

It was a wonderful weekend ... if only every weekend could be three days!!