Happy Birthday EVE!!!

  Today is Harper's Birthday EVE. I cant believe it. I will probably say that a hundred times but I really cant... Funny silly story; I was watching TV a couple days ago and the commercial for the hospital that Harper was born at came on and it shows a lady walking in pregnant, her in the labor room, and then with her doctors, and then with her baby and I always get sentimental when I see this commercial just remembering back to the best days of my life but this time Harper was sleeping on me and I was watching it and just started bawling. It was just so surreal that I had just brought my baby home from that very same place and how could it have already been a year ago?!? I know it's a silly story but I'm sure you mama's can understand the emotion. Anyways on to Harp's birthday EVE. This morning I made muffins (and slightly burnt them of course) so that we could have a little muffin cake!

What is this Mom??

For Me??

Ok, I'll eat it!

The rest of the day we are just going to be lazy and Mommy has to do some last minute shopping (of course). I just want to be in the moment and savor every moment of my baby.

 

Weekend Recap and Randomness!

 Another weekend gone, wah. This is a very rambly mess of a post but its pretty much my brain right now. I am still in disbelief that my sweet princess will be ONE in six days... oh my oh my. In. Shock. I could go on all day about "where has the time gone" "we just brought her home yesterday" etc. sigh... tear.

Me and Daddy went to the CWS and drank our butts off and had terrible hangovers the next day it was freaking awesome!! (Not the hangover part but the fun part!) We met up with friends and saw so many old friends. It made me feel my age again for a couple hours until I was wasted on like 3 beers and a fishbowl thing haha! Loserrrr!!! Of course I didn't take one picture which is so annoying to me now but in the moment I am just in the moment and I forget and blah blah I suck. Saturday Harps got a new pair of THESE Sperry's that are so damn cute!! She loves them and was walking all over Von Maur like she was hot stuff. (Well duh she is). Hehe. ;) and that is all folks. We have been pretty low key lately but it doesn't really feel like it because I am in full blown crazy party planning crafting mode! Yikes. It is stressful planning a first birthday party. And I only invited OUR friends, no family except my mom and dad and sister, niece, and uncle TK because they are in town for that weekend. But I just wanted to keep it simple and little. I hope it all comes together like I am seeing in it my head but we will see soon! That's all for now I spose.... I have so many things/ideas/thoughts I want to blog about but they get all jumbled in my brain and when I finally sit down to type I forget and so now I rambling about nothing. Oh random thought. I want to get Harpers ears pierced next week. I thought I wanted to wait until she was two like my mom did with my sister and I but she notices everyone's earrings and is gentle with them so I think she is ready. But now I am nervous and not sure.... What should I do!! Love you lotsys ladies!!!

Gorgeous Nebraska sunset I captured from my deck. I love summer!

Happy {belated} Father's Day!

H A P P Y  F A T H E R' S  D A Y!

Harper and I are extra lucky to celebrate so many amazing men in our life. My Dad, my step dad, three grandpa's, and of course Harper's Daddy!! Harper is one lucky lady to be loved by so many! (Perks of step-families!) Nick had to work all day so we didn't do anything for Daddy's Day but he knows we love him very much and hopefully next year we will be able to celebrate on a bigger scale. (Suckiness of a hard working Daddy).

Love at first sight.

smitten.

silly Daddy!

I love this guy so much. He is the best daddy to Harper and I am so thankful and proud of him every day. He does everything and anything for us and we are so blessed. He truly is the sweetest guy ever and Harper has him wrapped around her finger. Also he is pretty handsome and we make the most beautiful baby (babies) if I do say so myself :). I think we'll keep him!!

Another one of Harper's favorite guys is my step dad. He loves her so much, it melts my heart whenever they are together. It's so amazing that he loves her as his own flesh and blood and I, we are so incredibly thankful for this great DAD.

My Pretty Princess is almost ONE!

If you follow me on Facebook or IG you already know I'm obsessed with these pics I took of Harper!! (Sorry for the over share). She is wearing we new Tutu Du Monde dress and her Jameson Monroe headband. I am so proud of these pics and of course my beautiful model made this so easy!!! :) I can't believe this doll will be ONE in 10 days!! Oh my!!

                           

                               

Weekend Recap + Amazing mail day goodies!!!

I don't know where to begin. Hmm. Our weekend was low key. We went to lunch at our favorite place, Kona Grill, for sushi and margs with my friend Ashley and that was pretty much the only thing we did all weekend. Eh, boring but the goodies we received in the mail the last couple of days has made up for our low key weekend!!

Saturday morning Starbucks run. In cute pjs and a crown of course ;)
{Carter's Pajama's (Similar)} {Crochet Crown} {Starbucks Chiseled Tumbler}

Sushi lunch with Ashley!
{Gap Romper}  {Gap Bow}  {H&M Sweater (old)}

On to the exciting stuff! Don't you just love the anticipation of waiting for packages in the mail?? Love these days!! We have been ordering so much stuff for Harper's birthday and party so my happy mail days are sure to continue!! Wooo!

First up, I finally won a giveaway and a effing good one!!! I won a TUTUDUMONDE dress!! I am still in shock. I have been swooning over this brand for quite some time now. They make amazing luxurious children's dresses inspired by dancers and tutus. I'm pretty sure we were meant to win this given the fact that we are OBSESSED with tutus! I am planning a photo shoot with this dress but I am waiting on Harp's custom Jameson Monroe headband that I had made for this dress and her birthday party dress. I cant wait for the next happy mail day. :)

{Madame Butterfly Tutu}

The next thing that arrived today was our Freshly Picked Moccs!! I am more in love with these than I thought. They are so soft and beautiful! But Mommy made an oops and ordered the wrong size so they are way too big... I am so sad because I was hoping these would be our go to shoes this summer now that Harp's is walking. Bummer. But I am going to keep them and just wait for her to grow into them. So now she needs some every day shoes which calls for a shopping trip this weekend. Yay. I think this is sort of a win win ;)

I think Harp likes them ;)

{Platinum Moccs (Sold Out)}

And last but not least, Harper finally upgraded to a big girl car seat!!!!! We decided on the Britax Pavillion 70-G3 Convertible Car Seat. I am so happy with our decision on this. I am planning on doing a post about it this week after we test it out but so far I am impressed with Britax. And I am so in love with the print that we picked. Isn't it gorgeous?!

Hope you all had a lovely weekend... Look for a car seat review soon in case you are in the market for a 'big kid" car seat!

Sleeping like a Baby... more like a Daddy ;)

Now that I have all this free time at night, I can finally blog like I want to but now I'm at a loss of blogging topics...

UPDATE: If you read Harp's sleeping story you know that I have been her sleeping slave for the last eleven months. BUT, we I (why do I always have to do the mean jobs) have been putting her in either her pack and play in our room or her crib upstairs at night. At first it suckkkked! She screamed and cried and I felt like she was ripping my heart out and stomping on it telling me I was the worst mother ever, it was terrible but she would eventually stop and just sit there. Literally sit there, paci in mouth clutching her baby listening to her lullaby's for a good 30 minutes. And then she would all of a sudden just fold over. Mom-1 Harper-0. It was a very light sleep because as soon as I would go look at her she would wake up so I would bring her to bed with me. I did this very loosely at first. Mostly when she just did not want to go to bed even though I knew she was tired because she hadn't slept in like 5-6 hours. duh. But every time I did it, it got better and better. Last week she had been waking up when I get up at 6 a.m. (I have to get our stuff ready to go nanny for the day) and that was just not gonna fly with me... That makes for a grumpy Harper and no time for me to get us organized. So I would just put her in the PNP, go do my thing and I would go back down to check on her and she was sleeping again... (See I knew you were still sleepy Harper!). So starting on Monday I decided I would put her in the upstairs crib for her morning nap. She of course sat in there with paci, baby, and music for a good 45 minutes and then she folded. (She hasn't figured out that she can sprawl out, and if I go in and move her she wakes up. Any suggestions??) I folded laundry, played on my phone, loaded the dishwasher, this was the most I've been able to in one time period since she use to sleep soundly in her swing: Like six months! It felt awesome. She did wake up and whined twice but then seconds later fell back asleep. She finally woke up and she seemed so happy and so was I because I actually got to do stuff, it was amazing!! For her afternoon nap I did the same thing and she slept again (after her little routine). I also did this at nighttime too and it took her a lot longer than earlier in the day but she did eventually sleep and then when I was ready for bed I went and got her and she slept with Me. I am so proud of her! I feel like we both felt a lot better and happier yesterday because we kind of got a break from each other and so our together time was so much better if that makes sense. She is now sitting in the crib again as I type this. It's taking her a little longer tonight but I know I need to be consistent so I am not going to go get her until she sleeps in there for at least 20 minutes. I really hope this helps someone if you are having sleeping issues and I'm sure I sound cray cray to you Mama's who have sleeping crib babies but this is a huge step/milestone for both of us!! 

{One}  {Two}  {Three}  {Four}  {Five}

First crib picture ever! So proud of my girl. xoxoxo

We love lazy weekends.

No weekend, please don't end.. :(

We didn't do much this weekend due to rainy weather, and laziness. ;) We of course had a Target trip bought lots of stuff we didn't need and today we went to Trader Joe's to get out of the house and for of course a three dollar bottle of wine for Mama! (Mmm, enjoying it now while Harper is sleeping in her pack N play in our room which is nothing short of a small miracle. But you better believe as soon as I post this I am going to swoop her up and put her into bed with Me. We really are attached). She also walked her tushy off around the outdoor shopping mall. It was so fun for her and every time I would pick her up she would wiggle and whine until I put her back down. Umm, Harp's, your still my baby remember! She also waved and had to say "Hi" to everyone. My little social butterfly :) Love her to pieces. The countdown is officially on till her FIRST BIRTHDAY! 22 days...

Walker Alert!!!!

Happy Saturday!

We are having a chill day and plan on doing nothing. THE best kinda days, especially when the weather has been rainy for a week! Sun, please come out now! Actually it did last night so we took advantage and went outside to play with Gma. Oh yeah and did I mention we have a full blown WALKER on our hands!!! Yes, Harper is actually a little human now at 11 months old! ;) I am such a proud Mommy that my girl is walking and not just a few steps here and there, full on walking everywhere and its the cutest damn thing I've ever seen! She does still fall on her butt occasionally but she gets her cute little booty right back up and is on the move! It's so hard for me to capture her because she is so fast but the grass slowed her down so I finally got to catch her in action. I love this boo so much and I am so proud of her! She will also be ONE in 24 days!!!! OMG, I'm gonna go cry now... where did my itty bitty baby go...

{Tank Top} {Leggings} (print no longer available)

Memorial Day Weekend!

I have been trying to post this since Monday... Harper has been SO clingy to me lately that I can't get anything done so I am so behind on posts and well LIFE... Clingy almost one year old post coming soon, maybe :/

Happy Memorial Day!!! :)

We really did have one of the best weekends in awhile. We were so busy and now exhausted but so worth all the memories. This summery weekend just made me crave warm weather, pools, and drinks more than ever...

F R I D A Y

One of my bestest girlfriends from high school got married and it was gorgeous! She was the most beautiful bride ever and her and her new hubby are really the most gorgeous sweetest couple ever! I am so happy for her!! Now she needs to start having babies so we can be mommies together ;) Harper went to the ceremony with me because Daddy was still at work but when he got off Harper went home to Gma & Gpa and we had ourselves a FAB time!! Like seriously, we needed some adult time so so bad! We (me) drank too much wine and champagne and it was amazing. I got to act like someone my own age which was also a great mini vacay from my mommy-hood. This might sound weird but I feel so rejuvenated after that night away from Harper because I am with her literally ALL DAY , EVERYDAY, no break times for us ever so I felt like a whole new person. Obvi, we missed her but even Nick admitted that we need more time for just ourselves and now that shes getting older I totally agree! I am getting way off the subject of our weekend but this was just a huge thing for us because we've never been away from her for more than a couple hours and we were out till like 2 a.m. oops. Who are we? Cool again? nope...

Sara & Zach. The beautiful couple :) 

My sweet girl was so good during the ceremony. And cute of course! 

One of my besties Paige and Harper!

Shameless selfie... #ghostlywhite #ineedatan 

A little candid. We had so much fun!

S A T U R D A Y

Daddy had to work so it was just Harps and I. It was weird outside, I was hungover not feeling well so we chilled all day and of course did a little shopping because Old Navy had a 50% off swimwear sale! Then when Nicholas got home we went on a mega grocery shopping trip (which I absolutely love, I have no idea why lol.)

S U N D A Y

Daddy had to work again all day so we were sad but we went to a birthday party for one of my very best friends who passed away last summer in a tubing accident. It was at her parents house with Kayla's closest friends and family celebrating her beautiful life. We had so much fun with all of our friends and Harper hung out with Kay's nephew Talan and of course got passed around and smothered with attention which she loves. (I'm in trouble.) Then we just went home and hung out and it was lovely.

Talan & Harper  

She loved this water table... Birthday list?!?

MEMORIAL DAY/MONDAY

The pools are finally open here so went to Lifetime Fitness with Gma and Daddy because they have a huge walk in pool which is perfect for a walking baby. Harp's is seriously a water baby!! She loves being in the water and is so fearless. She dips her head under water and crawls in until her head is almost under (while I'm having a slight heart attack) she is cray cray but I am so happy that she isn't afraid. We really need to get her into swimming lessons asap! She made baby friends and we ran into one of my friends with her daughter who is close in age so they played together but H is so crazy with her walking that she will not sit down for more than 2 minutes. I CANT BELIEVE I HAVE A WALKER!!!! She is so damn good at it too! So of course now that she is walking we had to order some Freshly Picked Moccs which I am so pumped on especially because they were on sale! (Thanks Daddy!!) Anyways, H loves the pool and the sun and being outside which just makes me so excited for more pool days in our future!! We also had dinner at Chipotle and she slept the entire time which never happens because she always wakes up as soon as the car stops but she was exhausted and it was awesome!!! It felt so good to eat in peace ;) Oh and I think Harper took the tan away from me... I use to get super dark super easy and never burn. Well this chick today goes out, gets super tan while pasty me burns like tomato... uh what! Give me my tan back Harp's!!

pool bums. 

She loves the water. And she looks so cute in her bikini!!
Old Navy Bikini

Yes, she needs a bow in the pool ;)

Taking a break and eating cookies!!

I hope everyone had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend!!! xoxo

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