My baby is almost one... {First Birthday Party Planning}

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Harper's first birthday is 52 days away and I am stressed!! Who knew planning a first birthday would be more work than actually birthing the little babe ;) Don't worry though, her whole party is planned on Pinterest just not in real life... As is my dream life but whatevs. Her party theme is pink ombré with gold, gold glitter and of course some crowns and tutus thrown in. Too much? Never for my Princess! Most of it will be DIY since I am definitely on a budget. (I'm pretty sure Nick thinks I'm absolutely crazy (even more crazy than I already am) for having this party planned in my head for months now.) I am also planning a cake smash photo shoot but I'm also going to be doing that myself to save some money for the good stuff, Presents!!!! :) 

I am still trying to decide where to have it. I'm not sure if we should just do it at my parents house or go to a party room. I really want to have it at a brewery close to or house (lol, don't judge, it's a restaurant too) because they have an upstairs with party rooms and I think it would be so much easier to be able to setup and decorate there and then just order some appetizers and people can order beer or whatever else because it will be mainly adults anyways. If we have it at the house we have to worry about preparing food, drinks, and not to mention my parents house is beautiful but doesn't really fit my vision for pink ombré cuteness ;) I need a blank slate for all my decorating plans. And let's be honest, this party is really for Me; Us; She won't even know what is going on! Bring on the beer and princess attire!

I can't believe this beauty is almost 1!

Momma got a new camera, oh JOY.

Hello Beauties!

Yep, I missed beauty Wednesday... 

It is exhausting taking care of two babies and my baby fever has suddenly disappeared, which is probably a very good thing. hehe. I absolutely love being with my Harper girl all day long AND watching a new sweet baby. It is so awesome and I am so happy that I am able to do this right now!

But... I did get a very nice present from my Daddy this week... drum roll please....

A big girl camera!!!!! You don't even know how excited I am about this! OK you might now but I am over the moon. Ever since having Harper and doing my little mini photo shoots with my iPhone, I have been obsessed with photography. I  would study about DSLR's before I even had one so that when I got one I would know what I was doing. My Dad is really into electronics and always sends me the most amazing gifts. Laptops, my iPad mini, and now my newest baby, my Canon Rebel T3. I have been going picture crazy the last few days trying to get my settings perfect and just playing with it. Harper loves it though so it works out perfectly! ;) Look out for crazy amounts of photo shoots now!!!

I hope everyone has had a great week! TGTF (thank god tomorrow's Friday)!!

I feel like an official blogger now ;)

Mom, no more posing me with the dogs in tutus and bows... LOL. She loves it!

My fur baby Bella is so cute!

My most favorite model, Harper J.

Hello Monday...

We already miss the weekend... (Sigh) We had such a great weekend filled with amazing weather, cute outfits, and some mama friend time (hallelujah). Daddy started his new job on Thursday so he worked the weekend away so we missed him but we better get used to it because he is now a weekender, boo. Harps and I went to visit Grandma at the Harley Davidson store because she was working an event on Saturday so of course we had to rock a smokin outfit! She of course signed a million autographs (lol, her Grandpa always says that when she gets a lot of attention when were out and about, he's silly like that). 

Biker Babe.

Then we went to our favorite restaurant, Vincenzo's. We are appetizers and signed a couple more autographs (haha) then went home and relaxed! Sunday I went to one of my besties bridal shower. I went by myself and Harps stayed home with Grandma and Grandpa but when I showed up alone, peeps were pissed! Lol. Let's just say no one cares about me anymore so I went and got the doll and went back to the shower. We had a great time with our girls and we can't wait for the wedding next month!! Eek! 

This is a big week for us we are starting our nanny job and I am nervous/excited! We had a little test run today and went pretty good. Harper and I will just need to get adjusted to not being in our usual routine but we will find a new routine and it will be great! Wish us luck!!

Swingin in my shades. Harps was born in that hospital behind her and now shes a big girl swinging. Crying!!  

Target run with Grandma. A little over dressed for Tar jay?  I don't think so!

I die of this cuteness. She looks like a little girl, not a baby!

Sleeping in her new pj's. Baby shorts eeek!

Don't you just want to kiss those cheeks? :)

The beautiful  bride to be and Miss Harper J!

Vote for the lovely Miss Harper for the Parents Magazine Cover Contest! We would really appreciate it! xoxo

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Golden Girl

New Obsession Alert

GOLD GOLD GOLD EVERYTHING GOLD.

Lol. I love it! I think I am loving it so much because it is reminding me of a summer sunshine. We are having the worst weather right now. Rainy and cold everyday and its almost May... what? And it also is reminding me of being tan for some reason lol. Am I crazy, yes, and I just love it right now! Gold and brown sandals, bronzed makeup, rose gold nail polish gold clutch, gold & white iphone case, big chunky necklace, platinum moccs, prada sunnies, and a tan =summer golden perfection.

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I hope this warms and brightens your day!

Harper Turns Ten Months!!! {tomorrow} ;)

This girl is turning TEN months old tomorrow!

I am in complete and utter denial... I'm sad but happy at the same time. Sad that she is growing and changing so quickly from my sweet beautiful newborn to my silly, talkative, walking, big girl! Yes walking! She took her first two steps last night and I melted into a puddle while she grinned with pride and joy! She is my pride and joy and I love her more everyday which I am not sure is possible but somehow I do.

Saying "Mama"

 This pretty girl weighs about 18 pounds and is 27 inches tall. She talks non stop but not really real words except for "HI" and "Yeah" and "Mama" when shes whining for Me. She acts very shy and quiet at first and then when she gets comfortable, she does not stop jabbing! (I think she got that from Me...) She does this thing where if people are talking she will talk extra loud and then when everyone stops and we say, Harper tell us your stories, she completely stops and gives you the sweetest smile like, What... Its so effing cute!!

She is so smart and inquisitive. She learns things so quickly and her favorite toy right now is the ring stacker and her new baby doll from Grandma. She stacks and unstacks those rings all day long and now she loves on her baby and gives it kisses. So sweet. We has been giving kisses for a couple months now but only to her stuffed animals and the dogs when we tell her "kiss". She opens her mouth and leans her head in, I Love IT. And now shes getting better at giving us kisses. I pretty much ask her all day long for kisses, big, sloppy, wet, teethy kisses. MY FAV :)

Her eyes are everything!

 She is still nursing which I absolutely love and she only eats Earth's Best jarred baby food or the pouches maybe only twice a day. She also loves puffs of every kind and yogurt melts. She drinks out of a sippy cup all by herself and she just recently has discovered she can drink out of straws. She can only drink out of the big ones, like the ones that come in the cups you get at the hospital. She cant figure out regular straws...

My curious busy bee.

She still does not sleep very good and still sleeps with Me in bed but last week I decided she needs to learn that she can be by herself and that we will always come back. I put her in her pack n play in our room and shut off the lights and setup the baby monitor on my iPAD and turn on her gloworm. At first she cried for about thirty minutes and was so pissed off but she eventually calmed down and just sat in there quietly and then fell asleep. After she was asleep, I would bring her back into bed with Me because i'm not ready for her to be in there all night (crazy mom alert). I do this every night and now she doesn't even cry. She just sits there for a good thirty minutes and listens to her music and eventually she falls asleep. This is amazing progress and actually she is waking up less during the night to eat so I am happy! She still only naps when someone is holding her but i'm going to start putting her in the crib upstairs for naps so I can actually get stuff done, but then again, I love our nap time cuddles so i'm torn...

 She is so amazing and every month just gets better and better. I cant believe she will be ONE in two months. I cant wait for her party but I would also love for her to stay a little princess forever!

This pretty much slays Me. Hands on knees. Cheesy smile. Be still my heart.

Weekend + a Blog Makeover. Again...

Happy Earth Day! rain rain go away, come again another day...

Another Weekend come and gone...

Where does the time go? My life has never flown by this fast and now I wish time would take a little timeout... My baby is going to be a year old in two months. OMG. Cray Cray. Bananas. (Yep, I love Rachel Zoe.) I have already planning Harper's First Birthday (on Pinterest of course) but stay tuned for a post about the pink, gold, glitter, tutu, princess extravaganza. Can.Not.Wait. Anyways, we had a pretty low key weekend.Harper has been teething like crazy so shes just not in the best of moods to be out and about which I totally understand... Poor baby. I think her front teeth are about to break the surface and I'm scared shit less. Yes, biting on the nipples hurts like a bitch. OUCH OUCH OUCH. And I can only imagine what kind of damage she will be causing with front teeth because as of now, her bottom teeth are pretty much covered up by her tongue while shes eating. Ugh. I'm totally off subject as usual, which makes me think now I need to write a breast feeding post. Yes, this is my blog and to-do list all in one! Back to the weekend, we did go to our friend Sheena and Dave's couples bridal shower which was so much fun! They have a little boy two weeks younger than Harper and her twin sisters baby is two months younger so it was fun for the babies and adults. Oh, and one of the guests brought their teenage daughters to babysit the kids downstairs while the adults partied upstairs. It was beyond awesome. This Mama got to drink sangria and mingle while H made new friends and besides one slight melt down after she had realized I wasn't with her, she loved those girls and they loved her. We stayed up till after midnight and although Harper was exhausted she would not sleep, she loves to party I guess. (Should I be worried already...) We had a great time and we are now looking forward to their wedding reception in September! Sunday we slept in till ten which has never happened, except for she was still up multiple times which is another post I need to write... but we just chilled at home all day because it was rainy and we were hungover tired...

Harper and Logan. He was loving her ;)

Of course I was so busy getting Harper and I ready that I forgot to take a pic of our cute outfits. How do you guys do it?!? :)

Naked Playtime!

She is so extra clingy to me lately. Not complaining. Totally Love it.

Teething girl.

Momma cuddles are the best!

These up coming weeks starts some new ventures for us. Nick is starting a new job at PayPal and I am starting a job as a nanny which I am so excited about. I know the baby's Mom which is awesome and Harper will come with me unless someone is home to watch her which is great because it will be so good for us to get out of the house and give us something to do and its only four days a week so its perfect for our situation. I am so excited about the next few weeks, and months. One of my besties is getting married, Harper's birthday and just spring/summer to enjoy. I hope you all had a great weekend!! xoxo

AND.....

I know I know, I changed my blog AGAIN. ( How annoyed are you guys). I'm sorry I just get bored easily and I get inspired by things I see or find on Pinterest and I get to changing shit! I think this one might be staying for awhile because I am loving gold, glitter, light pinks, and black. Ugh. Addicted. So anyways I'm sorry if its annoying but I just love to create and this is my creative outlet right now since I'm not doing hair everyday like I was. I hope you guys like the new design! 

Big Girl Toys

Happy Saturday!!

Today we are going to buy Harper some new toys. Long gone are the days of Sophie and teethers. She needs "real" toys. Brain stimulating, fun toys! She is so active and crazy that her little "baby" toys are just boring and dunzo. Recently she has been obsessed with her stacking rings. Shes had them since she was about five months old but now she actually knows how to take them off and put them back on which is so amazing to watch (proud Momma). I call them her donuts and she even knows the colors. She also recently has been loving her elefun ball popper which I got for her when she was about seven months but would just watch us put the balls in it but now she can turn it on herself and she knows where the balls go and how to take them out of the trunk. I'm actually a little annoyed of the music because she turns it on so much. ;) We are going to Babies "R" Us today to get something new for her so I compiled a little list of some cute things she might enjoy!

{Animal Shape Sorter} {Ring Stacker} {Poppin' Play Piano} {Stroller Walk-Along} {Zany Zoo Wooden Activity Cube} {Elefun Ball Popper}

Please share if you know of any other fun toys for a almost walking crazy ten month old!! Thank You!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!