Our own little TV star?!?

Well not really but I love this commerical. I Always have. You know the one with the baby that gets in trouble for riding the dog as a horse. It makes me laugh out loud, for real (not to be confused with LOL).


Anyway here's our own version

Celebrate Good Times!

This weekend was Molly's first girls weekend. My mom and I packed up the car first thing Saturday morning to head to Houston for Meredith's Bridal shower. It was a sweet time with friends and I feel so blessed to have these girls in my life. We ate, laughed, and watched Meredith open gifts. It definitely made for a good time.


After the shower my mom and I checked into the hotel and did some much needed shopping. But not before a quick photo shoot with Molly-Molls!


I left Molly with her Mimi and met up with the girls for dinner and drinks. We had a great time. Our waiter was a good sport and played along with us. After dinner we went back to the hotel so Meredith could open a few "something specials" for the honeymoon.

Traditions

One of the things I'm most looking forward to about being a parent is creating family traditions. I got the idea from Pinterest to do a reading countdown to Halloween. I thought the bucket was cute and I had a similar on in yellow so I tried to find one in white. NO LUCK! So I found a plain white basket and instead of writing BOO I threaded Halloween Ribbon through the basket and tied a bow.

I love the idea of reading a different Halloween book every night before bedtime. So I hit half price books and found 30 Halloween books including this one. (I know Halloween is on the 31st but since the final book is the Night Before Halloween I stopped there). While I was there I noticed the 4 shelves of random Holiday books and thought this would be a great idea for other holidays as well, plus I can rotate in age appropriate books as she grows, and all I'd need to do is change the ribbon to match the holiday. So here's our Countdown to Halloween basket (the piles of books nearby are the Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas, and Valentines Day books for the future)




This is the first of many holiday traditions we can share with Molly.

UPDATE: Here's Molly and Daddy reading "Biscuit's TRICK OR tREAT"

I promised myself...

I wouldn't become one of those people that have nothing else to talk about but their baby...well I lied. I'm happy to spend my days and nights with this precious little one and it's true what they say they become your whole world. Which I'm more than happy with ecstatic about but I promise I will start to blog about other things too...I don't know when that'll happen because she is all I really do right now but there will be other things eventually. In the mean time though here's a little something to keep you entertained.

2 Months

Molly,
I can't believe you've been in my life for two whole months. It's amazing to watch you grow everyday. Most days I find myself just staring at you.

This month you wore newborn diapers until this week when you moved into size 1 diapers even though they are quite big on you. You dont mind being changed anymore and that's when you talk the most. This month you've started to smile so much more. You're still a great "tracker" and still hold your head up like a pro.



You've started having your bath every night around 8:30. Now you get a bath in the tub instead of on the counter. (you're still in your bath sling though) You still dont like putting lotion on but your getting better. You can wear some newborn clothes but mostly you're in 0-3 clothes. (Mostly because you're so LONG.) You still sleep in longsleves and those were actually the first outfits you outgrew.



You're still not big on toys but you LOVE your swing and you got a new teddy bear that you smiled at at the store. You still love the occasional paci and do tummy time every day. You finally seem to like "ellie", your WubbaNub, better than "Izzy", your old WubbaNub.



You still eat every 2-3 hours for 30-45 min. with the exception of night time. You sleep for about 9 hours each night now. Mommy is so excited to be getting more sleep but I must admit that I'm sad not to be spending those few hours with you during the middle of the night. You sleep in your swing in your room the best. Your crib seems to wake you from a dead sleep in no time flat but you're getting to like it more and more.



This month you met your great grandma & grandpa Moos. Along with your Great Uncle Shane, Cousin Aaron, and Great Aunt Melanie. You've been to see alot of new places this month too, like the farmers market, San Antonio, and the mall. We go on walks in the morning when it's a little cooler but it's still over 100 degrees most days so we tend to stay inside or on the back porch where it's cooler. Your Mimi worries that you'll never learn your real name because Mommy and Daddy call you all kinds of things like "peanut", "Bubs", "BubbaLove", and my favorite "Peepers".



I love you so much little one. I'm torn between wanting to see you grow and keeping you my little baby. I'm excited to see what new and wonderful things you'll do this month!

Love,
Mommy




10lbs 21in

A New Adventure Awaits

I never understood how women stayed at home with their baby. I mean don't get me wrong my mom did it with us but I'm just the kind of person that always has to be going. Now that Molly is here I get it. I'd do just about anything to be able to stay home with her. In hopes of that one day becoming a reality I started Tiny Fans. They're just simple, adorable dresses and onesies for little ones. I got so many compliments on Molly's that I thought I'd start sewing and see what happens. Here's to another new adventure!

Molly's First Road Trip

This past weekend Rustin had a few days off and a job that dropped in San Antonio so Molly and I loaded up the car and met him down there. That was after I packed up the car with everything we own the stroller, the pack n play, my pump, her travel bathtub, the boppy, our suitcase, her diaper bag, a cooler full of milk, the car seat, both dogs, and of course Molly. Our first stop was over to my mom's to drop of the grand-dogs and pick up the portable swing, which I managed to stuff into the backseat find space for. About the time we were leaving Rustin called and had forgotten his wallet so we ran back and picked it up. 2 hours later we arrived in San Antonio and were waiting in the gas station parking lot waiting for daddy. We crammed his suitcase into the trunk and made our way through the rain (yes it rained!!!) to the hotel. Our room wasn't ready and while we waited in the Lobby Molly had a massive diaper issue all over herself and her daddy. LOVELY! Once we got checked in and had a bite to eat (WHATABURGER) we got back into the car to spend time with the grandparents.


After hanging out there for most of the night we went over to visit with Rustin's cousin Austin. Megan and Jeremy showed up to hang out too!

Sunday was spent shopping at Mommy's Mecca La Cantera and we got a chance to meet up with Miss Heather and Matt for lunch.


Then we went back to grandma and grandpas for BBQ, more football and some lovin' from Great Aunt Mel. All in all it was a wonderful time with family.