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Favorite Baby Items – Newborn to 3 months

L to R: 3 pack pajama set, Swaddle, Doc a Tot, Carrier, Changing Table Cover, Play Arch

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Before I had my now 3 month old, I shared the items I was purchasing prior to her arrival. I purchased those items with the best intentions, but as we all know it’s really trial and error on what works for each baby. Now that some time has passed, I’m sharing what has actually worked for us! I really recommend if you can not taking out everything you receive or buy for a baby until they come, that way you can try the items out and see what works and return what doesn’t.

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DIY Holiday Card Photos

Hi! Happy post Thanksgiving! Hope you enjoyed the holiday. Let’s talk about holiday cards, shall we? The hardest part for me is finding the right picture to include on the card. Over the years I’ve used both professional pictures and pictures I’ve taken myself. This year I decided not to use professional photos and that I would take the picture for the card myself. In this post I’m sharing a few tips on how to make this process easier and get the best shot!

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Winter Toddler Birthdays

Happy March! If you have been following along on instagram you may have seen my oldest recently turned 4! I can’t believe how fast the time has flown by! We are not at the point where we are hosting birthday parties for her friends yet (sigh of relief!) but we do like to do something special as a family for the girls for their birthdays. When you have a child born in the winter you need to get a little creative when it comes to family activities! Here are a couple of things we have done in the past – at a variety of price points! While I’m linking to local spots near me I’m sure these will provide plenty ideas of similar places near you!

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Valentine’s Day treat bags

Holidays at daycare are tricky, it’s either a nut-free food option or non food items. The past few years I’ve gone with non food items but since most Moms shop at the same stores, the girls received multiples of the same thing. This year I planned ahead and hopped on Pinterest for ideas. That’s how I found these super cute love bugs! These are adapted from the many different variations I’ve found and I thought I would create a step by step on how to make them since I couldn’t find one!

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Morning rush – How we leave the house on time

One of the hardest and most overwhelming things about having kids is getting out of the house. I have a set working schedule and need to be in the office at the same time everyday but having to be anywhere at a certain time and factoring in children can be challenging. Most mornings it’s just me and the girls due to my husband’s work schedule, which adds another layer of complexity. Here are a few tips on what I’ve found works to get to daycare/work in the morning, but these can easily be applied to any situation where you have to be somewhere on time.

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DIY Ornaments

Every year the girls and I make ornaments. Usually we use model clay and press a handprint or footprint into the ornament but to my surprise this year, the ornament would have had to have been pretty large to capture their full print! It caught me off guard and is just another reminder how fast they are growing.

Once I collected myself I scrambled to figure out what to make and remembered I had a few holiday cookie cutters. Voila! 

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Second birthday!

My youngest daughter turns two at the end of the month, and I’ve been scratching my head trying to figure out how to celebrate. In our family we go all out for the first birthday and then are pretty low key after that. We still celebrate with close family, but it’s not the huge blow out party. It’s good and bad, less worry of planning a perfect party, but more pressure to find the right gift! Yes, I am well aware she will most likely not remember these birthdays or the gifts but I will. Growing up I always had what I needed, but there wasn’t a lot of extra. No matter what though, my parents made my birthdays extra special.

I took the time to round up a list of my top birthday gifts for toddlers! Even if you don’t have kids, you probably have a toddler in your life!

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