Punxsutawney Phil is on my sh** list!

See this fella...

I am not happy with him at all!

He says to expect 6 more weeks of winter.  We haven't had 6 weeks of winter yet!

Most people are pretty happy that most of winter has felt like spring.  I, however, am not!  I feel jipped!  During the past 10.5 weeks of maternity leave, we have gotten ONLY ONE light dusting of snow. 

I can't tell you how many times during the past year that I would fantasize about all those snowy, cold days that I would be snuggled up in bed with my baby during maternity leave.  Never happened.

If that stinkin' groundhog is right, it looks like winter weather will arrive just as I have to go back to work.  UGH!

This is how I roll...

GO CATS!

 

 

 

Did you poop? (funny video of Henry)

I have watched this video no less than 20 times already today.  It cracks me up!  Doesn't it seem like he knows what I'm saying?  Hehe!

2 Months

My sweet baby is 2 months old...

• You are growing too fast.  My job as your mother is to ensure you grow, but can't you do it a little slower???  
• At your 2 month check-up you are 11lbs,13oz (56%), 24 inches (82%) and your head 39 cm (29%).  
• We saw real tears for the first time, after your shots.  Broke my heart, but surprisingly I didn't cry.
• You are so much fun in the mornings.  After we nurse, you will snooze for a bit and then we will sit and talk.  You will actually smile and coo at me, as if we are having a real conversation.  

• I could sit and kiss your cheeks all day.  I think Daddy could too.  You love it, even if  Daddy's face is a little scruffy.
• You finally figured out how to get your hand in your mouth... now you are working on getting it to stay there. 

•  You go to bed around 8:30-9 each night and sleep a 4-5 hour stretch, wake up to be changed and nurse and then sleep for a 3-4 hour stretch.  It's awesome!
• You can't sleep good without one of your Cloud B buddies (Mimicking Monkey, Gentle Giraffe or Sleep Sheep) that make white noise in 45 min increments.  Throughout the night you will stir and I will have to get up to turn it back on... within minutes you are deep in sleep again.  
• When you nap, you sleep with your hand on your face. 

• You refuse to be held like a baby anymore.  You want to be upright, either laying against my chest or sitting with your back to my chest.  Daddy started this and now it is a must.

• You will look at toys for a minute, but still prefer to look at faces.  We can get you to sit in your swing and look at the fish mobile or lay on your play mat for 15 min at at time.  

• We are still breastfeeding and loving it! You are getting a big belly and a double chin, so I know you are getting enough to eat.  

 

• Lucie seems to take more interest in you this month.  I guess she has finally figured out that you aren't going anywhere and she has to deal with it.  I have noticed that she wants more attention, spending most of the day at my feet.  

• You are wearing 0-3 month clothes, fitting into them right before Christmas... which worked out perfectly considering  your Christmas outfits were 0-3 months.

• I have started taking you out with me during the day without Daddy's help.  We have been grocery shopping, to Wal-Greens and out to get lunch.  You sleep most of the time.
• You got cradle-cap and lost most of the hair on the top of your head around the first of the year.  It cleared up within a week and now you seem to have quite a bit of new hair.  Overall, you are a great looking baby!

•  You went on a few trips this month... to Western KY and to Northern KY/Cinci.  You were an angel on both trips!
• You got to meet your Great-Grandma Yease when we went to Western KY.  She loved you! 

 

• You have been on 2 dates already... such a playa!  The first was with Evie on NYE and the second was with Caitlyn at 7 weeks.  

First date with Evie.

Caitlyn enjoyed licking your face and you didn't seem to mind.

• I have only 3 weeks left of maternity leave and I have broken down every day in the past week thinking about having to leave you.  Please time, slow down!

 We love you so much and enjoy watching you grow... looking forward to many more precious times!

A "Getting To Know You" Game

My girl, Sarah, at Simply Sarah Style has tagged me!  If you aren't already following Sarah's blog and you love all things DIY and Fashion you should check her out!

Game Rules:

1. You must post the rules.
2. Post 11 Fun Facts About Yourself
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post.
4. Create 11 new questions to ask the people you have tagged.  (didn't have time to do the rest of the game... had to work on my baby's 2 month post)
5. Tag 11 bloggers and link them to your post.
6. Let the bloggers know they have been tagged.

11 Fun Facts About Me

1. I married my college sweetheart.  We met while taking a smoke break outside the dorm we lived in.  Neither of us smoke.  Haha!
2. I am really good at board games.  My favorite is Scattergories.
3. I have 10 siblings... 8 sisters and 2 brothers.
4. I have never been a fan of working out, but really liked Zumba.  Since I don't have time to go to the class anymore, I crank up the music and dance around the room with the Zumba moves I remember.  I'm sure I look ridiculous, but at least Henry thinks it's amusing.  :)
5. I prefer hot chocolate to coffee.
6. I watch The Weather Channel all the time!  Mainly for background noise, but I do love a good storm story!
7. I was raised Southern Baptist, married a Catholic and now consider myself something of a hybrid.  
8. I never tire of the song "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child.  It reminds me of the good ole days in high school.  
9. I am REALLY good at hoola-hooping!  I could probably hoola-hoop for hours and almost never lose if someone challenges me.  Heck, I could even do it pregnant!
10. I take pride in the fact that my college education was 100% self-financed and I had a 4.0 Major GPA.  
11. I broke my arm 3 times... when I was ages 5, 6 and 7. 

11 Questions From Sarah

1. What made you want to start a blog?  I loved reading other blogs and saw where someone made theirs into a book.  It seemed like a fun, easy way to record my memories and eventually print them into a book.
2. What are your top three blogs to read?  These are all people that have lived or do live in Lex...   Simply Sarah Style, Confessions of a 20 Something, A Blue-Eyed Boy Met A Brown-Eyed Girl
3. What are your favorite things to "pin" on Pinterest?  Recipes or simple home decor projects
4. Where are your favorite places to shop for home decor?  Home Goods and Kirklands
5. Where are your favorite places to shop for clothing bargains?  I don't like to dig for clothes at discount stores... I much prefer to wait for good promo codes or coupons at stores such as The Limited, Express and Gap.  I also like going to outlets.
6. What is your favorite color combinations?  Navy/White or Teal/Grey
7. Do you collect anything?  I have way too many candles! 
8. What is your favorite thing to cook/bake?  Anything I can throw in a crock pot.
9. In what ways do you connect with other bloggers?  I've just now started linking up and doing swaps. 
10. What is your favorite holiday?  Halloween
11. What, if any, is the most recent thing you have made from Pinterest?  Puppy Chow Mix - it was delish!

What I'm Diggin'...

Some things I am diggin' this week...

Kindle - Jason won this for having "data of the week" in his lab and since he never reads, I stole it.  I never thought I would like an e-reader, but it's easier than a paperback when nursing or holding Henry.  Currently I am reading the Outlander series.  I would love to get the Kindle Fire, but am waiting until later this year when the screen is supposed to be larger. 

Latisse - I meant to do a before/after pic, but I am already 6 weeks into using it.  I used Latisse last year before I got pregnant and my lashes had finally reached their full potential when I stopped using it.  My lashes were ridiculous (see pic below)!  I bought a new bottle a few weeks before Henry arrived, just so I could start back asap.  It takes 12-16 weeks to fully grow, so I should have amazing, granddaddy long leg eyelashes by Spring! 

Pic of me and my nephew, Peyton, taken last February.

This purse from The Limited, which I am not letting myself buy.  It's only $80, but I can't be spending that much on a purse I don't need  but want really bad when we have to start paying $175/wk for daycare next month.  I got an email advertising 40% off their entire website earlier this week and was psyched about using the discount to get this purse for $50... but when I went to checkout the promo code had expired.  Bummer.

This shirt... which I did buy.  It was only $17.99 at Target.  I need clothes that fit loose around the tummy.  I am back to pre-pregnancy weight, but still have a "marshmallow" belly.  :/

Orange Leaf - They just opened an OL a few miles from my house, so we went on Monday... and I plan on going back tomorrow.  Good thing I am breastfeeding and don't have to worry about watching my weight!  

I am also diggin' these chubby cheekers!

Valentine's Day Swap

 

Joining in the fun of the Valentine's Day Swap!

Can't wait to go shopping for the gift!

If you want to join, go here.