I did B's entire baby book with laminated pages and came up with some cool ideas for how to do it. In this post I will share some of the tips, tricks and ideas I came up with while working on this laminator project. Benefits of laminated baby book pages First off, let me mention a few of the benefits to making laminated baby book pages. … [Read more...]
Favorite January photos
One of my goals for the year was to take at least two pictures every day- one with B and one without. I felt so bummed out about my new camera not working that I just didn't have the excitement for it. Fortunately, the camera was still under warranty, so I mailed it in to get fixed. Today, I got it back and it seems to be like new! … [Read more...]
2019 – Picture a day challenge
Except for a few habits and things that I have to do most every week like work, I've decided to mostly focus on monthly goals for 2019. One of my exceptions to this is a goal to take at least two pictures every day: one of B and one without B. This goal is not original. I am stealing it from somebody else. I do take a lot of pictures of B, … [Read more...]
N things of the week – #17 (migraines, celebrating fall & a schedule for B)
Can I come up with some heading about migraines that lures in a reader and makes them actually want to read this post?... Probably not, but I'm writing about migraines anyway. As I here writing this, I've been plagued by migraines the last three days. I can feel the edge of one now, but I feel okayish- meaning that I put my computer to it's … [Read more...]
Life Calendars
I recently found these life calendars for sale. I have to say that I just think they are the coolest thing ever. They're basically just a huge poster-sized grid of squares with numbers across the top for the week of the year and numbers down the side for the year of your life. There is just enough space in each square to write a word or two. … [Read more...]
The challenges of entertaining a 1 year old
Perhaps one of the most helpful things I read about parenting was talking about how there are just so many different phases with kids as they grow up. A parent that sucks at the newborn phase might be great with a toddler. All parents have strengths and they're bound to find some phases easier than others. So if this phase is hard, one you're … [Read more...]
Trying out the new camera – some pictures of B
I have been taking tons of pictures with my new camera and trying to get used to it. I am really loving it. There are still a ton of settings that I need to figure out, but so far I am just blown away by the image quality. I just wish I'd had this camera a year ago. Of course, baby B has been my number one text subject. I love the way … [Read more...]
Baby B is 1!
Well, it has been a whole year since baby B was born! It has been amazing to see how he has grown and changed. He learns new things each day. It's exciting and cool and scary. He knows how to pull himself to standing now. He knows that if he throws food on the floor it gets his mom to pay attention to him. He knows how to stack blocks and … [Read more...]
N things of the week – #15
I have exciting news this week! We have a contract on a house and are planning on moving in two or three weeks!! I love the house and the area that it's in is gorgeous. And it comes with a playground for the little guy! It is basically my dream home. It's in the forest and super close to biking and hiking trails in the National Forest. It's … [Read more...]
N things of the week – #14
The last week has been filled with lots of great stuff for me! Here's a few of the highlights. Going to the gym (almost) daily I have been going to the gym pretty much every day for the last two weeks. I'd gotten in a slump about it in December because I was sick for several weeks and then I just never got back to it. I decided that it was … [Read more...]