Five on Friday - The Last Week

Hello, again!! Here we are, another week gone by too quickly and the last of my maternity leave. I have mixed emotions about returning to work. I'm sad to leave my baby behind, nervous about pumping again, and excited to return to the land of sassy pre-teens, math, adult conversations, and paperwork. That's for another blog post though - here is my five!!

ONE.



Today is this guy's THREE month birthday!! He is just the sweetest baby. He smiles with his entire face and talks to us all the time. He's super ticklish and has the best giggle. He also sleeps through the night and has been for a month. He's amazing!

TWO.



We chose our paint color (Louisburg Green) and the painters arrived yesterday to turn this sad, sad siding into the below beautifulness.



It looks sooooo much better and it looks great with our brick. Now to finish fixing up our backyard and replace the rug that some cat shredded (eye roll).

THREE.



I am loving this lularoe outfit and I'm really sad I didn't buy it, but I got sticker shock from the $90 price tag (for both pieces). Lularoe friends, is it really worth it? I've never purchased anything but I've been stalking several friends who sell it and I'm so intrigued with this look and the kids dresses. Tell me your thoughts.

FOUR.



This song came on Pandora while driving to school one morning and Zoey told me that it was Belle, "another Belle." She's a genius. Sorry not sorry. Also, look at the time....8:14 AM. Ugh, we have been getting to school so late....next week is going to be such a rude awakening.

FIVE.



We had a ridiculous hail storm come through Sunday night. It sounded like bowling balls were hitting the roof. Best we can tell from our unofficial hail assessment, it was more like ping pongs to golf balls. Looks like our roof will continue the good fight. I HATE hail - like more than tornadoes...is that weird?

BONUS.



Zoey attended my friend's daughter's birthday party and probably had the most fun she's had at a birthday party yet - Princess Tea Party (genius). I snapped this pic when she was legit having a sweet little conversation with the birthday girl. Best ever.



This two kids thing...it's good. 



I sure am going to miss Target runs with this sweet little man. Summer can't come soon enough.

Here is to a beautiful weekend with sun and happy times with loved ones AND I hope it goes by as slowly as possible. Enjoy!

Linking up!



See you next week!

Five on Friday - F.U.N.

It's Friday once again! Let's get right to my five, a week in review and a few things I'm looking forward to this weekend.

ONE.



Chris and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary and our first night out since Luke was born with dinner and Beauty and the Beast. The movie was incredible and I already want to see it again! The margarita was pretty amazing too. It was just sooooo nice to get out with  Chris and I hope we'll be able to do it more frequently now that we're falling into a groove with our new little family of four.

TWO.

  


My Dad and his wife, Judy, visited this week and I kept Zoey home for a few days to have some fun. We visited the Arboretum for the first time on Tuesday and Zoey LOVED the Children's Adventure Garden. The Tulips and Cherry Blossoms were gorgeous too - so gorgeous that Zoey picked two Tulips (insert embarrassed face). I can't wait to go back again soon - hopefully I can get my little flower thief under control. Seriously, the kids were angels though and Luke rocked that pink hat from his sis. I think I'm getting the hang of this thing just in time to change it up and go back to work. *Notice the shorts and tank top in MARCH?! It was HOT!*

THREE.

 

We had big plans to go to the Fort Worth Zoo on Wednesday, but after our Arboretum adventure, we decided on a low key day at a local park. Zoey had a blast and the weather was much more pleasant. Luke was such a trooper and is so happy he can now be worn facing out!

FOUR.



Just some family shenanigans. We've had a really good week of family time. I also have to brag on Chris for a second. Luke had an epic poop while we were out at dinner Monday night and we were out of his size 1 diapers in the diaper bag. Chris "Macgyvered" one of Zoey's size 4 diapers on him. He did a really good job! Isn't he cute too?

FIVE.



I'm super excited to be participating in a fertility study with 23 and Me. By participating in this study, I'm getting to learn about my heritage and health for free and potentially earn some amazon gift cards along the way. Woot!

It's been a fun and exhausting week. Today, Luke and I are just laying low, getting laundry done, and watching a little Parenthood. I'm looking forward to a fun weekend with our family of four and my very last week of maternity leave. 

Linking up with some lovely bloggers, as always!



Happy Friday! Have a great weekend and I'll see y'all next week!

Five on Friday - More like Ten!

Hi, y'all! Let's just talk candidly for a minute about how terrible time change is and how whoever invented it should be made to live in an eternal time change state with toddlers and infants. Okay, I feel better. After a solid week of HORRIBLE sleep, I think things are finally leveling out. Hooray for Friday and St. Patty's day! Let's get to my five (or maybe ten) this week.

One.



I found some non-toxic polish and painted Zoey's toenails for the wedding! She was SO happy and so good sitting still while they dried. She's still so cute about them and they look so stinkin' adorable. I really love getting the best of both world's with a boy and a girl.

Two.

This is where I pack in several favorites from my sis-in-law's wedding weekend.



Luke's first road trip to Norman and Ardmore Chick-fil-A stop! Both of our kiddos are champions in the car, we are incredibly lucky!



We planned to bath Zoey, before the wedding, at the hotel. Small problem, no bath tub. So, I built up taking a shower as being a really exciting big girl thing, girded my loins, and took her in with me. She did a GREAT job and was so proud of herself, but I don't think she's looking forward to another one anytime soon. She's a bath girl.



It's like the mini fridge in the hotel was made for exactly my needs - to chill 8 mini bottles of champagne. So cute!



My second favorite wedding hair to date.  I had so much fun with this half up-do!



I had my father-in-law take this picture, because someday I'd be laughing about the moment where Luke screamed for an hour and then spit up all down my dress right before the ceremony. I'm happy to report he was a perfect angel for the rest of the night. 



Kim was GORGEOUS and the wedding was beautiful. I'm looking forward to their yearly vowel renewals (jk, maybe...)! I'm also pretty partial to this gorgeous little flower girl. After an initial moment of asking "what is that?" about five times when the ceremony started (insert embarrassed emoji x 100), she was also a perfect angel. 

The weekend was EXHAUSTING but so worth it to see Kim and Steve so happy and MARRIED! Love those two.

Three.



We arrived home late on Sunday night and I discovered this in my mailbox. My spirit animal, Elizabeth Warren. I plan to wear this and drink out of my Bernie mug for the next 3.75 years (or less?).

Four.



It's time to repaint our siding and we want to punch up the color from beige (yuck) to one of these colors that will hopefully compliment our red brick. Obviously, we are having a tough time deciding. It will mostly show on the back with just a bit of trim on the front of the house. What do y'all think? We need your help!



Five.



Happy St. Patty's day from this cutie! My angel girl looked pretty cute in her green today too, but she wasn't feeling a picture. Maybe next week. 

Chris and I are looking forward to celebrating our SIXTH wedding anniversary a day early with an extravagant movie date to see Beauty and the Beast. The weather also looks great for a visit to the park - finally! Have a wonderful weekend!

Linking up with these fab bloggers - check them out below.

 

See you next week!

Five on Friday - Weekend Fun

Happy Friday! Another week is coming to a close and I am that much closer to the end of my maternity leave. Anyone have any thoughts on how I can offset my salary and daycare costs from home? *Sigh* While I'm waiting for those genius suggestions, let's talk about about how fun this past weekend was and what I'm looking forward to this weekend - it'll be a good distraction.

One. 



Phase 2 of "Make the Playroom Great Again" was delivered on Saturday! I am VERY happy to have a comfortable place to land upstairs. Now on to Phase 3 - new curtains and curtain rods.

Two.



We had a BLAST with my sister this weekend and it was very sad to send her back to Indiana on Monday. We even got to celebrate the BIG 4-0 with her a bit early! Zoey and I made her a cherry cheesecake - recipe coming soon!

Three.



She's a brave woman. Zoey LOVED getting to do make-up with Aunt Stacie (Zoey did fake make-up for herself, of course). We need to work on technique but she's got the basic idea down!

Four.



I reached "Duggar" status this past weekend by nursing on the move. If you don't have a My Brest Friend Nursing Pillow and you're nursing or planning to nurse, you need one! It's so great for the early months of breastfeeding.

Five.



Trying on my bridesmaid dress one more time, because wedding weekend is here!! My sister-in-law is getting married and we are looking forward to celebrating big this weekend. 

Now I need to sign off and go finish writing this MOH speech! Don't look for it on Youtube or anything, but I think it's going to leave an impression. ;)

Linking up with these lovely ladies - check out their blogs below.



See ya next week!

Five on Friday - Fun, Fun, Fun!

Happy Friday, friends! This Friday is the last "slow" Friday we'll have for a long while, so I'm enjoying it by snuggling my baby boy, drinking some coffee, and watching a little Today show. I couldn't be happier to be back on the blog to share my five with you today.

One.

Speaking of coffee - here it is and it's actually still hot (a rarity lately). I'm also enjoying a "lactation" cookie. I feel like these really do work, but even if they don't, they are darn delicious and not terrible for you. Find the recipe I used here.

Two.

Speaking of things that are terrible for you....Pancake on a Stick at Sonic is back people!! It. is. everything. My husband thinks I'm so gross and I don't care. I had planned to take a picture of this uneaten, but I got excited.

Three.

I posted last week about my experience transitioning from one to two kids. It is still rough and Zoey is still bopping Luke on the head daily, for no reason(?), but my heart is full because moments like these also happen daily. I am incredibly lucky.

Four.

Snapped that ADORABLE picture of Zoey breastfeeding her baby doll. I can't even with her. She's incredible. I also snapped this pic of my adorably chunky baby boy at his 2 month check up! Our Pediatrician says he's perfect, but we already knew that. Luke even charmed him with some smiles and baby talk. 

Five. 

My sister is coming!!!!! It's been almost a year since I've seen her - she lives all the way in Indiana and I MISS her. I've been singing this song all week. Sister, sister, sister time! I can't wait!!

Looking forward to a fabulous weekend with my sis and I hope yours is just as great.

Linking up with these fabulous ladies!

See ya next week!