5 MONTHS!!

Bria is 5 Months old! Which means one more month until she is 6 months. Which means she will be half a year. Which means this Mama is in hyperventilating mode! 

* I didn't do a "photoshoot" for her 5 month picutres, but rather, have some pictures of her firsts.

Bria Loves:

watching Veggie Tale Music Video's on Mommy's computer, grabbing at food, listening to mommy and daddy's made-up rap songs

Bria doesn't love:

waking up from a nap and finding herself alone, losing her pacifier, daddy making scary faces close to her

 (eating rice cereal for first time June 2, 2011)

Some of Bria's firsts:

4 months 2 days: first time Bria cried when I handed her to someone else

4 months 5 days: first time she put her Binkie in her mouth all by herself

4 months 6 days: first time she pulled Mommy's earring out

4 months 9 days: first time held a bottle by herself

4 months 11 days, first time grabbed toes

4 months 13 days: first time peed all over Daddy

4 months 21 days: first time on elevator

4 months 24 days: first time on beach

4 months 26 days: first time on a bike ride

4 months 27 days: first time eating rice cereal

4 months 29 days: firs time on our boat (in Ketchikan)

 (first bike ride! June 1, 2011)

(Check Bria out at 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 4 months)

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These are truly awesome nursing covers! I received one a couple months ago and I replaced the one that I made (which totally didn't work!) ....

And....

You can get YOURS for free! All you have to do is pay shipping (which doesn't cost all that much!)..

4 MONTHS!

Bria, Bria, Bria...Stop growing already!!

Today, our sweet peanut is no longer a peanut :( ... She is 4 months old and growing so, so fast! Her personality is shining through...She sure is going to give her dad and I a headache when she gets older--Look at those eyes! She's gonna be a heartbreaker..

Bria loves:

waking up in the early, early morning, "GiGi" her giraffe, funny faces, meeting new people, falling asleep on mom, doing "sit-ups" while trying to sit up while laying down, playing with her blanket

Bria doesn't love: 

Getting moved while sleeping, getting boogers removed from her nose, being out & about past 8:00pm

Some of Bria's firsts:
3 months, 11 days: first laugh while on the bed with Mommy pushing up and down on both sides
3 months, 12 days: first pair of sunglasses
3 months, 12 days: first family photo shoot
3 months, 19 days: first Easter
3 months 23 days: first time seeing butterflies (in my classroom)

Bria's Stats:
**Will have this Monday of next week!

Height:   24 in.        Weight: 12 1/2 lbs.

(Check Bria out at 1 month, 2 months, 3 months)

Julbo Review

We've all seen them...The cute little babies with the most ginormous  sunglasses that cover half their faces. Most may put sunglasses on their babes because they are just so darn adorable and pretty funny. It's not only cute, but practical to protect your babies eyes. 
We don't wear cheap ole' sunglasses with no UVA, B  or C protection, so why would we resort to cheap glasses for our daughter?!


Julbo is a company that is widely known for their sport and performance eye protection whether it's water, snow, sand, or ice...And...Baby 'n toddler wear too! 


Contemplate this: The younger the child is, the more vulnerable their eyes are. Unlike an adult's eye, the lens in a child's eye has almost no protective pigments. A child's crystalline lens is totally transparent with a very large pupil. Children's eyes therefore absorb much more harmful solar radiation than adults.


After reading the above statement, it clicked! We need to get Bria a pair of sunglasses, but not just any pair. a good pair! Just as we were looking, We were gifted a pair of Julbo Looping 4 glasses! 


Here is just a couple of things that we love about Bria's new Julbo sunglasses: 


*Even though she's only -almost- four months old these glasses fit perfectly
*They are shock resistant and flexible
*soft enough for her head
*100% protected from all the UV's : A, B, and C
*A detachable strap so the glasses grow when she grows
* Reversible so we don't have to worry about which way is up
*Lead free! They don't paint their sunglasses so we don't have to worry about B putting the glasses in her mouth...


And the most important part? She doesn't mind them at all! She actually loves to look around when she has these glasses on! 


I am so glad we found a pair of sunglasses that we will be able to use for years and that will withstand her active and crazy -to be- lifestyle.

California here we come!

What I'm lovin' this week:

I have stumbled across some pretty neat stuff this week on Etsy. I absolutely love handmade lovelies, and love discovering new, artsy people. I totally wish I could have some more time in the day to get stuff made!  Here are some of the things that I have been eyeing:

Who doesn't love a baby in overalls?!

Found at Little Orange

Cute lil' headbands for lil' heads! 

Burnt Orange Daisy Hairclip:

 From Kelly over at Kelly Joy Botique

Every little girl needs a retro dress!

Ruffle Sleeve Dress with Mod Circles

Found at UrbanTot

Cute footsies!

Children's Soft Sole Shoes in Animal Print:

Found at UrbanTot

I love shopping online and it's getting easier to not be so impulsive with everything I see. The internet is my only source of "shopping" because of our rural location. However, it is easier to sit here in my pj's and chai with B sleeping in her bobby and shop than it would be walkin' round with her in a baby carrier, me having to get dressed and put at least some make-up on so I don't look like a zombie that just woke up!

3 MONTHS!

 Happy Happy Happy 1/4 Birthday to Bria!

Bria has been rockin' this world for 3 months now and we couldn't be happier at how much love she has given our little family! This kid gets more and more awesome each second! 

Bria Loves

her bird mobile, watching Sierra (our dog), Sierra kisses, being naked, sneezing (she smiles after every sneeze), Kitten book from Auntie Erica and cousins, Veggie Tales on the computer

Bria doesn't love:

Having to wait -at all, even for a split second- to eat, wet diaper, loosing her pacifier, when Daddy is out of town, laying down when people are talking, the sun in her eyes

Some of Bria's firsts: 

2 months, 5 days: First shots :(

2 months, 7 days: First time used nail clippers (mom finally stopped biting nails!)

2 month, 9 days: First time sleeping through the entire night (8pm-6:30am)

2 months, 11 days: First smile at Nana, Chanaa, and Auntie Charley

2 months, 13 days: First real cold (runny nose and cough)

2 months, 15 days: First shower with Mommy

2 months, 16 days: First time scooted on tummy (naked)

Bria's Stats: 

Height: 23 1/2 inches
Weight: 11 lbs. 2 oz

(Check Bria out at 1 month, 2 months)

Good Morning & Baby Wipe Recipe

Okay, before I let you in on a little secret about baby wipes I have to do the most important thing first...

Bria wants to say good morning...

It was so sweet this morning, Clint took Bria because she was just being fussy and he let me sleep! I actually went into the deepest of deep sleeps for 3 hours! It was truly Bliss.

When I woke up today and put Bria in her playpen I found this:

I guess Clint decided to change her and didn't fasten the velcro all the way. Ha. Goofy Daddy!

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Now for the homemade baby wipes! 

If you know Clint and I personally, you know that we'd rather go the eco-friendly, organic route with anything that we possibly can. Now, with that being said it is extremely difficult to full-fill that in everything we do because of 1) Our rural location and 2) shipping is extremely expensive from most eco-friendly websites. 

So, when a friend of mine gave me a recipe for homemade baby wipes I was so excited. Finally, I know exactly what is going into my baby wipes and exactly what is touching my little angel.

 Homemade Baby Wipes:


All you need is:

1 plastic container with lid that will fit 1/2 a paper towel roll
2 cups of water
2 Tablespoons of baby oil
2 Tablespoons of Baby bath
1/2 roll Bounty paper towels
**note: generic paper towels don't hold up as well as Bounty**

1) Cut paper towels in half with a serrated knife and pull out cardboard tube:

2) Put paper towels in plastic container:

3) Mix the water, baby oil, and baby bath together and pour into container:

4) There ya go! Homemade baby wipes:

Not only do you know what is going into your wipes, you get more bang for your buck!!