Sophie the Giraffe

I've been eyeing up Sophie the Giraffe on Amazon.com for YEARS. But it always seemed ridiculous to spend $20+ on a teething toy. Well... I got over it, and finally ordered one.

 

And I regret not doing it sooner!

 

Sure, it's really just a glorified dog toy (If you have one, you know what I mean. If you don't, same texture and squeak as your average dog today.), but it's definitely living up to the hype in this house!

 

EVERYONE LOVES HER!!!

 

 





 

 

October Citrus Lane Box!

This box was even better then the first! I am so happy with this subscription so far!

Love. Love. Love.

 

 

This, again, is for JP-- so a baby boy at 4 months.

 

www.citruslane.com

 

September Citrus Lane Box!

I'm not going to go into huge detail about Citrus Lane, but long story short, it's a monthly subscription box service, that sends boxed filled with goodies tailored to your child's age and gender. IT'S AWESOME! And worth checking out...

Here's what was in my September Citrus Lane box!

 

 

I have the box tailored for JP.

 

www.citruslane.com

Hoarding baby products.

Hello. My name is Kate, and I hoard baby products. Please help me.

This past weekend, for whatever reason, I decided to re-organize all of our baby products and changing stations. I wanted to consolidate everything to one location. We had a changing station on the main floor, and then a changing table in JP’s nursery (for a brief period of time we had THREE kids in diapers, so more then one location to clean butts was necessary). Plus I had a plethora of products to select from in the bathroom as well.

I FILLED A LAUNDRY BASKET WITH BOTTLES OF LOTIONS, WASHES, AND CREAMS!

Whoa. How did I acquire all of this?!

I can’t be the only Mom that does this, but nonetheless, I am a bit …upset... by it. I don’t know how I’m actually going to put of the money spent on it to good use, but I sure as heck am going to have the cleanest, most moisturized kids, this side of the Mississippi.

I hope I can stop spending money on these things, but I don’t foresee it. I have a disease.

HOME SCHOOLING

Never. I would have never thought we would even consider homeschooling. Jay and I both went to public schools, and excelled. We have NO DOUBTS about public school being the right choice for our children too.

And then it came time for 3 year old preschool. Not that it’s mandatory, or in the case of Cam, even necessary (he’s a smarty pants… good and bad). But we found ourselves in a difficult position.

Cameron’s birthday is August 31^st. Meaning he is age eligible for school, THE DAY BEFORE the cut off, September 1^st. So in a sense, having him do two years of preschool seemed like a great idea. Maybe he wouldn’t seem like the absolute youngest kid in his class if he had the extra year. (Though, I have to say, if you saw him, observed his interactions with other kids, and listened to him talk, you’d never think he JUST turned 3… Yes, I’m bragging. But he’s MY SON. I get to do that!)

 Cue the drama surrounding potty training. (I’m so thankful we’ve finally crossed that bridge!) We tried several times, and had to continually put in on the back burner. The kid just wasn’t ready. But of course, being diaper free was a requirement for preschool.

So much for that.

Sure, he was officially potty trained the week before class started…but it was too late to get him signed up. So we opted to home school him this year.

I was nervous. Jay and I have a TON on our plates any given week. Could I manage MORE?

Well, I’m happy to say, we’re pulling it off. We bought curriculum and Cameron loves it. And after each lesson, I’m feeling pretty accomplished too.

 I don’t plan on doing it for more then just this year, but I can see the appeal. On top of everything, it’s extremely rewarding. Being the person that helps light the bulb in their little minds is overwhelmingly rewarding. I love it!

 Maybe I should have been a teacher!

 Kudos to all those home-schooling parents out there!

 

www.busybeelessons.com

sweetness overload.

 

I will cherish this photo forever.

 

I am so blessed.

CHOOSE THE KIDS.

When in doubt,

CHOOSE THE KIDS.

There will be plenty of time later

to choose work…

 

-Anna Quindlen

 

 

 

This is exactly what I've been doing. I (again) haven't been posting because I seriously struggle to find the time. There's always something that needs to be done around the house...

OR a baby to snuggle with.

 

I doesn't matter how old any of my children get, they will always be my babies.