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No yoga pants here.
Moms get pigeonholed often–that in itself is a topic for another day. But stay-at-home mom fashion is really pigeonholed as yoga pants and tank tops. Not for me! There are some rare days that I am still in workout attire when josh gets home, but that is not usually the case, and it isn’t a style choice for the day… I try to dress nicely for the job I have. I’m going to try and remember to get an outfit shot when I can to show that moms (even of new babies, even nursing moms) can be comfortable and pulled together. 
Note: lol at my weird left ankle.
Posted in What to wear
Tagged anthropologie, bag, boyfriend, brown, clothes, color, coordinated, dressing, espadrille, grown up, jeans, kork ease, kut from the kloth, mom, nicely, outfits, polished, sahm, saludos, sandals, shorts, stay at home, stripes, target, tote, turquoise
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An update
For those who prayed for Brittany’s sweet baby:
Baby Arrow
I can’t stop thinking about her. She was so brave to write about this journey and to share sweet Arrow with us all.
My sweet kangaroo baby
My darling baby loves to be in a wrap on my chest. I love the health benefits and how easily he falls asleep there, so it is fine with me (besides, we all know I’m in it for the snuggles!). He is such a sweet and mellow guy. He just looks around, taking it all in, until his eyes get heavy and he falls, very quickly and without difficulty, to sleep. 😇 
Posted in Baby O2, Babywearing
Tagged baby, babywearing, beautiful, boy, cute, jackson, jax, kangaroo care, love, natibaby, O2, polka dot, ring sling, sleeping, socal babywearers, thumb sucking, vatanai, WCRS, whales, wrap conversion
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The art of self soothing
Jackson has been sucking his thumb. My mom sucked her thumb and is scared that his teeth will pay the price, as hers did. I think it’s just what he manages to get in his mouth right now, and I’m not too worried. Sometimes it’s his first three fingers.
And he is so cute. 😊 
Posted in Baby O2
Tagged angel, baby, beautiful, cheeks, hand, jackson, jax, love, newborn, O2, self soothing, sleeping, thumb sucking, two months
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Jackson is Three Months Old!
My little lamb is 12 weeks old. I can’t begin to describe what a joy he is, or how much I am enjoying him. Each minute I spend with him is priceless. I can’t get enough of his sweet smell, his loud breathing, or his bright smiles. He is mellow and happy all the time.
He wakes up and smiles immediately upon recognizing me. Sometimes he can’t even nurse because he is smiling too widely. 
His bright eyes are expressive and full of love. 
His fuzzy little head spins back and forth wildly as he takes in his surroundings. He is always looking around, fascinated by the world around him.
When laying down, he kicks and flops and works his arms like a swimmer on dry land. Extreme motion, and then sleep.
He is always sucking on his hands and fingers. Sometimes his thumb gets in there, but i don’t think it’s favored over anything else. He has been reaching for and grabbing things: my necklace, my hair, my hands. He touches me and holds my fingers whenever possible. 
I really think he wants to talk, and as one mom said at Jacob’s preschool today, “with a brother like Jacob, how could he help it?” He opens his mouth and moves his tongue, and puts intense concentration into making a loud sound. He squeaks and squeals, and makes conversational-soudning coos and gurgles. He sounds absolutely lovely and adorable. He is friendly and flirtatious (if a baby can be such a thing!), gathering the attention of those around him with his smiles and coos. He will make eye contact and smile, then shyly hide his face in my chest. So cute. 🙂
My big boy weighs over 15 pounds (so he has more than doubled), and no longer fits in most of the 3 month clothes we have, much to my chagrin. It’s all going too fast! (Said every mom, ever). He is strong, and his kicking legs hurt if they make contact. He will whip his head away from your shoulder to look around. He can roll from his stomach to his back and his back to his stomach, although that one is hard for him, and on hard surfaces he only makes it to his side.
He is soft, squishy, and delicious. He is sweet, mellow, and patient.
He is friendly, happy and full of joy. He is an absolute blessing and I am thankful for him every day
I’m really taken with him, in case you couldn’t tell. 🙂
Wedding fun
our good friends Danielle and Jason, who we visited in Texas earlier this year, got married this past weekend. It was a perfect day in Temecula. I did enjoy dressing up (albeit in flat sandals, thanks to the always-hurting always-swollen ankle) and seeing some friends I hadn’t seen in a while. Of course, this was my first time leaving Jackson. There was a good amount of stress for me, and I really missed him, but we both did just fine. My parents were kind enough to stay with us down in Temecula and watch him at a hotel so that he would be nearby just in case. I was happy to get my hands on him at the end of the night!
Posted in Baby O2, J and K, wedding
Tagged anthropologie dress, baby, baublebar necklace, bride, California, centerpiece, danielle, dressy, Friends, jackson, jason, leaving, mama, problems, sunny, table, temecula, wedding
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Josh and Korey 
