Life of BB

as did my friends, relatives and everyone else that spoke with me about this topic... They all told me you would not know true love until you had a child. That simple statement really could not hold any more truth. Sure I love Mr. B., and he loves me, but the love we feel for Lil B is something we can not begin to measure. I simply look at him and can bust. This past weekend was his dedication. I think this picture simply shows you exactly how we feel. We love him so very much. Happy Friday people, hope you have an amazing weekend !   PS Photo credit from the one and only Jennifer Bennett Photography !!!   http://www.jbennettphotography.com/

Strange title right? Let me explain. Over the weekend we put our a/c on in our bedroom and it smelled disgusting. We call for service, being the planner I am, we of course have a service contract... So they come to service it and they tell me it needs to be taken out of the wall for two week to be cleaned etc. etc..... LONG story short we need a new a/c, this one is shy of three years old and the old service contract I paid in full for, is now gone with the unit. New a/c = new service contract =  more $ spent.... So this stressed me out. We also have a lot of things happening in the next few months. We have three monumental birthdays coming up for loved ones, a bridal shower to celebrate, a baby being born, a wedding, our son's dedication, Father's day, Memorial day and house guests coming to stay with us ... all which we need $ to purchase gifts, outfits or items for... So this stressed me out. Then, I sat back and thought about it. I realized ...

It's like it happened overnight. Some how, some way, I learned Lil B's non verbal ques. A friend once told me that I would get to know them soon enough, I believed her, but really had no idea what she was talking about in the beginging. But now, I now can tell you what each cry, fuss, or laugh mean... Yes, he has different laughs ! And he gets the hiccups just like his momma when he laughs a lot.  It is pretty mind blowing when it happens, it really felt like it was overnight. Lil B is 5 1/2 months and every single day he amazes me. I just love him so. Here is a pic from our weekend. Love these two so much.

It was nothing special, but amazingly relaxing and shared with our moms too. Here are some pictures from my day.   Someone has a prezzie for me !!!!   It's his birthstone !!! How did he know I wanted this lol ???!!!   Here was my original plan, because of this pin on Pinterest... Clearly I could not wear them all, I couldn't bend my finger  !!! So back to be re sized it went for my right hand. Not a big deal, live and learn ! Here's my love giving me my card on Mother's Day... and he wrote in it. Do you see that "capital A?" The kid is a genius !! I received tons of cards from everyone. So blessed ! My mom got me this super cool book. So many great ideas in it. I have saved tons of the pages. My mother in law peaked my blog and purchased me this pillow with our wedding date on it. She also got me crystal salt and pepper shakers I had wanted. So awesome ! Mr. B was going to cook for us, but I said no ...

  I just love dressing Lil B. I can not handle it. Here are five of my faves... He is so stylish When he was a wee 1 month old !    

 Our home was originally a ranch home that was then dormered. Our  downstairs hallway has always felt like a long hallway to bedrooms, because, that is what it used to be ! I have wanted to make a cut out "window" since we purchased our home 4 years ago so it was long over due. This past weekend, we finally did it ! Here is a picture frame of the progression of the hallway. First picture  (top left) was with carpet, second (top right) was when we installed tile, third (bottom left) a different piece of furniture at the end of hallway and then the fourth (bottom right) the fabulous cut out (and different furniture again lol.)   The transformation over the years... Here are some views of the new and improved hallway   I love it so much, it makes me happy every morning when I come down to make my morning coffee. Seriously, it's the little things.

Ah it's Easter time. I took Noah for a mini photo session last week. For those, like myself, who do not know what a "mini session" is, let me explain. It's a very fast photo session of about a 1/2 hour and when it's done you get about 5-7 pictures. The girl we use is amazing. She took his newborn pictures and was just so patient and kind. When she posted on FB she was doing Easter minis, I knew I wanted in. I plan on having Noah's pictures taken professionally every three months until a year. It makes sense because  he is three months in these pictures and at his dedication, he will be 6 months. I figure we'll stick a 9 month in too since, well, that is my favorite season !!   OK so here are the pictures from the shoot. Noah did awesome. And well so did the photographer !!! looks a lil shocked here lol... love this one !! so cute, we lost his bow tie at this point ! Hands down my fave. lost his shoes here lol seems to be ...

Lil B has super fair and super sensitive skin. We have tried many many products and sadly, we are still on the hunt for the perfect one. His skin and his hair are nothing like Mama B's or Mr. B's. This is all very new to us. So let's go through the products what we have tried so far. First up, Johnson's Baby Wash and Baby Lotion. I mean, who wouldn't try it. It's been around for 100's of years and when people think baby, they think of that pink bottle of lotion. I got a bunch from my shower so when Lil B had his first sponge bath we used these two things.... The fragrance definitely bothered him. So no good. I kept using the shampoo longer since it didn't seem to bother him. Some days his scalp was a bit dry but that might just be newbie scalp. Not sure.    Then we tried the Arbonne bsby line. Got the gift set at my shower too so I figured why not give it a go. No dice. Even though it's fragrance free it just didn't do anything fo...

The past few months I have come to realize some of our favorite things around here and figured I'd share. Just in case any of you were wondering. =)   First up Lil B's favorites. The B Ball from Rhino Toys. It bends and is flexible, he gnaws at it all day. It was the first thing he could actually hold in his grasp and he seems to favor it over all of his toys. You can buy one here   http://www.amazon.com/Rhino-Toys-Oball-Original-Colors/dp/B000BNC9DM/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header   Next up Aquaphor   This stuff is amazing. Lil B used to get very dry cheeks because he is so fair and it's a dry winter. I put this on it one day and poof they were healed almost immediately. It's great for when he some how scratches his face. Which, I have no idea how, since his nails are constantly cut and filed? So weird ! But this clears up and scratch with in an hour.     Then we have our Motorola 3.5 video monitor with tw...