The Weekend

We had a nice weekend.  Saturday we went to the NC State football game.  Unfortunately, we ended up not going in to the game (or maybe that was good, it's been a rough year for the Wolfpack so far), but did enjoy tailgating before the game with great friends and family.

On Sunday I finally got the chance to make some baby food, carrots and sweet potatoes.  It was really so easy.  I bought baby food first because I wanted to be able to buy an assortment to find out what Jake liked and disliked.  I didn't want to make a big batch of carrots and then Jake hate them.  So far, sweet peas are the only thing he doesn't really care to eat.  I have a few baby food cookbooks, but I think I'm really going to enjoy Tyler Florence's Fresh Start the best (and it doesn't hurt that he's one of my favorite chefs).  The baby food recipes for when Jake's a little older look amazing.  He also had a great tip for making those first pureed baby foods, use a blender and not the food processor.  It made the food so much smoother.  Oh, and did you know he is one of the founder's of the baby food brand Sprout, I didn't.

{all images from my iphone via instagram}

A little more 'window' shopping

So, every little girl needs some fabulous shoes to go with her hair accessories, right? Too cute ity bity shoes from etsy.com seller Gracious May.

I can still 'window' shop

I can still 'window' shop for little girls.  I'm really loving these little bows and bits from etsy.com seller Lou and Lee.

Another Addiction

Another addiction I had, while nursing, was the Houzz.com app.  Just a few images I saved to my ideabooks.

Five Months!

My sweet baby boy is five months old today!  I really can't believe it, he's one month away from being half a year old!  I'm truly enjoying ever moment, including the sleep fighting and beginning stages of teething.  My baby is rolling around everywhere (tummy to back and back to tummy), he's sitting up for short spurts, eating rice cereal like a champ, smiling and giggling all the time, finally napping, and is just such a joy.  A few of my favorite pictures from the past month...

(We didn't like the sweet potatoes!)

Currently

Some of the kid items I'm currently eyeing on etsy...

Cute personalized onesies from here.

A very stylish diaper clutch from here.

A boo-boo bear from here.

Football beanie, but in red and white from here.

Happy Friday!

We enjoyed a nice low country boil dinner on the porch last night. I so love that the evenings are finally getting cooler. After the extremely hot summer, I'm really looking forward to fall.

We had a nice dinner last night instead of tonight because we of course have to get ready for football tomorrow!

Oh, and Jake is having his first play date with a cute little girl!

Hope you have a happy Friday and great holiday weekend!

It's Finally That Time of Year!

College football starts in 2 days and I'm so excited! I've started preparing...

A little DIY

My baby is actually napping! So, I made a couple bracelets with some bead and string I had laying around. I think I'm going to have to go get some more string so I can make some friendship bracelets too.

A Baby Shower

We helped host a baby shower for some very special friends over the weekend. It was such a special time celebrating with our friends on the upcoming arrival of their son!

As you can see from the photos, I had a blast making decorations. It was the first time I was really able to test what my Silhouette SD machine could do. All the decorations were also a result of searching the web while a nursed my little one. I made the banner, diaper wreath, painted onesies, and the monogram on the ice bucket (beach bucket).

(sorry, only picture I got of the food table - we did a mini burger bar)