tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87811446718128025342024-03-13T00:52:25.308-07:00Oh Miss NoelleLife, Love, Laughter and Happily Ever AfterKellyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01645244413082852617noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781144671812802534.post-89658276787036343002014-01-14T18:32:00.003-08:002014-01-15T04:19:23.397-08:00Breastfeeding Diaries<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello Everyone!</div>
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I know its been awhile since I've had a post or update but I'm super excited today to be linking up with <a href="http://www.girlintheredshoes.com/" target="_blank">Julie</a> and joining her <a href="http://www.girlintheredshoes.com/p/the-breastfeeding-diaries.html" target="_blank">Breastfeeding Diaries.</a> It feels like forever ago when I asked her to be a guest blogger and January 15th was her next available date then I swear I blinked and the day was here. So without further adieu head on over to hear about my breastfeeding journey!</div>
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A glimpse of my guest post...</div>
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"Meet my daughter Miss Noelle who came into this world 14 months ago. She is full of energy, abundant joy and has quite the attitude already. After struggling for 18 months of infertility we finally found out that we were expecting. I knew right from that moment that I looked forward to my own breastfeeding journey..."</div>
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Continue my story over at <a href="http://www.girlintheredshoes.com/" target="_blank">Julie's</a> blog!</div>
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Merry Christmas from our family to yours! </div>
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Hope everyone enjoyed celebrating the birth of our Savior Jesus! </div>
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<br />KellyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01645244413082852617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781144671812802534.post-70379253896143155742013-11-29T13:00:00.001-08:002013-11-29T13:00:07.461-08:001st Birthday UPDATE!I wanted to give everyone a quick update of how Noelle's first birthday went. We celebrated with her a little bit on her actually birthday and then we had her party on November 16th. We don't have a huge immediate family so we kept it small with grandparents, our siblings and close friends.<br />
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As far as the food went I kept it fairly simple with wraps, dips, fruit, cheese and veggie trays. For dessert I made her smash cake which you can see below along with cake pops and oreo balls (MY personal favorite).<br />
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I didn't go with any particular theme instead we just did PINK with just a handful of decorations. Her adorable outfit and tutu was from Etsy (<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/106442392/first-birthday-tutu-outfit-onesie?ref=favs_view_16" target="_blank">Here</a> and <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/153826171/chevron-hot-pink-white-leg-warmers-photo?ref=favs_view_14" target="_blank">Here</a>). Overall we had a splendid time and I was extremely relieved when the day was over so we could kick back and relax.<br />
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Her big gift from us this year was the hot pink Cozy Coupe and she has sat and played in it everyday since we gave it to her! She absolutely LOVES it! She was spoiled rotten for sure. She also received precious UGG boots from her Aunt and Uncle, some beautiful outfits, a baby doll, a rocking chair, and several leap frog/Vtech toys! </div>
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Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Will post about our adventure out to Harrisburg shortly!</div>
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<br />KellyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01645244413082852617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781144671812802534.post-39429190569511210362013-11-12T08:17:00.001-08:002013-11-12T08:17:29.776-08:00Winter "wONEderland"What what a wild and crazy ride these last few weeks have been! It seems like we have shot through fall and landed right in the middle of winter. I have noticed with the shorter shopping season between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year it seems like the season is being thrown upon us!<br />
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Quick and belated update on Noelle's FIRST Halloween! It was a great whirlwind of a week and though at the end we could barely drag ourselves to bed we all had a GREAT time!<br />
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Starting right around 11 months Noelle began to take a series of steps on her own but now she has been full blown walking/running for a couple of weeks or so and as you can guess we are approaching her FIRST birthday this week! Stay tuned for a 1 year update soon! So many exciting things are upon us right now and each day goes faster than the one before it! This past weekend my husband (aka Clark Griswold) spent a frosty afternoon on the roof getting our Christmas lights in order! Only a few more decorations to hang and the outside is done. Then after her birthday party and Thanksgiving we can transform the inside to our winter wonderland! On this years agenda in addition to our usual Christmas tree we will be heading out into the elements to cut down a REAL tree for the basement this year! Can't wait!<br />
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However right now on my mind is Noelle's first birthday party this weekend. While it will be relatively small gathering, it will be exciting to have everyone gather to celebrate her wONEderful first year!<br />
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As her birthday has rapidly approached I started the weaning process of nursing her and now just days from her first birthday she is only using a sippy cup and the bottles have been packed away. While I had tons of anxiety over our nursing journey ending the transition went extremely smooth! Coming soon to the blog, tips and tricks I found that led me to a successful first year of nursing and also my breastfeeding journey will be posted on <a href="http://www.girlintheredshoes.com/" target="_blank">Julie's blog</a>: The girl in the red shoes! She does a wonderful <a href="http://www.girlintheredshoes.com/p/the-breastfeeding-diaries.html" target="_blank">breastfeeding diaries</a> and it is so inspiring, look for that post in January!<br />
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The day after her party we are heading east bound to capture Noelle's first year and our family Christmas pictures with the extremely talented <a href="http://www.courtneykatherinephotography.com/blog/" target="_blank">Courtney Katherine</a>. Her work is so amazing and I absolutely love getting them done, it is always such a joy!<br />
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We have since finished our Financial Peace University series, it was packed full of great information! While it has taken some time and months to adjust our budget we are heading in the right direction of being debt free (only 1 car loan and 2 student loans to go)!<br />
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Today on November 12th we officially have our first blanket of white snow and its SO beautiful outside. A great day to make hot chocolate, turn on the Christmas music and snuggle up with my precious little one!<br />
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I have so much to catch up on there will be several posts coming soon in regards to nursing tips, Noelles first birthday and what I as a parent learned in the first year, our Thanksgiving adventure (including heading out to Harrisburg to visit family and the Hershey Chocolate World, Christmas including the great reveal of Noelle's homemade gift, and my breastfeeding journey plus many stories in between!<br />
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We had a wonderful time this past weekend exploring <a href="http://www.portfarms.com/" target="_blank">Port Farms in Waterford, PA</a>. There was so much to do and while Noelle was only able to participate in a small amount of the activities it was still so much fun watching her explore and smile. Here are some pictures of our trip! Thankfully we were able to beat the rain!</div>
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Such a lovely day and experience, I also can't forget to mention what we had for lunch afterwards! Who doesnt love Chipotle? Seriously?! I think my husband and I could eat it everyday!</div>
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I think we will be making this an annual trip and hoping to drag our family and friends along!</div>
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KellyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01645244413082852617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781144671812802534.post-48933157011625755092013-10-15T19:09:00.001-07:002013-10-15T19:09:26.504-07:00Noelle: 11 MonthsDear Noelle,<br />
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Its so crazy that this will be my last monthly update before your first birthday! This month has had its up and downs but you've have certainly come into your own little personality. Since last month a couple new things have happened, you had your first day with Missy at an in home daycare. You absolutely love going there and interacting with all the kids, not to mention that she spends lots of her time teaching you little ones and singing you songs! It is such a relief to be able to drop you off and know you are being well taken care of.<br />
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Secondly this month you have developed your first real cold, your dad and I ended up taking you to the doctor together resulting in fluids, rest, sucking out your nose and breathing treatments. Finally today after a week or so you are finally feeling better and back to your normal self.<br />
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Lastly I have recently started the weaning process very slowly. I have eliminated your pre-nap and afternoon nursing sessions and filling those in with breast milk in a sippy cup. I think its harder on me than you but today you just took the sippy cup SO easily. It has been such a joy to nurse you over the last year and as I'm sad that its coming to an end, I look forward to the next adventure together!<br />
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As far as development goes I would officially consider you a walker. You can stand and walk several steps at a time; however if you want to get there fast you hit the floor and crawl. Up next ...Potty Training ;) You can say words like Mama and Dada, you know what it means when we say give it to Ryleigh (You give her a toy). Your favorite cupboard ( and the only one we really let you play in) is filled with tupperware and everyday you pull it all out and we put it back in! As far as food goes you may be the pickiest eater alive, you hate all textures, you really give us a hard time with the solid foods (except for your puffs) and I swear if you could you would just live on eating a baby yogurt for EVERY meal!<br />
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We are looking forward to planning a small first birthday party for you here at our house with some family and friends. I can't even believe I'm saying that! Heres some pictures of the last month...<br />
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And always remember that for all the happy smiley pictures that I get, there are several that look like this...</div>
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<br />KellyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01645244413082852617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781144671812802534.post-63288239839564732282013-10-14T18:06:00.000-07:002013-10-14T18:08:03.683-07:0031 Day of Fall Favorites: FailureWhile I had the BEST intentions to keep up with the 31 days of blogging, I've realized at this point in my life it's not something I can possibly do! I'm still a working mama, who has been picking up extra shifts, working on tons of project around the house, playing with my little as much as possible, been helping out at the church as well as taking our financial peace university classes and for the last week and half this has been what we have been dealing with...<br>
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Little Noelle has been down and out the last several days, her nap schedule has been all over the place, we have been doing the breathing treatments to help clear up her chest all while her top 4 teeth are breaking through. So she has been sucking up most of my attention and time lately. So I have not been able to keep up with my fall favorites... Oh Well. There is always next year.<br>
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However my little did turn 11 months today! So tomorrow since I'm off for the first time in awhile during the week I will be posting her monthly update so stay tuned!<br>
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<br>KellyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01645244413082852617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781144671812802534.post-77251510446572450012013-10-06T08:36:00.000-07:002013-10-06T08:36:31.835-07:0031 Days of Blogging Fall Favorites Day 5 & 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After much debate and trying to find a cost friendly costume for Noelle (being that she wont even remember or have the concept of trick or treating this year ) I have decided that she will be a witch! (After my love for witches and Hocus Pocus!) I didnt want to go with a standard witch costume so I pieced together all my favorites pieces (most of which are from Gymboree). You can find them <a href="http://search.gymboree.com/clothes/Witch-Hat" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://www.gymboree.com/shop/dept_item.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374306281243&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446030398&Port=DataFeed&ad=SLI" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.gymboree.com/shop/dept_item.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374306256036&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446030399&bmUID=1381070406485&crssell=140114787&src_prod=140114786" target="_blank">here</a>!! Then to top it off I wanted to add a flair of a tutu so I found this <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/141077559345?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649" target="_blank">adorable hand made one</a> off of Ebay, thrown together with her black turtle neck onesie (We do live in NW Pa after all, it could even be snowing!) and TADA an adorable witch! Pictures to follow!<br />
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As mentioned above I love Hocus Pocus and as my little and I are both sick today (with the crud that everyone seems to have), we are snuggling up and watching movies all day! So hot tea, soup and starting with Hocus Pocus...<br />
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{one} I have found this FALL bucket list on Pinterest and I think it is perfect yet simple for my little and I to do together. Although this year she may be too small to do a couple of the activities, next year will be game on!<br />
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{two} I wanted to share a couple of my favorite ideas currently in the running for Noelle's FIRST birthday! I found this customizable chalk board on Etsy and it is too cute. I would love to save this and compare to one at her 18th birthday. </div>
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This idea off of Pinterest is great because its extremely inexpensive and super easy to make!</div>
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I'm barely making this one in and it's ONLY Day 2! Good Lord! Today's fall favorite is simple, I'm loving the beautiful trees and how the leaves have begun to change colors. It's such a wonderful sight! I'm even more excited because this is our first fall in our new home located out in the center of the country where we are surrounded by lots of color changing trees! I love living in this town that is known for it lovely fall foliage.</div>
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Also another thing I'm loving is how FULL our lives are. After listening to my Pastor talk at a meeting the another night he made such a great point. I'm always saying how "busy" our lives are, how crazy each week seems and how we run from here to there, but what I really should be saying is how full our lives are. I'm sitting here thinking of how blessed we are and how much enjoyment my family brings into my life everyday. I'm very thankful that God has given me this full life.</div>
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I'm very excited to be joining <a href="http://www.thenester.com/" target="_blank">The Nester</a> with their month long link up by choosing a topic and blogging about it for 31 days. Like most of the other bloggers (and Mom's) this is going to be extremely difficult for me to do as I'm lucky to get 1 to 2 blogs in per week let alone EVERYDAY, but you never know until you try. So here it goes...<br />
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I have chosen to blog on my "Fall Favorites" this will be a pretty wide open topic talking about anything and everything that I'm loving this fall from decorations, recipes to outfits as well as the exciting countdown of ideas to my little's 1st birthday.</div>
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I'm in the market for jazzing up my front door for fall and I'm loving these ideas:</div>
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If you have been wondering where I've been, this past week was our town's AUTUMN LEAF FESTIVAL! A pretty big deal and practically a holiday here in Clarion, in fact all the local schools are even shut down on friday to celebrate. Sunday there is the car show, Tuesday the kiddie parade (which #momfail) I didn't take any pictures of Noelle's first parade. Friday is known as CRAFTER'S DAY and thousands of people and tons of vendors line the streets selling their homemade crafts, food, and TONS of other goodies. My husband took the day off of work and we took Noelle on her first crafters day of craziness. Saturday was the BIG parade, but being that its 2 hours long, packed to the brim and during our little's nap time we had to pass this year, but next year we will be there!<br />
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KellyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01645244413082852617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781144671812802534.post-22735375832127717602013-09-23T13:24:00.000-07:002013-09-23T13:24:40.988-07:00A Letter to My Sixteen Year Old Self: 52 Weeks of Blogging with a Purpose <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Happy Birthday! You are 16 today and excited to be heading out to take that drivers test. While you are filled with such excitement slow down and enjoy because in a few short weeks you will have totaled the car and be back to riding the bus. While it will seem like the end of world, and your parents will be disappointed its actually the best thing that could have happened to you. It opened your eyes early to realize you aren't invincible and for the next 10 years you will be an excellent driver.<br />
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Continue enjoying high school, forget about the guys and don't let the pressure of good grades and being SO involved get you down, keep playing volleyball and do your best in school. While you're not at the top of your class don't worry cause you will pick it up and college and get this, you will rock college Calculus! Going back to volleyball, enjoy every game and play your heart out because you can't even fathom how much you will miss it. Enjoy your best friends now because they will become a distant memory every year, and you only see or hear from them every so often.<br />
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While your dad drives you absolutely crazy, enjoy him now because in just a few years he will be diagnosed with MS and you slowly lose the dad he always was. He's even harder to get along with and even though you live miles apart he is barely in your life.<br />
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Your mom on the other hand continues to stay your best friend! You will take trips together, shop, go out to eat and even though it wasn't in her plan she is able to stay at home with your children which is a gift beyond belief. You talk to her and see her (almost) everyday! Whenever your having a bad day she is always there to pick you up, you will never be able to thank her enough so start now!<br />
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Your gut is right when you think the guy sweeping popcorn up at the movie theatre is right for you, because he is and he's the best husband you could ever ask for you. He will stand by your side and support your every decision no matter what. Don't get me wrong there are going to be tough times, in fact you will fight a lot over the years you spend at pharmacy school (long distance is never easy). Thats right I said it! You will be accepted to pharmacy school and meet some of your best friends there. I'm telling you now enjoy pharmacy school (every one there is an over achiever) you will always feel the need to study more and do better but have fun too! You live in Erie, go out to eat, head to the mall, and get pedicures because working in the real world is way less fun then school. TRUST ME!<br />
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You will move back home and get an adorable duplex with Travis as you prepare for your pharmacy boards and wedding. Enjoy this time it goes by so fast and while you know you want to have a baby right away, forget that idea! It will come at its own time and its not the same as yours! As you begin your new career in retail pharmacy it will seem like a nightmare that you will never survive but stick with it cause in a few short years your dream job will arrive and you couldn't be happier.<br />
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Finally you will become pregnant and it will be the best time of your life or so you think, until SHE arrives. Can you believe it? You will finally be holding the baby girl you have always dreamed of, she is perfect, sweet and born with a full head of hair. You will name her Noelle...<br />
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This is what life is made of and this is where your life really begins....<br />
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<br />KellyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01645244413082852617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781144671812802534.post-3325256222799211252013-09-19T18:48:00.001-07:002013-09-19T18:48:14.714-07:00September 18th 2010, 3 years later...I can't believe that it has been 3 YEARS since we were rocking the walls of the Antler Club! I never thought I would be SO lucky to have the amazing husband that I do. He is so supportive of EVERY decision I make and stands behind me 100%, he works hard so that I can stay home more, he loves me even on my worst days when I'm all kinds of crazy and he spends almost all of his time making sure Noelle and I are well taken care of. I'm so grateful that he is in my life.<br />
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It's crazy to look back on our journey and see how far we have come over the years. We have seen so many amazing places, bought a house, switched jobs, and had a beautiful daughter.<br />
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2010 we traveled to Antigua, 2011 came Germany to visit my brother, 2012 and 2013 came two wonderful trips to Virginia Beach and the Outer Banks. We are so lucky to have been able to travel this far and can't wait to take Noelle on some amazing journeys!<br />
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2012 was a BIG year for us, we found out we were expecting our first baby and we welcomed Noelle Katherine into the world on November 14th.<br />
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2013 I made a very easy decision to leave my job at large retail chain and work for an independent pharmacy close to home and only 27 hours a week. This has brought me more joy than I could have ever imagined being able to stay home with our children half of the week! We also bought our house in March and have spent the last couple months making it our home.<br />
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I can't wait to see what the next year has in store for our family! My goals over the next year include putting on an addition to our house so we have the bedroom space for the children we want! (Our house is everything we have ever wanted but the only downfall was that it was only 2 bedrooms, so we are adding 2 more bedrooms on hopefully this November) Continue crafting with my hubby, as we have had SO much working on these home projects together. Enjoy watching Noelle turn into the crazy toddler I'm sure she will become!<br />
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We did spend a wonderful evening in Pittsburgh seeing The Lion King on Broadway! It was awesome and so entertaining to see, although we spent a lot of the time missing our little one.<br />
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This was 365 paper hearts (one for each day that we have been married) that were taped to the ceiling, each with a reason on why he loved me. He hand cut and wrote on EVERY heart. Each reason was so sweet, he had things written down that I never thought he payed attention too. It really took me back to realize the time, effort, and thought he put into making our anniversary so special. </div>
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So...I linked up for Trendy Tot Tuesday but Im a couple days late posting just because of the craziness this week! My husband and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary by going to The Lion King on Broadway! (Blog post coming soon on that! ) Then I picked up an extra shift on Wednesday at the hospital and here I am Thursday at work! This is just a quick glance at Noelle's trendy outfit she wore when we went to meet Missy! (Who will be watching her one day a week for me) </div>
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She is so sweet now a days and just melts my heart! </div>
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It amazes me how every four weeks you seem to come leaps and bounds on what you are able to accomplish. We have had such a slow start with you from the beginning when it comes to food and how you have progressed but finally in the last couple of weeks you are starting to get the hang of it. Since I'm a breastfeeding mama you had a heck of a time learning to use a bottle and in fact it wasn't until almost month 6 where you finally accepted the whole bottle thing. Then at 6 months as you progressed to solids you really wanted nothing to do with purees and after a couple of months now you will gobble them up. Lately we have been working with you on eating small bites of food such as toast fruit, veggies and noodles but you all you seem to want is the purees, but in the last week or so you finally have started eating more and more solids which is great!</div>
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As far as your ability to move you are EVERYWHERE! You can crawl so fast, pull up on anything, climb on boxes, and you have just started to pull up and stand by yourself without holding on! It wont be long till your running on your own two feet!
I really cant believe we only have 2 months left until your FIRST birthday. I have said it before and will say it again you have been such a JOY in our lives and we don't know what we would do without you! </div>
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Hope everyone is as excited for the weekend as I am! As one of my favorites, I'm linking up with bloggers <a href="http://www.the-good-life-blog.com/">Darci</a>, <a href="http://alizadventures.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">April</a>, <a href="http://www.northcarolinacharm.com/" target="_blank">Christina</a> and <a href="http://www.hellohappinessblog.com/" target="_blank">Natasha</a> for my FIVE ON FRIDAY!</div>
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Even though the weekend is upon us my husband is having his wisdom teeth out today which means I will most likely be catering to him with soft foods and some pain meds while he recovers. I guess this gives us a reason to snuggle up on the couch and watch football! Go Steelers!</div>
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My baby girl will be 10 months this weekend! DOUBLE DIGITS! So stay tuned for adorable 10 month photo and update coming this weekend!</div>
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Warning: NERD ALERT! I'm so excited that Financial Peace University has come my church and we will be attending class every Sunday night for the next 8 weeks! This may seem so silly, we are financially sound but I just believe you can never learn to much about money and how it can always be working for you! Not to mention as a pharmacist I'm still diligently working on those student loans! I will continue to posts blogs about the class and my thoughts on each lesson!</div>
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Looking for some AWESOME <a href="http://happily-a-housewife.blogspot.com/2013/09/updated-home-management-binder.html" target="_blank">organizational tips</a>? Go check out Samantha at <a href="http://happily-a-housewife.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Happily a Housewife </a>for her latest and greatest project of Home Management Printable's they are wonderful!</div>
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KellyErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01645244413082852617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781144671812802534.post-62640513568095248862013-09-07T16:09:00.001-07:002013-09-08T05:08:39.833-07:00What being a mom looks like: 52 Week of Blogging with a PurposeI absolutely love <a href="http://www.frommrstomama.com/" target="_blank">Becky's</a> blog and while I'm at the end of the cut off for the week I have decided to link up with her 52 Weeks of Blogging with a Purpose and today's topic: What being a mom looks like.<br>
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<b>Being a mom looks like a hot mess and queen of the world.</b> While there are days you can barely pull yourself together, get off the couch, or just feed your child cause you were up all night, there are also days where you feel like a super hero. You have accomplished your to-do lists, loved up your little, cooked dinner and managed to do it all while feeling good.<br>
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<b>Being a mom looks like a GPS unit.</b> Not a day goes by where I'm not searching for a toy, outfit, shoes, or some other baby paraphernalia. I always ( and still do ) joke about my mom being able to find anything that was lost. We could have all searched the house and the only person who could ever find it was my mom. I think it's a gift God has given us to keep our sanity.<br>
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<b>Being a mom looks like a short order chef, nurse, teacher, disciplinarian, but most importantly a best friend</b>. I enjoy ALMOST everything thats comes with being a mom but nothing makes me happier than having her as a best friend at the end of the day. She can make any worry go away, any fear subside, and any joy <b>THAT</b> much greater.<br>
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<b>Being a mom looks like the best thing in the entire world</b>. Simply stated. It brings out our worst, best, weakest and strongest moments. It makes you feel like rock bottom and top of the world.<br>
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Well we have finally made it back from Virginia Beach and I forgot to take my computer with me so I'm falling behind on the blog and have LOTS I want to catch up on! It was a trip of firsts for us when it came to this vacation. </div>
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The <b>first</b> time my mom went along, the <b>first</b> we took our dog and our <b>first</b> trip with a baby. It was a little hectic to say the least...</div>
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Late Thursday evening I got a call from my mom letting me know she had drove herself to the ER, she was then admitted for an infection. This was not how we intended to start off our vacation. We made sure she was ok before we decided to still pack up friday night and headed to the beach with our dog Ryleigh and Noelle. Overall we had a smooth trip down and my mom was able to recover quickly enough and met us down there on Monday. It took us almost the entire week to figure out what routine would work for us with both dog and baby on board and by the time we had all the kinks worked out it was time to head back home :(<br />
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Some of the things that went astray included my mom getting hospitalized prior to the trip, once my mom got down there Macy (her puppy) scratched Noelle's face, our dinner plans all seemed to fall through, my mom got vertigo and spent an entire day in bed, Noelle seemed to be teething and was extra cranky and tired and the list goes on and on. It was probably the <b>first</b> time ever that Travis and I wanted to head home. We are hoping future trips only get easier...</div>
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Despite the chaos though , there were lots of enjoyable moments along the way and heres a peek of what our week looked like...<br />
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We have so many goals, projects and ideas that we have wanted to accomplish by the end of the year but the months are flying by. I'm hoping to do one of my next posts on the goals we have for September and the end of the year! In fact how is it ALREADY September? In no time I will have a 1 year old...</div>
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This weekend like most others flew by in a flash! A couple of things we had going on this time included a wedding and the start of two projects! Nothing too exciting or crazy. </div>
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Friday night we started in our next project from the Shanty to Chic girls! You can check their swing along with Miss Ana Whites plans <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2013/06/porch-swing-diy.html" target="_blank">Here</a> and <a href="http://ana-white.com/2013/06/plans/shanty2chic-porch-swing" target="_blank">Here</a>!</div>
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Below is the start of the swing, we are currently at a stand still waiting on some screws to be delivered in the mail. Keep checking back to see the finished project. </div>
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Next we spent Saturday running lots of errands and then ended up at Kristin and Tyler's Wedding for a few hours. </div>
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Sunday we completed this ladder shelf which was an idea completely stolen from my sister-in-law, but I absolutely LOVE how to turned out! </div>
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This last week has flown by so fast that I can't believe its friday already and time to hook up with some amazing bloggers <a href="http://www.the-good-life-blog.com/" target="_blank">Darci</a>, <a href="http://alizadventures.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">April</a>, <a href="http://www.northcarolinacharm.com/" target="_blank">Christina</a> and <a href="http://www.hellohappinessblog.com/" target="_blank">Natasha</a>. Go check them out!</div>
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I'm loving the fact that even though summer is winding down and fall is on its way that we are leaving for the beach next friday! So Virginia Beach here we come...</div>
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This was last summer when I was 20 weeks pregnant, we are looking forward to Noelle's first of many trips to the beach. We hope she grows to love the ocean as much as we do. Any mama's out there have any great beach tips for wee little ones?</div>
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I find that I feel so much better physically and mentally when I get a good workout in and after a couple of months of really wanting to order this workout program I can finally say it will be arriving next week. We have been doing the insanity workouts here and there but into the second month the workouts are close to an hour and time really has become the issue. These workouts are awesome because they are equal to working out for an hour but are only 25 minutes, and everyone has time for that. (Or so I keep telling myself)</div>
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I love shopping for clothes for my little, but lately I have found that I'm ecstatic about some hand me downs! Two girls that live really close to us each have a daughter 6 months older than Noelle and they both invited me to go through their clothes and pick out whatever I wanted to buy. <i><b>JACKPOT. </b></i>I found more clothes, shoes, jackets, and headbands than Noelle could possibly even wear this winter but I can't wait to dress her up. The best part is that the clothes are in fantastic condition (some still WITH tags) and all name brand Gymboree, Crazy 8, Calvin Klein, babyGap, and Carter's. Stay tuned for some Trendy Tot Tuesdays...</div>
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Today I'm linking up with <a href="http://www.frommrstomama.com/2013/08/a-letter-to-new-mom-52-weeks-of-blogging.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:" target="_blank">Becky</a> again for the 52 Weeks of Blogging with a Purpose. This is such a perfect day for this post as one of my very best friends delivered a healthy baby boy this morning! (Also it is my dear husband's 30th birthday) It has been a truly wonderful day!</div>
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First of all the cost can be quite shocking, at 34.95 for an adult this seems very steep (especially coming from Clarion, Pa where everything is fairly inexpensive); however once you get in there and see the exhibits you realize that it is well worth it. You have to remember all the up keep that goes into a place like that, the animals they have their are just amazing! </div>
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Probably the coolest exhibit they have in there and one you get to see several times over and from all different angles! It's there newest exhibit, and was definitely one of my faves! You get to see it from all the levels as you increase up through the building and also from below as of you were underwater with the sharks.</div>
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In honor of shark week (the actual week we were there) there display of sharks was by far one of the best we had ever seen! They had such a variety of different sharks, you got too see them at different points throughout the aquarium but got your best look at them when you headed down into a dark hallway that wrapped around the inside of their tank. The whole atmosphere really made you feel like you were right in the shark tank. Along with the tanks there were employees along the way that had teeth and jaws of different sharks for the kids to touch,learn and feel!</div>
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I'm still in a form of shock that my husband is going to 30 on Monday! Seriously, Where does the time go? I met him back when he was 21, and now he is going to be 30. However it makes me so proud to look back over the last 9 years and see everything we accomplished, conquered, and the life we have built together. He is the most caring, supportive, and generous guy a girl could ask for. I couldn't be luckier to have him by my side on this wild journey we call life. </div>
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We are all looking forward to tomorrow (and tomorrow being over) as we throw a 30th birthday party and all our friends and family come to see our beautiful home for the first time. All the prep work has been done and we are off to enjoy the weekend! Hope everyone else has a nice weekend as the chaos of school starting back up is just around the corner!</div>
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This month has been exciting and full of energy for you! You have refined your ability to crawl and can get just about anywhere in a quick amount of time. The big change this month has been your desire to stand up on your own and walk with our help. (Although at times you feel like you're able capable of walking on your own)</div>
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We are now at a point where we give you bites of our own food, give you some whole food chunks of your own and still doing some purées (loving my new vitamix)! You have been a vegetable girl, loving anything green and are just now warming up to the idea of fruits! Weird, I know! You have also been loving your morning toast and puffs, but giving your fruit to Ryleigh!</div>
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It's such a joy everyday to watch you grow into this little girl! Your hair is getting longer (and maybe a tad redder) each month. You love when Daddy reads you stories, Ryleigh eats from your hand and are still a bit of a Mommy's girl (I think only because I'm still nursing you though)!</div>
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I have been anxiously waiting to post about our first DIY project. I find that Im pretty crafty and can tackle a lot of projects and my husband is very creative himself; however this project was definitely stepping out of both of our comfort zones. </div>
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First of all I have to say:I love the <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/" target="_blank">Shanty to Chic girls</a>, after scoping out some different projects on Pinterest I found myself continually going back to their site. To give a quick background my husband Travis' 30th birthday party is rapidly approaching (and most guests have yet to see our new home) and I wanted this Hall Tree for our mudroom in the worst way and wasn't willing to spend a ridiculous amount of money on it. You can find the plans for the project <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2012/08/shanty-hall-tree-bench.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</div>
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So I drug my reluctant husband to Home Depot to begin to purchase the wood we needed. For his birthday my dad purchased him a new drill and we were going to attempt to build the project without the <a href="http://www.kregtool.com/default.html" target="_blank">Kreg Jig</a>. This was a huge mistake, unless you want screws all through the bench and weak joints you have to buy one! We found it was well worth the money and plan to use it on several more projects.</div>
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We worked on the project at night and during Noelles nap time. We probably had a total of 8 hours in the whole project but it did turn out beautifully and is exactly what I wanted. </div>
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And the final product ...(minus the baskets in which I'm still on the hunt for)</div>
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Thanks to the <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/" target="_blank">Shanty to Chic girls</a>, I foresee many more projects (BIG and small) in our future! It was such a great feeling to accomplish/tackle this project together! </div>
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