the essentials - this month {join in!}

1:34 PM

Round two of my fav things.
 I thought I would do a link up! For Momma's to get the inside scoop on what other momma's are using. Not a Momma? We are still women what is getting you by this month? A must have lotion ect. Let us know! I think this will be lots of fun! So, LINK IT UP & let me know what your essentials are this month! Hopefully this goes well & continue to do it the first of every  month!


Bright Stars Rattle. 
Kennedy l-o-v-e-s this. Now that she is teething she chews on it..well she did before she was. & yay for fine motor skills! She just shakes the crap out of it.

    back in december.


Bright Stars Activity Mat
Can you tell we like Bright Stars? haha Kennedy also loves this. She got it for christmas & was totally sure about. But, now she loves it. She likes it most when you put her on her boppy so she was proped up and you string the rings draped in front of her so she can shake them. & she loves the birdy that sings int he middle, we also use it for tummy time!






Sassy Sleep Positioner
People use this more when their baby are brand new. But now Kennedy is starting to roll over, & I am terrified some how she is going to suffocate herself. So, I put this in her bassinet with her. But you can also use it under the mattress/pad for when he reflux is acting up, so it's a all-around good thing to have in my opinion.





Desitin.
Ok, so she has only had one diaper rash, & it was the second week she was born. So I never had to use it for that reason. & you all may think I am crazy, but, Kennedy gets this red rash on her one cheek. Not both cheeks just the left side. I am going to ask about it her next appt. {Feb2} I  don't think it to alarming to go in right away.   Anyway, I put some Desitin on it & ta-da all gone with in like 10 mins!


Fisher Price Light Up Piano
This is great for in the evening, our living room isn't very bright , during tummy time or just playing on the ground. The music she loves & loves the lights even better!











photo blog.

12:22 PM
these next few were for a "self portrait art" creative challenge.
for some reason I fell in love with this one 
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she was only on her back for these photos; dont call CPS ;)
momma & daddy on the way down to lawrenceburg
meeting her great grandma for the first time

bahahha. the husband.


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so what wednesday

11:09 AM


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This week I'm saying so what to..

  • I buy the cheapest TP
  • I like spending the day at my parents, I don't have to cook
  • I some times just shove it in the closet, & call it clean ;)
  • I'm guilty of dosing off during those 3 AM feedings, thenI realize the nipple of the bottle is in her ear, & she doin the whole mouth open trying to find it thing; opps.
  • I don't actually listen to your parenting advice, I just nod & smile & so "oh really". You do it to.
  • I sometimes start my to-do list, with things I have already done
  • its 5 in the evening, yup I'm still in my pjs
  • sometimes I don't turn the hubs shirts right side out when folding laundry.
  • I laugh when montel,maury or judge hatchett says.."earl you are not the father"
  • yeah the sink is full of dishes, the living room is a mess, there is laundry to do.. but do you see this little girl I'm on the floor giggling with. It can wait...until tomorrow...maybe.
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8 weeks.

11:53 AM
Today, Kennedy/bug/buggy/ladybug is 8 weeks. I can not believe it. 


As I sit here watching her sleep, this milestone of age is so hard for me to grasp. I am not sure why. Although, yesterday at the GAP my mom was, as always, buying a bunch of clothes for buggy when I found the cutest shirt that said "big sister" and got so sad that she is most likely never going to be able to wear a shirt like that. I remember when I was little, & on my Martin Luther King day speech in 2nd grade; I wrote "I had a dream.." to be a momma, & work as a sunday school teacher (apparently I wasn't informed, this is a non-paying gig) and when I went home with my gold star;  my mom told me "sweetie, you can have 10 babies" My mom lied. 

I am not trying to make this awesome day of 8 week-ness a downer. It is just making it all the more prevalent that she ihgrowing so fast. She is only a "infant" for 4 more weeks. & this is the last time I will ever have a infant. {sigh,tear}

So, as now my precious 8 week old is beginning to fuss & wake up. Im soaking in this week since for whatever reason it is so hard me. & holding her so tight.

On to the good stuff:

12/20-first time having meds
12/25-first christmas
12/30- we are officially teething {gasp}
1/1-first new years
1/4-first laugh
1/11 found her reflection. & hated it.





likes: her rattle, getting her diaper changed {aka being nakie}, mornings,when you make your finger go up & down her lips & make funny noises, her sides tickled, her puppies,riding in the car, her vibrating seat, FOOD, QT with daddy,going to bed to dave matthews & the beatles, momma holding me...constantly

dislikes: when momma decides to change my outfit 1 min after the first outfit, the first few mins in my carseat,when people stick thier tongue out at me, when her puppies lick her hand; she prefers her face (this is only when they sneak it behind my back),momma flash,the booger sucker,peek-a-boo,the sun in her eyes, putting her arms thru  her shirts, momma not holding me...constantly

the first part of this song is perfect for right now:

blog award!

4:17 PM
Dana over at Hankcock Heir gave me the trendy blog award!

Dana has the most ADORABLE little boy named Aydan. I love the honesty of motherhood in her blog, & all around good humor weather it comes to a waiter balancing bowls above her sons head or my favorite posts of "if Aydan could talk.."

Thanks for the award Dana!

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1. Post about this award
2. Pass it along to ten other bloggers
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Here are 10 other blogs besides Hancock Heir

1. The Sun'll Come Out Tomorrow - Kelly is 12 weeks pregnant!!! We have almost similar miscarriage stories, & I am so happy she has made it this far! Her NT is the 17th! I can't wait for her to get her happy ending! :)
2. And A Baby Makes 3! - Samantha I think if we met we be such great friends! Her mister man is almost 2 weeks ago! & looks just like momma, so obviously beautiful!
3. Our Little Family- Christina & I grew up together & she is new to the baby blog world!  She is waiting on her second beta on Monday! & I am so excited for her & her husband! They will be great parents!
4. Our Little Lifesicle- I love the love this momma has for her adorable little girl! I love that she talks about all her trial & tribulations as mother & what she learns from them! Her babygirl is being oddly fussy, so hop on over & give her some words of encouragement!
5. Diary of A Devil Dog Wife- Marah's blog is so fun & always has something going on! Not to mention she about to have this pretty awesome giveaway, head on over & check it out; tell her I sent ya :)
6. Maybe If I just Relax- Jen was pregnant with twins & sadly lost one of her dear little girls. She is struggling with one of dear babies, Ainsley; with life in the NICU. My heart can not reach out more to her during this time of struggle. I pray each day for her family & her little baby girl.
7. TART- Has the most adorable retro little girl, need I say more?
8. My Sweet T- & Tracey is exactly that. So sweet. As well, as her darling Jillian who is just over a month old!
9. Becoming a Family of Three- 2 week old Yorlee is just to die for. I love reading the love her Momma has her.
10.  The Pitter-Patter- After a struggle with infertility, Clare became pregnant naturally in November! Im so happy for her &  can not wait to follow her pregnancy, she deserves this so much!




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are you ready for some football?

3:15 PM
or lack there of? now that "our team" is def not in the playoffs. Not that we thought we were going to be; we played HORRIBLY.  Kennedy never got to wear her Bengals attire for 0-3. So we re-enacted how a game went this season with her for some pictures in her outfit. I personally thought she looked like a boy, but as always I placed a big ol flower on her head ;) problem solved!

paci 101

5:12 PM
Kennedy has the soothies "newborn" binkys

They worked well in the hospital, beings she was using me as a paci. Now, approaching 8 weeks & for the past 6 weeks she just can't keep it in her mouth. It falls out & she gets really mad, & screams until she gets her bottle. But, I don't want her on the bottle just to soothe her, because that is just asking for obesity let alone I don't want her to think whenever she is bored she needs to eat.
I have lots of binkys from my baby shower, all varying in months & brands. I tried a parents choice 3 month...
..that was a no go. Then I tried a Bengals paci that Brandon had gotten her for Christmas that came with a bib,
paci &bottle.
And she loved it! But- that is also labeled for 3 month. & I don't know how to get more. I don't want her to only like that binky--me lose it & that is the only one she takes. (not that I want her binky-dependent) But,  she is very comforted by having a nipple/bink in her mouth.

So, what is your childs favorite binky?  Which do you recommend? Did you baby have trouble with soothies & what did you switch to; or did you wait til they were 3 months?


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what im loving..

8:07 PM


Im loving the new pink avent bottles for ladybug
Im loving my speedlite 270ex
I'm loving the new Toni Tierney dresses I got ladybug, this one being my fav

I'm loving my black OPI nail polish
I'm loving this fuzzy sleeper on bug
I'm loving firestaters, cause well it makes it so much more easier! & ITS COLD OUTSIDE
I'm loving this cool mist humidifier{that I yelled at brandon for not using our babies r us rewards card for! this sucker was expensive!} for when I have fires, it keeps bugs nose a-ok :)





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LOL

6:38 PM
Last night, Kennedy LAUGHED! She has had slight little giggles, that we weren't sure were really giggles. She just accidentally made a sound that sounded like it. But last night, she had such a loud undeniable LAUGH! & yes I did cry.

wordless Wednesday

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doggylove.

6:45 PM
& people say pitbulls are vicious {rolls eyes}
no matter where kennedy goes, amara {1/3 of our dogs} is never far behind :)
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7 weeks!

12:05 PM
7 weeks!




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resolutions.

1:50 AM
{1}
Be the best momma I can be
I have extremely high expectations for myself because this all I have ever wanted to be. & worked so hard to become.
{2}
paint my nails more.
{3}
take a picture of buggy every day; for a year. Got this idea from Marah  :)
{4}
wear my hair down more often
{5}
 I bought a notebook, & I am writing down a reason why I love my husband everyday for a year, & leaving it out next to the coffee pot for him in the morning. so ultimately, be the best wife i can be as well!

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