Miscellany Monday

1. It's that time of year where all the stores start putting out their Christmas stuff
the hubs and I were walking through walmart tonight and I noticed the Christmas goodies were out

which of course led these bad boys to catch my eye

except in the huge 1/2 pound bar...

I definitely had to buy one..

yum!

2. This weekend we went on a family day out to DC

it was so much fun 

we packed a picnic lunch

and ate it in front of the National Monument

and then explore some of the Smithsonians

we will definitely be doing it again ASAP

3. Now that fall is officially upon us

our backyard is kind of out of control

we have like 20 trees total just in our yard...

so it's pretty crazy

the last few days the hubs and brother in law have been working on it

I pretty much just watch and open bags

but it's been fun 

because I can catch moments like this one..

4. My baby is loosing all her baby features

and headed full force into toddler hood

and it's really fun!

She is officially trying really hard to eat with her own utensils,
(we started this one late!! bad mommy)

and today

we bought her a toddler bed

no more crib for this girl! 

We also bought her her first pair of REAL shoes

not just the soft baby shoes

and

they were a success!!
She loves them!
Doesn't want to take them off

(So cute right?!)
5. To go with toddler hood 

she is officially 18 months old!
Craziness!
To match the new found 18 month old

the hubs and I are trying to really cut back on the binky useage

the doctor wanted us to a long time ago

but I didn't feel like she is ready

and now I definitely think she is ready

we still let her have it for sleepy time

or any time she is really upset

but overall I have been trying to keep it away from her to just suck on randomly

she would just find them and stick them in

not cause she needed them

but because they were there

so that's what we are working at eliminating

I'll keep you posted!

6. I will be 16 weeks tomorrow

and that is mind boggling to me!

I will start taking pictures to document the belly

that is definitely starting to grow!

Anyways,

check back this week for some fun and serious updates about my life

until next time,

T is for Toddlers... which is for Tiring! And a Song-Link Up

My daughter is almost 18 months old

and is officially ALL toddler

there is NO baby left in that girl

except that she is MY baby

my sweet, adorable, funny, smart baby girl.

I absolutely adore the age and phase she is currently in..

always watching, soaking in, and learning

AND GOING!

Yesterday I was chasing her around the house

per our usual routine

and I stopped and was like

"WHOA TODDLERS ARE TIRING"

granted I know that part of the major tiring is that I am pregnant

and I would go to bed at 8pm every night if the hubs didn't call me an old woman

but anyways..

Toddlers are tiring...

but they are also sooo rewarding

I am having so much fun watching her grow and learn

and learning right there with her.

I have all kinds of fun posts brewing about my sweet girl

But I thought I'd share a story from our WIC appt this morning

It was our first appt at the WIC here in MD

and I won't lie.. I was dreading it big time!!

I HATED WIC appts in CA.

They always looked at me like I was retarded

but anyways that's besides the point

anywayyyyy

We go to our appt

and we finally get called back

and she takes both our weights and heights

and then she says she has to do an iron test

and I am like...

doesn't that mean she has to prick us???

and I start to sort of panic

see.... I am not a fan of shots, blood, or needles

I am not a freak out melt down girl like I was as a kid

but I like warning to prep pep talk myself

Well she did have to prick us

she asked who we should have go first

and wanted Kay but I said that it'd probably be better if I went first

because if she went first she'd be crying and squirming

and I wouldn't be able to stay still for mine.

So I went first and I was like whoa ow that kind of hurt when she pricked me...

then it was Kaylee's turn and I was gearing up for the melt down

So they clean her fingers and they prick her...

and....

NOTHING.

She said oh ow and then was mesmerized by the bandaid and that was the end of it!

What the heck!

There is no way my 17 month old daughter handled a finger prick

better then I did!!!! haha

It was pretty funny!

Anyways... for this week's song link-up over at Goodnight Moon

I chose

"Never Grow Up" by Taylor Swift

it's super cute and I hope that no matter how old she gets

Kaylee always loves to snuggle and give me hugs and dance in the kitchen with me