My pinterested things... and other crafty goodness!

Pinterest is a beautiful, dangerous thing! Most of the things that I actually "make" from pintrest are hair dos (though once I made some homemade twix bars) but I decided that I should actually make-make something so I did! I made this shadow box after being inspired on pinterest. 

Shadow box for Adelaide

 The box cost $15 at hobby lobby and we bought the bubble gum cigar in Denton at a candy shop

Monogram onesie from Heather of House Honey

Mommy and daughter at Adelaide's Meet and Greet party

Hand painted cake by Mrs. Pircher for Addy's party

Addy is a rock star!

Daddy and Addy wearing their matching "lumber jack" outfit

So do la fa mi do re so do la fa do re do

OOOO MYYYYY GOODNESSSS! THE CUTENESS IS TOO MUCH!

Adelaide is just growing and growing! I love watching her roll over and hearing her giggle.

Today I lost my brand new water bottle. I hadn't even had it for 24 hours! BOOOOOO.

I promise that I am working on my birth story and should have it up soon-ish. 

This weekend we went to San Antonio for Adelaide's Meet and Greet. And for your viewing pleasure, here is the invite I whipped up!

Mommyhood

Many people have been asking me questions like "How is mommyhood treating you?," or "Are you ready to scream yet?" The truth is I love being a mom. There is rarely a moment that I don't feel this way. Talking with other new mommies I am beginning to realize that my feelings aren't exactly the norm. Lots of moms struggle with feeling like they are losing themselves or their sanity or something of the like (and there is NOTHING wrong with feeling like this)

I, however, feel fulfilled. I feel that I am where I am supposed to be. Becoming a mommy has always been my calling. I don't mind waking up in the middle of the night to feed her (the first, second, and third time... but if there is a fourth time I am less than chipper) I don't mind getting pooed, peed, and spat up on by this cutie-patooty!

I realize that this period of Adelaide being a baby is truly very, very, very short! If I view her as a constantly changing person, like me, it is easy to look past a three day nap strike because tomorrow may be completely different. I gladly cuddle with her as much as I can because I can already tell that she is much more independent that I would probably like. Soon she will be verbal and "no" will come into her vocabulary. Soon the dog will be more fun to her than me.

But even then I can't get bogged down because again, and soon still, she will change. She will start reading and day dreaming. She will tell me stories about princesses and princes (and I will remind her that Daddy is her prince.) Then again she will change, middle school will come, then high school, and college. And eventually I will be the grandmother watching my daughter as a new mother and just trying to see my grand baby every chance I get.

Time will pass quickly and she will change even faster so for now I will cuddle her and kiss her cheeks and giggle at her "morning toots" because, for now, she is a baby. She is my baby.

Lioness after her bath

Adelaide just being a cutie!

Adelaide getting a kiss where Mitchell and I shared our first kiss at UNT

Adelaide at her 3 month photo shoot!

Addy and Daddy