pictures from an awesome weekend

This weekend is going to be fun, but we'd have to win the lottery and a trip home to beat last weekend. The sun was out and we were productive, I feel like we did so much in just two days. I love taking Henry out, I seriously eat up all of the googly eyes and head rubs he receives from grandparents and moms to be. OH! and he has started waving at everyone and expects a wave in return. If he doesn't get it he'll desperately flail his arm around until they notice.

I found a new dress that I really love at F21 and Henry wore his new shirt (our favorite!) for the first time. Our friend Heidi made it for him, it's a screen printed photo of her dog that she took & edited. Have you met Heidi yet? You should because she rules.

On Friday we took Henry to a BBQ restaurant we love and stayed out late listening to the live band.

We made this mess!

On Saturday we walked to our favorite bakery for coffee and cupcakes and then stopped by a thrift store, art gallery, and new antique shop.

On Sunday Garrison went on a bike ride and Henry and I played on the porch, drawing with chalk (he mostly eats it...we're working on it) and playing this really fun game where he throws crap off of the porch and says, "Uh-oh, Nooo Nooo!" until I pick it all up.

When Garrison got back from his ride we took Hen to the water park a few blocks from our house and let him go crazy. Kid loves water, although it takes him a while to get comfortable with it. He's walking so well now, I can just let him go and follow him around with a juice cup and handful of toys he's dropped all over the park like a cool mom.

I used to get so sad thinking that Henry would grow up and no longer be my cuddly newborn. Those are totally legit feelings but these days I'm realizing that I never should have been so worried. The older he gets the more fun we have! He's our little buddy, willing to do everything with us and we're just having a blast.

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Best Weekend

We had an awesome two days off. It's been super nice out (like 90 degrees + humid) and we took full advantage of it. I'm talking water parks, lunch on the porch, dinners with live music, open windows, and Blue Moons before five advantage of it. We even made a new friend and brought back the Wham! Pandora channel. It was just one of those weekends (more pictures to come!)

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henry meets the big kids

Henry Gets What Henry Wants.

I didn't think preferences started at such an early age but apparently they do? Example: Henry refuses to wear these Sesame Street socks matching. He threw us a nasty FIT when I tried putting two Elmo socks on his feet and only calmed down after we had Cookie on his right foot and Elmo on his left. Every day he wants these socks but this is the only way he'll wear them.

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He Makes Me Laugh

garrison, chris & meg 2008

Via text today:

Me: Rebel!
G: Without a paws?!
G:That's my Airbud motorcycle movie where his legs get amputated b/c of a crash
G: [your little sister] will hate it!

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A Thin Mint Ice Cream Date

One of my favorite parts of being a parent is introducing Henry to new things. This is probably our tenth time taking Henry out for ice cream but it never gets old. Babies grow and develop so fast that an ice cream date now is a completely different experience than an ice cream date even two months ago. And this is only the beginning?! Oh Henry, we have so much to discover together!

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Henry's Spot

So my armpit basically belongs to Henry now. He's always rubbing his hand in it for comfort and as weird as it is (it's weird) I kind of like it. I'm positive it's connected to our breastfeeding days and I'm missing those a ton lately. When I'm feeding him a bottle before bed he tugs at my sweater until I take it off and then he rests his hand there and his eyes roll back.

My mom thinks this is really bizarre but says that he could be all hand-down-my-shirt, needing my boob for security and that would be even more awkward so I'm lucky. Awww, love you mom!

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saturdayzzz

Lazy lazies, early saturday morning. Snuggling on the couch & watching the most ridiculous of shows. Henry had a complete meltdown when he woke up but I think he's over it now. He's SO close to talking but still unable to communicate his needs and it's frustrating him. I love holding him tight until he calms down with a deep sigh and a snotty nose hug into my neck.

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Meet Our Sponsor: Maine Girl Creations

Happy April everybody! I'm so excited to share with you our first sponsor ever:

Maine Girl Creations.

This adorable shop has everything from soft, appliqued stroller blankets to yoga bags for mom. They also offer a variety of outfits for boys and girls and personally, I'm in lovelovelove with this anchor seersucker piece:

I also love the fun and colorful fabrics Jessica uses in all of her items. You can tell that each piece is carefully sewn to be both comfortable and durable while still being ridiculously cute.

the "hot yoga bag"

Also, Jessica and her husband are in the process of adopting a baby!!! She's sewn cute heart onesies to help raise money and you can check them out at her blog HERE.