LOVE

Finally.

Tonight was the first time I've been okay with the thought of staying in this city for a while longer. When G accepted a new job here with a two year commitment I cried and cried and cried. But what about our family? Our friends back home? Henry will be so old by the time we are able to live close to them again!

As G and I sat in the backyard I watched the spanish moss dangling off the trees and felt at peace, a feeling I have been aching for since the day we moved here. I love my job, I love that this is the city where we first fell in love with Henry, I love that G and I are in this together. While I miss Washington like crazy, things are definitely looking up.

Henry Meets the Beatles

He kept staring at George and trying to giraffe tongue his face. Obviously baby already knows who the best Beatle is. I'm so proud.

look at those links!

Thanks Chelsey from The Paper Mama! We just received our big ol' box of Boogie Wipes in the mail. How "mom" is it that I was super excited to win wipes that will clean crusted boogers off of my child's face? SO MOM! Go motherhood!

I'd also like to thank Shelley and Joy for giving us some blog awards! I love getting these because it gives me an excuse to share blogs I love with my readers. I pass these awards to:

a little of this, a little of that
four ladies and a patient man
IROCKSOWHAT
double half
unexpected surprises

I'm so lucky to "know" such wonderful people.

TerraCycle: Have ya Heard? (giveaway!!)

TerraCycle is an awesome program designed to help control the amount of waste produced from everyday items. They actually donate 2 cents to charity for every non-recyclable item they receive! They need eco cautious people like you to start gathering non-recyclables and sending them in so that they can be upcycled into rad products like backpacks, bird feeders, KITES, and bike pouches. Um, how freaking cool is that?

I was seriously blown away by the amount of trash that one tiny baby can create- baby food jars/lids, diaper boxes and plastic wrap, little baggies for this and that...unfortunately, the list goes on. TerraCycle has partnered with major companies like Huggies and Sprout Organic Baby Food (who pay for the costs of the program which = 100% free everything for participants! WIN!) and they need your diaper packaging and food pouches (any brand) so that they can start turning them into things like bibs, diaper bags, and cosmetic cases. What an awesome (and free) opportunity to reduce your carbon footprint and raise some money for charity while doing so, right?!

To check out their upcycled products and begin helping the environment check out their website here: TERRACYCLE.
Terracycle has offered you all some pretty cool products for free! To enter all you have to do is visit their site and then leave a comment below telling me what you love most about our planet. A winner will be randomly selected on Wednesday, July 21st and will receive from TerraCycle a tote bag, a pencil case, AND speakers!!

You do not have to be a follower of my blog to enter this contest. Good luck!

Oh Baby, Mine

Dear Henry,

I love sharing the night with you. It has been our special time together from the day you were born, something nobody else can claim. Before you fall asleep I whisper everything we did during the day and rub your fuzzy head over and over and over. You take sudden breaks from nursing just to look up at me and make sure that I am still there, then you smile and get right back to eating.

Every night I sing you this song until you are sound asleep.



Sweet dreams my pretty baby.

Love,
Mom

Quick Hands

Oh, I'm sorry. Were you drinking from that glass?

The Sand Dawwer

Little f told Henry, "This is my sand dawwer. Can you say saaaand dawwwer Baby Henry? It's only for BIG girls to touch. When you gonna get BIG, dennnnnnn you can hold it. Kay?"

My Favorite Things

I was tagged by IROCKSOWHAT to share a few of my favorite things around our house!

starting from left to right:

Henry's origami crane mobile, our kitchen shelves, our book collection, the quilt my little sister made for me, our colorful plate collection, Bunz the cat, the bookshelf G made for Henry before he was born, my microkorg, our record collection, the tea pot and cups from our dear college friends, G's self portrait, my bike (and our porch!)

Now I tag:

Don't Worry Baby
A Little of This, a Little of That
Double Half (Iris Flava)
Prone to Wander

Free Slurpee Day

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Did you know that every July 11th participating 7-11 stores give out Slurpees for free? FOR. FREE! Who even does that anymore? I wish we had 7-11s where we lived, this ninety degree weather is killlling me!