Pretty in Pink

Well this post is just filled with some of my favorite pics of Piper from being 5 months old. She is only 5 months old, but she seems so much older because she is so independant and outgoing and always ready to go and do something new.

Please enjoy these photos.

She is now always posing for me since she can sit up on her own. She has the cutest grin. I"m not a big fan of all pink for little girls, but Piper just looks so good in it that I now can't resist an all pink outfit for her!

Crafts and teething

Well, Piper has finally slept good. I only had to get up with her twice last night to flip her back to her tummy so she could sleep some more. Tonight she went down pretty easy and so far is sleeping soundly. Poor little girl has been teething really bad for the past 2 weeks. You can actually feel her 4 bottom front teeth. She has been a pretty good sport about it though. They just hurt really bad when she gets tired and with this crazy weather her allergies have been all over the map so she is ALWAYS sleepy. She is not a napper and over these past 2 weeks she has been taking like 5 hours worth of naps almost every day.

I am starting to get back into crafting and I have so many projects going all at once. I really need to get one completed before I start on another.


These 2 pictures are some custom paintings that I have done

for 2 little boys' nurseries. I'm currently working on 2 more sets for other nurseries. I have finally started my own little hobby business....YAY!

I love being able to be crafty and actually be decent at it. The tutu in the first picture is so huge that it would fit most 2 year olds so I am taking it apart to make matching ones for Piper and my friend Amanda's soon to be here daughter, Brooklyn. I am also currently working on making a dress for Piper and a matching stroller blanket. Hopefully they will be done by this Wednesday. If I am successful I will post pictures. Well, Piper has been in bed for 30 minutes so that's where her daddy and I are headed as well.

TOES!!!!!!! and 5 months old

Well, Piper has officially found her toes and is rolling over constantly. For the past 2 weeks she has been waking herself up every 15 to 40 minutes from 2 am until 6 or 6:30 in the morning....no matter what time she goes down for bed at night. She has so much personality that it just seems impossible that she's only 5 months old. Here is what she's up to these days:

-She likes to feed herself (I balance the bottle while she tries to hold it).
-She is now in size 3 diapers (cruisers)
-She wants to crawl so bad that she can taste it.
-She is a rolly polly
-and a weeble woble who loves to stand as much as she loves her daddy (which is a bunch)
-She sure does have a temper on her....she wants things to be done a certain way.
-She only says ma-ma when she's mad or really tired

-She loves to have her picture taken.

-She gets about 45-50 ounces of breastmilk everyday (yes, I'm still pumping every single day every 3-4 hours)

-She sleeps from when her head hits the mattress until 2 and then it's a battle to stay asleep.

-She takes a 2-3 hour nap in the earlier part of the day and takes 2 40 minute naps later in the day to make up for lost sleep.

-She is wearing 6-9 month clothes

-She smiles all the time

-She likes to bite mommy and daddy's thumbs and forearms

-She still doesn't really like the binky very much, she just prefers her fingers

-She is an early riser and a night owl all rolled into one

-She's the greatest accomplishment of my life!

This little angel has stolen my heart and all of my families' as well.

She is just so darn pretty and I love that she got my mother's skin color.....Portuguese/Italian.

4 Months and Counting

Well, Piper is now 4 months old and life is just full of so many fun and exciting things. She has had a mysterious case of diarrhea the past week, but she is finally in the clear from it. Her doctor thinks that it was because of something that I ate because she only had diarrhea and nothing else...no fever, no vomitting, no dehydration, and no unusual fussiness. She is always just a happy baby. I love this picture -------------->
She doesn't really know what to think of bows yet. Most of the time she doesn't like them so I just try to take her picture in them.........SO CUTE!









Well, this is her official 4 month picture with Minnie Mouse. I've had Minnie since I was a Jr. in High School and Piper just loves her. So Piper, what are you up to these days?

-You go to bed whenever you want no matter what time you get your bath.
-You like to sleep 10-13 hours every night.
-When you wake up you like to talk quietly and make your dirtbike sounds while studying your hands and kicking your feet.
-You take 3-5 20 minute naps everyday (you're always afraid that you're going to miss something if you sleep longer than that.
-You have already said mom/momma....now you say it only when you get mad because you know that I'll come running.
-Yesterday, you made your dirtbike sound followed by DA-DA then more dirtbike sounds.
-You are unsure of rice cereal.
-You like to stand (assisted) all the time.
-You can almost sit on your own.
-You can roll over (both ways), buy you just don't like to because you are always keeping yourself from rolling.
-You creep around to everything that you want.
-You are a tummy sleeper.
-Lilly is still your favorite toy, but you have a new fascination for your burp cloths.
-Your official nickname is Monkey because you will grasp something with your feet and put it in your hands. You like to play with mommy and GG's hair with your toes.
-You love your daddy and you love to watch dirtbike racing with him.
-You like to wear little boy shirts with your little girl capri leggings.
-Most of your clothes are 6 month - 12 month. You are so long torsoed and long legged that you have to wear bigger clothes. You have a small waist, but muscular/chunky legs so have to buy you 12 month leggings/capris so they'll fit you in the legs. You don't mind one bit though because they'll last you until you get to be 9 months old or so.
-You hate dress shoes, but you love your sneakers......(thank you Jesus!).



This picture was from our 25th birhtday party. Josh and I couldn't have planned our birthdays being so close even if we tried. We are exactly 1 week apart. Piper was helping us blow out our candles. We were all three in dirtbike shirts. I know we have a little girl, but she loves her boy shirts WITH her little girl capri leggings.








This is you and your cousin Madysen. You guys had such a great visit and you get to see her in just a few weeks again. Piper was really diggin' her pjs.












Well, I will leave you with this sweet picture of Piper. She was asking me where the sunshine it.

Piper's 1st time sledding

Well, it is the first snow of the new year and it snowed at total of 8 inches in Lincoln over about a half inch of ice. It sure does look pretty and it's not too cold. I decided to bundle Piper up in her snowsuit and take her out in it. She made a snow angel and even went sledding for the first time. I pulled her around the front yard in her little bathtub. She actually had fun because she kept smiling. All of the fun just tuckered her out so she decided to take a nice LONG nap. Enjoy a few pics from the outing in the front yard.

GG and Poppa with Piper

Piper in her makeshift sled.

My little angel making her first snow angel.

Happy Family in the bright snow/sun.

She looks so enthusiastic.

Well, life as a SAHM is great. I get to hangout with Piper all day. She has decided to not roll over and move on to creeping on her tummy. She can creep about 6-8 inches before she gets too tired. She loves her tummy time with mommy. I'm finally back into playing the piano, but it's hard to find free music sheets online of disney songs so I need to find some secondhand disney music books. Luckily, playing the piano is like riding a bike......you really never forget how. Piper loves to sit and listen/watch me play. More on that later.

Happy 3 Month Birthday Piper!

Happy 3 Months Piper!

What are you up to these days?

1) Trying really hard to sit up or stand on mommy's lap.

2) Eating about 40oz of breastmilk everyday.

3) You started sleeping through the night at 6 weeks.

4) You usually sleep from 10 pm until 7 am.

5) You prefer Pampers Swaddlers diaper because you wear them the longest.

6) You wear a size 2 in diapers.

7) You weigh a little over 13 lbs and are 23.5 inches long.

8) Your favorite things to play with are Lilly your lion and a burpcloth.

9) Your first crush is Baby Ezrah (I'll post a picture later).

10) You love your daddy, but you have seperation anxiety from me.

11) You've outgrown most of your clothes ranging from 0-12 months.

12) You pretty much wear 6 month clothing.

How do you like your Bumbo seat?

She really likes to look at dirtbike mags with daddy.

We had a great lunch today with GG and Va-va at Hog's Breath. I absolutely love their broccoli/cheddar baked potatoe. There are 4 generations here.


She was trying really hard to read my shirt.

Well, this in the end so I'll leave you with my 2 favorite people.

Assistance Programs and Budgeting

Well, I am just wanting to let people out there know that you should never be too proud for Assistance Programs. When I found out that we qualified for Piper to be on AR Kids and for us to be on WIC I will admit that I was too proud to join in. Oh how that has changed. These programs are there for a reason. As I now see it (well, my mom and sister gave me a swift kick in the rear) I have paid my taxes and my husband still does so lets use what we have been paying for since we were both 15 years old.

I am no longer too proud to ask for assistance if it will make life easier with our TIGHT budget. We are only on one income now and things are really tight. When I told Josh that I was going to stay home we had a few loans that we were paying on.....truck, computer, and dirtbike. We managed to pay them all off by the time Piper was 1 month old. It was so refreshing to get rid of those payments without getting rid of the item. The saying is that 1 year before having a child you should live off of 1 income (the one who will not be staying home) in order to see if you can make it. The other income should be put into a savings account. Josh and I were doing this without even realizing it. It has made all the difference because we used that to payoff loans.

Well, that's it for the technical stuff. I just felt like saying a little bit to let people know not to be afraid if your budget gets too small because if you qualify to get a little bit of help...use it.