New Outfit!

Here is a new outfit I picked up in Ohio from Forever 21. I had really been wanting to get a pair of colored jeans and was shopping with one of my best friends, T, whose favorite color is purple, purple, purple. These pants are a really bright, royal (LSU) purple and I wore them to dinner last night (we went out with my husband's training instructor and his spouse to celebrate the end of training). The photo doesn't do justice to how purple the pants are.

I also had a jacket and scarf planned but once we stepped outside I didn't need it. Just anticipating autumn, I guess!

Organizer's Dream

We are officially moved in! (and we now have internet!!!) The moving crew came on Monday and hauled half of our stuff up to the third floor. The other half went straight on a UHaul to be put in storage (not as easy or cheap as it sounds) The four guys that showed up had been told there was no elevator, so they were beyond happy to find out there was! It took about 7 hours for them to unload the TWO moving trucks they brought. They also "unpacked" for us. Unpacking = dumping the box upside down and taking the box with them, resulting in giant piles of stuff. It looked like something from the tv show Hoarders, no joke. Luckily, once we put everything away, there were no dead cats or rotten meatloaf. We are about 90% done. The only "piles" still on the floor are things that I have no idea where to put but aren't ready to throw out (Xmas wreaths, beach towels, books).

Right now my apartment is an organizer's dream. Luckily, I love to organize! So part of me loves the fact that we're throwing out as much junk as we can and only keeping what we need and everything can be cleaned and put away nicely. Of course, I'll need to buy sone bins, research Pinterest for hours and then label everything in sight! My goal is for everything to have its forever-home by the end of the week. This is quite a big on-taking considering I have a munchkin running around getting into things. [[He has teething this week (1 yr molars) and it has really been wearing him out, poor guy.]]

I haven't taken many photos so far (who puts photos on the Internet of their house being an absolute disaster?! That would be like posting pictures of myself with no makeup on. It's just insanity!) but I am borderline crazy so here is ONE photo. This was taken on Monday night after the movers left and we had been to the storage unit AND we had been unpacking for hours.

The APT!

Here are the first photos of our apartment!

The night photo was taken from our balcony and the tall red building is the empire state building!

Loving It Lately

We couldn't have made it through these last few weeks without patience, understanding, flexibility, and most importantly, OUR iPAD!!

How people can even raise kids without an iPad is still a mystery to me.

Exhibit A: Out to eat.

Set up for success!

We also have this iPad case that is pretty handy.

Eddie Bauer iPad Case (Target, $20)

Here's why I love it:
1) Nice, big handles are made of rubber and protect the iPad when dropped 
2) Nice, big handles make it easy for the little guy to hold it all by himself
3) Clear protective covering makes the screen less sensitive so little fingers don't accidentally close out their sing-a-long songs.
4) Strap on the back is for attaching the case to the headrest in your car, Voila! DVD player.
5) Stand on the back pulls out to prop up iPad

Little man now navigates the iPad better than most adults. He knows which aps are his and how to get back to the home screen.  Just this week he figured out how to unlock the screen! Child genius? Hopefully the next Steve Jobs :)

Double Take

When I saw this:

Little Man pulling wipes out of the package

It reminded me of this:

June pulling the stuffing out of her bed

Both cases I looked away for two seconds. TWO SECONDS!! This is normal, right?

On a separate note: We move into our apartment tomorrow! I will try to take some good pictures to show you guys.  But the movers can't come until Monday. HELLO, air mattress. Hopefully I am still able to get my beauty rest.  Honestly, I don't even care about the air mattress I'm so excited to be out of a hotel and HOME. Finally.

It All Comes Out In the Wash

... At least I hope so! The package claims to be the world's most washable and we are putting it to the test!

Little man cleaned up ok in the bath tonight (keep reading) so washable or not I'd call it a wash (get it?). Ok. Enough of that.

Usually a trip to Target is the highlight of my week. Today, however, I was just glad to make it home. That bad.

I was ecstatic to learn the nearest target was 6.3 miles from our hotel. I've never lived so close to one! As soon as little man woke up from his nap we were on our way.

We walk out the hotel doors and it's like the scene where Dorothy gets whisked away to Oz. The sky was black, wind was howling and stray were branches all over the parking lot. I wanted to go back inside but little man was nearly out of children's Tylenol so I forged ahead.

Next, the car seat is in Big Daddy's car. The car that I'm not yet insured to drive (new company car).  Let me just tell you, this is the hardest car seat ever to move over. But it is a good one. In fact, I just bought a second one tonight. Won't be having that problem again!

Britax Marathon 70-G3 in Cowmooflage

Then Target was in the basement of a mega mall located on all of these one way streets that my Garmin didn't recognize and google maps was unhelpful. And I had to go in a parking garage and the only entrance into Target is 3 levels down and the spots are metered... It was all very stressful/confusing and I'm not sure how I made it home, I'm just glad I did.

When little man decided to draw all over his face and clothes... I was just happy he was entertained. Notice the crayon on his forehead, cheek, neck and shirt. These pictures do not even do it justice...

It was his first time with a coloring book and crayons and there is definitely some natural talent here, don't you think?! (Hopefully I can get him to stop eating the crayons...)

A Little Man and His Newspaper

Our little man has a favorite bath book that we call his newspaper. He sits in his chair and flips through the pages like a little old man reading the news, commenting on each page as he goes.

March 2012 (7 months old)

Sept 2012 (13 months old)

Early on, he used to point to the pages and grunt, yes, grunt. Video from April 2012 (8 months old).

 

Now we just babble.  Still the occasional grunt or giggle, but mostly babbling. Video from Sept 2012 (13 months old).

 

In our house/hotel/apartment, reading the blues clues news is a nightly tradition! PS - are you able to view the videos?