project 365 {week 8}

 

jaxon {11 months}

jaxon you turned 11 months on March 9th.

my sweet little boy! I can't believe how fast these last 11 months have gone by. I can really start to tell how much you are changing each month. you love being in the middle of the action, especially if your brother is involved. I can't say enough about how much you adore him. I continue to pray that y'all will always remain close with one another and always looks out for each other.

you got your first tooth 3 days before you turned 11 months. it's on the bottom right in front. we were all so excited when we saw it!

you are your daddy's child made over. you are a go with the flow kinda' baby. you love to make people laugh and smile just like your daddy. you never meet a stranger, but if you are uncomfortable in a situation you will immediately warm up to the person like you've known them forever.

food is your love language just like your mama's. Ha! We haven't seen you turn down one thing yet that we've put in front of you.

you are constantly on the go. whether you are in your walker or crawling around on the floor, it is so hard to keep up with you. makes me worry when you get ready to start walking. I'm not going to be able to let you out of my sight for a second.

you are still sleeping through the night. you will normally go down at night between 7:30pm - 8pm. and then wake up around 7am. you take a short nap that lasts about 30 minutes to an hour in the mornings and then a long nap for about 2-3 hours in the afternoon.

every morning when I bring you into the living room you will look over at the couch to see if Bryson is there and you will say "hey there bubba." of course it's not that clear. you refer to Bryson as "bubba" alot. And his favorite name for you is "baby brother."

you have the most beautiful blue eyes. I could get lost in them every time I''m rocking you. they melt my heart.

you love being in the nursery and going to bible study on Tuesdays. you will still cry when I give you to one of the girls, but it always lasts less than a minute. and each time I go and pick you up the ladies just go on and on about how sweet you are and that you will just sit and eat your cheerios and talk to them.

you don't have a favorite toy. the only thing you are attached too is your blankets. I put your Nuby Tickle Toes Turtle in your crib and you seem to enjoy him. you will just crack up when he starts giggling.

you spent the night away from home for the first time several weeks ago. you stayed with Mimi. I think you had a good time, but you were very excited to see us when we came to pick you up.

jaxon, you have made my heart so full these last 11 months. I can't begin to tell you what a blessing and absolute joy you have been in our lives. you have brought so much fullfillment and you have made our family complete. ~ i love you to the moon and back ~ mama

My Spring Fashion Favorites

I don't know about y'all but I'm dying for spring and summer to get here! I'm over my dreary wintry wardrobe and ready for some bold colors to find there way into my closet. I'm quite not sure if this post pregnancy body is ready yet. Ha!

I've put together a few things I'm loving this season.

skinny shimmer jeans via gap. I love my skinny jeans and I think these would be perfect to dress up or go casual.

monogrammed custom clutch via etsy. I heart everything monogrammed. Just ask the hubby. I think this clutch is just adorable.

teal keds via riffraff. Don't know about y'all but I grew up in the Keds era and I would have loved to have had something other than my plain white ones.

mixed print maxi dress via riffraff. I'm a maxi dress queen and I'm loving everything about this dress.

piko top via kikilarue. I've jumped on the bandwagon of the piko top craze and I can tell you they are some of the most comfortable tops. I have several colors that will be perfect for the spring season.

green drop earrings via stella & dot. Yes please!!!!

bamboo bangles via bridier baubles. Saw these on twitter the other day and just had to have them. They remind me so much of Easter.

leather ballet flats via gap. Since breaking my ankle last year, I've lived in flats and I love the bright colored ones from the gap.

Striped Cardigan by bluehydrangea featuring pearl hoop earrings

This is probably on of my favorite color combos. It's been a VERY long time since I've gotten this post pregnancy body into a pair of white jeans. I'm not going to lie I'm a little nervous about trying on a pair in the dressing room (mostly because I'm still not where I would like to be weight wise). But if I can find the right pair I think I would love dressing these up.  

Spring Sailor by stephaniemd7 featuring coral jeans

Never thought to pair my coral skinny jeans with navy. I've also seen this color paired with black and white striped.

orange & navy by htotheb featuring tinley road

The Auburn fan in me loves this navy and orange combo. Could work for Spring or Fall.

 

What are some of your favorite things for this Spring?

reading list 2013

I'm finally getting together my reading list for 2013. I'm a couple months behind, but hey it's not like I don't have a toddler who is now in the phase of asking a million questions that all start with "why mama?" and then there's the little nugget who likes to explore every room in the house. You can't turn your back for one second with that little man.

So alas, here is my list for this year......

Unglued  by Lysa TerKeurst 

Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay

Be Quiet and Say Something by Jessi Connolly

The Duck Commander Family by Willie & Korie Robertson

Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo

Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks

Sparkly Green Earrings by Melanie Shankle

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall & Denver Moore

Harry Potter Series 1-3 by J.K. Rowling

So Long Insecurity by Beth Moore

The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson (I have the wrong book pictured)

Tattoo's on the Heart by Gregory Boyle

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 

I know y'all are thinking how in the world is she going to read 16 books this year? I'm asking myself that same question. Ha!

I've said this before, but before I had the boys I LOVED reading!!! Now days I can hardly find the time, that's also why there has been a lacking on the blog too. But I promised myself I would find "my routine" this year and start doing a little more for myself. When on earth do we as moms ever have time for ourselves? I'm slowly (more at a turtles pace) learning that I have to find time for myself or else the boys, including the husband will suffer.

So whatever it is that makes you happy find time for yourself this year. :-)

I'd love to know what's on your reading list!

project 365 {week 7}



prayer frames for your child/children

Since having children I cannot begin to tell y'all how my prayer life has changed. Especially when it comes to my boys. When Bryson was a newborn I can remember praying specifically for his future friends, what he would be when he grew up, his salvation, and even his future wife. And I have done the same with Jaxon. I just think it is so important that as parents we lift our children up to the Lord.
 

I've seen several ideas going around about having a specific prayer to pray for your child/children during the year. A while back I saw this post on Courtney's blog and thought what a cute idea to trace your child's hand and write a scripture verse on it that correlates with what's going on in their life at that time. I wanted to be able to see the verse throughout the day, so I thought I would frame them and hang them in our master bedroom.    

For Bryson I chose Joshua 1:9. He will be starting pre-school in the fall and I thought it would be good to pray about him having courage and reminding him that the Lord would always be with him wherever he goes.

For Jaxon I used Psalm 4:8. Because he is still very young I thought praying for his sleep and safety were things that pertained to his little life right now.

I have them hanging on our wall in our master bedroom so that when I wake up in the mornings I will see them and pray their specific prayer. I have also decided to commit these verses to memory and have been praying these verses over them before they go to sleep.

Rise during the night and cry out.

Pour out your hearts like water to the Lord.

Lift up your hands to him in prayer,

pleading for your children... Lamentations 2:19

Frame details:

I purchased the frames from Hobby Lobby ~$7.50 each (you could definitly buy cheaper ones)

Chipboard Letters from Hobby Lobby ~1.00 each (I spray painted them white)

Foam Sheets from Hobby Lobby ~1.00 each (I used these to cut out their hands)

Colored cardstock from Hobby Lobby ~0.50 each

project 365 {week 6}