I am such a sucker for Old Navy and Gap baby lines. When I noticed they released some Spring/Summer things I had to jump all over that. So maybe I went a little overboard, but she has nothing for summer yet. I may dress Brynn like a little adult sometimes, but she is way cute in all the outfits. I can't stop. All the discount codes I had made it all just fall right into my cart. I know you guys have that problem too from time to time.

one//two//three//four//five//six//seven//eight//nine//ten//eleven//twelve//thirteen//fourteen(sold out, but similar)//fifteen 

Brynn's [SIX] Month Update

(1/24/15)

Weight: 15 pounds 6 ounces(as of 12/11/14) We go back to the Dr. this week, but everyone has said oh my gosh she has gotten heavier. We all know she is our long skinny bean pole and I love it.

Height: 27 inches

Sleep: It has been rough month with sleep. She has done a solid every 4 hours with a few nights of 7am waking thrown in there. Those 7am wake up calls honestly make the every 4 hour nights 100% worth it. Although, she has done drastically better since these past 2 weeks of baby food. Still sleeping in her own room/own crib on her belly unless she rolls herself around. Only naps for about 45 minutes 3 times a day with one 2 hour nap. Oh and she has proved that she will sleep for my mom better than us. You little stink.

Clothing: 6 months with some 9 month PJs and already wearing size 3 shoe. Yep, big feet over here just like mommy and daddy. No shame baby girl.

Eating: Breastfeeding every 3 hours during the day and whenever she wakes at night. We have officially started our baby food journey. She has an ounce at lunch and an ounce at dinner. She will scream and get really impatient when I don't feed her fast enough. I think that means we are on the verge of more. So far she has had avocado, squash, peas, and pears. She has loved them all this far and no allergy reactions which makes me one happy momma.

Diapers: Cloth at home until I sent them home with my mom on the 19th of this month. I honestly have zero energy to do anymore laundry than I already do. A husband that is 6'7" having workout clothes twice a day, a teeny European washer, baby laundry, and along with my laundry calls for 11 loads a week. No thanks. I am now down to 9 a week. Hey anything helps.

Mood: Happy go lucky. She wants you all up in her face at all times. Only one hour crying fit from teething this month. Progress people. BTW Punkin Butt Oil is the greatest invention I have come in contact with for teething!

Likes: 
-Rolling all over the floor
-When daddy whistles
-Giving kisses
-Sitting up
-Standing up
-Water
-Her walker
-Looking at herself in the mirror
-Snow

Dislikes:
-Taking naps longer than 45 minutes
-Putting her arms in clothes, but thinks when it goes over her head is funny.
-The vacuum


Honestly, as every month approaches I am blown away by," how is it possible I have 'this many months' baby". SIX MONTHS…..HOW?! I'm in a mix of heartbroken and ecstatic at my sweet babes age. I want her to be a baby forever. So I can hold, smother snuggle her forever. I love this stage she is in though. She is such a blast and I have so much fun watching her turn into this silly, confident little girl. I can already tell she is going to be strong willed. She already wants to do things on her own. It sets me back every time. No Brynn, you can't stand up on things, try to crawl scoot to what you want, or grab the spoon to eat.

Happy 1/2 Birthday baby girl! We love you more than ever. Yet, I know I'll love you deeper tomorrow. 

Bruges, Belgium

I'm over here drowning in tears from dropping my mom off at the airport. I figured recapping our Bruges trip from over the Christmas break would help me out. 

Everyone raved about a quaint, cute little town not far from Brussels. After we left Brussels we drove to Bruges for the day. It was just a short 45 minute trip from Brussels. Where do I even start, This city is amazing!

Many horse drawn carriages taking you all over the city, boat rides to see things you could never see on foot, winding small cobblestone streets and the sweetest locals sums up Bruges.

We enjoyed wandering and just spending time as a family of 3 in Bruges.

If any of you ever travel over to Belgium make a stop in Bruges, as us americans say or Brugge!

Mom-shaming

A huge reason I dislike social media is due to mom-shaming and the competitive discussions between mothers. I have had to get out of a lot of mom Facebook groups and unfriend people due to that. Death threats due to cloth diapers and circumcision? That is awful and not something I want to be a part of.

SO, maybe I fell short and snapped back to a mom being forth coming about something to do with Brynn. I know that I would never put Brynn in danger and that I was not doing anything wrong. This mother jumped to conclusions before knowing the facts. ALL because of a photo posted on Facebook. Like, give me a break.

Bottom line, as mothers we should be here to lift each other up and encourage each other. Days get hard. Really hard. Mothers are the ones who know just where we are and how we feel. I have no earthly idea why it needs to be a competition of who's baby is bigger or did things first. Every baby is different and every parenting style is different.

I pray this mother community would start to build each other up and not tear each other down.

European Christmas Markets of 2014

I feel like it's only right to make a post reminiscing on all the gorgeous Christmas markets we went to this year. Wishing America had more markets with all the tasty food, drinks, different souvenir type gifts, and tons of activities. We indulged in tons of it this year and I couldn't be any happier about that. We are sad to see them go and can not wait until next years!

Luxembourg City

Trier, Germany 

Paris, France

We also saw the markets in Brussels and Bruges, but I was silly and cold so didn't take pictures. There was lots of waffles and fun in around those markets as well!

All of you need to get your booties to a European Christmas Market ASAP!

A little throwback to Prague, Czech Republic. It was one of my favorites from back in 2012. So, I would start there.


Well, I'm off to go scoop up my mom from the airport for a 10 day visit! Excuse me while I become MIA and soak up every minute. Have a great weekend lovies.

24 hours in Brussels, Belgium

We almost missed our Belgium trip due to our first snow, but we braved it anyway. Yes, we were that excited to see Brussels!

We stayed at Four Points by Sheraton for just 75 euros. It was located down a quaint little cobblestone street, hidden in the old brick building with a beautiful inside. We were overly pleased!

We were wet, freezing our butts off while sight seeing, but it was well worth it. We indulged in Mexican food from Chi Chis, Belgian beer, Belgian chocolates and of course waffles on waffles!

Our must sees included:

The Grand Place(Grote Markt)  

Manneken Pis

Not going to lie we were a little disappointed at how small it was, the statue that is. From everything I saw online we figured it was bigger. It still gave us a chuckle. 

Atomium

Brynn really only cared about the snow. Oh, Selfie stick shadow for the win. 

Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula

Comic Book Walls

You can walk the comic book wall tour and end up at the museum, but we just walked and found a few of the walls. 

All our amazing eats were extremely high on our list as well.