Adalyn's Bedtime Routine

Addie has finally turned the corner and is sleeping approximately 10 hours every night.  It's amazing!  If only I could get her to sleep until 7, we'd be in perfect shape.  She gets a bath every other night so as not to dry her skin out and she's not crawling around in the dirt all day so she's not that dirty.  Our bedtime routine goes something like this:

7:30 - Addie starts to get really cranky and it signals that it's time to start the bedtime routine.

7:45 (on bath nights) - We asked if she wants a bath, she immediately stops what she's doing, looks up and says, "Ba!".  Then runs down the hallway to the bathroom where she proceeds to stand at the door and beat on the door and whine.

7:47 - we strip her down and put her in the tub where she proceeds to drink the water, lay down and splash, throw her toys out of the tub, and play the stand up/sit down game.  This is a game to her, not to me.  She stands up with a troublesome grin on her face and I tell her to sit down (because I know she'll fall at some point).  She squats for a second, then immediately shoots back up and starts cheesin.

8:00 - bath time is over and we take her to her room to put on the night diaper, PJs, lotion, brush her teeth, then let her brush her own teeth while I comb her hair.

8:10 - we sit in the living room on the couch and she drinks her bottle and plays with her hair to wind down.

8:20 - she's finished her bottle and we go into her room and sit down and read for 15 minutes.  Lately she's been in this routine where she only wants me to read her Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss.  It's really cute how excited she gets, but seriously, how many times can I say, "No Pat no, don't sit on that"?!

8:35 - I turn on the white noise machine and let her listen to the ocean as she falls asleep.  She goes down with her Fisher Price Seahorse and a book.

8:40 - on a good night, she's already asleep at this point.  On a bad night, she's begun her meltdown and could cry for 20 minutes.  Occasionally I cave and snuggle her in the glider and we glide for a few minutes until she's asleep.  I know I have to stop this, but it's my favorite thing to do with her since I only get to do it sporadically.

-stephanie

Adalyn Month Fifteen

You have actually been 15 months old for over a week, but it has been a very busy week for me.  I was out of town celebrating my friend Mary's last few weeks as a single woman at Gervasi Vineyards.

Stats:  I sort of delayed this post as I knew we'd have official stats after your doctor appointment on Friday.  You weight 23lbs 6oz (50-75%) and you're 30.5" tall (50%). I didn't get the actual size of your head but the nurse said "you're off the charts".  Still wearing some 12 month clothes and are slowly approaching 18 months.  Your feet are still a size 3 and you're still wearing size 4 diapers.

Sleep Schedule:  You are sleeping about 10 hours each night going down around 8:30 and sleeping until about 6:30 though lately you've been getting up earlier and earlier and won't put yourself back to sleep.  Even when I bring you into bed with us to cuddle, you'd rather climb on us than snuggle in for a few more minutes.  Your typical night time routine begins at 8 with PJ's and a bottle, then we take you to your room where we read a couple stories and put you in your crib with a book.  You put yourself to sleep in a matter of minutes.  Tonight, however is not one of those typical nights.  As I write this, you're standing in your crib screaming your head off.  I've already rocked you once and you just don't want to go to sleep without me there.  I'm assuming it's due to your teething (you're working on a molar the doctor says).

Foods:  Same as previous months except now we see you venturing more towards spicier foods.  This makes your mama especially happy as I love Mexican food.  We've decreased your milk intake to about 16 ounces a day as you've had some constipation issues lately.

Firsts:  You had your first Easter egg hunt which you loved so much.  You would spot an egg and make your funny squeal noises and take off after the egg.

Favorite Toys:  Books are still a front runner for you.  You like pots and pans.  You like to throw trash in the garbage can.  You also enjoy your drum stick.   You carry it around and tap on just about everything with it.

This month will be another exciting month to watch you grow as I know at least 2 more teeth are on their way in.  You also will be in your first wedding wearing an incredible adorable dress.  The weather is getting nicer which presents us with more opportunities to play.

-stephanie

Whatcha Wearing?

I apologize for no post yesterday.  Life happened and I just wasn't fully prepared so no post is better than a lame, poorly put together one right?  Well I haven't done this in a while and I happened to be wearing something today that I really liked so I had the hubs stop a shot as I was walking out the door for work and this is what I'm wearing.

Black Trouser pants c/o MJR Sales

Navy Blue Print top c/o Old Navy

Mustard Cardigan c/o MJR Sales (similar)

Rampage black pumps (steal!)

Citizen watch

Please forgive the spots on my pants, apparently I'm being followed by several spirits.

Let's not forget little Miss Adalyn.  She wanted her turn to vogue.

Shirt - Carters

Leggings - Carters

Shoes - Stride Rite

The shirt and leggings are clearly more fall/winter wear but it's been dreary here and she's not quite ready to show off her chunky legs.  I imagine this same outfit will be back this fall as Carters is currently in their spring/summer collection.

-stephanie

What's In the Bag?

The diaper bag that is.  I can't believe I've gone nearly a year since the blog has been live without giving you a peek into what has become my purse.  I fell in love with the Petunia Pickle Bottom bags while I was pregnant with Addie.  I love the versatility and the designs are so hip and fresh so I knew I had to have one.  What I couldn't afford was the price tag.  Luckily, I sign up for the newsletters and announcements and found out they do a biannual sale on a lot of their products.  I got this one nearly 2 years ago for about $85.  If I'd do it again, I would get the newer design with the glazed fabric because you can easily wipe down the bag and you don't have to worry about snags like I do with mine.

At any given point you can find the following in my diaper bag

Diapers & wipes
Change of clothes
Burp cloth (just in case something crazy happens)
Toys
Puffs
Band aids
Bib & Spoon
Book
Crayons

Not pictured
Blistex
Reusable bag (in the event of a poopslosion)
Hand cream

What's in your bag?  Come tell us about it at Toddle Along Tuesday.

-stephanie

Wine Tasting Bachelorette Party

My BFF Mary is not a partier, in fact, she's a homebody.  She hates the bar scene so it's really no surprise she found her future husband at work.  When we were thinking of what to do for the bachelorette party, she quickly decided she wanted to do something a bit different than the typical bar craziness.  She wanted a wine tasting weekend.  After weeks of counting down to a fun girls weekend, Saturday finally rolled around and our fun began.

We all drove up to Canton to meet at the beautiful Gervasi Vineyard where we were found this fabulous entrance.

Our villa, the Sorrento, included a common area and 4 bedrooms with a patio to enjoy in the warmer months.

Gervasi Vineyards has this cute store and wine tasting room on the grounds.  I loved these platters.

 

 Being the responsible crew, we rented a shuttle to take us around the wineries in the area for our tastings.

Our first winery, Maize Valley was probably one of my favorites.  The atmosphere was much more our style.

 

Our second stop was to Winery at Wolf Creek, definitely voted best view.  This is where I would want to hang out over the summer.

Lastly, Perennial Vineyards, by far coolest setting.  We hung out in the Straw Grotto for the last hour of our tasting fun.

And then, the fun began.  We'll leave all that at the Villa Sorrento!

-stephanie