Fall has arriiiiived! It usually takes me much longer to wrap my head around the fact that my beloved summer is over but for whatever reason this year I am all in. Something about anticipating celebrating all the things with Camden has me super excited! Or it could be that I was fairly miserably pregnant this time last year so I basically had zero fun, who knows!
We had a great weekend! We saw friends, we saw family, and had a good amount of time at home together. I wish I remembered every weekend how much we need to make that time at home a priority. I want to do everything and be everything to everyone but a Sunday at home makes me feel recharged and ready to take on the week! (I will surely forget this by next week).
Nathan and I celebrated our two year anniversary last weekend with a trip to the town where we got married. We walked down to the lake where we said “I Do,” snapped this picture and promptly ran away from the 10,000 mosquitoes that joined us! Then we headed over to The Red Geranium for a fabulous dinner including the best crab cakes ever.
As hard as I try, my specialty is killing plants so we’ll see how long this years mums last. (For real if you have an mum-care tips, let me know!)
I’ve been known to fall over in heels, multiple times! I thought I was making a real grown up decision the night of our anniversary dinner by wearing flats until we dropped the baby off with my mom, but it turns out I was too lazy to change them once we actually got there. Cobblestone streets + Rachel + heels? Not really a good idea any ways.
And on the second day of October 2016 I finished a DIY project in one day (that I bought the materials for last year). It might be the first DIY project I have ever finished. I’ll share the whole thing soon!
On Saturday we visited my grandparents and this boy was being his usual, charming self! Why wouldn’t he be happy? He has SO MANY grandparents and great-grandparents (and aunts and uncles and the list goes on) who love him to the moon and back. He is a lucky guy!
We are still on the three meals per week HelloFresh plan and loving it! This was a Asian pork stir fry with green beans and red peppers. YUM. I’ve got two free boxes to give away right now so if you want one, leave your email below! (It does have to be your first box!)
This kid is never not on his tummy these days. This happened, of course, the day after I expressed worry to his pediatrician that he wasn’t rolling over regularly. Eye roll.
You know it’s fall when your Target trips start looking like this! Guys, you NEED this Apple Cider hand soap in your life. It smells like heaven in a bottle. I’m pretty sure I washed my hands 50x yesterday (which is only about 25x more than usual). Also, this candle.
And if you love pumpkin bread but can not usually be bothered to make your own baked goods (the perfect measuring and the mixing and the reading/knowing there is a difference between baking soda and baking powder – who has the time?!) get yourself one can of pumpkin and one box of spice cake, mix together, and bake according to the box. Maybe it’s not pretty, but it’s delicious. (Thanks for the tip Christina!)
On Sunday, I finished a DIY project AND made baby food so basically I’m Super Woman. Camden’s first experience with big people food was a success! Though next time I will wait to give him a bath until after he has eaten. #newmomprobs
Our handsome guy turned four months old! (As in, he will be 5 months old in less than two weeks. Whoops!) He is 26 inches and 15 pounds putting him in the 70th percentile for height and 50th for weight. He loves sleeping on his tummy, playing with all the toys on his activity saucer, hanging out with mom (no one else will do), and we are in the throws of a four month sleep regression! So much fun. This child woke up FOUR TIMES one night last week. He literally has not done that since he was three weeks old. Good thing he’s cute!
I crunched over these leaves with my stroller and immediately craved a hot beverage, pumpkin flavored something, and a cozy night on the couch. Bring it on, fall!
Not the best photo of me but how precious is my boy? Ugh, I can’t get enough of him! Moms, do you always feel such relief at bedtime them promptly miss them as soon as they are gone? Nathan has been putting him to bed a lot lately and I have to try so hard not to be selfish and do it every night! (Don’t get me wrong, there are some nights when I say “please take this child far, far away from me”) but something about rocking him to sleep – ugh I get cold chills thinking about it – it’s just so special!
So that’s life around here, what have you guys been up to?
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