Questions for mamas...

I've kept a note in my phone the past couple of weeks and when I think of questions, I write them down. I figured the easiest way to ask a million questions was write them in a post and you mamas...

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Dedication

This past weekend, Jon and I had the honor of dedicating our niece and God daughter, Embry Suzanne. This was a very important and special day for our family because as a whole, we were dedicating...

June Group Giveaway

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32 weeks

We took these last night and Jon told me my belly doesn't look real... it is getting huge folks! Thoughts: 8 weeks or less until we meet our baby boy! Where the heck did time go? As the weeks go...

Baby Hart's Baby Shower

This weekend, my mom and sisters threw me the most amazing baby shower for our sweet little guy! The week leading up to the shower I kept saying, "I can't believe it is here!". I remember telling...

Crunchy Oven Fried Cheese Ravioli

Cheese? Yes. Fried? Yes. Sign me up! These oven fried ravioli are a delicious main dish but would also be the perfect finger food appetizer for a party. My Italian hubby gobbled them up and they...

Easy Yarn Hoop Art DIY

The gallery wall in baby Hart's nursery is probably my most favorite thing about the room. Ever since finding out we were having a boy, I've been collecting pictures, prints, knick knacks and wall...

Different Occasions. Different Looks. Always Pretty.

I am always excited when BlogHer asks me to share new content with my readers and knew you all would enjoy this Almay-sponsored video series, "Different Occasions. Different Looks. Always Pretty."....

31 weeks

Thoughts: Due date is 2 months from tomorrow! I am feeling VERY pregnant this week. I've got the full on pregnancy waddle going on and I feel like my belly grows overnight. I told Jon yesterday...

Dallas Weekend

Jon and I spent a few days in Dallas last week/weekend with my sister, brother in law and precious niece Embry. Knowing that after our vacation in a week and a half, we will be camped out in Austin...

How working out has changed during pregnancy

Before I got pregnant, I worked out pretty hard and even taught Zumba for a couple of months. I am pretty sure I was in the best shape I'd ever been in pre-pregnancy and assumed I'd be able to keep...

Hampton Jewels Giveaway

Hi, everyone! I’m so happy to be guest writing today on Ruthie’s blog. My name is Nancy Burke and I’m the owner and designer of Hampton Jewels, a handcrafted gemstone jewelry business. I...

Getting away

Last weekend, Jon and I made an hour and a half drive to San Antonio for a little getaway. Jon gifted me this weekend for Mother's Day and knowing that in 4 weeks, we need to stay within an hour of...

30 weeks

(my belly always looks so red in pictures! And I am now sporting two unequal "la linea negras"... awesome!) Thoughts: 30 weeks! I feel like I have been telling Jon I can't wait to get to 30 weeks...

Conscious Box

You don't have to ask me twice when it comes to reviewing free products on my blog and when they are environmentally friendly, even better! Monthly box subscriptions seem to be popping up all over...

Nursery is coming along

Good morning and happy Friday friends. I know I said from the beginning I'd share the nursery progress with you and I am excited to announce that we are really close to being done! We've been...

Breakfast Enchiladas

Jon and I are huge fans of Mexican food and have a standing tradition of making big, yummy breakfasts on the weekend since we are kind of rushed with work during the week. I came across this recipe...

Summer is upon us

Summer is just around the corner and around this time, I always ask myself, "why weren't you a teacher?!". And then I am brought back to reality when I realize how much work and patience teachers...

29 weeks

Thoughts: last night we spent some time praying for our friends who were induced yesterday and waiting on their baby girl and got very emotional knowing that in just a few weeks, we'd be praying...

To the moms

We are going to pretend that today isn't Monday and go back to bed, k? I saw this note posted on Facebook by a few friends/pages and absolutely loved it! As I prepare to meet my son and become a...

Wholehearted Prayer

A few weeks ago in church, a sermon on wholehearted prayer rocked my world. Prayer is something that is important in my life and pretty darn important in my marriage yet when I pull apart the...

Bumped by BLANQI + Target Giveaway

I am so excited to share this product with you mamas and mamas to be! I was thrilled to be asked by the ladies behind BLANQI to review their new maternity support cami line for Target. I wish I...

Adding Color to My Life & $100 Visa Gift Card Giveaway!

Since becoming pregnant, I've been a little more conscious of what I put into my body and how I treat my body. Let's face it, pregnancy is tough and sometimes a nap on the couch with a bag of salty...

28 weeks

Thoughts: 28 weeks down, 12 to go! Seems like just yesterday we were at our 12 week appointment, anxiously awaiting to announce that we were expecting. I am still pretty comfortable in pregnancy...

Little moments

I had been hinting to Jon for a few weeks of gift ideas for Mother's Day and never did I think I'd get treated so special on my first Mother's-To-Be-Day. My late sleeper was up before 7am making...

Changing your skin's destiny

I am having the most difficult time writing this post. I keep going to Ruthie's blog so I can make sure my guest post jives with the feel of her blog and continually get sucked into reading more...

Moms

I hope this isn't your first reminder that Mother's Day is this weekend :-) (cough cough listen up Jon). My first one as a mama to be and I have even got a few cards in the mail this week! This one...

Cloth Diapering

Before we even started trying for a baby, I knew I wanted to try cloth diapering and Jon was on board with it. It's not as important of a decision as core parenting values and types of discipline...

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