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So I know I owe you a 5 month update (and I promise I will post one very soon), but for now I wanted to let you know about my Etsy shop. Some of you may remember that I sold vintage (grown-up) clothes on eBay for many years. Well, now I am selling pint size vintage goodies on Etsy! I keep collecting pieces for both girls and boys, so I thought I would share my finds.
(You can visit my Bittersweet Styles shop here.)
Here are just a few items that are up for grabs… Enjoy!
Can you see how busy this baby has kept me? I haven’t blogged in nearly two months. That’s half of Iris’ life!
Little Miss is now a whopping 17 weeks old. I seriously can’t believe the changes that have taken place in the last couple of months. Everyday she gets stronger, bigger, sweeter, and even louder. At her three month check up she weighed 14 pounds, 7 ounces and, after consulting my bathroom scale, I have a sneaking suspicion she’ll be around 16 and a half pounds at her four month visit on Valentine’s Day. Iris has been “talking” up a storm quite a bit. It’s so loud that you can’t hear anything over it. I’m interested to see if that translates to a talkative kid. Todd and I were both very shy when we were younger, so it would be funny if we end up with a chatterbox on our hands.
Probably the biggest thing that has happened since my last blog post is that Iris started daycare. She seems to be handling it just fine – it was me that had the hardest time with it. In fact, they tell me almost every day how happy she always is. Thankfully, it’s just down the street from my office, so I usually check in on her on my lunch hour. It’s a “learning center” so they have already started working with her to improve things like her strength and hand-eye coordination. She really is growing up fast – she grabs toys and her toes, can put lots of pressure on her leggies, laughs quite a bit, and is getting closer to sitting up by herself. One of the best things that has happened in the last month is that we are now on a real schedule, which is mostly important for our sleep (and sanity). Iris now sleeps in her crib from 7 pm to 7 am, waking only twice to eat. Not too shabby!
I have tons of photos that I still need to edit from my digital camera, but for now, here are some of my favorite Instagram shots. (And I promise to update more often).
Well, what do ya know.
I have a two month old on my hands!
Ms. Iris Adella…
● Is extra smiley in the morning, but not so much after naps.
● Has a bedtime routine which includes a bath (she’s quite the splasher) and story time (Night-Night Little Pookie is on repeat these days).
● Has been sleeping five hour stretches some nights.
● And has zombies for parents.
● While she’s been cooing a bit here and there, on her 8 week birthday she woke up a little chatterbox, making all sorts of sweet sounds.
● Miss Independent. Iris doesn’t always like being held. While she puts up with it, she makes it known that she’d rather be laying beside you rather than in your arms. It makes it a bit easier to do things around the house, but sometimes a momma just wants to cuddle.
● Her hair still hasn’t fallen out (I’m crossing my fingers that it’s here to stay). It’s growing fast and growing in lighter.
● She had her first Thanksgiving, in Tulsa with family.
● She didn’t care for tummy time until just this past Friday when she learned to roll over! She did it like six times in a row, so I was able to capture it on video.
Here are my Instagram photos from the last month or so…
Her first Christmas tree
Morning faces.
All packed up.
Not a fan of the creepy Christmas dogs at my office.
These are taken 7 weeks apart. Crazy.
Post bath curls & pout.
Dad, Iris, & guitar.
Unlike her mom, she looks good in hats.
Her first (light) snow!
Mom takes a lot of these.
Seven weeks old.
Memphis represent!
Hiccup face.
Grumpy face.
My little doll.
Kittens and bows.
Creepy cat.
6 and a half weeks.
Stacy made Iris a hat & blanket.
I loved it so much, she made me one too.
Our not-so-successful attempt at a matching hats pic.
Holy bed head.
This hair has a mind of its own.
Cute booty.
Iris meeting Bev.
Watching the game with Cousin Cole.
First road trip.
First Thanksgiving, with Poppy.
Too much turkey.
Damn straight. (six weeks)
Scrap booking.
Curly hair.
Lazy Sunday morning.
Outing to Lights of the Ozarks.
Dressed by Daddy.
Big cat, little lady.
Sleep stealer.
One month old with Mom (and her awesome sweatshirt)
My oh my, how fast that month went by!
Update: December 6, 2012
Contest Closed. Congrats to Kim and Danielle for being the winners selected from random.org!
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As soon as I found out I was having a baby, I rushed to the bookstore and purchased what I’ve always heard is “the only pregnancy book you’ll need.” I picked up my copy of What to Expect When Expecting on my lunch hour and read the first chapter sitting in my car in the bookstore parking lot… all while inhaling Chick-fil-a (I was pregnant after all).
Throughout my pregnancy I not only read the book, but was addicted to the What to Expect iPhone app (okay, I was addicted to that and milkshakes). I tracked my pregnancy daily and the forums were – and still are – great for connecting with other new moms. Thanks to What to Expect, I actually feel like I know what I’m doing every once in a while and now I’m happy to be able to pass that along to two of my readers.
The nice folks at What To Expect have teamed up with me to host a giveaway featuring their must-have books for any momma or momma to be. They make excellent gifts too, so even if you’ve got no plans to wipe poo off butts any time soon, feel free to enter for a friend.
Two lucky winners will receive the following three books:
● What to Expect When Expecting
● What to Expect the First Year
● What to Expect the Second Year
How to enter:
Leave a comment telling me what part of pregnancy you have heard about or experienced that you did you not expect OR which book you are most excited about. Please make sure you include your email in the comment form.
Extra chances to win:
Mention the giveaway on Twitter up to three times per day (be sure to include @sarahfortune in your Tweet).
*Giveaway ends at 9:00 pm Central on Monday, December 5, 2011 and winners will be selected by Random.org*
I’ll leave you with this photo Todd snuck of me right after we found out the good news…
This past Saturday Iris turned a whole MONTH old. I seriously can’t believe how fast the weeks are flying by.
At one month old, she often seems older than she really is. Maybe it’s the full helmet of hair. Maybe it’s her size. Maybe it’s that she’s already smiling a TON and lifting her head for long periods of time. She seems super strong and she’s always super hungry. Recently that’s come with some super fuss too. We aren’t very close to having a schedule yet, but I’ve been lucky to sleep for three to four hours straight at night fairly often.
I’m in the midst of writing about her birth, so that will come soon. But for now, let me share some photos from the past couple of weeks…
Here we are on her one month birthday.
Silly girl, silly dad.
We’ve been loving the autumn weather.
It’s perfect for snuggles.
And kisses. Lots of them.
I love that my life now includes finding tiny socks on the floor.
Iris hated sponge baths, but now likes the real thing.
And our cat likes to help out.
While Grandma likes to tuck in her pants like Steve Urkle.
She had her first nap in the crib (she sleeps in a bassinet in our room for now).
She had visitors from out of town. Lots of them, with lots of love.
I told you she likes to eat.
At three weeks she was already fitting into some of her three month clothes.
Thank god she doesn’t mind playing dress up.
She met her new friend, Rosalyn.
And slept through the whole thing.
We often have story time with Goodnight Moon (my favorite from when I was little).
And every night dad sings her songs.
