Brenda Walsh - Style Icon

As I blogged a couple of days ago I have been watching the early episodes of 90210 during the day and I have come to the conclusion that I really really like Brenda Walsh's style.  The '90's style is so back in full force.  I see it in all the stores and in the Sunday ads.  I'm loving it! 

I think I'm probably pushing the age limit on some of the styles out there but I'm enjoying watching others pull it off.  

Oh, how I miss the '90's! There is no better style and no better music.

With that being said I MUST get the 90210 soundtracks.  This music is the best in the world! 

Happy Friday!!!

UNPRETTY

Okay, well this post is strictly being written to make me feel good about myself on this Thursday night while I'm watching the MTV VMA's.  Everyone is looking incredibly pretty and all done up and it's making me feel really REALLY ugly while I sit here with no make-up and grandma pj's on. (When you are breast feeding and not wanting things to rub your caesarean scar there are not a lot of cute clothing options.)

One of the things I'm looking forward to when returning back to work is that I get to wear make-up again and this makes me SO EXCITED. (I know I could wear it now but I'm not wasting it.)  You don't understand, it's a big deal to take a trip anywhere out of this house just so I can pretty myself up a little.  I put gas in my car for the first time in 2 months this past weekend.  I NEVER go anywhere.  First, it's too dang hot outside.  Second, I don't feel like hauling a baby around in temperatures over 100 degrees.  Not happening.

So while loading pictures onto my computer today (over 400 of just Evelyn in the month of August) I started looking at old pictures and ran across these.  I took them this past February for my cd I recorded.  I finished it up right before I had Evelyn and just shared it with some people at work.  This one did not make iTunes like my last one.  

Again, I am strictly showing these to make myself feel pretty :) Don't judge me.

Do you know how to tell your husband honestly loves you for your heart?

You don't wear make-up for 2 months and he still tells you you are pretty :)

Get ready for the weekend! 

Maternity Leave T.V.

Happy Thursday! Not that it's different from any other Thursday that's been on my calendar but at least it's a holiday weekend and Zach will be home for the next 4 days.  Well, probably not home the whole time since one of our friends is visiting for the weekend and another has a birthday tomorrow so I'm sure there will be some celebrating going on for both events.

My maternity leave is 2/3 of the way done and I can't believe how fast it's gone by.  Evelyn just turned 8 weeks old and it's crazy how much she has changed in that amount of time.  She has a doctors appointment next week and I'm curious to see how much she is going to weigh.  She's gotten a little bit chunky lately.  She is, however, sleeping through the night.  It's been a whole week so far! Such a good sleeper :) She doesn't sleep much during the day so this is probably why she keeps those peepers shut all night.  No complaints here.  Actually, the first couple of nights I was kind of sad because our "alone" time in the middle of the night didn't happen.  I'm sure they will return at some point so for now I'm catching those zzzz's.

Hopefully when I return to work Evelyn will keep her sleep schedule so that I will be able to function.  For now we are just enjoying our daytime television and I know that one day I will hear the them song to these shows and remember the days when I was a new mom and trying from day to day to figure it all out.

Our typical day consists of feeding, pumping, feeding, Zumba, feeding, pumping and television.

Beverly Hills 90210

We follow the gang a couple times a day.  I'm glad they are showing the high school episodes because I never followed it once they graduated.  The Dylan and Brenda years were the best!  I wanted to be Brenda so bad when I was in the 6th grade and I will never forget where I was when they broke up.  I cried.

One Tree Hill

One of the best shows of all time.  If you haven't given this show a try you are only hurting yourself.  Such great writing and right when you think it can't get any more dramatic.....it does! So good!

Saved By The Bell

Oh my! My favorite show of all time (tied with Full House).  The older I am the funnier it gets!  I so wish they would do a reunion.  I'm sure I would cry if it ever happened.

Roseanne

One of the funniest shows! No matter how many times I've seen an episode it is funny every. single. time.

So this is pretty much the lineup every day.  No more days of trashy talk shows taking up my day.  Sure wish Jenny Jones was on.  She gave the guests a make-over no matter what the problem was.  Loved it! 

I did get a little Pinteresty this past week and did a few projects that I have pinned.  I must say I was pretty proud of myself for following through on something on one of my boards.

Made this amazing Funfetti Dip on Sunday. I chose to dip chocolate animal cookies in it but I'm sure some fruit or pretzels would be great too.  Actually, I did try pretzels in it and it was super good :)

All you need is.....

1 box of Funfetti cake mix

2 cups plain yogurt

1 cup cool whip

.....mix it all together until there are no big clumps.....

.....and chill for 4 hours.....

I sprinkled mine with some cookie sprinkles but I don't recommend putting them on there until you are ready to serve it.  When I took it out of the refrigerator the sprinkles had bleed and it looked sloppy.

It was a hit with my family and is now on the list of easy things I can bring to work for luncheons.

Go me! Go Pinterest!

And here is my little helper :)

Stay tuned for my other "projects".  

A Day With The Rowell's

This was Evy's first visit to Hobby Lobby.

As you can see, it was amazing.

Here is the most patient dog in the world.

I can't say enough how wonderful Phoebe has been with Evy.

She is the best dog EVER!

Evy's cousins Connor and Aubrey

The kids!

Momma and baby :)

She loves her funny eggs on her Mamaroo.

Have I mentioned how amazing the Mamaroo is?

I recommend this BIG TIME!

Her own little laundry basket.

I love it!

.....and I love her and she likes to let people know

She is getting more tolerant of her tummy time.

I could stare at this face forever.

Evy and daddy time.

She loves sleeping next to her daddy.

I can't believe I have an almost 2 month old.  I can tell that she wants to start making new noises any minute.  She really studies my face and mouth when I sing and talk to her.  It won't be long and I just know I'm going to hear those magical words "momma and dada."  

She's such a blessing to our family and we have been blessed beyond measure with how healthy and amazing she is.  God is so good!!

Taylor Swift, I'm Sorry

Here I go again, handing out apologies. I've had a problem with Taylor Swift ever since she sang her Tim McGraw song in his face at some awards show a long time ago. It bugged me.  It made me uncomfortable.  It made me uncomfortable for Tim McGraw.  It made me develop a huge dislike for her one-hair-style-wearing-tall self.  I mean, get a new look.

Well, I've had a change of heart lately.  Actually, I've had a change of heart for awhile but DID NOT want to admit it.  She's not that bad.  Okay, okay, she's pretty great.  No matter how much I wanted to dislike her I kept finding myself never changing the station when her songs would come on and always singing it sometime throughout the day.  She had me, but I wasn't letting anyone know.

I'm pretty stubborn about my music.  By this I mean that if someone I know annoys me with their love for an artist or if that person just annoys me in general I have a hard time liking what they like.  It's ridiculous I know.  It's a problem that I am dealing with ;)

I heard Taylor's new song on the radio yesterday and of course I was loving it and hoping it would play again before I got home.  She really is a good songwriter and I've read nothing but good things about her and all the good that she does and how nice she is and blah blah blah.

Being in my new role as a mother the first thing that comes to my mind when I look at people is "that's someone's kid" and it gives me a whole new perspective on everything I think and do.  If Taylor Swift was my daughter I would be so proud of her.  I hope Evelyn has major dreams and goals that she chases and catches and just keeps reaching for that higher star in the sky.  Taylor Swift, I'm proud of you. I'm proud of your accomplishments and your talent.  I'm proud of you that you overcame being picked on and turned it into something positive.  I'm proud that you are someone I will let Evelyn listen to and not be afraid that she is going to pick up some bad habits from your music.

Her best look yet.

Now I just need someone to be proud of me for letting go of my ridiculous reasons for not liking someone.  Hey, at 31 years old you still have room to mature.

Wonder who I will be apologizing to next? :)

This is my Taylor Swift hair :)

April

Ps. Yes, I have changed up my blog yet once again.  Sorry, I just like changing it up.  I don't get to rearrange my furniture in the house because A) Zach doesn't like to and B) The furniture is too big to put it anywhere else so this is my way of "rearranging furniture".  It makes me happy!

Summer Nights

Holy cow! It has been hot hot hot outside! I am so ready for fall weather and all the fun stuff that comes with the fall season.  I'm not, however, ready to go back to work.  But that's not until October 1st so we won't even talk about it ;)

Evelyn will be 6 weeks tomorrow!! She has changed so much in these 6 weeks and is starting to come out of her newborn stage and is starting to look more like a baby baby.  She is very alert and awake during the day and it's very rare if she sleeps for more than an hour at a time.  Which is good because I only have to get up once during the night.  I love to watch her watch everything around her.  I can't wait until we start seeing her little personality coming out and I'm waiting each day for those first cooo's and caaaaa's.  I know it's going to happen any day now :)

We have been trying to get her on a night schedule so when I do go back to work it won't be so rough.  We try to give her her last bottle and put her down between 8 and 9.  It's been working pretty good. There's only been a few nights where Evelyn just wasn't sleeping and that was that!  Now, I'm not a summer time person, I don't participate in summer activities and I don't go outside much but there is a little bit of depression that sets in on the nights when we put Evy down while the sun is still out.  We are climbing into bed and whispering to each other so we don't wake her up while the rest of the world (at least it seems) is just starting their night and doing some fun summer night activities. Sometimes I think I want to join in but then I see this cute little chubby sweet face snoozing away and that trumps any plans anyone has :)

Now that Evy is 6 weeks old it means that I have made it through my 6 week rest period.  Time to get with it and start eating better and get back on an exercise routine.  I've dropped around 20 pounds but that was mostly all that pregnancy, bloated, big uterus weight.  Now I can see the damage I did during my pregnancy and it's time to GET IT TOGETHER! I would really like to fit into my work pants when I return.  AND I would like to maybe buy some new stuff too :) Wish me luck! The goal I am going for is to have the title Hot Mom! ;) I'll keep you updated on my progress.  

What blog is going to be complete without a picture of my precious little bird.....

April

A Day With Evelyn

Let me just be real honest about something real quick.  Maternity leave is NOT all fun and games and watching television all day and sleeping in.  I knew having a newborn was going to be an adjustment and sleep was going to be a thing of the past but let me tell you.....being a momma is hard work!!

I've been lucky enough about twice to actually get 4 hours of sleep at one time.  I feel like time is going by so fast because of the strict schedule I'm on with nursing and pumping and feeding myself and laundry and bills and on and on and on and on.....

I know Evy isn't even a month old yet, (She is 3 weeks today) but I think I have high expectations to get her on a schedule.  She eats every 3 hours during the day and she has been a rock star when it comes to this.  She is on target!! But come her late evening feeding around 8 there is no laying her down.  Sometimes she will eat three times in a 2 hour span.  I've done all I can to help sooth her.  Burp her, change her, feed her, rock her, put her in her Momaroo and then do these things all over again. Nothing works.  She screams in her Momaroo, I cry on the couch.  The nights have been pretty rough.  

When she finally decides to fall asleep I feel like I will not be able to face the next day but as soon as it's time for her morning feeding I am wide awake and ready to face the day with her.  I keep hearing and reading "Sleep when the baby sleeps."  Well let me tell you now that is a bunch of crap.  When she is sleeping I have stuff to do.  Bills, laundry, bathing, eating, pumping, blogging, taking care of Phoebe, taking picture after picture of my sweet little bird.  I just love her so much I cannot help but capture every face she makes, even if 20 pictures are all of the same face :)

"How many pictures are you going to take of me today?"

"Hello!"

Our belly button appeared last week so it was time for our first official bath.

Of course I cannot leave this baby out.

I just love these toes!

"The camera? Again?"

Had to get pics of the Piglet hat before it won't fit that head.

"Just doing some tummy time."

It's pretty ridiculous the amount of pictures that are taken of her daily.  But one day I will look back and be thankful that I have them.  She won't need to search very much for pictures for her wedding slide show :)

Happy Three Weeks Old!

April