Embrace The Camera 2.10.11

My Little Sailor Man.

Wearing a cute sailboat outfit that my brother wore as a baby.

Happy Thursday...Ahoy!

~Megan

Wednesday's Ramblings

What a day.  

I had to fix an issue with our tax returns.  Anyone else heard of having to mail in your return when you are claiming a child for the first time?  Well, that's what I did today. 

I also spent lots of time kissing on a cute little boy.  I think he likes it when I nuzzle up under his chin in his neck and give him lots of kisses there.  He also sort of chuckles when I put my mouth on his belly and blow.  Its the best!  

I almost finished a sewing project.  I am in the process of making a special little accessory for his stroller.  Its a surprise but when its done I will post a picture.  

And for dinner I made these harvest grain and nut pancakes, yes we love eating breakfast for any meal of the day in our house.  The pancakes were so good.  My brioche rolls that I posted about yesterday were tasty but thet didn't rise that much.  Oh well, its my first time making rolls.  Last time I made bread it was so tall it looked like a top hat.  I'm not even kidding.  Ha!

~Megan

Sharp Baby Nails and Other High Points of the Day

Today was another good day.  We ran some errands, went grocery shopping, made the dough for these brioche rolls, Sully napped in my arms, I took a shower, made dinner, and did some weight lifting and squats while Sully was in his swing watching me.   He normally hates his swing so he must have been entertained.

Here's a peek into our little day.

  Waking up from a nap.

He loves sucking his fingers and fists and will even guide our fingers into his mouth.

His expression here is so cute...he looks deep in thought.

Sweet feet.

Check out those eye lashes!!!  So dark and long.  AND the poor scratch on his face.  I am having a hard time  keeping up with his nails.  I file them and they don't feel sharp and then he finds a way to scratch.  I need tips on this please please please.

I.love.him.

Laying belly to belly.  We all love cuddling around here.  Somehow it calms me to feel Sully's belly rise and fall and to hear his soft breaths.  My oh my it's one of my favorites!

~Megan

A Couple "Firsts" This Weekend

On Saturday morning Sully and I walked to Starbucks.  I am more motivated to walk if there is a destination.  So that was cold but nice and it was our first time walking there by ourselves.

Then this afternoon I was feeding Sullivan and then he pooped...the poop came out of his pants on to my pants and I also got a good handful when I reached down to trap all that I could.  It was hilarious.  By the way, I am having a tough time getting the breast milk poop stains out of his clothes, and now my clothes too.  Any suggestions would be so appreciated.

And lastly, I was holding Sully this afternoon and Arty was getting ready to run to the grocery store to pick up a couple ingredients to finish dinner and he looked at me and said he wanted to take Sully to the grocery store with him while I took a bath at home.  Wow!  What sweet words to my ears.  So I took that bath and painted my toenails all before my two boys got back.  It was my first time alone without the boys and it was Arty's first time out with Sully alone.  I love that man.  He made a really delicious meal and then he made molasses cookies!!  I am thankful and blessed.

I had a very good weekend.  I hope you did too!

~Megan

Stylish Blogger Award

Wow!  I have never received a blogging award until now.  Thanks to A Crafty Southern Chick  for the award!!  This is very exciting!

Here are the rules that go along with this award:

1. Thank and link back to the person who awarded you this award.

2. Share 7 things about yourself.

3. Award 15 recently discovered great bloggers.

4. Contact these bloggers and tell them about the award!

Alright so 7 things about me...

1.  When I was 21-22 I lived by the beach in California...Newport Beach to be exact.  If I could live anywhere in the US it would probably be there.  Both Arty and I are of the same philosophy on this one...we would rather live in a shack by the beach than a mansion anywhere else.

This is where we got married...picture taken from our last visit on our 1st anniversary 7.18.10

2.  I love to eat chocolate covered frozen bananas.

Balboa Island, Newport Beach CA

3.  I normally only get my hair cut twice a year.  I have so much that it doesn't make sense to have a short cut unless I want my hair to be super puffy.

4.  I can't live without these hairclips.

 Since I have so much hair these pull it all up in one quick sweep.  They are also the clips that the ladies on greys anatomy wear.

See thats how I get my hair up up and away.  I let it be messy like this sometimes too.

5.  I recently started eating a little dark chocolate every night.  Its addicting and oh so delish!  The darker the better.  Plus there are antioxidants in there, right?


6.  I haven't done one decent workout since Sullivan was born in October.  Yeah, I should try to change that. I want to start going on walks but lately ice + sidewalks + me + baby in carrier = not safe


7.  I love hearing my husband speak spanish.  Its one of my favorite things.  He's from Puerto Rico and alot of our cute loving words to each other are in spanish.  I really love it.


So thats it for me now on to nominating 15 beautiful bloggers!


1. Kaysie at Bringing Light to Lion Mountain
2. Sally at 12 Steps in 12 Months
3. Alicia at Living For Today
4. Michelle at Love, 2 Carseats and a Minivan
5. Ashley at MrsAshCake
6. Brooke at Brooke and Michael
7. Kristine at The Foley Family
8. Ang at Life With The Butlers
9. Fawn at Always Chasing Life
10. Rachel at The Troyan Chronicles
11. Crystal at This Young Mama
12. Gwen at The Lynns in Real Life
13. Cassie at All You Need is Love
14. Roni at My Little World 
15. Shay at Randomness By Shay

~Megan

Embrace the Camera 2.3.11

Good Morning Everyone. 

I love embrace the camera because it encourages us moms to jump into pictures with our little ones.  Sometime we need the reminder because its so easy to only take pictures of our babies and I think its important to get pictures of us with our kids as they grow up.

Sully and I took some pictures today...there were some challenges (ie. crying) but we overcame those.  I hope you enjoy these.  My sweet little man is 14.5 weeks old.  

~Megan

Wee Bit of Me Wednesday...

I just stumbled upon this linky party at http://www.myleighashley.com/ and it looks like fun so here are my answers.

{one} what was your favorite sitcom growing up?I really didnt watch much TV growing up, but if I have to choose it would probably be Fresh Prince.

{two} what song always makes you happy when you hear it?Kids by MGMT or Somewhere Over the Rainbow by IZ.
{three} do you still have your wisdom teeth?Yes, I still have them.  

{four} what is your go to way to relax?A nice hot bath or shower, a long walk preferably on a beach, or reading magazines and having coffee at Barnes and Noble.
{five} do you play any instruments?Not really.

{six} nude beaches: yes or no?Well, I have never been...so probably no.

{seven} do you chew your pens/pencils?I chew on pens sometimes.
{eight} can you change the oil in your car?No, but I can take the car to get the oil changed.

{nine} can you curl your tongue?Yes.

{ten} can you knit or crochet?I learned how to crochet on youtube when I found out I was pregnant.  I made hats, booties, and blankets for Sullivan!  

~Megan