Hey guys! It's been awhile since I've blogged on here but thought I would pop back in to do a review on this carseat I have been recently using! I know that there are so many carseats out there and it's hard to pull the trigger and decide on one to get so I will let you know about what I love with this carseat! I received this new carseat from Cybex and it is the Cloud Q edition. First of all, I LOVE the look of this carseat. The full canopy adds such a unique look to it and also shades so well where you don't have to use a carseat cover. One of my absolute favorite features of this seat is that it can fully recline outside the car! Yes you heard me right! Those days when your baby falls asleep in the car, you get home, don't want to take them out of their seat, just put it in recline and there you go! Baby now thinks he's in his bed :) Another feature I love is that it has an 11-position height adjustable head rest! It is so amazing because the carseat grows with your baby where they can fit snug inside of the carseat as they get taller. It makes me feel much safer as the mom knowing that he is well protected with as much coverage as possible with this seat. Thank you Cybex for making my baby have the top of the line safety in a fashion forward, functional carseat!
OK how cute are these Milestone cards!? I love having cute ways to document the milestones that come from my baby's first year of life and they even have a spot for you to write in the date. You can click this link here to get yourself free printables! This past week has had a big milestone for this tired momma. We have finally taken the Doctor's advice now that he is over 6 months old to sleep train Nixon. I was nervous about doing this because I hate not comforting Nixon when he is crying. Tyson was able to take the heat of it and try this out when I was working a night shift since he knew it would be hard on me. Luckily, Nixon has adapted so well! We told ourselves from the beginning that if he were to cry for close to an hour then we would go in and get him. Those first two night he would cry maybe 20 minutes and then fall back to sleep. Ever since then he sometimes will occasionally wake up and cry for maybe 5 minutes before he goes back to sleep. And we even had a night where he didn't wake up at all till 7 in the morning!!! I can't even tell you how amazing it feels to finally feel rested. I have more energy during the day and feel like a much happier wife and mom. I make sure that at night I feed Nixon baby food, bathe him, and then nurse him so that he has a nice full belly to last him till the morning. I am so glad we opted in for the sleep training method because it not only helps us as the parents, but it also is what the baby needs! We are doing our baby a favor by teaching them how to get the full nights rest that they need for their growing body. I really did doubt that it was going to work for us since Nixon has been an AWFUL sleeper up until this point. But it WORKED! Hallelujah!!! Here's to more full nights sleep from here on out.
Nixon has always been that baby that has to have something close to him on each side when he sleeps or else he wakes himself up by rolling all round. We used to use two rolled up blankets on each side of him that was barely doing the job. We recently received this DockATot in the mail and it has been a game changer for the way Nixon sleeps at night. He also loves to play in it during the day and I don't have to worry about him rolling off the bed or falling over. I've never been able to feel comfortable co-sleeping with Nixon but this is so perfect for those sleepless nights that would be easier to just keep baby in bed with you and not worry about rolling over on him. To me, this is a must for all parents out there and I'm glad to have discovered this on my first baby! ORDER YOURS with $10 OFF, use this link>>>>> http://dockatot.refr.cc/FCFHWKB
This past week has been a rough one for us. Nixon has been really sick for his first time and I never knew how much harder life would get when your baby is sick. He has had croup for the past 5 days and wakes himself up about every 20 minutes because of his nasty cough. And since he is just like his mom with the worst gag reflexes, he is constantly choking after he coughs and from his runny nose. I feel so bad for him because he just seems so miserable and helpless. In the mornings he usually gets so excited to play with his toys but instead he just lays against me in my arms while I'm playing with them for him. We are so ready for this winter season to be over with so we don't have to worry so much about all the sickness around! Nixon was having a really good morning after his medicine and nap, so I had to get some pics of him since we haven't seen much smiles recently! I was so excited to put him in my favorite pair of moccasins that I just received from Freshly Picked! I about died when I saw these paint splatter designs! They really are the softest leather moccs that stay on Nixon's feet all day without coming off. They make it so easy to feel like his outfit is put together without having the extra step of velcro or laces. Head on over to my instagram to enter the giveaway I will be running this week!!
So first of all, I can't believe my baby will be 6 MONTHS next week!! It blows my mind how fast time has gone since I gave birth to my little Nixon. From the beginning, I have strictly breastfed Nixon and that is because one, I absolutely love that bonding time with him, and I also have been lucky enough to have my body be able to provide for that with the help of Nixon staying consistent also. However, I WISH I would have discovered Momsense from the very beginning! Momsense is a breastfeeding meter where you can nurse your baby and have a piece of mind with how much they are actually intaking. It comes with a set of earphones that are attached to a baby safe sensor that is placed below the baby's earlobe. You plug the headphones into your smart phone, open the Momsense app, and start breastfeeding as normal. After you're finished, you will receive a detailed report on how many oz your baby took in per side. Its amazing!! Recently I felt like Nixon was going through a period where he wasn't nursing as long as he was before and I was worried he wasn't getting enough. When I used Momsense, my results were saying that he was only eating a little over 2 oz which is not very much for him. At that time I was able to supplement with a bottle to make sure he was getting the right amount of nutrition without being overfed. Thank you Momsense for giving me a piece of mind with being a new breastfeeding mom!
I wanted to share with you guys a couple wall decals that I have recently received and LOVE!! One of my favorite ways to decorate is by using wall papers because its SO EASY and makes it so you don't have to do much decorating in other places! The first picture is of our downstairs half bath. I loved the idea of using irregular dots as an accent wall and I feel like it turns a boring little bathroom into a fun space. The second picture is of the world map decal. Tyson is so awesome and decided to build a frame and backboard to place the sticker on! This way it takes up more room on his office wall allowing it to feel larger AND he can also have it forever now! WIN! Here's the link so you can check it out!!
This week will be 10 weeks postpartum and my 4th week back at it working out. I've been wanting to share details of my workouts that I started in August of last year and that I am now continuing again. By FAR the best way I have found for me to stay consistent working out! Before I go into that, I have to say that I LOVE this sports bra and leggings from Senita Athletics! The sport bra has the right amount of padding and also a pocket on the back for your phone. Also these leggings are perfect because they are high waisted for us mommas who have just had a baby, and also they have mesh throughout the bottom which makes them breathable. If you use the promo code "hayley" by 10/17, you can get 10% off anything in the shop! Ok so the workout program I use is Kayla Itsines Bikini Body Guide. Its a 12 weeks program where you work out 6 days a week Mon, Wed, and Friday. For 28 min workouts you do circuit type workouts for 7 min a set. This has cardio worked into it since you aren't stopping during that 7 minutes. The other three days are walking days for fat burning. I have come to love these workouts because they tell me exactly what I need to do for each day and I feel like I can't miss a day or else you have already fallen behind. Its been so great to have a workout program where I can do it from home using household objects and feel like its just as effective! You can check it out here! (Not paid to say this!)
