My New Faves!

Okay, so I love buying baby stuff! And hello, you're buying stuff for you child so it's totally justified! Buying stuff for you kids is selflessness in it's purest form!
The following are items that I have recently purchased that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! Frankly, I don't know how I ever did without them!

The BOB! And get your mind out of the gutter, I'm not talking about a battery operated boyfriend, I'm talking about the best stroller on the planet! :) I love this jogging stroller! I got the Stroller Strides, Fitness Stroller by BOB and I cannot say enough good things about it! After months and months of countless hours researching jogging strollers on the Internet I decided on the BOB and I couldn't be more happy with my decision. This thing is light, easy to maneuver, super high quality, doesn't jumble your kids around, HUGE canopies, pretty much go read the reviews, they're all true, the BOB is fantastic! They're are a little spendy, but in my opinion worth every penny! I have a jogger that I bought when Gracie was little for a reasonable price and for a lack of better words it's a piece of crap :) You get what you pay for with jogging strollers. Whether you're a runner or a walker, I'm convinced this stroller can't be beat! (They also have single strollers for those of you with just one baby and offer all kinds of accessories to go with them like an infant car seat attachment bar! Cool huh?) The Britax Frontier 85 Booster Car Seat! First off, I love Britax! I also own the Britax Marathon convertible car seat which I got for Gracie when she was around 8 months old that Charlotte now uses! But back to the Frontier, this car seat is awesome because it goes from harness to booster! I'll never have to buy Gracie another car seat again! In harness mode this bad boy hold up to 85lbs and in booster mode holds up to 120lbs!!! Aside from being extremely cute, it's top notch quality and is one of the safest car seats out there!

Awww...the ERGO!!! My new BFF! I don't know how I ever went without it! I really wish that I would have had an Ergo when Gracie was a baby! I used the Baby Bjorn when Gracie was little and also used it with Charlotte until I saw the light and bought this one! What a difference! SO COMFORTABLE and functional! It's really easy to put on and can be used 3 different ways, front, back, and hip and I love the sleeping hood! Great quality aaaand, my favorite part, it holds up to 40lbs! I put Gracie in this thing, nuff said! lol

Where do I begin?

I may just be the worst blogger EVER! Seriously, I think it's been 2 months since my last blog! So, to all my 6 followers, lol, I will try to be a little more consistent! Alright, now that it has been so dang long, what the heck do I write about!? This one may be all over the place!

Okay, for those of you who don't know, my hubby is in Afghanistan :( but the good news is that we almost have 2 months down out of a 6 month-ish deployment! I miss Jeff so much it's crazy! Obviously he is always on my mind and I am always missing him but there are certain times during the day when I miss him extra!

Here's a couple:

-When I drink my coffee in the morning, Jeff and I both LOVE coffee and drinking it has always been "our thing", I want my coffee buddy back, I'm tired of making coffee for one!

-When I look through our DVR list (recorded shows), Jeff loves the hunting channel and always records his favorite shows, it makes me miss him extra bad every time I see "Eastman's Hunting TV".

-After the girls go to bed, self explanatory, I'm lonely without him.

These are just a few, he's constantly in my thoughts and prayers and I absolutely cannot wait until he comes home! I miss my baby!

Boob and Potty Training Update!

Charlotte is no longer breast feeding and I now am an A-cup lol! I actually weened her off the breast about a month and a half ago and went strictly to pumping, I stopped pumping right at 6 months and let her drink up all the frozen milk I had saved which lasted about 2 weeks. So baby love is now on formula, it's bitter sweet, but I was ready. I had my goal of 6 months and I'm happy I reached it! She actually received breast milk for 6 1/2 months so I passed my goal by a tiny bit! Breast feeding was definitely more of a challenge with Charlotte than it was with Gracie and I wish that I would have had the drive to nurse longer, but I just didn't :( Hopefully my next baby won't be such booby baby!

Gracie is still not potty trained lol, that's my update on that issue! One day, one day it will happen!

I bought my first cookbook!

Hungry Girl 1-2-3 by Lisa Lillien, this book teaches you how to make "The Easiest, Most Delicious, Guilt-Free Recipes on the Planet". Ya, going to McDonald's every time I don't know what to make doesn't suit me or my love handles so I figured I better learn how to get my cook on in a more low-cal, low-fat style. My metabolism has been good to me thus far but I know it won't last forever so time to get cookin! Get it? lol