AND the winner of this months Vote Off is….

Curiosity… from: Melissa 4 Ladies and a Patient Man!!!

{“Curiosity” winner: Melissa 4 Ladies and a Patient Man}

She had an amazing 46% of the votes. Following her in 2nd was Courtney at Love Love, 3rd Monster from Six Cherries on Top, and last BUT certainly not least Kate at Webster’s Updates.

Super congrats to you Melissa! Time for your prize lady! Send me an e-mail of either the link to or attachment of the photo you’d like to see on your pouch/coin purse from Pepper and Farley!!! I will also need your address. I’m also working on a little something for you from my shop. ๐Ÿ™‚ *note: fabric will be random and chosen by Pepper and Farley. ๐Ÿ™‚


{Pouch/coin purse: Pepper and Farley}

Don’t forget to get your photos ready for this weeks photo challenge: In the sun… (post will be up soon).

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Flashback Friday: My first paper crown.

Yesterday marks the 2 year anniversary of me opening my Etsy shop: Paper Lady Invites. Yay! **Imagine me throwing confetti in the air** Those 2 years have been WAY crazy. I closed the shop for a month to prepare for my wedding… I closed my shop for about 3 months in the beginning of my pregnancy because I was EXTREMELY nauseous… then I closed it again right before I had my baby.

I’ve now had it open again for about a month. This photo is a photo of the first paper crown I had made. It sold about a month after I opened up shop. I’m working on creating more crowns and starting to make more cards now. I’m even working on a child size crown design.


{The Paper Lady}

In the past I used to do custom crowns. I’m changing it up a bit. I wont be doing complete custom crowns… more personalization. This changed after I remade a crown for someone four times while I was REALLY pregnant. It just didn’t make since for the time. ๐Ÿ™‚ Now I will be putting crowns up that are pre-made: EXCEPT the buyer can now tell me what they would like the crown to say. Queen, Princess, Bride, Sally, Blah…. whatever they want!

I’m putting all the crowns that I have in my shop now on Sale. Looks like there are only 4 crowns left. Get them while they last. ๐Ÿ˜‰ I’m making room for the new designs.

Happy Friday!

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Thursday’s Three: Feeding baby


{Messy Ruari in her new bebePOD at 23 weeks}

Right now we are all about feeding our baby “human” food. So, this weeks Thursday’s Three is all about feeding baby.

1) Bib’s are now a necessity with my baby. I never liked bibs, but she started drooling like crazy and a bib is easier to change than her clothes. ๐Ÿ˜‰ And, now that we are trying out food with her it’s way messy! This is a cute little pinstripe bib from Modern Threads. I really like that it’s made with organic fabric since Ruari put’s everything in her mouth! Check them out for other cute baby goodies.


{Organic pin stripe bib and burp set: modernthread}

2) Pretty soon we’ll be feeding Ruari more than just rice cereal. I’m so excited to try out our Beaba Babycook. We got as a gift a couple of months ago. It steams and blends the food! I hope it works nicely!


{Beaba Babycook: Beaba on Amazon}

3) Green Sprouts Eco Friendly Silicone Toddler Spoon. As you can see in the video below: Ruari just chews on anything she gets in her mouth. That’s why a silicone spoon is perfect for her. Right now we have the Beaba spoons that came with our Babycook, but we will probably need more than the 2 spoons we have. Maybe I’ll try these spoons out. We love anything eco-friendly. ๐Ÿ™‚


{ Green Sprouts Eco Friendly Silicone Toddler Spoon: on Amazon}


{Eating with a Beaba spoon}

By the way: I totally plan on doing a comparison review on the Bumbo and the bebePOD in about a month. Since I am borrowing the Bumbo and own the bebePOD now I can compare and see what I like from each of them. So far the bebePOD has been awesome! ๐Ÿ™‚

Don’t forget to check out the Paper Lady’s Thursday’s Three: Feeding me!


{Me and Ruari at 22 weeks}

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Product Review: Baby Legs


{Ruari at 15 weeks}

As many of you have seen: I love Babylegs! My baby is almost always wearing them. Babylegs are little knit leg warmers that go right over the baby’s legs. While there are many imitations, Babylegs are my favorite brand so far.

{Ruari at 18 weeks}

{Ruari at 5 months}

{Baby Legs: on Amazon}

{Baby Legs: on Amazon}

So, because of the price… I did try a baby leg copy from Target. And, while they are super cute: they just couldn’t live up to the Babylegs. AND, they are pretty tight on both of the openings so it feels almost too tight on the thigh.

{Ruari at 5 months}


{Ruari at 5.5 months}


{Baby Legs: on Amazon}


{Baby Legs: on Amazon}

Why I loveโ™ฅ them:
Their story: I REALLY love that Babylegs were started by a mom. Her babe had a diaper rash and needed to go diaper free… cut off the ends of tube socks and put them on the baby’s legs= legs warm and bum is free!
Easy diaper changes: Like the company advertises… they seriously do make diaper changes easier! Really! You don’t have to take pants off and put them back on. Unless it’s a poopy diaper….
Adjustable: If Ruari gets a little warm I can pull the leggings down to cover just her calves so she doesn’t get too chilly.
Let those toes breath: The bottom of the leggings can be pulled down to cover her heel so her toes can be free to be tickled and chewed on. ๐Ÿ™‚ She loves her toes.
Way cute: They are adorable. I mean really! Super cute!
Diaper explosion safe (mostly): If she has a diaper explosion I only have to change her onesie. With pants I’d have to change onesie and the pants as well… unless it’s a super explosion that goes out the sides too!
Keeping knees safe: My baby is not crawling yet, but I look forward to these keeping her little knees safe. We have some 90 year old wood floors. I bet there are some splintery spots.
I guess one size fits most: Ruari was just under 7 pounds when she was born. She was pretty much wearing preemie size. Babylegs worked so much better than pants for her. Especially since she was so small and I was afraid I’d break her whenever I changed her clothes. ๐Ÿ™‚ They are also worn on baby arms too.
No sliding down: They don’t slide down like the imitation leggings I have. But, this will also depend on the baby I’m sure. When Ruari really starts to kick they’ll slide a little.
Good with bulky cloth diapers: I have friends that use the bulkier cloth diapers. It’s hard to fit most baby pants over cloth diapers. The baby legs are a lifesaver for them!
They are a good investment: Ok… I have the price in my downsides as well. BUT, I have purchased less pants because of the Babylegs. She has been wearing the same 4 pairs since she was born and she’ll be 6 months in a couple weeks.
Potty training ease: I’m hoping this will make the future potty training easier. No pants to hurry and take off!
Huge selection for boys or girls: A ton of cute patterns and colors to choose from!
Baby legs is involved in the community: They donate Babylegs to the Ronald McDonald House, they work with Expat to provide support for the communities in rural China, they support the Seattle Children’s Hospital, and they are also involved in Baby Loves Disco (This is so neat! Check it out!).

Downsides:
Some are too tight: Depending on the design (like the diamond above) they can be a little tight. The diamond leggings seem to have a tighter weave and seem to be tighter on the legs. They also leave diamond imprints on her legs.
Pilling: The knit material does tend to pill up after a couple of washes. Not too bad though. And really… what doesn’t do that?
The price: They are usually around $12 a pair. BUT, I did take advantage of the Memorial Day sale last weekend and got three for $15 + free shipping! And: I also don’t have to buy a whole variety of pants. An investment.
I don’t have enough!: Ok, that’s just my problem. I can solve it!

Yes: I COMPLETELY recommend these little Babylegs! They have been an amazing find. They have really made things easier for me from the beginning.

BabyLegs Leg Warmers, Baby Socks and Girls Tights


Note: Hello my readers. I was not paid to do this review. I am just providing an opinion to help any decision-making on purchasing this product. They are just opinions and each individual may feel differently. Thanks soooo much for reading! I hope my opinions help! If you are interested in me doing a product review for you, please email me. I don’t accept payment for these though. I like to keep it honest.

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