And the winner is...

Angela Z!  I used random.org to draw the lucky winner!  Angela, I'll email you this evening.  Thanks, everyone, for all your great feedback!  Longer post coming soon!

A Day in the Life & My First Blog Giveaway!

I keep telling myself I can fit blogging in at least every other week.  Unfortunately that's just not realistic with a 4-month-old.  And can you even believe it?  My sweet girl is 4 months old!

Harper's become quite vocal lately.  She makes new sounds every day, but there's one particular sing-songy sound she makes all the time.  It's really cute, but it's also the same tone over, and over, and over, and over.  And over.  Here are a couple of videos that illustrate my point.

and without narration from me, just to drive the point home:

She's also laughing a lot more.  We'll pretty much do anything to make her laugh - it's so dang cute!  My apologies for the sideways video!

This time last year, we were just announcing the joyous news that we were pregnant.  Now, this sweet child touches my face while I'm feeding her and smiles when we greet her at her crib each morning.  She is an undeserved gift  - I get choked up just writing about it!

I'm also very proud to say I made it to 4 months pumping exclusively, and I'm still going!  My ultimate goal is 6 months, but making it to 5 would be amazing.  I'm able to get between 10-15 ounces of milk during my first pump of the day alone, so I'm still providing more than enough for Harper.  It's getting harder to do since she's becoming more active, so I'm not sure how feasible it will be for much longer.  I'm going to go as long as I can, though!

Blog Giveaway

Baking has become more challenging to fit in, and it's not so healthy to have around the house either.  I'm really enjoying a new hobby - Headbands!  I'm also still looking for ways to bring in a little extra income, so that's where you come in.  Check out some of my designs and give me your thoughts. 

-Would you buy something like this for yourself, your daughter, a baby shower, etc?
-Would you pay $8-15 for one, depending on the complexity of the design?

Be honest!  Leave me a comment with your thoughts and email address, and you could win the headband of your choice below!  The winner will chosen randomly and will be announced next Sunday, February 19th.

Don't have a baby in the house?  I can make a headband that fits a newborn, infant, toddler, child, or adult!  

Again, thanks in advance for your honesty!  I'm perfectly content making Harper a headband to go with every outfit!

See you next week for a winner post, as well as some deeper thoughts I have on some of the struggles of new motherhood.