Sweet, Sweet Honey

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This morning Ava and I finished up the last of our Savannah Bee Company honey.  We've been on a kick of sharing a toasted bagel with a little butter and this yummy honey drizzled over it.  While we were in Savannah with some friends this past September we came across this little honey store.  We sampled several different types of honey and even munched on some honeycomb.  I came home with the tupelo and black sage honey.  Now I'm wishing I had bought more.  Somehow Missouri honey just doesn't taste as good.  Steve says it's just because I know it's not as expensive...he might be right :o)

So Sleepy

This is kinda how I feel all day these days.  I know he'll be sleeping through the night before I know it so I'm trying to find the joy in the late night, early morning feedings.  That face makes all the yawning and puffy eyes so worth it though.  

On a side note, Ava adores her brother.  See that bunny in the picture to the right.  That is one of her beloved animals that she sleeps with.  She is always putting her bunny or bear next to Cole to help him sleep.  She's such a sweetie!

Diaper Bag Heaven

For Christmas, Steve got this bag for me to use as my purse/diaper bag and I LOVE it!  With Ava I had a diaper bag that I registered for and I never really thought it functioned well for me.  This time around I scouted out Etsy until I found what I thought would work great for me.  I have been super pleased with it so far.  I love that is has a long and short strap so I can wear it either way. There are plenty of compartments for anything and everything baby and non-baby.  Love it!  Go check out her other bags at Kinies. 

Our New Little Man

Popping in to share a few pictures of our new little man, Cole Steven.  He was born Wednesday, Feb. 16th at 5:15pm weighing 8lbs. 15 ozs.  

Things are going to be a little slow on the blog for a while until I get into some kind of routine with the new wee one and Ava.  Now to try to catch up on some sleep...

Parents Shouldn't Text

My darling husband sent me a link to www.parentsshouldnttext.com.  Being less than 2 weeks away from giving birth, I should not have browsed this site.  I came very close to peeing my pants...multiple times!  Too, too funny!!!

Warning: some of the messages are a little inappropriate but still really funny.

Imagination at it's Best

Ava's at the point in her playing that is really fun for me to watch and eavesdrop on.  She makes things up and has her animals talk to each other.  Most of the time she uses phrases that I say or Steve says.  Her favorite pretend play right now is using her doctor kit on all her animals.  She refers to herself as Dr. Ava as she diagnoses and fixes up all her furry patients.  She also likes to garden while in the tub.  She has a favorite little watering can that she plays with while taking a bath.  She even sings to her flowers as she waters them.  The things that come out of her mouth just make me smile.   

While she loves pretending, it often leads to this at naptime.  

Not so much napping and a whole lot of playing until eventually she passes out. At least for now she is still taking naps and for that I'm grateful!

Naturally Sweet Valentine's Idea

Images: Twig and Thistle

We go through a lot of fruit around here.  Right now our big kick is anjou pears which have been really, really good in the stores lately.  When Ava wakes from her nap she usually wants a small snack and instead of reaching for Teddy Grahams or pretzels, she wants fruit.  I'm happy to oblige her.  We share with Simon, our bun, too.  He couldn't be happier with that snack option either.  

As I was reading through some blogs, I ran across these stickers which are adorable and a nice departure from the sickeningly sweet candy that most people are forcing in your face around Valentine's Day.  Go check out her blog, Twig and Thistle to download these and several more stickers for a healthier holiday.