Happy February!

Happy Monday & Happy February, friends! I'd like to start off with a big thank you again for all of the kind words on our big news of baby #3. I think Gavin got word that he won't be the baby for too much longer, because he's been exceptionally more clingy this past week...or it could just be that pesky 5th tooth trying to break through. ;)

Although clingy, he's also been extra cute and curious. His new favorite game is to get out all of the plastic dishes and then crawl away laughing.

He also recently discovered how to climb into his baby swing and let me tell you, he uses it now way more than he ever did as a baby. I'll push him and then he will kick his feet as hard as he can to let me know he's ready for me to push him again. He was so zoned out, I thought he was going to fall asleep, but low and behold, as soon as it stopped swinging, he wanted more. This went on for a good 30 minutes...so apparently I have my own personal babysitter in the form of a swing!

Like I said, curious and cute...and so ginger!

We had our first dentist appointment for the firstborn this week. It started out a little rough because he thought she was going to give him a strep test. Strep tests for Christian are the equivalent to gouging his eyeballs out, so there was a slight meltdown until I could explain to him that she doesn't intend to shove the cleaning tools down his throat. He eventually let her give him a quick cleaning and then said, "Okay, where's my toy and sticker?" He doesn't miss a beat.

If you follow my Instagram, you saw that I had my first official pregnancy craving...hot sauce! I had it on pizza first, and that wasn't enough so Dustin made me some popcorn to put it on. To be honest though, I could have just drank the stuff.

And proud mom moment here: Christian's class got a new student and I spent Thursday night explaining to Christian how important it was to make the new boy feel like he has a friend. When I picked him up on Friday, his teacher told me he shared all of his toys and was super friendly to him. He even got a star and a certificate from his teacher for his behavior. And I may or may not have cried in the car over it...pregnancy hormones or not, I am one proud mom!

Saturday marked 9 weeks preggo for me. I'm definitely at the height of morning sickness....nausea, exhaustion and food aversions are my every day right now, but I'm trucking right through as best as I can! Christian begged to visit his Mimi Saturday night, which meant an impromptu date night for us. I made it through delicious Italian dinner (craving pasta again) and a trip to the mall before I got super tired and we cancelled our trip to movies. I felt like such a lame-o because I'm always dying to get out of the house, but all I wanted to do was go home and crawl in bed...darn you, 1st trimester!

We did find some fun goodies at the mall and I got my most recent Etsy order in the mail.

I found that adorable sweater on clearance at Janie & Jack, Preggy Pops from Motherhood Maternity & a new photo album from Home Goods. A little clearance priced retail therapy is always good for the soul...and the wallet!

One of my girlfriends has started making baby & toddler scarves, bandana bibs (shown above) & headwraps...they are so stinkin' adorable, so definitely check out her website! 

Even if you don't have kiddos, these make for excellent birthday gifts or baby shower gifts.

Kind of modeling his new bear sweater...between teething fits and super serious faces. 

In other news, Pottery Barn Kids has some of the cutest stuff ever made, and I would recommend NOT going in there unless you're ready to spend all the money you've ever made ever. To be honest, I'm not sure how we made it out of there with only these adorable Valentine's for Christian's class.

And speaking of Valentine's, it's officially February, which means it's time to decorate for the next Holiday! 

Although it's not a big holiday by any means, I'm still a sucker for cute decor of any sort.

And that's been our past week! Thanks for reading and I hope everyone enjoys the week. 

I for one am coming down with a severe case of cabin fever, so spring is more than welcome to show up any day now!

Until next time!