new mom favorites

Every mom has her favorites.  

Here are a few of my favorite things for baby that everyone needs as a mom to a newborn baby.

Gumdrop Pacifiers.  

My dear friend told me about these so I ordered some.

They have been a lifesaver!  

They are just like the hospital ones, but cuter.

SwaddleDesigns swaddle blanket.  

These are the best swaddling blankets out there.  And they are lightweight too.

Baby Magic...love the smell! 

And Johnson's head-to-toe body wash...love the smell too!

Little Giraffe Luxe blanket.  

These are the softest things!  

Anytime we wrap Millie in it she falls right to sleep and always takes the best naps while wrapped in it.

Bebe Au Lait burp cloths.

Very absorbent!  And cute too!

And I can't let a post go by without posting a few pictures of my baby girl.

five days old. 

one week old.

What are a few of your favorite newborn items?

Amazon

Oh how I love amazon.com.

Things I want and need at a cheaper price.  

Couldn't be better.

I just purchased these two books and can't wait to read them.  

I know, pretty cliché right?

But, I have heard nothing but good reviews.

So I couldn't resist.

Which one should I read first?  

Which one is your favorite?

Showered

While I was in Utah my dear family and friends threw me a few showers.

My aunts threw a combined shower for all the pregnant nieces due within a few months of each other.

Lauren-had her baby on Friday,

Me-August 20th

Ashley-September 15th

Sarah-October 6th

Diana-October (sorry don't know the exact date)

A few of the guests

and our adorable bath loot.  

Thanks family for the wonderful shower! 

A few days later Katie, Karen and Heather were so nice to throw me a shower for our baby girl.

From L to R: Julianne, Stefanie, Alesha, Katie, Michelle, Me, Jess, Karen, Heather, Kelly, Sarah

The darling invitations, and yummy treats

adorable "congrats" banner that Karen and Heather made

Katie and me only a few weeks apart.

Kate is actually due TODAY!

I have such great friends!  Thanks to everyone who came.  

It was so fun to see everyone and get together.

Thanks Kate, Heather and Karen!

My sisters also threw me a shower with my mom's side of the fam and a few friends from the ward. 

A few of the guests.  

(Sarah hosted the shower-isn't her house darling?!  I love it!)

Delicious pink treats and outfits for baby.

Sarah made this "it's a girl" banner.  I love it!

My beautiful mom and sisters.  

Thank you sisters.

I LOVE YOU!

and thank you to everyone who came. 

things i adore

I am loving great summer finds via etsy.  Here are a few that I adore.

nest pretty things

ika bags

dee de etsy shop

bustle

KL Upholstery

barn owl primitives

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Bedroom Makeover

Ever since we moved into our apartment, I haven't LOVED our bedroom, 

and with the baby coming we needed a little more room for a bassinet.

So we decided to spice it up a bit with a few more pillows and an upholstered headboard that we created.

add an upholstered headboard 

(I'll show you how we did it at a later date.)

Add few decorative pillows

gray ruffled pillow: i made with leftover headboard fabric

gray pillow with cream design: amy butler from bed bath and beyond

cream pillow: wal-mart 4 years ago

a few euro shams...

 and voila!

Rearrange the room a little and it gives it a whole new look!

just add a little frosting

Every girl young or old needs a headband or two.

Lylalou’s has just that!

They have added new headbands, baby headbands and flowers.

They even have a clearance section and a 20% off special going on!

Click HERE to "frost yourself"!

{Darlings}

I just have to say how much I love Etsy.

I love it!

(Although it is hard to find things, with their limited search option.)

You can always stumble upon something

cute/fun/sentimental/vintage/classy/darling.

If you haven’t explored…. try it!

Darlings found on etsy:

what are your favorite darlings on etsy?

lovely...

Why do you have to be expensive??

{from left to right: anthro, jcrew, anthro, anthro}