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Thoughts for Thursday

Thoughts for Thursday

Hey hey!  I’m coming at you with a few random things today because I’m working on a FAVORITES post for tomorrow on my favorite baby items so far!


Tuesday night Dustin and I had a date night to go see Leon Bridges in concert.  We bought those tickets October 1st, so I’ve been waiting that long for his concert and…..it was not my favorite.  I’ve been to LOTS of concerts and I can say that I’ve seen better.  I love his music, but he didn’t really connect with the crowd and he changed up every single song he sang!  That’s my biggest pet peeve with live music.  I get that after singing a song a thousand times a musician would get tired, but changing every song??  No.


My mom and sister kept Harrison and when my mom sent me a picture of Harrison sleeping before his bedtime bottle, I told her to keep him awake so he would sleep that night.  Then she sent me this…
😂😂 I laughed so hard at this because I can see how tired he is haha!



 My Easter dress was a favorite and I will definitely be purchasing more items from her!  And you can’t see my shoes, but they are the nude pair and on sale currently!



I’ll share more about this tomorrow, but one of my favorite brands for Harrison to wear is Kissy Kissy.  I’m obsessed with their shortall outfits for boys.  Harrison has a couple at the size he’s in now and he still has some to grow in to!

Motherhood Expectations vs Reality

I had so many thoughts about how motherhood would be before I became a mother, and I know I’m not the only woman who did that, too.  Now don’t get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE being Harrison’s momma.  There’s nothing like looking at his sweet face and having him stare back at me or being able to calm Harrison when he’s upset.  But there are some things that are different than what I expected them to be…




Expectation: Harrison would be on a schedule.
Reality:  NOPE!  I read Moms on Call a long time ago with the plan of putting whatever baby we had on a schedule.  Except Harrison was born premature and put into the NICU for 11 days on the NICU’s schedule.  Then with his reflux problems and trying different formulas, there was no way I could try to get him on a schedule.  Now that’s he’s 7 weeks, I think we’re ready to try the MOC schedule–just about 6 weeks later than I had thought haha!  He’s finally going a little longer than 3 hours between feedings at night, so I think he’s ready to try!


Expectation: I would have plenty of time to get done what I need to (cleaning, reading, working out, etc) since babies sleep most of the time.
Reality:  I still am not sure how it’s been so tough for me to get anything accomplished???  I feel like I’m barely able to get the dishwasher loaded and unloaded every day, so there’s no way I even have time to think about working out.  And sometimes I try to nap once a day when he’s napping–especially if he didn’t sleep much the night before.


Expectation:  Feeding would be a breeze.
Reality:  I feel enslaved to bottle feeding haha!  Harrison is such a slow eater so it takes him 30-40 minutes to drink his bottle.  Then we have to keep him on our shoulder for about 10 minutes after because of his reflux.  Then we change his diaper.  Sometimes I feel like I’ve spent an hour doing all of that and then he eats again 2 hours later.  This is definitely way different than I thought it would be!


If you’re a mom, is there anything I left off of this list that applied to you?  I’d love to hear!

A Few Facts About Me on My 31st Birthday!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!! 

 I turn 31 today so I’m going to be eating my most FAVORITE food ever tonight for supper–pizza!!  Last night we went to my mom and stepdad’s house because my mom cooked for me (healthy food minus the cake).  I’ve been celebrating all week ha!  Today, I thought I’d share a few fun facts about me that you may or may not know!

Last night at my mom’s

1. I have a hard time staying up past 9:30-10ish.  I enjoy getting up early and having quiet time to myself instead of staying up late at night.  I’ve always been that way!

2. I’m very particular about taking care of my hair.  

3. I’m 5’7″

4. I played softball growing up (mostly first base) and quit in junior high because I wanted to focus on my grades.

5. Speaking of, I was so obsessed with my grades in high school and becoming the valedictorian.  My mom begged me to make a B.  (And sadly, I didn’t graduate valedictorian, but I did graduate with over a 4.0, and now as an adult, I know that means absolutely nothing!) #nerd

6. I’m very particular about how my bedding is when I sleep.  The sheet has to be perfectly aligned with the comforter.

7. My eyes change from blue to green.

8. I know lots of music trivia, and I love playing all kinds of trivia!

9. I’m such a rule follower, but my senior year of high school, I got brave and started skipping school at lunch to run and grab fast food.  I was always terrified I would get caught haha…my school was pretty strict!

10. I prefer sweets over salty.

11. I have the highest pain tolerance ever.

12. I am pretty spontaneous when traveling whereas Dustin is a planner.  After college graduation, my bff and I randomly bought plane tickets to DC and went on vacation without planning a single thing.  It was the best trip, and one I couldn’t see Dustin being able to handle haha!

And a few things on my wishlist….
–This sweater
–These shoes (in brown)
–And these shoes
–These leggings