Happy Father's Day!

Today we are celebrating Allan's first official Father's Day. We started the day off with presents and breakfast in bed! What better way could you start the day? Snuggling your baby? We did that too!


Allan has been wanting a macbook air for quite some time. For those of you that know allan or who have been to our house, you're probably thinking, "ANOTHER COMPUTER?!" Yeah, me too. He told me when we got married that he would probably get a new computer every two years. I just thought he was kidding...nope! His presents this year were $$$ towards a macbook air...

[I made a faux macbook air...they're paperthin now-a-days! and yes, I know the apple is the wrong way, I wanted it right side up when he looked at it.]

...and a Doofenshmirtz "action figure" for his desk at work [any phineas & ferb fans?] Okay, you might think the second one is weird but my hubby is obsessed with Phineas and Ferb! Obsessed!

You are the best father to Holden. You love him so much and he loves you to the moon & back! I love watching you as a dad. Makes you even hotter ;) 


...and Happy Father's Day to all of the fathers celebrating their big day today. You guys deserve it! Especially to my dad, dad-in-law, Robert, Babe, and Steve [almost dad!] who I love so much and am so grateful to have in my life. 


-Little Wife Power House

how to beat the heat

...if you're a little one

I don't know how the weather is where you live, but here in Texas it is H-O-T. Close to or above 100 degree weather every single day. We've been looking for ways to cool off and I saw a metal tub used as a photo prop somewhere in the blogosphere and thought Holden would LOVE it.

I had the tub left over from our Ugly Christmas Sweater Party 2010 [purchased at Target for $15] and I bought the rubber duckies at Wal-Mart [8 for $2]. 

He started off a little weary due to a little slip but quickly went crazy. I knew he would love this because we call him our "Water Baby." He would not stop standing up though!

Sorry about all of the pictures but I promise, this amount was way widdled down!

Hope you guys are finding ways to stay cool this summer. If you need some more summertime ideas...go HERE. 


-Little Wife Power House

what a cute distraction

Seriously...how am I supposed to get any work done with this face looking up at me pleading me to play with him?! 

I will never regret getting up from the computer to play with holden. Whether it be peek a boo or waiting at the other end of the tunnel holden is crawling through. Work will always be there at the end of the day after he goes to sleep. Babies are only small for such a short period of time and I'm not going to miss any of it! 


In other news, I can now be out in the sunlight and not be blinded! After developing an allergy to contacts about two years ago, not being able to wear sunglasses has been a pain. I finally bit the bullet and got my Ray Ban frames filled with prescription lenses. I'm lovin' it!

Happy Tuesday, everyone. Hopefully recovering from the holiday hasn't been too terrible for you!


-Little Wife Power House

my family rocks.

I love the pictures we had taken in December so.so.so.much! I think these are my favorite set of pictures ever. Too many good ones to choose from! That's a good problem to have...


-Little Wife Power House

what a relaxing day...

Since I got most of my work done early this morning, I have been able to really enjoy today. I was able to spend time with my nephews. I LOVE snuggling in my bed watching a movie with them. All four of us [me, holden, asher, and john robert] squish together on the left half of the bed with Bob [our pillow pet] and every stuffed animal holden owns. We tuck them in bed on the other side of the bed to nap while we watch a movie. Then Lori came back and we went on a walk around Savannah, ending up at me & holden's favorite park. 


Now I'm setting up to do a bit more work while holden naps and enjoying my Green Monster Smoothie. 

-Little Wife Power House

Happy 9 Monthday, Holden!

Nicknames: my little guy
Temperament: I would generally categorize you as a very happy baby. You get very excited and flap your arms up and down - it's pretty cute. You still love me most [hehe] but you don't freak out when I hand you over anymore. We are still working on leaving you with Aunt Lori, though. You get mad when 100% of her attention is not on you. I can tell already that you are kind hearted.
Things I Could Do Without: Some extra crankiness due to teething. Still waking up once a night sometimes [when will this end?!] I got up at 3AM to nurse you on Monday & Tuesday and could not go back to sleep. I actually do not mind getting up with you to nurse you as long as I can go back to sleep.
Item/Toy We Love The Most: Your new I Spy Bag...I may play with it more than you do at the moment ;)
Item/Toy You Love The Most: The hand-me-down construction toys that the Guerrero's gave you. You are such a boy!
Things I'm Loving Most Right Now: You are a much better napper now-a-days! Sometimes I wonder who you are when you take two 1-1/2 hour naps. It helps me get more done and also have some downtime to relax. I love you calling for "mama" and "dada."
Things You're Loving Most Right Now: Walks. It has been especially windy lately so you have been having a ball outside. We go on a walk every day to our "park" and either have a picnic or just sit together on a blanket. It's probably the best part of my day and I'm guessing yours too.
Milestones: You make all kinds of noises now! You can say "mama" and "dada" very well. You said "Hi!" once and as of Monday you started with "lalalala." I love your baby babble. You get up on your hands and knees but haven't started crawling yet. You can pull yourself up to sitting position. You also got your first sunburn this week! Lots of milestones this month :)


Stats:
Height: 28 inches [42nd percentile]
Weight: 17 lbs 2 oz [6th percentile...LITTLE guy!] Your pediatrician recommended avocados...coconut milk...things high in fat content [the good fat] so we tried out avocados tonight...they triggered your gag reflex..gross..TMI? Love you! 
So you're a tall gangly thing...just like your dad :)


Gah-lee. I cannot believe you are 9 months old today. Where did the time go? You will be a year old soon, crawling, walking, running, talking...that's crazy to think about. Of course, there are things that I don't like about each month but I swear you just get more fun. You are more interactive, you love people repeating what you do, you give the best hugs & slobbery kisses. There are [a lot] of days that I wish I could just sleep in...just 30 more minutes...but then your Dad brings you in and I see your face light up, get a hug, and kiss your chubby cheeks.


We could hardly hold you back from the cocoa crispie treat. Even without the fun flame. Every time we let you go for even a second you jetted for the treat. 

We finally got ONE picture but we were close on stand by...

Since you obviously can't eat a cocoa crispie treat, we gave yours to JR. Here you are wondering why this guy stole your birthday treat...

We love you and look forward to your 1st birthday party in July! Plans are already in the works...:)


I have big plans for our guest bath this weekend! I'm really excited. Come Monday we will *hopefully* have a new yard and a new bathroom! Yahoo!


-Little Wife Power House

a little something for myself

Yesterday I went and got my eyebrows waxed. It's the one thing I decided to do every month for myself. As a mother [heck, as a HUMAN], you have to take care of yourself sometimes. The reason I chose this was because I have found it IMPOSSIBLE to keep up with my eyebrows since taking on motherhood & work. I have felt very self conscious about it. Is that silly? I figured that even though I often don't have time to put make up on, at least my eyebrows will look good :)


I also bought myself some daisies. Fresh flowers just put a smile on my face...and for only $4.00! Best $4.00 I've spent all week. Thank you, Market Street for my cheap, beautiful flowers :)

What do you do to pamper yourself? 


-Little Wife Power House

PS Why did my facebook friends tell me that THESE exist!? I'm sooo tempted to splurge on these but I have to hold myself back! must.not.spend.ridiculous.amounts.of.money.on.baby.stuff.


PPS/PSS [whatever it is!] Only a few more days left to enter the giveaway <--click here! So easy to enter :)

the best day of my life

I was thinking earlier about how much I love my hubby & my son. I was reading The Rockstar Diaries [LOVE her blog. check it out.] and she was talking about how she couldn't believe how much her heart grew when she had her baby girl. It really is amazing. After almost 8 months, I still look at Holden every day and think about how much I love him. With all of that being said - when Holden was born was still not the best day of my life. Wait! Let me explain! 

The best day of my life was when I was sealed to my best friend forEVER. Not just till death do us part. forever. After more than three years, I still look at Allan every day and think about how much I love him and how I could never imagine my life without him. On that day, I was not only promised to be with Allan forever...but Holden [and all of our other children we are sure to have] too. Who wouldn't want that! I wouldn't even have Holden if it weren't for meeting my wonderful hubby and marrying him on that hot August afternoon.

So, thank you, Allan for choosing me even though I'm crazy, neurotic, and a little OCD. Thank you for giving me the best gift ever. I get endless love, forgiveness, and patience from you.

And please - no one mention how both Allan & I were skinnier back then. Thanks in advance! :)

What was the best day of your life? 

[Can you choose?!]

-Little Wife Power House

here's to happiness

 [get this awesome print here]

1. morning hugs from my baby boy & husband

2. putting together my son's playroom

3. walks around the neighborhood in this perfect weather

4. warm banana bread straight from the oven

5. checking things off my to-do list

6. massages

7. wearing hubby's hoodies

8. thinking about baby #2 [don't get too excited, guys! It'll still be a while.]

9. letting the dishes sit in the sink for a little longer to play peek-a-boo

10. scrubs. JD, Turk, Dr Cox, the whole gang.

What makes you happy?

-Little Wife Power house