I wasn't going to participate, but so many of the blogs I follow and people I follow on Twitter and Instagram are doing this, so I have decided to jump on the bandwagon for February. I will be participating in this. I don't know how often I will be posting, but I will be posting for those of you not on Twitter or don't have Instagram. If you do have Instagram...follow me (ladanielson) and I will follow you back.
I'm Loving my new car that you can read about HERE. Love it, love it, love it!
I'm Loving all the new Norwex product I received from my party in January. Stay tuned for a more detailed post soon.
I'm Loving this guy...and am so proud of him on this journey of weight loss that he has been on for the last 6 weeks. Stay tuned for a more detailed post about that soon, too.
I'm Loving this adorable little munchkin and all the happiness she brings me everyday!
I'm Loving that the sweet face above won the "Minnesota Baby Cutest Kid Contest"
through Minnesota Baby. Out of 15 other children she got the most 'likes' and 'comments' on her photo and won me $350 in housecleaning services from Merry Maids. Yay!!
Go link up with Jamie for WILW! What are you loving this week?
On January 12th you went to the Dr for your 6 month check-up and...
You weighed 18 lbs 6 oz. (86%).
You were 27 3/4 inches long (95%).
Your head was 17 3/4 inches round (96%).
You have tried all the beginner fruits and veggies and are now onto more diverse food combos, such as Banana Mango or Pear & Wild Blueberry for breakfast and Beef and Vegetable or Apples and Chicken for dinner.
You have pretty much liked everything you have tried so far.
You eat a fruit combo in the morning (with Oatmeal) and a vegetable/protein combo at night (with Rice cereal).
You eat about 4 oz of milk for daytime feedings and about 6 oz of milk at bedtime.
You are usually in bed by about 9pm and sleep until about 8am...on average. You are still sleeping great and Mommy really appreciates that.
You love to pull on the dogs hair. They have started to get a little nervous around you because you like to scream at them. It makes us laugh.
You still put everything in your mouth.
You are such a drool machine! You go through about 3-4 bibs a day.
(Do you see that string of drool? Can't get away from it.)
You love your jumperoo and your walker.
You are really grabbing onto things on your jumperoo and activity gym and pulling on them.
You now sit up by yourself for long periods of time.
You still have deep, gray eyes.
Your hair is still growing and Mommy actually had to cut your bangs. This is a before and after shot.
You are growing right on rack, but are still our peanut.
You are wearing a few 3-6 month clothing, but are mostly in all 6 month clothing and pajamas.
Your giggle is the best thing in this entire world.
You are officially in size three diapers.
You open your mouth when we kiss you like you are trying to kiss back.
You have two teeth now. Mommy and Daddy were so surprised, because you were not even fussy at all.
You have definitely found your teeth and make funny faces.
You are always talking and making noise.
You still don't care for your nuk at all. I can't even remember the last time you had it.
You still don't like tummy time, but pull your knees underneath you almost like you are ready to crawl. You don't last very long on your tummy at all, though and we find you rolling over to your back.
You love when we hold your hands and you stand up. You are so proud.
You LOVE your jumper you got for Christmas.
One morning Mommy put you in there for just a little bit and you fell asleep still holding your teether.
You LOVE bath time. We still do bath's in the infant tub, because you are just really starting to sit up on your own and Mommy is a nervous nelly.
You have so much hair, so one night I tried this just to see what your reaction would be. You didn't try and fight me or anything. You just laid there and loved it.
You rocked your first pony tail one night after bathtime.
You are the most adorable little human being on this planet and your smile is infectious.
We love you so much and cherish each and every single day with you!
Let's just start out this post by saying Thank You to my wonderful Husband, who loves me unconditionally and supports me in all my neurotic tendencies. This wouldn't have been possible without him and his help of making phone calls and his understanding. Us getting this car was the result of us at the dealership 3 days in a row. Love you, honey!
Now, to reveal my beautiful new ride. I'm so proud of it and love it so much. I want to drive everyone, everywhere.. Who wants to drive? I WILL!!
Here are the specs:
Year/Make/Model: 2008 Chevrolet Equinox LS
Exterior Color: Sandstone Metallic
Engine: 6 Cyl.
Transmission: Automatic
Mileage: 61,916
City MPG: 17
Hwy MPG: 24
And now here she is...
Isn't she a bute? Ha. What shall I name her?
If you know me in real life or have been reading my blog for awhile, you know I just got a "new" car at the end of September, actually September 26, 2011, to be exact. Well, just about 4 months to the day I got THIS "new" one. While it's not new (obviously it's a 2008) and it's really nothing fancy, like a BMW or Mercedes or anything, it is "new to me" and perfect for me AND my family.
I LOVE IT!!
Last September we purchased a 2007 Dodge Caliber. See this post HERE for a few pictures. While I liked the car initially, I wasn't in love with it and I knew that leaving the lot. I felt like it was my best option at the time, so we went for it. It was something we could afford and somewhat of a crossover type with what we thought was more room than my 2002 Toyota Camry. Overall it was a great vehicle, but with my Husband being a bigger guy, he hated it and called it the micro machine. He refused to drive it, let alone ride in it. So that was that. There were also a few other things it was lacking and therefore prompted us to start looking. Again.
I used to drive a 1991 Chevy Blazer S10 in High School and post HS (from about 1999-2004), courtesy of my Dad and I loved it.Then it became old and needed fixing and after throwing some money into, we traded that off in 2004 for a 2002 Toyota Camry. While I loved my Toyota Camry (I had that for almost 8 years), I always really missed driving an SUV. I figured since the Caliber is somewhat of a crossover, it would totally fit our needs. Wrong. It did sit higher, which I liked, but it just wasn't cutting it with the space we needed. I feel like the Equinox is not only more roomy, but has such a warm and homey feeling to it, compared to the Caliber.
Front seat // Back seat
Bigger back end.
Look at all the room and potential it has.
Love the dashboard.
Ain't it purty?
I love that it has the AUX option, so I can still hook up my IPOD for trips. That was one thing I did like about the Caliber.
One of MY main reasons for wanting to get rid of the Caliber (besides Wayne hating it) is because it didn't have power locks. Or power windows for that matter, but that was not as important or convenient as power locks. Yes, I knew that when we bought it, but I thought it was something that I could just get used to. Something I would have to adapt to. I thought it would be simple. Wrong. Do you know how hard that is. Extremely. Especially with a baby in a car seat, a purse, a diaper bag and whatever else I usually tote around. Let's just say there were many a times where there was cursing going on. It was VERY inconvenient. Actually, I hated it to be totally honest.
So between now having everything power, lots more space, my Husband actually liking the vehicle and not whispering underneath his breath about how dumb it is, I am truly a happy Wife and Momma.
What's that saying...you live and you learn? Well we did just that.
And what's that other saying? Happy Wife = Happy Life...haha. right again.
