Maggie Must Have: PediPeds!

Almost since Maggie was born Great Granny has been determined to buy Maggie a pair of shoes. Well, one Saturday Mimi, Great Granny, Maggie and I were out shopping and stopped by the adorable little store The Lilypad where they carry super-cute baby clothes and accessories. They also happen to carry PediPed's, a children's shoe line. These adorable shoes range from dressy to sporty to casual. We picked out Maggie a great pair of casual pink shoes so they match several of her outfits perfectly! They are soft-soled shoes and supposedly are the next best thing to bare feet for little babies. The only down side to the shoes is they're velcro and Maggie has figured out how to take them off other than that they're fantastic!!

UPDATE: Here is Maggie in her newest pair of PediPed's! These were Maggie's Easter shoes; a gift from Mimi.

Happy Birthday Uncle Mike!

Happy Spring!

Happy first day of Spring everyone! Maggie and I have been enjoying the warmer weather...it's so nice not to lug sweater, hats, and blankets everywhere with us! Unfortunately, we have had a little bout with allergies but I think the rain this past weekend helped calm them down a little bit.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Today was Maggie's very first St. Patrick's Day and boy was it busy! Maggie's great-great Aunt Linda (yes another one) and her husband John are in town for the week and we spent St. Patrick's Day with Mimi, Linda and Granny. I feel so fortunate that Maggie is able to meet her extended family! Maggie and I woke up this morning and hurried to get ready so we could pick Linda up at her hotel. We then headed to Granny's to visit for a little bit then we met Mimi for lunch. We ended up sitting at the restaurant for two hours catching up and talking. Linda is actually Granny's baby sister and is only two years older than Mimi. It's been wonderful to visit with them as we only see them every five years or so.

Happy Birthday Mimi!

This is two days late but Happy Birthday Mimi!

Maggie's Must-Have: Avalon Organics Baby Products

We will be starting a new feature on the blog...every now and then we will feature a "Maggie Must-Have" where we will highlight items that Maggie loves. So here is our very first...

I don't know about you but growing up I never really paid attention to any product labels, that is, until I started working at Bella Lucce. It wasn't until then when I really started looking at what goes into and onto my body. When I had Maggie I was definitely concerned about what products I would use for her. And since Bella Lucce doesn't have a baby line (hint,hint, Lela :-)I knew I would have to find a new bath product. I didn't want to use chemical-filled products on her, especially since she had been in the NICU when she was first born and had been pumped full of antibiotics already. So started the search...and we found Avalon Organics, certified organic baby products.

The product line is wonderful and we use almost every baby product they offer! Maggie loves the shampoo, it leaves her skin soft and her hair smelling wonderful. I love it too because I can pronounce and know every ingredient that is going onto her skin! So far I've found the products at Babies R Us and Publix, who even carries their traveling kit! They are a little bit on the pricier side than regular baby shampoo but those few pennies are definitely worth my piece of mind. So until Bella Lucce (hopefully) creates a baby line; Maggie's must have bath product is: Avalon Organic for Baby!

Once a week...

Maggie and I head over to her Great Grandmother's to spend the day. We have a wonderful time and I'm glad that Maggie is able to spend time with her and will hopefully get to know her as she gets older. Granny has dubbed herself "Old Granny". You can typically find us at Salsaritas or Chick-Fil-A and then we'll head to Target. I'm definitely looking towards the warmer weather as we'll be able to take a walk around Granny's peaceful neighborhood and when summer comes we'll head to her pool!

Here is a pic of Granny the very first time she held Maggie after she came home from the hospital.

More Snow Fun...

Here are some more pictures from our Snow Day!!!....Maggie and her snowman!
Maggie with Mimi and GrandPop
Even Charlie enjoyed the snow!

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow...in March?!

Today is March 1st and what happens it SNOWS!!!! Maggie has seen a lot in her 7 1/2 months; the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Disney World, and now snow. She didn't quite understand what was going on and neither did Charlie. We had a wonderful lazy day and will hopefully have another lazy day tomorrow as even Mimi has the day off school. Here is Maggie enjoying her first experience with snow...

Maggie's first snow, it had just started and look how much was already on the ground!

Charlie playing in the snow!

Maggie Meets Melanie

Last Friday, my good friend Melanie came to visit. Melanie and I first met when we were 17 years old at freshman orientation for Columbia College. We asked each other two questions: Do you like Mexican food? and Do you like the Dixie Chicks?...After that we decided to room together! We've been through a lot since then and I'm so blessed to have wonderful friends like her.

Melanie came up to spend the day, so we went to lunch (Mexican of course!) and then ran some errands. Melanie looks awfully good holding a baby doesn't she? Melanie and her husband David will hopefully be moving to the upstate in the next couple years...I'm keeping my fingers crossed. We had a wonderful visit that was way too short.