Batgirl

A good friend of mine, Lisa had a superhero themed party for her son Paolo's 4th birthday. I had remembered seeing on Pinterest that you can turn any boys superhero outfit into a girls by adding a color coordinated tutu, such a cute and good idea! I had also pinned a few weeks before that how to make a girls tutu...yay creative wheels were in motion to make Raya into her very own girlie superhero!

I figured I needed the shirt or pjs before getting the color ribbons for the tutu so it all coordinated.

I went to Walmart (an easy walk from my house and figured they might have something for a reasonable price since I would technically be buying boy clothes ;)). I walked in circles for a few minutes before finding little batman PJs they looked tiny BUT the size was 12M Uhhh for those that know her little Raya will be 10 months tomorrow and JUST fitting in to 6 month clothes which are still baggy! I didn't want to give up on my idea so I held the shirt part up to her and decided I think it will fit even I a little loose the pants were way too big but that ok I had white tights for her and the tutu of course!! :)

I had already started cutting pieces of tulle for her birthday tutu so I decided to use it for the batgirl tutu and bought black and yellow ribbons to use in the tutu.

It took about 30-45 minutes to tie all the tulle and ribbons on. I attached them to a long piece of black ribbon vs. an elastic so I could tie a black bow closure and make sure it stayed up over her tiny hiney. I was quite proud of my accomplishment. Next time I have to remember to put fabric glue on the ends of the ribbon because they snagged on the tulle and Raya pulled and even chewed on them a little.

Overall, I think she looked adorable and I have my first of probably many tutus under my belt :). Her superhero powers worked enough to help her stand for a few seconds with no help!!!

Swing!

We have a doorway jumper for Raya that she loves. Recently ill pick it up so her feet are off the ground and swing her like a swing, she loves it! Then on her own she started jumping herself around in a circle which winds up the rope tighter then lifts her legs as it unwinds, so funny!! She's so smart ;)

After our walk the other day I was next to the playground and put her in a baby swing to see how she'd do...

LOVED it!! More trips to the playground are in our near future :)

Typical days these days...

I realize I'm behind (again) on the blog! In theory it sounds so simple write a few sentences and attach a few pics and a couple minutes later voila friends and family are updated with what's going on with Raya!

Unfortunately I haven't found those few minutes too frequently lately our days go something like this;
6:30-Wake
6:45- Bottle
Following bottle playtime
7:30/8- Feed Raya breakfast while attempting to make myself something
8:30-Change Raya and gather everything for the diaper bag to head out to a Stroller Strides class (my new workout that I can take Raya too and try to lose this baby weight!!) Or a walk with Zara and Raya or a trip to the Zoo
9-10- Exercise
10-11- Take advantage of Raya still napping to run an errand or two on the way home
11:30- Raya's bottle followed by playtime. With her crawling ALL over and putting everything in her mouth I am hawk eye on her
12:30- Raya now gets lunchtime. The Dr. said to introduce solids for lunch to try to get her to eat more and get some weight on.
After lunch is more playtime until its time to fight her on going down for afternoon nap
2-3 Give her a bottle and try to get her down in crib for a nap. On a good day this goes smoothly and from 2:30-4 I can actually get stuff done around the house and 'GASP' maybe even get to shower ;) on a bad day I do one thing at a time while also going in to try to get her to fall asleep before giving up after 45-60 minutes and end up taking her for a walk or drive to go to sleep :(
4:30- Time to play, read, watch a video
5-5:30- Raya's dinner time
6- On a good day Tim and I get to eat dinner together while Raya plays or Tim watches R while I get to take a shower if I haven't yet
7-Bath time then a story or quiet play
8-Nighttime bottle then to bed
8:45- Ahhhhh I get to sit down on the couch and watch a show, pet Zara, catch up on email and on a rare occasion update the blog before I'm ready to fall asleep by 10 PM

That's kind of how our days have gone the past week or so at least. I can Definately wait for her to walk she keeps me on my toes already!! I scooped a piece of Zara's food out of her mouth today, ummm not quite a Cheerio huh??

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9 Months Old

Thankful for so much!

We are so thankful that we had little Raya in our lives this Thanksgiving.

We woke up early and did a 3 mile walk. It helped mentally to know I burned a few extra calories that morning. I had done this race a few years back, although last time I ran it. I'm just still cautious about running with Raya in the stroller and jostling her all around. We all enjoyed the nice brisk walk before filling up our bellies.

After being able to catch up with my family on Facetime which helps make holidays away from home a little easier. We had a lovely dinner at Tim's moms house. Raya is getting bigger (still a peanut) by the day and even got to try a real turkey dinner of her own, the kind in the jar of course ;) Which combined sweet potatoes, turkey and gravy. She enjoyed it as she does most foods.

It was a beautiful day spent with family eating and drinking and remembering what we are all thankful for.

Happy Anniversary to us

Tuesday marked our 3 year anniversary!!

Tim made arrangements for a babysitter and surprised me with dinner at the US Grant and a movie :)

It was a delicious dinner, we shared a beet salad, I had Sea Bass and Tim had. Yummy crusted salmon. Our friend that works at the hotel arranged for the beautiful dessert which was a surprise. Don't you just love surprises?!?

Following dinner we went to see This is 40...cute movie but LONG for a comedy. Since Raya STILL is not sleeping through the night we were pretty tired but we had to take  advantage of a night out and it was a perfect way to celebrate our anniversary!

Cheers to many many more years ahead!

XO

Dropping the crib

It was only a year ago that we were assembling the crib over Christmas weekend... Well we have just dropped the crib to the lowest level ( sniff sniff) since our little sweet pea loves to climb. Lets just hope she starts sleeping through the night before she uses the rail as a gymnastic bar :)

I know I've said it numerous times but I truly can't believe how fast this year had gone. We've loved every minute and are excited for all the days, weeks and years ahead!

NY Christmas!!!

Ok so I've been pretty absent here bcs. I am a mom of an almost 8 month old :O seriously where is the time going???

Well I have about 6 posts in draft form but I had a quick minute and I just wanted to say how exited I am that we are heading to NY for Rayas first Christmas!! Yeahhhh

I am SO looking forward to visiting with family and friends and honestly in a selfish note have a few extra hands that want to give Raya love so I can catch a little break :)

Off to finish packing- Merry Christmas to all!