11 Month Update

I literally can't believe that my princess is now 11 months old! Only one more month and she'll be a year old. YIKES! This year has flown by so fast. I don't know where the time went. I feel like one minute I'm counting down the hours until I went into labor and now I have an almost one year old child. 

Adylee is weighing 22 lbs and 9 oz these days. BIG GIRL! I seriously don't know where she gets the weight from because she only drinks three 6 oz bottles and then one 8 oz bottle and she has weeks where she just munches. So I was shocked when the doctor told me that at her last visit. Height wise I'm not sure because her doctor only does those on her monthly visits and she doesn't have another one of those till next month. 

Her main thing these days are balls. She is addicted to them. Anytime she sees one she grabs it and won't let go. The minute I try to take it, oh good lord, all hell is breaking loose. 

Her other favorite toy is her baby doll. She loves it and it has to be in her crib with her when she sleeps. She doesn't always cuddle with it but I think knowing its there makes her happy.

Aside from that, she has a huge attachment to me. I expect that since she's only ever been with me. I get a lot of crap for it from everyone but I love it. I'm glad that she knows that with her Mama she is safe from harm. We do a lot of co-sleeping these days so I know that adds to the attachment issues even more. Recently, I began co-bathing and I love it! Such a relaxing time with your baby.

As you can tell from the above picture she is such a little diva and anyone who knows her would vouch for that. Sad part is that she knows it too haha. She can throw a temper tantrum with the best of them these days. But, no matter how mad she gets at me she still comes running up to me just to give me a big hug and a kiss. Those are the moments that make all the temper tantrums worth it.

She's a full blown walker now and it is nearly impossible for me to get a picture of her standing still. As soon as I start to walk back she's walking towards me haha. She's a little ham sometimes. She's also learned a few new words lately: no, mo (more), and yeah. I'm working on "up" right now but shes being stubborn. And still...no teeth. GRRRR!

I am so excited to see what this next month is going to bring us. I feel like every month is different. She either says something or does something new. I am always so proud in those moments. They make me feel like I am doing something right when it comes to her. Like I am actually teaching her and helping her learn. I always blame myself for when something goes wrong with her development because I was so sick and because I had to take so many medications. I know I shouldn't but I do. And when she learns something I wash away that doubt for a few minutes. 

She's my world. And not a minute goes by that I don't tell her that or tell her how much I love her. I always will. 

10 Month Update

Adylee turned 10 months on the first and boy has new things started arising already! She always seems to have milestone moments on the first. When she was 4 months she sat up assisted, 6 months she sat up unassisted, 7 months she started crawling. Now at 10 months she is walking. She still crawls a lot and has to pull herself up holding onto something but once she does she's off and running.

I am so proud of my princess. I literally started crying at work when she just kept walking and walking all day long. 

Adulee has such an amazing personality now. She is always laughing, smiling and makes the cutest faces. She is such the litter daredevil too. She has absolutely no fear at all. She's recently learned how to climb and she will climb up the stairs like it's nothing. Her new thing is to climb into her little rocker bouncy seat and stand up in it. The first time I caught her I about had a heart attack. Adylee is such a girly girl but will be someone who I will have to worry about taking those risks all the time. I can definitely see her giving me a run for my money. Lord help me now! 

Some facts about miss Adylee Marie:

-She weighs 21 lbs and 10 oz. My little chunky monkey

-She's 28 inches long

-Wears a size 4/4.5 in shoes

-Clothes wise she is wearing anything from 6-9 months all the way up to 12 months. 

-Is eating table food completely. Hardly eating any baby food anymore unless it's those little Gerber Graduate pouches

-She loves to watch Disney Junior in the morning when she's eating breakfast

-Favorite shows are Sofia and Mickey Mouse

-Takes a pacifier to go to sleep (just started this at 9 months)

-Has to have her princess blanket to hold onto when going to sleep and then has to be covered with one of her leopard blankets

 I am so excited to start getting everything ready for her first birthday party! It's gonna be such an amazing party :)

I was given the best gift possible the day she was born. I literally could not ask for a better daughter. She's everything I dreamed she would be and then some. She's my whole world. I am so lucky to be able to call myself her momma. My little punkin is growing up way too fast for me but I am excited for all the things to come for us in the future.

Clothing Haul!

Recently, I went out and bought some things for Adylee and ordered some things online for her as well. I thought I'd put together a little bit of a clothing haul to show off some of her new stuff :) 


First collage!

 1. Stride Rite shoes. We finally got her some walking shoes!! They are meant to help her walk and strengthen her ankles and get her to stop standing tip toe all the time.

2. I got this shirt from the Children's Place for like $5 on sale this past weekend and I am in love with it!!! She is little and she is sweet so it fit Adylee perfectly.

3. A cute little leopard tutu that I got at Khol's a few weeks ago.

4. I got this makeup bag when I bought a nail polish from Walmart last weekend and I decided it would be a perfect paci holder so it holds every single one of her MAM pacis.

5. And lastly, her new Vans. I am sooo in love with these shoes. They are such an adorable bright pink and she looks so stinkin' adorable in them. Especially when she wears her skinny jeans. Best buy!!

Now onto the next collage!

 1. I got this cute Zara outfit online and I can't wait for her to wear it in the fall! She's going to look like such a little diva.

2. Zara leggings. Can I just say I am in love with these? They stretch and are just perfect.

3. I got her these two onesies at Walmart a couple weeks ago. The birthday one I paid $2 for and thought it would be perfect for her to wear when she turns 1! And the camo one was just too cute to pass up. I'm anxiously waiting for her to fit into it.

4. & 5. I got two sleepers at the Children's Place this past weekend for $8 and these are them. The first one is a cute bright neon stripe one and then of course I had to get the leopard!

 And lastly....

 I just bought these two things at our local consignment store. They only sell things that are brand new or gently worn. I love it. I get a lot of stuff from there all the time. I saw the sleeper and immediately had to get them. It's our favorite print!!! And the diaper genie was just a bonus because I had been wanting to get one for some time. This was only $10 so I couldn't pass it up!


That's everything we bought so far!!! Lots of cute stuff and some steals. 

Similac: Total Comfort Review

So I was supposed to do this review on my vlog but as time goes on I am finding it harder and harder to keep up with that and easier to keep up with this blog so I think I'm gonna stick to this instead! With that said, let me get to the review :)

Just wanna say this before I get the whole breast is best debate going on...yes, I agree that breast is best and I fully plan on breast feeding my next baby but that wasn't the case with Adylee. She just wasn't able to so we went down the formula route.

Anyways! Adylee has had so many feeding issues since birth really. We went through pretty much every single formula out there before finding out that she has acid reflex. Even though we found out pretty late I'm happy that we finally have a label (sort of) on what is going on with her, that we're able to start correcting it and that the formula is helping.

I kinda found this formula on a whim during one of my thousands of trips to Target. We had already started giving her the zantac (she was on that first) and it just didn't seem to be making a difference. She was still throwing up everything and not wanting to eat. So then we switched to the Prevacid and it seemed to have helped a tad but she still didn't wanna eat much and was constantly puking formula. I was pretty frustrated. Upon seeing this formula and that it was meant for babies with persistent feeding issues I thought I would give it a try. Didn't hurt that I just gotten a $5 off coupon from Similac in the mail. Within the first day of trying it I could already see the difference it was making. She was eating more solids/table foods and she was drinking her whole bottle instead of an ounce or two and then screaming at me.

So we decided to stick with it and I am so glad that I did! It may be expensive (about $30 for the big tub) but it's worth it for my child to be able to get the nutrients she has needed. I would definitely recommend this to any mom who has a newborn that may be having feeding issues or even a mom who is kinda at her wits end with acid reflex or GERD. 

I also recommend either the Tommee Tippee bottles or the Dr. Brown's bottles for babies who have gas issues. We use the wide mouth Dr. Brown's and Adylee seems to like those better but either one is good :)

9 Month Update and a little note :)

Welcome to our new blog!!!! I'm still gonna try and keep up with the video log but this might be a little easier for me since Adylee is so mobile now. 

Adylee is now 9 and a half months but I figured I needed to do her 9 month update! 

At her 9 month check up a few weeks ago she weighed 20 lbs and was 27 1/2 inches long. With a head circumference of 17 inches I believe. She was average for everything. 

She currently can wave hello and goodbye, crawl, stand up holding onto things, and say a few words (mama, dada, baba, nana, bye bye). She recently has started letting go and trying to stand alone. She's even taken a few steps!!! 

She's still on her prevacid for acid reflux and she has an appointment with a gastro doctor to see if it is anything serious. Plan is to wait till she's 1 to take her off the prevacid but we'll see. She is no longer eating baby food. All table food from now! Still trying to do the organic stuff but with her eating table food now she is starting to get away from all of that.

Blog wise I'm gonna try to keep up with this and post my reviews and stuff that I wanted to do on my vlog here. I may still keep the vlog but I don't know. Depends on how well I like this and how many people read it. I am here to share my journey of being a young, single mom with you guys! I hope you all read it and enjoy it!!! Because Adylee and I love every single one of you!!!!!!!