More Than A Young Wife & Mom

Did you know that seventy-three percent of car seats are not used or installed correctly?!*

September is Child Passenger Safety Month and in honor, Graco has teamed up with Target to host free Car Seat Check events, as well as Ask the Expert events in cities across Texas. I was so excited when Graco sent us their new Extend2Fit™  3-in-1 Car Seat to review and invited us to our local event to get it properly installed.

When I started thinking about DIY newborn pics for our baby boy, the idea for a basketball themed photo shoot seemed like a no-brainer. Not only would it be cute but a nice surprise for hubby when he'd see his son all decked out in a mini jersey. Let me say that jerseys for infant are still expensive!! (at least for my taste). I remembered seeing all those cute crochet newborn outfits and did a search to find if any basketball ones existed (for a reasonable price and decent shipping time). 

After searcing Ebay, etsy and Amazon, I purchased a cute crochet headband and shorts set for less than $10. Considering that I was taking the photos myself, these were a great buy even if he only wore it once. A clean white shirt and new mini basketball completed the outfit. 

We are so pleased at how cute the photos came out.  I used them to make birth announcements from Shutterfly that we finally mailed out last week to family and friends.

I love his outfit so much. I'm hoping he can wear it for Halloween, but considering how fast he's growing (almost 12 lbs at 1 month old!) I'm a little weary. Either way, this outfit is going into his keepsake box.

After a long three months of bed-rest, I'm back!  This pregnancy was much different than my first and my body definitely felt it. I developed several pregnancy induced medical issues like severe back pain (surprisingly not sciatica), carpal tunnel symptoms in both hands, and pelvic girdle pain. 

After all of that, and an interesting delivery, baby #2 is here. Prince C was born earlier this month and I am in love!! The past few weeks have been adjusting to the needs  of our newest family member and getting Princess A ready for school. 

Bed-rest was well needed but so unproductive. I had posts running around in my head but couldn't get them out. The next few weeks, I will be working on getting them published so stay tuned!

With baby on the way, lots of baby gear is needed especially in the nursery. Today, I'm reviewing Universal Comfy Co Mattress Protector Pad. 

A mattress can take a beating, especially with children. From accidents to allergens, they can get messed up fast which is why it's a great idea to consider a mattress protector pad. The Universal Comfy Co Mattress Protector Pad is 100% WATERPROOF and is made to the crib/toddler mattress fitted sheet STANDARD SIZE- 28 inches (wide) x 52 inches (long) x 6 inches. The top is quilted with high absorbency bamboo viscose fiber terry cloth while the sides are breathable.

*FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY*

If you haven't heard the news, we're expecting again!!

It's been almost 6 years since our first pregnancy and there are TONS of great products out there. Here's the first in a new post series on great items for moms and babies!

Weeks after finding out we were expecting, an old friend came to visit: nausea. Determined not to let it get the best of me this time, I tried so many things to try to ease it. Crystallized ginger sounded good but turned out to be GROSS! Natural oils are the rage tight now so it seemed natural to try them, but but didn't do much for my bouts with nausea. I even considered buying an anti-nausea wristband.

My family has some BIG NEWS to share!
We've been pretty quiet about it on social media, but here it is...