Just a little 8 month recap!!!

Well, I took a little break (ok, long hiatus) from the blogging world for a few months as we welcomed many new changes to our lives in a whirlwind of events! In a nutshell..... we finally welcomed our sweet baby girl into this world one month after my last blog post, celebrated Christmas as our first family of 4, (100% of my Christmas shopping was done online last year and I have to admit, I enjoyed it SO much more!), my husband accepted a new job opportunity across the state, listed & sold our house, bought a new one, and we MOVED. Let me just say, that packing up an entire house with a 2 year old and a 8 week old is for the birds. I literally don't know how I didn't end up in an insane asylum but needless to say we did it, we made it, and I lived through it all to tell the story! #lifeasacoachswife So, we are finally settled in to our new house in a small town outside of Beaumont, Tx and I am finally able to take a breath of fresh air! Or salty ocean air.... the humidity is little higher on this side of texas. #sweatingnonstop

Fortunately, one huge upside of the move is we are literally 82 miles to my parents front door step. So, it will be so nice to be able to enjoy their company more frequently and have that extra help I have SO longed for since having kiddos!!! However, instead of my usual weekly Friday favorites I will be posting monthly favorites since this mama is using every spare minute I get these days to regain my sanity refresh & unwind. I will still be periodically posting throughout the month little "life" posts about our family as well so I cannot wait to continue documenting our life as the Haverty family!!! Soooo moving on, here is a brief list of my favorite things lately:

BLAKELY!!!

How could I not start off by mentioning (yet again) our precious gift from the good Lord above, Blakely Ann Haverty. She joined our family on November 19th, 2015 via scheduled c-section at 37 weeks on the dot. She has been the most perfect baby and I truly couldn't be blessed with an easier child. She would have started sleeping through the night as soon as we brought her home from the hospital if we could have let her!!! Fortunately she got to the "magic number" of 8 lbs pretty quickly so it wasn't long before she was sleeping through the night. She typically goes to bed around 8 (an hour earlier sometimes an hour later) and sleeps until 8 or 8:30 am. The only downfall of having a baby that sleeps so much , (we have nicknamed her "Sleeping Beauty") is keeping her big brother distracted or quiet long enough to let her continue to snooze. #bullinachinashop Here is one of her newborn pictures taken by the amazing Brit Jones in Lubbock:

STEAMER

Ok, ok,.....I know I am a LITTLE late to the party but how is it I have gone my entire life without owning a steamer?!?? I HATE ironing and literally would let MONTHS go by and not wear a shirt solely due to the fact it required ironing. After my husband got home from traveling on the road for work he asked me to pick up a steamer so he could keep it in his luggage and not have to iron his shirts in the hotel, Of course it peaked my curiosity and after using his once I was hooked. I mean seriously I know I am repeating myself here but HOW DID I LIVE LIFE BEFORE OWNING A STEAMER?! It's like my wardrobe tripled in size overnight now that I have rediscovered all the cute blouses & dresses I can now wear again since getting the wrinkles out takes a mere swipe of steam! I bought this Conair one but have seen others that I may be trying since this one is a tad bulky and not exactly suitcase compatible.... otherwise it works like a charm!!! This would make a great Father's Day gift for anyone whose dad/husband/man of your life travels and hates ironing!! 

Conair Extreme Steam Steamer

JO MALONE PERFUME

I had to mention this since I have been wearing it for over a year now and still LOVE the scent. I don't usually like to buy a larger bottle of perfume since I like to wear fragrances seasonally and can get tired of the same scent. Yes I know you get more bang for your buck by buying the largest bottle but I usually buy a small bottle of perfume since I have a collection of them! However, this is one of those exceptions. I wear Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom & Honey year round because it is so great, light, fresh, and even layers well! Its a great day scent and night scent too. I actually discovered this from my good friend Megan who wore it and knew I had to have it. I have the body lotion on my wish list but have yet to try it. It layers great with Jo Malone's Blackberry & Bay cologne too!!! I didn't get a full size bottle of the blackberry scent, the lady at the Nordstrom counter was kind of enough to give me like 5 free samples of it and since I only layer it at night it has lasted me a while!

Jo Malone Nectarine Blossom & Honey

KICKEE PANTS

I am well aware the next product I'm mentioning is a little out of the budget-friendly range, BUT you can find great sales at boutiques and online these days! I don't remember ever having any Kickee Pants for Tripp so maybe once again I am late to the party but we have received a few pairs of KP by gift and cannot say enough great things about them. The first thing you will notice is the fabric. Oh. My. Word. Seriously softer than a sweet baby booty. #saythatfivetimesfast Not only are they super soft and lightweight but they have super cute patterns or for those who prefer solid they have a wide array of solid colors to choose from as well. Here is Miss B posing in two of her newest favorites:

Kickee Pants Swan Romper 

Kickee Pants Ruffle Coverall in Garden Gate Lattice

BUMBLE & BUMBLE REPAIR 

So lastly, I became familiar with this product after my hair girl here highly recommended it. #productjunkiesunite I know I know, most of the time I agree when people say they are just trying to sell you product after you already shelled out $$$$ for a hair appointment BUT she doesn't work on commission and even told me that it was cheaper at Sephora than through their salon. #winning So moving forward, I bought this stuff to use before blow drying and it seriously makes my hair so soft! I know it is literally impossible to truly "repair" your hair from any damage done, but if the next best thing to chopping off your locks is this stuff then SIGN ME UP. I believe they have smaller bottles at Sephora and at their website so if you don't want to invest in the big one you can still try it out first! 

Bumble & Bumble Repair Blow Dry 

That's it folks, thanks for stopping by!!! Now its back to our usual routine, (I much prefer the word routine to schedule these days). Make it a great week!