Her eyes.

My girl has some beautiful eyes. That is all.

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♡ Chelsey

You are 18 months old.

Hello my baby girl!
You are officially 18 months old... well, you were on the 18th. BUT, I didn't make it on the date... as usual. No matter! Here we are. I now have a one and a half year old baby. NO... toddler! I mean... you aren't really a baby anymore.

I can't even count how many words you are saying. The doctor asked me at your wellness check... and I told her over a million. Because... you say and know so many words! Sometimes it surprises me when you see something and you say what it is! How do you know? You're so little! You can name most of your body parts... But, you absolutely refuse to call your toes "toes". I say "toes" you repeat "tootsies"! Ha! I blame Coral (via Kelsey) for that one! It's cute. :)

You've renamed your stuffed dog, Bernie, "Buh-bee". <3 . You love your cats! Angus is just there... you love him, but he wont let you slap him like that cats do (they're sick and they love being slapped). You've recently decided that you love to watch Dora (yay! that gives mommy some time to get stuff done! :D). I like to put hats and other accessories on you and tell you to go look in the mirror or show your daddy... you smile and walk slowly (making sure not to drop what I put on you) to look at yourself or show Mike! Ha!

Well... you're even MORE addicted to your pacifier... I'm starting to worry that you wont ever want to give it up... especially since you've been walking around patting it like a baby and "shushing" it. Oh man. You absolutely love animals of all kind... except for Chickens. You were actually shaking when you saw your cousin's chickens. You would point at them and say, "No no no no no no." That's not going to work so well since I plan on getting chickens next year! :D

I could go ON and On and ON ON ON about everything your doing... but, I wont. It's all been documented on this here blog... bwa ha ha ha! :)

I love you SO much. Happy 1.5 year! Next up: Potty training? Hmmm....

Love,
Mama

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♡ Chelsey

Pigtails. AND sponsorship...

After years of trying... ok... months of trying ;)... Ruari has finally decided she will let me put things in her hair! She still pulls them out... But, mostly she'll keep them in for a long time!

I can't believe how pigtails turn Baby Ruari into Toddler Ruari. Wow. It's crazy! So sweet.

Oh man... LOVE her.

I also wanted to mention my BlogHer '11 sponsorship deals again.... I'm trying VERY hard to raise enough money to get to BlogHer. I've set up some deals that will hopefully intrigue you enough to possibly sponsor me? Please, check it out! Many opportunities to get exposure for your blog/company through my trip and blog. Thousands of bloggers will be there. :D So, if you have a moment... I'd love for you to check it out... OR, if you can't personally sponsor me... but, know someone that may be interested in the exposure... send them my way! Thank you!

AND: I would LOVE it if you guys could vote for my blog! I'm about to fall of the first page. :( Just click the button below... then click the owl on the left. Thank you so much! :D

♡ Chelsey

Dressing my baby boo Ruari on a budget!

Thank you Old Navy for sponsoring my post today about baby and toddler styles. Old Navy is giving you 30% off everything in their baby and toddler summer collection, plus get an additional 15% off in-store.

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I absolutely refuse to pay full price for pretty much anything! Well... unless it's Anthropologie... I just can't help myself. ;D But, when it comes to Ruari... she grows out of everything so fast... why would I spend $40 for a dress she'll wear once? I don't ever spend that. I wanted to share a few of my favorite ways to barely spend any $ on your little babe!

{Strawberry Dress Via}{Bear Dress Via}{Blue Dress Via}

Thrift shopping: This is my #1 way to save money! Seriously. I've purchased the majority of Ruari's wardrobe from a thrift shop. Good things about thrifting... VERY cheap... the clothes are in great shape (most baby clothes are since they grow so fast!)... and a few companies (like Target) actually send the remainder of their clearance items to some thrift shops. :)


Clearance: I really only buy clearance if I buy from any store. My two favorite clearance racks: Target and Old Navy. Sometimes I can find shirts/pants/shoes/whatever for under $3! Crazy! Love it!

Coupon Codes: So many companies/etsy shops/etc. have coupon codes these days.... You can pretty much google any company/coupon code and something will pop up. Seriously. Try it!

One of my favorite vintage finds for Ruari... Her little checkered blue Easter dress! It was so sweet. AND... $2!!! Wow. Awesome.

So... that's it! My little tidbit of advice for dressing you baby on a budget! Do you like to dress you babe on a budget?

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❤ Chelsey

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