Midwest Chaos

Shutter Love Tuesday "Summer Fun"

This week's theme is "Summer Fun," Dylan always has so much fun at the pool, she even kept her sunglasses on long enough for me to take this snapshot of her.

Check out more "Summer Fun" photos over at Trendy Treehouse:

Birthday Smile

This is Dylan smiling after receiving a Target giftcard for her birthday, she has good taste!

Check out more adorable smiles at Trendy Treehouse:

My little baby turned one on June 4, it's still hard for me to digest. We had a party for her yesterday, although the weather wasn't cooperating for it to be outdoors, we still had fun with it at my Mom's house. I will add some of her one year photos later.

Current milestones:

She can stand without assistance, but she only likes doing it when she doesn't realize she's doing it.
She can walk really well using her push toys.
She says "quack quack" whenever she sees a duck.
She can show you how old she is, do "so big", blow a kiss, point out Eli's photo on the wall.
She has at least 8 teeth (that we know of, she hates letting me look at them)
She pretty much eats whatever we eat, and we are working on her using the spoon/fork.
We successfully switched her to whole milk.
We've had several successful attempts at her eating a product with egg in it, and no reactions yet!
She sleeps in her crib every night all night and for two daily naps, and we've gone an entire week without her crying while going down.

My photography is starting to improve and my business is slowing taking off, I have about 4 sessions booked for this summer already. I also have continued to make children's clothing/accessories, but have not put them in my etsy store yet, I want to get some good photographs of the products first. I have been struggling with some PPD after Elijah's birth and passing, but I have a strong support system that is helping me push through it. I will try and update again soon!

Back In Action

I'm hoping to get this blog started back up. I really haven't updated here since everything with Elijah started, but I figure I still need a place to share all of Dylan's exciting milestones and all of my fun crafts I've been doing lately, so I will try to bring this blog back to life.

Dylan's milestones:

She now has her two bottom teeth and her two top teeth are just breaking through.
She has ditched the bottle and now drinks out of a sippy cup full-time ( this has saved me a lot of hassle when doing the dishes).
We had a little bit of a scare when she had an allergic reaction to eggs, hopefully we can get her into an allergist soon to figure out what this means for her.
She is army crawling everywhere, occasionally she will get on her hands and knees, but that usually end with a nose dive into the carpet.
She has repeated a few different words such as "patty cake" and "thank you", it surprises us everytime.
She can get into sitting position on her own and can stand while hanging onto something.

My newest hobby has taken over our dining room, crafts and sewing. I've made tons of hair clips, tutus, and dresses for Dylan. It's become so addicting that decided to open an Etsy store named after Dylan, it is called D. Sophia. Here are a few things I've made so far:

A First For Dylan

Tonight Dylan picked up a bottle that was sitting next to her play mat and immediately put it into her mouth and started drinking! She is growing up so fast. Lately she will squirm and roll across the room to grab something she wants, usually the remote. She has nearly pulled the Christmas tree down a few times too. I can tell we have a lot of baby proofing to do, but I'm excited for all of the "firsts" to come!

Because Baby Feet Are Cute

My Husband

My husband Jon is the most wonderful man I have ever met. I've had a crush on him since I was 16 years old, and he still drives me crazy today. He would do anything for our family and he always puts our happiness first, this is what I admire most about him. I can't tell him enough how much I love him, and I know that I wouldn't be as strong as I am without him by my side. He is a wonderful father, a loving husband, an excellent gamer, and has overwhelming good looks. I love you Jon.