Thursday, April 1, 2010

I need your help!


Okay, so now that we found out that the baby in my tummy is a lovely little girl I'm quite the busy mama hen trying to figure everything out, since I have to decorate for two little girls and not just one. No, I'm not having twins, but Daniella Grace, my four-year-old is sharing a room with little Aaliya Liberty my coming princess, so I want to be able to purchase the things I need to decorate Daniella's bed and the entire room with time. That being said, I'm undecided and I need your help to pick. I'm posting below four different beddings (all with similar themes) and I'd like to know your opinion. Leave a comment below with your favorite room and maybe this'll make my decision making easier. (Anyone figured out I'm very indecisive, yet?) Anyways, check them out, and get to voting!!



This one my amazing sister-in-law Cheri picked out. It's BananaFish from Babies R' Us.
No Big Girl set for this one, so creativity will have to flow for Daniella's side.





The Amazing Brooke from Pottery Barn Kids!


Big Girl Set






The Kelsey, also from Pottery Barn Kids.

Big Girl Set.



The Beautiful Penelope, from Pottery Barn Kids.
Slight problem, no big-girl set. Boo! :l


So, which one's your favorite?

Kids' Room Progress!

Soo, my two little girls' room was (and has been!) quite the mess, for quite a long time now. Tonight, I got one of, what I like to call, my mommy-nesting energy bursts and decided to tackle that room (and closet!) and although not completely done, I've made QUITE the progress, and I'm so pleased! :) All I need to do is throw away the three bags of trash, vacuum and finish organizing some knick-knacks, and voila! Instant kids' room. Now, if I can only figure out how to fit the furniture in a cute, functional way!




I arranged the closet so that all of Daniella's toys fit into the closet neatly in the bookshelf. They're organized nice and neat, but in a kid-friendly way so that she can clean-up all by herself the same way "Cole" did. :) Before, this closet was literally FILLED top-to-bottom in toys.



This is Daniella's side of the closet. No more strained-out clothes and rushing around to try to find the matching skirt to the cute top for her. All good & ready for her to pick out her own outfit in her independent four-year-old self! :)


One of my co-workers got this onesie set for Aaliya (the littlest Arrazolo in my tummy) and the baby socks were a wedding present from an old-friend. Not much in there quite yet, but I'm sure this collection is bound to grow, leaps and bounds. Just couldn't leave little Aaliya out. hehe.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Clean House!

While my veggies are sauteeing, a quick post to say that my house is nearly 100% clean. Phew! It's only taken me four and a half months of pregnancy, but outside of the kids' room, the only bit of messiness is the few (two) piles of laundry I have left to wash and the fact that I want to rearrange my room. :)

Clean home, Happy Heart.! <3

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Giveaway! :)

Another amazing giveaway by http://www.covenanthomemaking.com/! :)

This time Mrs. Murch is giving away a Tropical Traditions Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil! She posted a blog about the benefits of using Coconut Oil in your daily life. But in case you don't get a chance to jump there, check out a few tidbits.
  • Aids in digestion and is a natural energy source
  • Anti-viral and anti-fungal properties! Hello? Can we say immune system reload?
  • Can be used as an alternative to diaper rash cream. (My purpose in wanting the free coconut oil).
  • Great for hair and nails.
  • PS. Great for recipes that call for butter or shortening. It's a healthier approach to cooking and baking!

If you're looking for more info on Coconut Oil, visit http://www.covenanthomemaking.com/ and Mrs. Murch (whom I like to call Mary Jo, hehe) will have some fantastic resources there.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Nursing Cover! :)

So, I was looking thru my email today deleting all the old stuff and I came across a great email that made me smile. :) Because of my signing-up for a Mommy-friendly website, they have sent me a $32.00 giftcard to use for a nursing cover from http://www.uddercovers.com/! This proves to be very exciting considering it's another thing Caleb and I don't need to pay for and another way in which our God has been so faithful. Granted, it may not be on the top 20 things we need for baby, but seeing that Caleb and I are both always on-the-go and we frequent Church, having a nursing cover will make life sooo much easier. I've had friends who have had babies within the last year, and they use blankets for nursing covers. This proves to be such a hassle especially since you're trying to manuever baby, breast and blanket all without exposing yourself to the entire world. I'm super excited and will be picking my oober-awesome design tomorrow (when my computer cooperates a little more.) If you have nursing babes, totally recommend one of the nursing covers, and uddercovers.com has a huge array of super cute ones. :)

Who ever said Mommies lose their style? Woop.

PS. I will be posting pictures up of the style I chose. But in the meantime, visit the site and give me your opinions. I'd love to hear which one you pick for me. :)