tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57731598377196476702024-03-13T05:00:23.559-07:00Life of LaRoseMelissa LaRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802946832339097420noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773159837719647670.post-9065202465450708712015-08-26T10:45:00.001-07:002015-08-26T10:45:08.070-07:00Happy Birthday Charles Lee!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span id="goog_2113314321"></span><span id="goog_2113314322"></span>Our second baby boy turns one month old tomorrow.</div>
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In honor of him being a whole month old I want to share his birth story with you all today.</div>
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{It's been a while since I have posted, getting used to a house with two little ones is quite an adjustment... more on that in another post}</div>
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The Thursday before baby number two was born I had my regular weekly check.</div>
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They did an ultrasound to check the baby as far as weight and fluids just to make sure he was doing alright.</div>
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{Oliver was born five weeks early and was a large baby which makes me think my doctor was just being safe}</div>
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Well, he was measuring small, not too small but small enough that they wanted to send me over to a specialist to get a more accurate weight check.</div>
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Andrew's off work on Mondays, so I had scheduled the weight ultrasound check for Monday July 27th so that he could be there. Due to his work and the office hours for our doctor he hadn't been able to make any other visits this time around and I wanted him there in case they told me something was wrong.</div>
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We spent our entire morning at the doctors, having ultrasound after ultrasound and each time I thought I was done, got all dressed, the nurse kept coming back, "Oh just one more thing, the doctor wants another reading."</div>
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Not to mention, I was STARVING at this point.</div>
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We had woken up early, got ready and dropped Oliver off with my Mom.</div>
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Our plan was, go to the doctor, get the all clear and go to lunch.</div>
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So I didn't eat a large breakfast, in fact I just had a Breakfast Essentials shake to tide me over.</div>
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Big mistake.</div>
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After an hour of ultrasounds the doctor finally came in.<br />
She decided she wanted to take a look herself.<br />
Once she was done she told us that the blood flowing through the umbilical cord was a little more stressed than she would have liked it to be.<br />
She recommended that we had the baby that day.<br />
Okay, so I wasn't all that surprised... We were already over 37 weeks and having only made it to 35 with Oliver, I was thrilled to give this baby a couple more weeks to grow.<br />
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<i>At the hospital before anyone showed up, it was just the two of us :)</i><br />
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The office we were at for the ultrasound is connected to a hospital, not the hospital that we wanted to deliver at, however instead of sending us out to where I wanted to be, they had me take a non stress test to make sure the baby was okay enough to travel.<br />
Had I not passed they were going to make us go straight to the ER at their hospital.<br />
Thankfully we passed with flying colors, got in contact with my doctor who told us to go straight to the hospital of my choice.<br />
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I was so excited... Hungry as all get out but excited!<br />
{Just ask Andrew, all day that was all I kept saying to him, I know he got super annoyed, but whatever, I was 37 weeks pregnant and wanted food}<br />
Due to having a repeat C-Section I was not allowed to eat or drink anything.<br />
It's funny, how you can go hours without eating or drinking anything on any normal day, but the second you are TOLD you can't, that's when it becomes unbearable.<br />
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Anyway, we called our parents and siblings to fill them in on what was going on.<br />
It did work out that Oliver was already with my Mom.<br />
To be honest I was afraid of going into labor, having to bring Oliver with us to the hospital and having baby number two before anyone could get up to the hospital to watch Oliver, and I would have to go into surgery alone.<br />
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We took our time getting to the hospital, as I wasn't actually in labor, there wasn't a huge rush.<br />
This entire experience was totally different than Oliver's delivery.<br />
I was relaxed and confident about what was going to happen.<br />
I was nervous but excited and I was so ready to meet our new baby boy.<br />
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We got to the hospital, checked in and they took me to an operating room prep/recovery area.<br />
Our families all showed up, even Andrew's brother came up and it was HIS birthday as well.<br />
We got there a little after noon and the surgery was originally scheduled for 3pm but ended up getting pushed back to 5pm.<br />
Since I wasn't in labor the wait wasn't physically painful at all... Getting the IV was the worst part.<br />
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For the next few hours we just hung out, Oliver was up there so I got to see him before going into surgery which was exactly what I needed and wanted.<br />
He was super unsure as to what was going on and I think the room scared him.<br />
At least his entire family, people he recognized were up there with him the whole time.<br />
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Around 4:15 they gave me all the medicines that I needed and that was when I lost it.<br />
It was the weirdest feeling ever, that moment between feeling everything and feeling nothing.<br />
They wanted me to turn over on my side and my muscles started to pull, I was in pain and I just started to cry.<br />
I was so terrified the medicine wasn't going to work and I was going to end up feeling everything.<br />
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It's so hard not to compare both birth experiences.<br />
With Oliver, I had labored from about 4am until 5pm before they decided to go ahead and do a CSection.<br />
I had been pumped with medicine all day, pushed for multiple hours and was exhausted.<br />
By the time I went in for surgery with Oliver, I was pretty much out of it.<br />
I barely remember anything and unfortunately I don't even remember holding Oliver for the first time.<br />
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This time around, I was given different medicine due to the fact that I wasn't going to be laboring, just straight into surgery for the CSection.<br />
I was totally with it.<br />
I actually felt the "tugging" and "pulling" they said I would feel.<br />
{Again, another thing I didn't feel with Oliver}<br />
I remember everything about it, the doctor and nurses were all in a much more spirited and happy mood this time around as well.<br />
No pressure, it was so much more relaxed.<br />
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The CSection was scheduled for 5pm and at 5:05pm I heard the most beautiful noise I could ever imagine.<br />
Charles Lee LaRose cried.<br />
He was here and he was healthy and perfect.<br />
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I actually remembering holding him.<br />
I remember everything.<br />
They even let me hold him from surgery into recovery and from recovery to a regular room.<br />
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<i>In recovery</i><br />
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I didn't get to hold Oliver until I had been in recovery for a while.<br />
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I felt amazing.<br />
It was such an amazing feeling.<br />
I am sad I didn't get to feel that way with Oliver.<br />
However, our story is special as is mine with Charlie.<br />
They are different but both so perfect.<br />
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<i>One day old</i><br />
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He was born on July 27th 2015 at 5:05pm.<br />
He weight 6lbs 9oz. and was 19 1/4 inches long.<br />
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He was and still is absolutely perfect.<br />
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<i>Spending some time with big brother and daddy!</i></div>
Melissa LaRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802946832339097420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773159837719647670.post-29663675638083070302015-08-05T05:07:00.000-07:002015-08-05T05:07:16.827-07:00What's In My Hospital Bag - Baby and Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When I was in the hospital for Oliver I realized that I had severely OVER packed my bag, which made it very difficult to find anything that I really wanted.</div>
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So this time around I made it very simple, all of our stuff combined fits into one nice overnight bag.</div>
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For the simple fact that I will be having another C-Section, which means multiple days and nights in the hospital, my bag may have a little bit more in it than a Mom who is going to be going home very soon after delivery.</div>
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Either way I hope this is at least a starting point for those of you out there who have no idea where to begin packing your bags :)</div>
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1. <a href="http://www.target.com/p/women-s-waffle-knit-robe-gilligan-o-malley/-/A-16481827#prodSlot=_1_1">Robe</a> - Not a bath robe but a night time robe. This is one of my absolute must haves for my hospital stay. I don't know about any other Mom's out there but after I had Oliver my body temperature fluctuated like crazy, one minute I was hotter than hot and the next I was freezing. Not only for the comfort factor but having something pink and pretty just helped me feel a little bit better about the fact that I was barely able to stand up, let alone shower, do my hair or any form of makeup.</div>
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2. <a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?vid=1&pid=432073022">Flip Flips</a> - Or you could go with slippers, I don't own any slippers and personally don't care for them. I just wanted something under my feet to walk around on and not slip, making socks not an ideal candidate.</div>
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3. <a href="http://www.motherhood.com/Product.asp?Product_Id=970580105&MasterCategory_Id=MC11">Yoga Pants</a> - Now the majority of my stay I just wore my robe and a tank top and was perfectly fine. However there were a couple times when certain family members came to visit that I wanted to look a little more presentable and you know, have pants on. I brought a pair of maternity and regular yoga pants this time, my maternity ones didn't quite fit me last time so who knows!</div>
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4. <a href="http://www.target.com/p/women-s-nursing-henley-cami-gilligan-o-malley/-/A-14542165#prodSlot=medium_1_6&term=nursing+tanks">Nursing Tank Tops</a> - You could also go for regular tanks and a <a href="http://www.motherhood.com/Product.asp?Product_Id=973780517&MasterCategory_Id=MC13">nursing bra</a>, I will also have a few nursing bras with me as well, they're a little bit larger than my regular bras so they will probably end up fitting more comfortably than any of the regular ones I have packed away. Anyway, nursing tanks are the perfect tops to wear throughout your entire stay at the hospital. Easy access if you are attempting to breast feed, or just for comfort if you are not.</div>
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I will also have a few toiletries with me as well, shampoo and conditioner and body wash in case I feel up to showering at any point. I will probably throw a little bit of make up in my bag as well, just because in the moment I will feel optimistic about it and then throw the idea right out the window once the time comes when I would wear it. I will also have my toothbrush and toothpaste stowed away as well, basically anything you would bring in the toiletries department on a short weekend vacation will do in this case.</div>
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This was where I went crazy over board last time, packing for baby. Most of the time your little one will stay all swaddled up and perfectly content in just a diaper, or if you have a baby like my first, they will be jaundice and have to be kept under a light the entire time they are in the hospital wearing absolutely nothing but their diaper. In any case here are just a few things I threw into the bag for our next little man just in case I get the chance to play around with him more :)</div>
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1. <a href="http://www.target.com/p/swaddledesigns-4pk-muslin-swaddle-blankets-goodnight-starshine-sterling/-/A-15077226#prodSlot=medium_1_18&term=swaddle+blanket">Swaddle Blankets</a> - I'm obsessed with this blankets, they are super thin and comfortable and can be used for just about everything. I would recommend bringing one or two max to the hospital with you.</div>
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2. <a href="http://www.target.com/p/just-one-you-made-by-carter-s-newborn-boys-little-brother-sleep-n-play-magic-blue/-/A-16689511#prodSlot=medium_1_4&term=little+brother">Sleepers</a> - In case you have a little one that will be able to stay in the room with you and you want to put them in a sleeper a night or so. I love this "LITTLE BROTHER" one I got from Target!</div>
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3. <a href="http://www.target.com/p/just-one-you-made-by-carter-s-newborn-boys-amazing-little-brother-bodysuit-blue/-/A-16854466">Onesies</a> - For the visitors coming to the hospital, so you can have your little one all dressed up and looking handsome! Also, bringing along a cute onesie is perfect for the going home outfit as well!</div>
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4. <a href="http://www.target.com/p/hudson-baby-2pk-muslin-bib-and-burp-cloth/-/A-17265531#prodSlot=medium_1_38&term=burp+cloth">Half Moon Shaped Burp Cloths</a> - Just like the swaddle blankets I am obsessed with these. They just fit so perfectly over your shoulder and you don't have to mess with scrunching up a square burp cloth next to your ear. I have two in my bag ready to go!</div>
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Now I'm sure last minute I will feel the need to rush around the house grabbing things unnecessarily feeling very under prepared, however for now I feel like I have packed very conservatively and we will probably only end up using half of what I have packed!</div>
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Oh, and don't forget the Camera, Phone and Phone Chargers either!! Those are priceless items you will <i>need </i>with you too!!</div>
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There's nothing like getting a little dressed up to make yourself feel better when all you want to do is crawl back under the covers in the morning and sleep all day. That's exactly what happened to me this weekend, being this far along with baby Charlie ti has become increasingly important I have some motivation to not sit around all day in my pajamas.</div>
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This top is actually a dress I purchased from Forever 21 three years ago for my cousins wedding. I have worn in only a handful of times and thought I would humor myself to see how it fit this weekend. To my surprise it became the perfect top to pair with my capris and some flats. This is definitely one of my favorite non-maternity items right now.</div>
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The rest of our weekend was pretty relaxing and we are soaking it all in. It's just a matter of time before Charlie arrives and all of our lives will be turned upside down. I, personally, am cherishing every bit of sleep I can get and doing my best to be as lazy as possible. It does help that Andrew is being beyond amazing and is pampering me like crazy.</div>
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On a productive note, Andrew did paint Oliver's room over the weekend as well. We still don't have any furniture for Oliver's big boy room and he's still sleeping in his crib, that will sooner than later be Charlie's room. It's crazy, we are so close to our C-Section date and we still have no furniture for Oliver to transition to and it isn't even stressing me out. I can't explain it, last time I needed everything to be done right away and this time, it's incredibly different. I guess that's the difference between pregnancy number one and two. Any other Mom's out there experience this?!</div>
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Melissa LaRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802946832339097420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773159837719647670.post-51858796749202423952015-07-25T11:56:00.001-07:002015-07-25T11:56:23.180-07:00Happy Weekend - Nordstrom Sale Favorite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm sitting here writing this, 37 weeks pregnant, and absolutely ready to meet our new little man.</div>
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If you've been following my Instagram you saw this outfit I wore a few days back and I have to say it is one of my favorites, and most comfortable!</div>
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I'm looking forward to styling this shirt later on this Fall, but for now it is my go to shirt that flows perfectly over the baby bump! There's nothing better than an item that you can style both while pregnant and after as well.</div>
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Melissa LaRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802946832339097420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773159837719647670.post-72765979085410477712015-07-23T08:51:00.000-07:002015-07-23T08:51:53.904-07:00Shop My Closet at Poshmark!<div style="text-align: center;">
So I recently signed up for Poshmark and to say that I'm a little obsessed would be an understatement.</div>
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I can't wait to have our little bundle of joy here, to play with and cuddle with, but also so I can get back into shape and start making some purchases!!</div>
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Of course before I can buy anything myself I decided to go ahead and sell some clothes that I know I will never be wearing again, even though for a little while now I have convinced myself I needed these items. I'm trying to stop living in denial and clean out the closet!</div>
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Most of these items have only been worn once or twice, a few have been worn a handful of times but all are in great condition and have been well cared for!</div>
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Melissa LaRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802946832339097420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773159837719647670.post-75728341443022150522015-07-20T12:33:00.001-07:002015-07-20T12:33:38.394-07:00Our Weekend<div style="text-align: center;">
Our weekend was pretty relaxed and low key.</div>
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Being on Baby Watch has very much limited the amount of time we feel comfortable spending away from the house.</div>
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On Thursday I got to write <a href="http://lifeoflarose.blogspot.com/2015/07/on-being-stay-at-home-mom.html">this</a> post.</div>
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We made the decision that I needed to scale back, stay home and relax as much as possible.</div>
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With Oliver, since we delivered so early, and are currently over a week further this time around, it just made sense for me to be as relaxed as possible the next couple weeks.</div>
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Friday I went to work just like normal, and honestly had every intention of being there longer.</div>
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Friday night Oliver made quite the mess while eating dinner.</div>
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Saturday we just relaxed and hung out at the house.</div>
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Sunday was per the usual, family day.</div>
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This Sunday Andrew's mom came out to the house for a while and then we went to my parents for dinner.</div>
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Melissa LaRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802946832339097420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773159837719647670.post-43361320620861077052015-07-17T10:35:00.002-07:002015-07-17T10:35:52.345-07:00My Nordstrom Sale Favorites<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today I'm linking up with<br />
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Along with many other Non-Card Holders I have been drooling over my Nordstrom's Wishlist just waiting for the sale to go public.</div>
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So here are my FAVORITES for this event and I'm hoping to be able to add a few of these items to my closet:</div>
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1. <span style="color: #393939; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1;"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/street-level-vegan-leather-pocket-tote/3985888?origin=wishlist">Vegan Leather Pocket Tote in Cognac</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #393939; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1;">{Pink Hush} {Red Poinsettia} {Black}</span></div>
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3. <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/hinge-plaid-scarf/3954177?origin=wishlist">Plaid Scarf</a></div>
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4. <a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/dreamers-by-debut-cowl-neck-sweater-juniors/4027729?origin=wishlist">Cowl Neck Sweater</a></div>
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{Ivory} {Olive}</div>
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5. <span style="color: #393939; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1;"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/halogen-luxe-felt-panama-hat/3954802?origin=wishlist">'Luxe' Felt Panama Hat</a></span></div>
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7. <span style="color: #393939; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1;"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/la-mer-collections-saturn-round-leather-wrap-watch-32mm-nordstrom-online-exclusive/4005178?origin=wishlist">'Saturn' Round Leather Wrap Watch, 32mm</a></span></div>
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For the past ten years I have been extremely fortunate on the job front.</div>
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As a teenager I had a job that lasted me six years.</div>
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In those six years I met my husband and made friendships that I don't know what I would do without today.</div>
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The other job I was lucky enough to have was at my families company.</div>
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I got to work with my Grandpa, Cousins, Dad and Uncles on a daily basis.</div>
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I have been at that job on and off since 2008.</div>
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Both of these jobs have helped me become who I am today.</div>
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One job I found my family and the other I was surrounded by it since day one.</div>
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Not that both jobs didn't come with their cons, because, well, I feel like every job does.</div>
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Let's be real, with both jobs I have/had wanted on many ocassions to scream and run out of the building.</div>
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I've lost my patience and been super fed up.</div>
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It happens, and neither job in any way shape or form was ever perfect.</div>
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But even with the parts that I wasn't a huge fan of I feel extremely lucky to have had such great experiences.</div>
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I have always known that I wanted to be a Mom, always.</div>
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When Oliver was born I absolutely loved the fact that I had the opportunity to stay home part time with him, I would have happily welcomed more, however it just wasn't the right time.</div>
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Once we got pregnant with baby #2 the idea of being a stay at home mom was something that I really was hoping I would be able to be one day.</div>
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Things started to fall into place and it became a possibility.</div>
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At first I didn't believe it was actually going to be able to happen.</div>
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I was in the mind set that it was too good to be true and that ther was no way it was <i>actually</i>going to be able to happen.</div>
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It was easier to have that thought than getting my hopes up at all.</div>
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I've done it before and it's not a fun fall out.</div>
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Once it sunk in, I couldn't be more excited and happy for this new journey I am about to embark on.</div>
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I'm not going to lie, I'm extremely nervous.</div>
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Me. Home. Alone. Two kids under the age of two.</div>
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I may quickly lose my mind and patience.</div>
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I know at the end of the day I will love it, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't terrified beyond belief.</div>
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This is going to be, by far, the toughest job I will ever have.</div>
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I can't wait.</div>
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I can't wait to be the Grand-Daughter, Daughter, Cousin and Niece to my family members again, instead of adding "fellow employee" on the end of those titles.</div>
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I can't wait to watch my boys every single day, be there for all of their firsts.</div>
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I can't wait to watch them grow and become young men without missing a beat.</div>
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I can't wait to fulfill a dream that I have always had.</div>
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I can't wait to be their Stay At Home Mom.</div>
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If you follow along on INSTAGRAM or TWITTER you will see just how obsessed I am with these smoothies.</div>
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It's insanity, but I can't help it.</div>
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Ever since I found out I was pregnant with baby #2</div>
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{and got over the horrible feelings of the first and part of second trimester}</div>
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I decided that I wanted to make a change and be as healthy as possible</div>
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{within limits of pregnancy}</div>
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That being said I started making myself this smoothie and now I don't see myself ever stopping.</div>
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This smoothie is either part of my breakfast or an afternoon snack every day.</div>
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It may not look appetizing but trust me on this one, it's excellent</div>
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Now for the fun part, the RECIPE</div>
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1/2 cup crushed ice</div>
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1/2 cup milk of your choice</div>
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1/2 cup yogurt of your choice</div>
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One heaping handful of spinach</div>
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3 strawberries</div>
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10-12 blueberries {more or less depending on your liking of them}</div>
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1/2 of a banana</div>
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Spoonful of Chia Seeds</div>
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Spoonful of Flax Seeds</div>
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Blend those ingredients up and voila, you have your very own green deliciousness!</div>
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<i>**The amount of ice, milk and yogurt may vary and feel free to add or subtract as much as you would like**</i></div>
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Happy Monday all!! I feel like it was <i>just </i>Friday and that today can't be Monday, but it is so here we go!</div>
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This weekend was actually quite a milestone, as of Friday I was 35 weeks pregnant, which may mean nothing to you BUT for me it was a huge accomplishment {as if I really had anything to do with it lol} With our first little man, Oliver, my water broke at about 3am the morning of week 35 so the fact that I'm still here and pregnant is kind of a big deal!</div>
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Also, we were incredibly busy this weekend, celebrating birthday's and wedding's, oh my!</div>
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<b>Friday:</b></div>
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We went to this brewery, <a href="http://www.perennialbeer.com/">Perennial</a>, to celebrate one of our good friends birthday's.</div>
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Of course I couldn't have any of the yummy beer, but the pretzels were fantastic!</div>
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Alright, alright, alright, I may have had two sips of beer because everyone was talking about them and I just needed to have an opinion.</div>
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Don't worry though, it was just enough to <i>taste</i> it but not even really have a full drink.</div>
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Started out like any other Saturday morning.</div>
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Drinking coffee, watching Oliver's cartoons and just hanging out and basically being lazy.</div>
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I also captured this adorable moment between O and Khloe-girl.</div>
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They love each other :)</div>
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Saturday night we went out to dinner at Joey B's to celebrate one of my good friends marriage.</div>
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They went to Vegas a couple weeks back and we all got the "I'm Married" text around midnight.</div>
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While I was getting ready I needed a little snack and am beyond obsessed with these green smoothies!</div>
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I'll share the recipe in Wednesday's post ;)</div>
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Since there were 6 of us, and there was a Cardinals game on, the restaurant was packed.</div>
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We had the option to sit outside or wait an hour.</div>
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Crazily, the two pregnant girls chose to sit outside as opposed to waiting.</div>
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Our need for food outweighed the heat.</div>
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The bride was not too thrilled but chose to not go against those with child.</div>
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Oliver and I had a pretty good morning/early afternoon while Andrew and at work.</div>
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He proceeded to sit inside of one of my bowls from the kitchen and Mab didn't look too impressed.</div>
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Yes, her tongue sticks out like that at all times.</div>
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Also, after this picture, Oliver decided to scream until I got him out, then proceeded to sit his butt right back in it.</div>
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As per our Sunday routine, once Andrew came home from work we went to go visit the grandparents.</div>
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First, Andrew's Mom and then my parent's for dinner.</div>
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Here's a peak at what I wore.</div>
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I started feeling crappy by Sunday so I tried to make myself feel better by dressing a little nicer.</div>
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Being this pregnant is very new to me.</div>
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I feel like a weeble-wobble, and getting in and out of bed is interesting.</div>
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Since I have to pee about six times every night, I'm constantly rolling around.</div>
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Here's a little fun picture.</div>
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On the left is me at 35 weeks with Oliver and on the right is me 35 weeks with baby #2</div>
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I feel just as large and miserable but looking at the picture I think I'm a little smaller.</div>
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Maybe it's just hopeful thinking!</div>
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So we are pretty much on baby watch at the moment.</div>
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The bag is packed and in Andrew's car all ready to go {yay!}</div>
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I will be keeping everyone up to date as far as what's going on with baby on <a href="https://instagram.com/mmlarose/">INSTAGRAM</a>.</div>
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So follow along if you would like :)</div>
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Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend & <i>has </i>a wonderful week!</div>
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Until Next Time,</div>
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<3 <3 <3</div>
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Melissa</div>
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Please Follow Along</div>
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Melissa LaRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802946832339097420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773159837719647670.post-25810488430259039022015-07-10T09:02:00.004-07:002015-07-10T09:05:29.851-07:00INSTAGRAM Weekly Roundup<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So for this Friday's Instagram Roundup I am going to also be linking in with some ladies for their Friday posts, just to share the love, my <i>favorite </i>outfits of the week and hopefully find some new awesome blogs to follow :)</div>
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I'll be linking up with...</div>
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<a href="http://alizadventures.blogspot.com/">APRIL</a> for {5 on Friday}</div>
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<a href="http://denimandplaid.blogspot.com/">AMY</a> and <a href="http://farmerbell.blogspot.com/">KARLI</a> for {Oh Hey Friday}</div>
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<a href="http://meetat-thebarre.com/">AMANDA</a> for {Friday Favorites}</div>
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Okay, so there are tons of studies saying how absolutely <i>horrible </i>it is to let your little one watch any ounce of TV before the age of 2. I have even heard of parents who shield their children's eyes when walking past any TV that is in their presence.</div>
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While I applaud their will power and have nothing but crazy respect for their choices in parenting their child, I can't imagine how I would ever get anything done without having that distraction for my own toddler.</div>
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Now all of these pictures were taken within a three month period, but still, each and every one of these moments I was either doing/folding laundry, doing the dishes, making dinner, cleaning something or taking care of the dogs.</div>
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I don't know about your toddler, but if I tried to do any of those tasks with him on my heels let's just say, nothing would get done.</div>
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On the rare occasions he hears me putting the dishes away, he scoots his butt right over to "help" which usually consists of all my clean silverware ending up on the floor.</div>
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Like I said before, if you are one of those "no TV" parents, more power to you, sometimes I wish I had that much patience to deal with a toddler and household chores but I am not.</div>
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Dear <i>Mickey Mouse Clubhouse</i>, <i>Doc McStuffin</i>, <i>Chuggington</i>, <i>Sesame Street</i> and <i>Dino Train</i>,</div>
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Sincerely,</div>
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Melissa LaRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802946832339097420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773159837719647670.post-69726788006287426182015-07-06T20:23:00.001-07:002015-07-06T20:24:48.129-07:00Weekending!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Our weekend started out just like any other, a constant back and forth between toys being put away (by Mommy of course) and being all over the place.</div>
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Fast forward to getting ready for our Fourth of July get together we have every year!</div>
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Oliver James stylin' in his glasses and sippin' his juice supporting America.</div>
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So now is the time to introduce you all to our yearly tradition that we like to call "Shrimp-a-palooza"</div>
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Yes, you read that right, a Palooza dedicated to shrimp.</div>
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Let's back track to eight years ago when this whole thing began. My husband, then boyfriend, had just moved into an apaprtment with his brother. Our friends all got together to BBQ and one thing led to another and we neded up making pretty much all shrimp.</div>
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Now that we are all getting older, married, kids etc. we have decided to have this holiday land on the Fourth of July every year.</div>
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This year being the eighth year we had to make sure we went all out, which we did and it was excellent.</div>
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Oliver has become extrememly difficult to get in a picture pose.</div>
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The ladies of Shrimp-a-palooza</div>
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Probably one of my favorites of the night :)</div>
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The gents of Shrimp-a-palooza.</div>
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Oliver just chillin' in the grass!</div>
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We didn't do much, just hung out recovering from the crazy busy weekend.</div>
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I really liked the outfit I put together so I had to snap a quick picture :)</div>
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Melissa LaRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802946832339097420noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773159837719647670.post-3758018601656697352015-07-03T13:18:00.001-07:002015-07-03T13:18:29.211-07:00INSTAGRAM Weekly Roudup<div style="text-align: center;">
At the end of every week I am going to be sharing with you all a few of my favorite outfit moments from the past week that I have previously shared on Instagram. Here I will also share links to where you can shop the items I am wearing, or similar items. I hope you enjoy!</div>
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<a href="http://www.target.com/p/women-s-merona-watch-brown/-/A-15072477">watch</a> / <a href="http://www.target.com/p/women-s-8-piece-bangle-set-with-mesh-bow-and-animal-print-gold-pink/-/A-16338118#prodSlot=medium_2_49&term=gold+bracelet">bow-pink-thin gold bracelets</a> / <a href="https://parklanejewelry.com/store/product/dominique-bracelet">thick gold bracelet</a></div>
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Here's a little sneak peak at my outfit for the Fourth of July...</div>
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Now that Summer is in full swing and we are nearing the end of our second pregnancy (yay!) I wanted to share some ways I have dressed during the entire process. I am not going to lie, many days were full of sweat pants, over sized sweatshirts and me stealing Andrew's clothes. I did pull myself together for a few occasions here and I hope they can inspire some of you if you are looking to currently dress your bump!</div>
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He is night and day from last month to this one!</div>
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He is seriously so close to rolling over it isn't even funny.</div>
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The crazy part is, he HATES being on his stomach so when he does roll over it will probably be an interesting moment.</div>
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He has started sleeping in his own room which has made a world of difference for me and Andrew.</div>
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He usually falls asleep anywhere between eight and ten and gets a good five - five and a half hours, wakes up for a bottle then will sleep for another four hours, then by that point he's ready to be up for the day!</div>
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We have retired the MamaRoo sadly, he just doesn't fit anymore!</div>
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However, let me tell you how much of a life saver that thing was, seriously, best investment ever!</div>
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His new obsession is his playmat and talking to himself constantly, watching TV has become interesting with him in the room due to his very loud conversations!</div>
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I love seeing his little features develop and can't wait to see which one of us he is going to end up looking more like!</div>
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Until next month!</div>
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Here is a look at his weekly progress...</div>
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So we love our little dude... but there are times where he can be utterly frustrating and confusing.</div>
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He makes these faces and you seriously have to wonder what the heck is he thinking?!</div>
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In the mornings, usually well before 7am, he wakes up & fusses.</div>
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The second I pick him up to lay him next to me he gets the largest smile on his face.</div>
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I imagine he is thinking, "muahaha she did it again! Victory!"</div>
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Then we lay, watch tv and hang out until a more reasonable hour to get up & start our day.</div>
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Sometimes all it takes is a little dancing around for him to smile and stop fussing.</div>
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Again, I imagine his thoughts must be something along the lines of, "DANCE WOMAN DANCE!"</div>
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So when I found these two little gems below I literally laughed out loud and thought these couldn't be more true or entertaining.</div>
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... Thankfully we haven't had the pooping during the diaper change yet. Pee, absolutely, the kid is good at holding it in until mid diaper change to let loose.</div>
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... This is just true. I find myself talking to him as if he were an adult saying things like, "Kid, what do you want?! Whatever you want I'll give it to ya, ya just gotta work with me here."</div>
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Here are just a few thoughts on this topic from the one and only, Oliver James...</div>
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Melissa LaRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802946832339097420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773159837719647670.post-41558266274475170412014-06-11T09:00:00.000-07:002014-06-11T09:00:00.578-07:00Breastfeeding<div style="text-align: center;">
From the start I swore to myself that I wasn't going to be upset if I couldn't breast feed. I knew that I wanted to give it a shot and hoped for the best. The day Oliver was born my emotions went into full force, mama bear protecting her cub and there was nothing more I wanted to do than to be able to breast feed my little man and give him the best of the best. At first it seemed like it was working great. He was eating a lot and I was still even able to pump afterwards and squeeze out a couple more ounces. I was ecstatic and thought that there was no way this wasn't going to work. Boy was I wrong. I slowly started noticing a lack of milk production, Oliver was losing weight and I wasn't pumping anything. I even started to pump instead of feeding him straight from the breast just to see how much I was producing, it was so minuscule. I tried everything to increase production, talked to a lactation consultant and took all of her advice. Nothing worked. At this point my emotions were getting the better of me and I found myself crying on multiple occasions because I felt like a complete and utter failure as a Mother. I wanted that bonding experience with my Son, I wanted to give him the best food possible, and for me that was breast milk. I broke down, even though I told myself I wouldn't, I promised myself I wouldn't; it didn't matter, I was hurting.</div>
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Thankfully I have the most incredible husband and he calmly and rationally talked me through it. Telling me that breast feeding or not didn't make me a bad or good Mom, just the fact that I wanted it so badly made me the best Mom I could be. He constantly told me that Oliver was so lucky to have a Mom who cared so much about him. He also brought up an excellent point, once we switched him over to formula only, he started gaining weight instantly, and that was what mattered. He was growing, flourishing and turning into an incredible little boy because of the formula he was being fed.</div>
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It took quite a long time for me to fully accept the fact that I wasn't able to breast feed my baby, and still to this day I find myself wishing that it would have worked. As I look at Oliver today, all fourteen plus pounds of him, I know that we ultimately made the best decision we could. Being a parent is by far the craziest and most fulfilling job I have ever had and I won't stop doing everything I can in order to give my son the best, because that's what he deserves.</div>
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I guess I just wanted to put my story out there because as much as I wanted to be able to do this I've come to terms with the fact that I couldn't and I feel like there has to be other Mom's out there who were or are in a situation similar to mine and if I can hit home with at least one of them then that's all I can hope for. It's nothing to be ashamed of even though society tries to tell us otherwise. Our children will grow up to be just as happy and healthy as any baby that was breast fed. While breastfeeding is great it doesn't always work for everyone. We all make our own decisions and figure out what is right for us and our children.</div>
Melissa LaRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802946832339097420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773159837719647670.post-14211737725708125472014-06-09T09:00:00.000-07:002014-06-09T09:00:04.394-07:00Getting back to post-baby body<div style="text-align: center;">
I don't usually fall for the hype of the trendy diets, cleanses or anything of the sort, however when I heard about Advocare, I listened.</div>
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My Mom was talking about doing the cleanse so I figured I would let her do it and see how it went before committing myself to anything crazy.</div>
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The more I read, and heard, the more I realized it wasn't this crazy, can't-eat-anything diet. Rather it's all about portion control and ridding your body of nastiness basically.</div>
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So I jumped on board and decided to go for the 24 day challenge.</div>
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The first ten days are the Cleanse Phase and the second fourteen is the Max phase.</div>
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Well here are my results after all 24 days...</div>
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So now that he is sixteen weeks old it's crazy to look back at these pictures and see just how tiny he was at first!!</div>
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Here a few of the pictures we had taken by my cousin @ <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katie-Marie-Photography/265901516862960">Katie Marie Photography</a></div>
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If the last sixteen weeks is any indication as to how fast the rest of his childhood is going to go then I am going to be one very nostalgic mama!!<br />
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Melissa LaRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802946832339097420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773159837719647670.post-14130709487342247102014-06-04T06:55:00.002-07:002014-06-04T06:55:35.224-07:00My Crafting Addiction<div style="text-align: center;">
So if anyone knows me they know how much I love to craft.</div>
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Whether it be knitting, crocheting, using my cricut or sewing.</div>
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I also tend to go in trends where I pick one of them, go hard core for a while and then it fizzles out and it's onto the next.</div>
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This past weekend I was in hard core cricut and sewing mode.</div>
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My future Sister-In-Law's shower was Sunday so needless to say I was using these crafting skills to create some fun gifts for her and my Brother-In-Law.</div>
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I am so excited with how these turned out!!</div>
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In my excitement I realized that the ornament could be used for just about any occasion, birthdays, graduations, birth announcements... The list is endless!</div>
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Anyway, now that I have shared with you all one of my many passions please feel free to head on over to my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/KhloeAndMabDesgins"><span style="font-size: large;">Etsy store</span></a> and pick up some of these fun creations for yourself or a loved one!</div>
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For those of you who don't know, I have two younger sisters. One who just turned seventeen, Megan, and will be a Senior in high school next year and another sister who is about to turn twenty-two, Melanie.</div>
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Melanie moved to Arizona in January and ever since then whenever she comes into town we make a point to hang out at least one evening and have a little wine and sister time.</div>
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Even though I'm sure she comes over now to see Oliver way more than me, whatever.</div>
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So Friday night she was in town and we not only got to hang out and drink our wine, we also took to some crafting...</div>
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Saturday we did a whole lot of nothing, just hung out at the house and chilled.</div>
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We went on a walk in the early evening which wore little man out...</div>
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...Not entirely sure what was so stressful about this walk for him.</div>
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Seeming as all this week {sans Wednesday} I have to bring little man to work with me, yesterday was a welcomed day off.</div>
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It allowed Andrew and I a date day to the baseball game.</div>
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Even though it rained, a kid puked in the aisle right next to us and we lost to the Yankees, it was a successful day.</div>
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Granted we left in the third inning to get food and drinks.</div>
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We had a babysitter for the day so we had fun just the two of us!</div>
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And that pretty much sums up our weekend.</div>
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I will leave you all with Oliver's thoughts on working today</div>
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I promise the kid does NOT sleep that often lol.</div>
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Happy <strike>Monday</strike> Tuesday everyone!</div>
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It was so much fun getting to play Easter Bunny this year with Oliver.</div>
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Yes, I know he is <i>wayyyy </i>too young to even begin to understand what was going on.</div>
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I stuck with little toys that I knew he would enjoy this Summer and threw in some cute little outfits for the heck of it. He's getting so big so fast and I am finding that there were a few in between sizes that we didn't have many clothes for... He was either swimming in his outfits or couldn't fit.</div>
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More than anything this Easter, spending it with my husband and our son, along with our families just makes me that much more excited for holidays to come.</div>
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I know Oliver won't remember his first Easter, but his Father and I will and I feel as though it was a huge success.</div>
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We ended our night just hanging out at home and watching television, just the three of us.</div>
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I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.</div>
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Here are some pictures to document the holiday...</div>
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<b>1. </b>Shopping with Mommy the day before Easter<br /><b>2. </b>Getting excited for Easter in his bunny jammies<br /><b>3. </b>Loving his new seat<br /><b>4. </b>Oliver as the Easter Bunny</div>
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<b>5. </b>At my Grandpa's getting his Easter basket<br /><b>6. </b>Our family<br /><b>7. </b>He just couldn't handle the sun and needed his shades<br /><b>8. </b>Hunting his eggs</div>
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<b>9. </b>My Grandpa, Mom, Me and Oliver... 4 generations<br /><b>10. </b>Love his little pocket square<br /><b>11. </b>My cousin's daughter, Oliver and my other cousin's son<br /><b>12. </b>Ending our night hanging out at home</div>
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Little man is changing and growing by the day!</div>
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He is much more awake during the day... and sometimes it isn't always a good thing.</div>
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The amount of unhappy moments is much more frequent now that he is awake more.</div>
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He is eating like crazy, sometimes every hour he slurps down an entire bottle.</div>
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Mom and Dad can not wait for him to get some solid food once he turns four months.</div>
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He almost has full control of his neck and has figured out how to deliberately move his head from side to side and does it a lot as if saying, "hey guys look what I can do!"</div>
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He smiles a lot, and almost every time will smile back at you if you do it first.</div>
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His laughs are more like squeals at this point but they are just too adorable.</div>
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I can guarantee it will be any day now that he will roll over.</div>
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Here is a look at his weekly progress...</div>
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